Review: Springfield Armory SA 35
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- FMG's Roy Huntington does a complete review of Springfield Armory's newly released SA-35. As Roy tests it for accuracy and performance, this iconic pistol with its subtle, but significant upgrades would make John Browning proud. For more information, visit www.springfiel....
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"The black eye patch on my glasses is a tiny stick-on aperture from www.eyepalusa.com and really helps with precision shooting with iron sights." - Roy Huntington
I have a 40 S&W P-35. Will never let it go. It's my carry gun.
Great video
Got one about a month ago love it
So far, mine has run fine. Some people said they had issues but mine has been solid. Roy
great video and review and I know about aging eyes, thank you sir
Good Review!!!!
I have one around SN#15k, it has been phenomenal.
Good video. I picked up this same gun today and put 50 rounds through it. I was most impressed with your results at 7 yards. That’s pretty much the only distance I practice with handguns. I doubt I would need longer distances for defensive purposes
Keep that gun lubed with a light gun oil for a while as it breaks in. And keep a firm firing grip! Roy
Nice review. Thanks.
Hi Roy. Really enjoy my SA35.
It’s hard not to like it! Roy
My LGS just ordered 2, going to hold 1 for me, stoked!
Report back with a video or comment to your original comment to this video! I want to get one.
I hope you enjoy it. It's a beautiful gun.
My LGS said it could be 1 week, 1 month when they get it. I'll just have to be patient.
That is one nice pistol
It is, indeed. I’ve got well over 1,000 rounds through this one and I just love it. Roy
Have been shooting my Belgian Hi-Power sparingly ever since Browning stopped production.
Going to buy one of these ASAP!
Good luck finding one. Any place I've found one in stock are asking $1000 & higher. I hope Springfield will flood the market with these babys and shut these goudgers down. I have an Ingalis Mk 1* that I'm restoring so I can use it to take my mind off the SA 35.
I sold a real Belgian made one about 20 years ago to my boss ( made him happy). Never really bonded with it. But i was shooting a match grade 1911 at the time and it cast a shadow on the HP.
I remember people blowing them up trying to make major 40 odd years ago.
Great review, love those blue chevron targets! Where did you get those? That is one really nice version of the High Power. I am definitely going to get one. The improvements were fantastic! Good job Springfield at an unbelievable price point.
I am geeked because my SA 35 will be here next Wednesday !
Excellent
I don’t like Springfield Armory as a brand, but ended up with this pistol. The reset is pretty tragic, but apparently that’s normal for the HP. Wish it came with not mags. Haven’t shot it yet, but I’m excited to. As soon as my mag order gets in, it’s going for a trip.
It’s pretty much stock Hi-Power but with a better trigger, at least on mine. Put a bit of oil around the sear/hammer, etc. and make sure the slide/frame is lubed well as you break it in. Roy
"back porch"? WINNING!!!!
I tried original magazines, a 20-round one and a ten-round one I had and they worked fine in the SA-35. I also tried the 15-round SA-35 mag in an original Hi-Power I have and it worked fine so I’d say all the mags are interchangeable, at least according to what I can tell.
I can’t imagine ever seeing a 10mm version as some are asking about. Without substantial modifications the frame and slide simply can’t accomodate it. Even the .40 which Browning introduced cracked the original frames and forced them to go to a specially hardened cast frame. But they still didn’t sell well. And frankly, with today’s high performance 9mm ammo, there’s no need for a .40 in this platform. Had good success hitting my 100 yard gong (12” in diameter) yesterday from a rest. Well, at least most of the time I hit it …. Roy H.
A 10mm SA-35 wouldn't make sense. The SA-35 is a relatively light and svelte pistol, notwithstanding its all steel construction. Stretching it out to digest the longer 10mm round and beefing it up to handle that round's .357 Magnum level power would turn it into something very different from what it is and was designed to be.
