VigilAndy Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 (edited) I’m a sucker for the Hi-Power so count me in. Turkish parts or not. Now where can I find one…. SA-35 Edited October 25, 2021 by VigilAndy Corrected link name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Watson Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Lots of people asking that question. They have apparently hit a sweet spot with better sights and safety than FN and no magazine disconnect. I am not much subject to hammer bite and will have to let others pronounce on the hammer clearance. If the quality is good, they will have a winner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I am interested too. What parts are in Turkish? The stuff I saw said at least the slide and frame was made in America, I think the barrel too. But maybe I didn't catch everything Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 Forged slide and frame, decent thumb safety, hammer forged barrel. Should be a nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilAndy Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 4 hours ago, RJH said: I am interested too. What parts are in Turkish? The stuff I saw said at least the slide and frame was made in America, I think the barrel too. But maybe I didn't catch everything Maybe none. There was talk of this pistol a couple of weeks or so ago on one of the 1911 forums and folks there were guessing it was just going to be the Gersan or Tisas parts being imported and assembled in the US. Like a rebranded version of the EAA that’s also coming out. If the SA-35 is made entirely in the US, that will be a real discriminator. It should also help bring the price for used BHPs back to earth. Win win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 21 minutes ago, VigilAndy said: Maybe none. There was talk of this pistol a couple of weeks or so ago on one of the 1911 forums and folks there were guessing it was just going to be the Gersan or Tisas parts being imported and assembled in the US. Like a rebranded version of the EAA that’s also coming out. If the SA-35 is made entirely in the US, that will be a real discriminator. It should also help bring the price for used BHPs back to earth. Win win. Gotcha. They didn't mention the small parts, but I know in one video I saw they said the frame and slide was made in the US, and I want to say the barrel was mentioned as well. But the small parts could definitely be made somewhere else, or the video could be wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I don't see myself buying one, but the fact it exists puts a smile on my face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I really hope the standard Browning high power ambi safety works on the gun. I'll have to know that before I was to purchase one. Sucks being a lefty sometimes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Where would these new Hi Powers fit competition wise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrydoc Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Limited I suppose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 11 hours ago, terrydoc said: Limited I suppose But you are only getting 15 rounds of 9mm shoved into them. 9mm is still considered minor in Limited, right? if they made a .40 cal version, then it might hold just 12 rounds. soooo….Limited 10? Or IDPA’s ESP division Or Steel Challenge in “limited”??? if you could find a holster that works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 7 minutes ago, Chills1994 said: But you are only getting 15 rounds of 9mm shoved into them. 9mm is still considered minor in Limited, right? if they made a .40 cal version, then it might hold just 12 rounds. soooo….Limited 10? Or IDPA’s ESP division Or Steel Challenge in “limited”??? if you could find a holster that works. I've always been bummed that this gun doesn't have a place in our sport. Maybe because I love Beverly Hills Cop and Eddie Murphy so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 6 minutes ago, twodownzero said: I've always been bummed that this gun doesn't have a place in our sport. Maybe because I love Beverly Hills Cop and Eddie Murphy so much. Would love to see high powers allowed in single stack Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 5 minutes ago, RJH said: Would love to see high powers allowed in single stack We may as well allow them in Production at this point. I love single action triggers, but some of the things going on in Production right now are a way bigger "advantage" than a trigger system. It might be best to just combine Production, SS, and L-10 into one division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 51 minutes ago, twodownzero said: We may as well allow them in Production at this point. I love single action triggers, but some of the things going on in Production right now are a way bigger "advantage" than a trigger system. It might be best to just combine Production, SS, and L-10 into one division. I'd be fine with that too, but I don't think is going to happen either. If I get an sa 35 I will get it knowing that it won't be the "right gun" for USPSA, but I am ok with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 I have two of the Browning High Powers that Israel surplused out a few years ago (pay attention to the hammer): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Needless to say, I don’t shoot those very often. From the pics of this SA 35, it looks like Springfield Armory didn’t do anything out of the ordinary to the beavertail or the hammer. I was really hoping that they would extend the beavertail like Nighthawk Custom did with theirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VigilAndy Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, twodownzero said: We may as well allow them in Production at this point. I love single action triggers, but some of the things going on in Production right now are a way bigger "advantage" than a trigger system. It might be best to just combine Production, SS, and L-10 into one division. That sure would simplify things and breathe a little life into those divisions. Being very new to the sport though, I’m sure there’s a downside I don’t recognize. Still, I second the motion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ltdmstr Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Chills1994 said: I have two of the Browning High Powers that Israel surplused out a few years ago (pay attention to the hammer): You can fix that in about two minutes with a Dremel tool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twodownzero Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 1 hour ago, VigilAndy said: That sure would simplify things and breathe a little life into those divisions. Being very new to the sport though, I’m sure there’s a downside I don’t recognize. Still, I second the motion! The downside is it would kill off everything about the Production division, which originally had strict rules about modifications and certainly no single action guns are allowed, even now. But the horse is so far out of the barn at this point, the minor trigger system distinction isn't doing any work anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT_Schultz Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 NO MORE RULE CHANGES!!! Who was that screeching same not too long ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJH Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 ∆∆∆ wasn't me, I don't think, & I don't really care anymore if it was me. It's just a game, as long as the rules don't change mid match I am not sure it matters as much as I once thought it did lol. But like I said, if I buy an sa 35 it would be knowing that it was not an ideal USPSA gun, and I would be fine with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chills1994 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, ltdmstr said: You can fix that in about two minutes with a Dremel tool. That thought had crossed my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwx40x40 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 Always wanted one of these. Think I might get one just to have, and shoot Steel Challenge Ltd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ULshooter2491 Posted October 27, 2021 Share Posted October 27, 2021 Mag ext and optic cut. Old school meets new fad in Carry optics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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