gunman42782
Hunter
Well, I just can't seem to help myself. Needed this like a hole in the head, but I just couldn't resist. Feels better in my hand than any full size semi auto I have ever shot.
SA-35
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Coyote56
Single-Sixer
The SA 35 is certainly a fine sidearm..handles well, shoots fine. Finish on the BHP is markedly better; for the going price it should be
Aqualung
Blackhawk
There's something about a Hi-Power. Here's my Mk II, Israeli surplus, I think.
I did swap out for the ring hammer. Carries a bit better IWB without poking me in the back.
My EDC during the "Summer of Love" a couple years ago...
Aqualung
I did swap out for the ring hammer. Carries a bit better IWB without poking me in the back.
My EDC during the "Summer of Love" a couple years ago...
Aqualung
T.A. WORKMAN
Hunter
Good for you !
IMHO, the Hi-Power is the best 9MM Pistol ever made.
Terry
IMHO, the Hi-Power is the best 9MM Pistol ever made.
Terry
I had to go the other way with mine--the ring hammer bites me, the big spur doesn't.
I don't think it is, but it CAN be with a few relatively minor tweaks.
And ALL of these necessary tweaks come right out of the box in the Springfield Armory SA-35.
The SA-35 is near perfection! I had an '81 high polish fixed sight FN HP and it was a thing of beauty. Well, except for the 7#+ trigger. The shop owner said he could fix it and his screwdriver slipped hard and went down the entire side of the gun. Oops! Gouged you! I'd gotten it new for a good price and sold it for what I had in it minus the tax.
The new SA is worth a look. I don't believe that matt finish will hold up, though. Can't say about the accuracy. We shot it at coffee cans at 50+ yds. and they were safe LOL I believe we'll try it out again this coming Sat.
Unless you're simply sold on plastic, check out this Springfield. It's just one of those handguns you can enjoy by just looking at it.
The new SA is worth a look. I don't believe that matt finish will hold up, though. Can't say about the accuracy. We shot it at coffee cans at 50+ yds. and they were safe LOL I believe we'll try it out again this coming Sat.
Unless you're simply sold on plastic, check out this Springfield. It's just one of those handguns you can enjoy by just looking at it.
KIR
Sparks, NV
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Don't know about the SA-35, but I love my two BHP's. One is a Mk. III BNIB and a used C77. Changed hammers to a skeletonized ones. I couldn't handle the 1911 when I went to buy one, so I got a Ruger KP345 which was lighter and slimmer. (I got old. ) Then I discovered the BHP. Discontinued, but I got it at MSRP and then the used one was even higher, but has been well worth it.
) Then I discovered the BHP. Discontinued, but I got it at MSRP and then the used one was even higher, but has been well worth it.Attachments
My one present Hi Power; I've had several in the past. I think I may need one of the SA P35s.
I learned tactical shooting on a BHP and a 1911. I had one of the first 40SW High Powers that had to go back in for a new barrel due to case bulging. I lived in Ogden at the time, right down from Morgan where Browning was headquartered. I do miss my BHP, all except for the hammer bite. I may buy another some day. But, I really miss my Browning BDM. That was a slick gun.
I carried a Hi-Power clone for years. Hard to beat.
Dad carried an 'appropriated' Hi-Power during WW2. I figured if it was good enough for him, it was good enough for me.
Dad carried an 'appropriated' Hi-Power during WW2. I figured if it was good enough for him, it was good enough for me.
Once again . . . IMHO that's what a pistol is supposed to look like! 