@@shwesq that is true however we need a lot more offerings for 10mm
Maybe they are thinking about the BREN Ten
Are there 10 round magazines for this? I live in the SEWER STATE, N.Y. and don't want to turn this beautiful weapon into an ......OMG!!!!, assault weapon!
@@johnw.3362 Yep. You aren't in the only place with magazine limits. Check Browning USA
I am SOOOO happy Springfield brought back such an amazing firearm! Will be buying the first 1 I can find!!
Let us know how it goes.
@@trespasserswill7052 absolutely will bud, I'm anxious to see how it stacks up to my Browning
@@curtissarnoski7012 Do a comparison video and title it SA-35 vs Hi Power or something. Free multi-thousand views.
@@mitchwerbell4679 that's a pretty good idea, I've been thinking about starting a channel, with the way RUclips's been going I think we need all the pro 2A channels we can get
@@curtissarnoski7012 As long as you don't touch any kind of politics, ever, or legal topics such as self defense - and base it purely on the performance and quality evaluation of firearms - should be safe. Even Paul Harrell had to deal with Corporate embargo after telling his self defense story.
Roy Huntington, retired San Diego PD cop along with his wife Suzy also retired SDPD. Both contributed to American Hand Gunner for years. I used to buy the magazines back in 90’s and read their articles. Good to see Roy back in saddle.
I retired as editor at Handgunner about a year ago but had been there for almost 20 years so you likely recall us from those. Also Suzi was editor of our American COP title for a bout five years so kept the pot stirred there for sure! It's nice to have the time to do the videos now and we plan on covering more topics and slanting as many as we can toward longer, harder looks. Thanks for taking the time to drop us a note! RH
So happy for this
I’ve always enjoyed your articles and reviews over the years. Glad you’re still at it!
Thanks Glen. It’s too much fun to retire completely! Roy
As a current HP owner, I will be picking one of these up. I will love to compare the old with the new.
please wait until I get one first, after all.....you at least have an older HP and I have no HP at all. LOL
@@johnwhitneykokalis9990 Maybe. My current HP has been my carry gun for 30 years. Yes, it's heavy. Never an issue with it. JMB was a genius.
@@danshearer7627Except JMB had very little to do with the design and development of the High Power.
FINALLY! CAN'T WAIT TO GET ONE!!
good luck on getting a good price if you can find one
Enjoyable show, no irritating tacticool wannabe garbage. Can I give you a tip? When I first started shooting PPC I was advised to hold my head up straight because at an angle the eyeball gets distorted which can effect consistent sight picture consistency. I'm 60 something myself and fully know about problems with focus on sights and target. If the target is sharp then both sights are too blurry to be much use. Its a bummer to not shoot as accurately as I once could.
One question: possible to take the barrel out and show the bullet ramp?? My BHP from 1983 had the old style ramp designed solely for FMJ which are the worst defensive bullet. I dumped a lot of money into the HP but never could get it to be reliable with HP ammo. Cheers!!
I would definitely like to buy one but I can’t seem to find any gun stores that carry them!
Great review. Thank you for the back yard range report!
I purchased the P-35 available in 1968. Browning equipped the weapon with a rowel hammer then. Why in the dickens they replaced it with a spur hammer later I'll never know. Today, I wished I still had it :-(
Once the price comes down I may get one.
Charlie, I’ve got lots more rounds through mine since the video and so far, it’s doing swell! I’m writing up two customs done by Cylinder and Slide Shop for a Guns Magazine cover soon so keep your eye open. Roy H.
@@fmgpubs Will do Roy.
I'm very pleased to see this Iconic pistol back in production.
I owned one of the knock off pistol that were imported by FEg of Hungry, and even thought it was a knock off, it still performed great.
I guess even though it was produced by a foreign maker, if you have the Browning design, it still performs wonderfully
The FEg is better made that the Browning and very desirable. I have an FEg and two Argentine Hi-Powers. One of the Argentines is my daily carry.
Maybe all the crappy looking used HP's from importers will go way down in price since they want more cash for there imported HP's than you can get for a NEW SA35. I am tired of people being gouged by the HP sellers market for the last 10 tears. I can understand the high prices on collector HP's but not for a plane jane HP or a scratched up Import. Its been ridiculous watching People get taken for a plane jane HP that would cost you 1K to 2k just to own it.
@@jimpeel I've got my FEg sitting here beside me right now, Still like that old pistol parts will interchange with the Browning from what i've heard.
Forgot to mention, as of 03/2023, the new MSRP on Springfield’s website is $799. I paid $749 + state fee + tax = $850 out the door. The price and demand for this gun keep going up.
Good video. Why am I not subscribed to this channel? Mistake corrected!
Thank you Sir, best review of the SA-35 I have seen!
Very kind of you to say, Doug! I’ve got well over 1500 rounds through it now with no issues. Roy
WoW . . . 1 1/2" - 2" group @ 20 yds.. . . . . that my friends is the QUALITY machining tolerances inside ! ! . . . .AWESOME
This gun is exactly the same size as an original Hi-Power. The mods to the hammer means no more hammer bite too! The trigger is re-worked (with no mag disconnect or firing pin block) and mine is about five pounds and feels about like the custom triggers on my worked over original Hi-Powers. It’s smoothing in a bit too as I’ve shot it.
I also hope this re-introduction inspires others to think about bringing back some other classic designs. How about a “Modern” P-38? Or an aluminum frame Walther PP in .22 LR with good sights. Ha! Roy H.
An original Hi-Power? Or the very slightly larger MkII and MkIII. I can feel the difference between my C series HP manufactured in 1972 and my MkIII Practical.
how about a PPK/S with an aluminum frame?
@@glennsammon4465I just recently bought a PPK/S….Yeah for a small Bond pistol, it needs to lose some weight.
Excellent review. A hands on test and good explanation. He covered all the essential details.
Nice!!!
Very fun to watch!!!
Greetings from Brazil!!!
Loved the review. Yes! You should make longer videos like this one. It would be much appreciated as I have enjoyed American Handgunner and Guns going back to my childhood and thus I have really enjoyed getting your take on stuff on this format as well.
PS Everytime I tune in to a video on this channel I think of John Connor’s written accounts of his phone calls with you when you would send him a new gun to review. I always got a chuckle and some revelations out of his work. You and your crew at FMG put out some fine gun rags.
Jon, thanks for your kind words and for bringing back some memories of those calls from Connor! He and I shared some time on the police department years and years ago and trust me when I say, some of those times were memorable, indeed. He always tended to add another level of fun or adventure to most everything! RH
Great video, Roy! I can’t wait to get one! Keep up the fantastic work!
A relative owns a Belgian made Hi Power that was bought in Madrid after WWII. It had a heavy trigger, small sights, a 13 round mag and worn grip panels. The trigger was lightened by means of removing the magazine safety part. The sights were replaced with MMC low profile ones.
Fifteen round mags by another maker were eventually acquired and Herret grips replaced the original pair.
The pistol began to shoot good groups afterwards.
Great review but trying to get one at even close to retail price is almost impossible. Some retailers, you know who you are, are price gouging at double the price! Think I will pass until prices come down. Again, really want one, but not at rip-off prices.
Whelp, I’m going to get a SA-35 now.
I think you’ll like it … Roy
Call me nostalgic but when you modernize something from the past, ,it makes present life a bit more enjoyable. Hope John Wick chooses this one for part 4.😎
This was Willem Defoe's pistol in ch 1, right???
I dunno… maybe part 7 or 8
Timeless handgun!
The demand for the Tisas HiPower, must have convinced Springfield Armory, that there was still a market, for the HiPower. In spite of the Tisas extractor problem, it was easily fixed with a Cylinder & Slide extractor. I had my Tisas so modified and it doesn’t miss a beat. It is actually more accurate than my BHP. I would guess that the SA-35 will put the Tisas version out to pasture. So glad this classic handgun is making a comeback. It is a priceless design.
Was there ever an explanation for why Tisas stopped exporting their clone to the USA? Possibly bc they knew about SA’s plans?
@@Gamenofun - wow. Thanks for all the info. Why would no one want to import the Tisas BR9? Secondary prices went up after they stopped. I had delayed buying one and then there were none to be found at original MSRP. When the YT reviewers said that the SA-35 was made in the USA, I assumed that it was all made in the USA, not assembled in the USA. If it turns out that these are basically Tisas kits, it would explain everything.
@@Gamenofun - I also wanted the SS Tisa even if I had to modify it to fix some of the issues. Never thought that it would NOT be available so I pushed back my purchase and prioritized other purchases. When I heard that they stopped importing them, it was too late.
@@Gamenofun Supposedly the frames and slides are forged in brazil. Same as their 1911s.
Had a Tisas, it was a very good Hi Power clone-- I just happened by it at a LGS back in 2018, got it for 500 before tax--- Then heard in 2020 Tisas stopped making them. I do want to get a Tisas 1911, heard very good things about them
I'm sure that "Cylinder and Slide" can do magical things to the gun
THANKS G&AH. GREAT JOB. GOOD INFO.
Still carry a BHP for work
Great job Roy.Tested and fired
enough to give through evaluation
on it.I want one.Bought the adjustable sight version along with S&W 39 both were very accurate.I was naive at the time thought they all shot that well.Of course I sold them both off do to lack of horsepower.
Thanks for the review.
Prices have gone up on this gun with around $760 in my area . Still a good price though
Very nice Sir thank you for a longer review and good shooting
I’m pretty excited about it
Roy, thank you so much for actually sitting down at the bench and firing a real group at an actual paper target so we can see the accuracy potential of the new gun. I know it is more work for you, but watching some kid bang away at a huge steel target spitting distance away as fast as he can tells me nothing about how accurate I can expect a new gun to be.
I want one of these SA-35's. Have seen a few sold already on Gubroker but those have gone for twice MSRP. So I suppose I'll wait until a few more get in to the pipeline. Thanks again for the great video.
Thanks for taking the time to let us know the extra effort was worth it. I'll be incorporating more of this sort of stuff down the road too ... when weather cooperates! I've got about 600 rounds through this gun now (and a pending story in the next Handgunner) and I remain impressed with it. No malfunctions. Amazing! RH
Wish I could like this comment a dozen times. I’m an informal 25/50 yard bullseye shooter and accuracy potential is what I look for in a pistol review. Someone standing 5 yards from a target blasting away tells me nothing.
This review helped me decide if I want to start saving up for one of these. Thanks for putting it up.
Went and put a deposit on it at my local shop the first day youtube recommended me a video on it lol. Thanks for the review, can't wait to get mine
How much are you paying ?
Sure enjoyed your review. It's the first I've seen from you and I bet much like your demeanor and pleasant disposition as well as the nicely thought out presentation. Kudos!!
It's sad that the scalpers are on gunbroker already and people are so impatient they have to be the first ones to get this pistol at any price.
Agreed. Idiots are willing to pay double MSRP just to be the first on their block with one. All that does is encourage other sellers to jack up the price of theirs once they become available.
I cant wait to get one my self i work part time at a gun shop i already have first dibs but i will have to pay full customer price not my usual discount because its brand new (understandable) about 640 cash but its worth every penny i feel like Springfield will be increasing the msrp after a little while
@@thedowntrodden1522 think so? I hope not
@@DK-gy7ll be patient if the demand was there Springfield will make many and flood the market
yep the bids are at nearly 1400.00
Great review, can’t wait to get my own 👍
Mine still runs great and the trigger is even better than when I first got it. Roy H.
Regret selling my MK III over 10 years ago.
Will definitely add one of these. Thanks for the no nonsense review and channel. And Thank you Springfield Armory.
Ya, you could have sold your MK3 and bought three SA35's
Always loved the HiPower ... I think the price point is very good and glad to see a few of the upgrades .. don't need one, but definitely want one
At least maybe the outrageous prices for used ones will go way down now that there is finally some competition out there. I get sick of seeing a 2008 Standard BHP go for 2K on Guns List and other used gun web sights.
Msrp is under 700, still being sold for 1000 dollars.
I got the SA 35 that I'd ordered yesterday and ran out to the gun club. Very sweet firearm! I was fortunate and paid MSRP. I was told that mine was the only the second one sold in our state (Oregon). I did have one problem - with a full mag the first round hung up and wouldn't load until I fiddled with it. No problem with only 14 in the mag.
I just picked the SA 35 up yesterday and went to the range and I had failure to feed right out of the box on the secon round. In total I had 3 failures to feed shooting a box of 50 rds of Federal ammo. Worst performance out of any handgun I have owned. Going back to Springfield!!
Forged is one of my favorite "f" words.
Forged. Fine. Fancy ... etc. eh? Roy
My next hand gun for sure👍🇺🇸
Great video...as informative and entertaining as the magazines you publish. Been reading AM since issue #1
I meant American Handgunner
I carried the Hi-Power (L9A1) as a personal weapon for almost 30 years and instructed on it. I thought it was a great pistol, with high capacity at the time, and am pleased to see it has been resurrected (and improved) by SA. Just wish I was in a country that allowed ownership of such an iconic pistol...
If I did, I'd get one in a heartbeat! 👍
I just bought mine. I bought the SA-35 over the Girsan MC P-35 because of the trigger. One of the biggest complaint of the original Hi-Power was the magazine to trigger disconnect that made the trigger mushy and hard to pull. One of the smartest decision SA did was removing that feature so the trigger is now buttery smooth! A slight take up, then a smooth 6lb wall that’s easy to break. It’s now my second favorite 9mm behind my Berettas (M9, M9A3, and 92S).
I'm thinking about getting one I like anything that springfield makes
Love the guns, hate the company.
Roy, very nice and informative presentation on a terrific range, thanks.
That's one sweet pistol. Someday maybe I'll get one.
Forgive my ignorance, might I ask what you have on the lens of your glasses and why?
I hope its available in California
Nice shooting old man ;)
Great video. Entertaining and informative. Also, yes I do want one!!!
Saw this a year ago. Tried getting one since then, gave up/lost interest when I saw they raised the price to fix what should have been done right in the first place. now waiting on a Girsan.
Thanks, great video, I would love to get myself an SA35. You have convinced me that it is a really good handgun. If you don't mind my asking, what is the device that you have attached to your eyeglasses? I suspect that you and I are about the same age. When I look through any iron sights these days I see a fuzzy rear sight, a fuzzy front sight and a fuzzy target. Does that thing help you aim any better?
Duane, it’s called an Eyepal (www.eyepalusa) and I can’t recommend them enough. They just stick to your glasses and it gives you a aperture to look through, sharpening the sights. Amazing, actually. Check ‘em out online. Roy
@@fmgpubs Thanks for the information. I bought an AK 47 on line recently. I looked through the sights an quickly realized that they were made for an 18 year old Communist and not a 66 year old Republican.
Roy, a very pleasant and fun review. I can't wait to get my hands on one. I have an FN BHP Mk3 and love it (mag safety removed). I think the SA-35 might well replace it in my heart if I can get hold of one. And I understand the SA-35 magazines will work with FN made models. What's not to love?! All the best, Rob in Switzerland.
Are the parts of the SA-35 interchangeable with FN Hi-Power?
They appear to be. Roy
It's so funny that when FN quit making it because no one was buying it, it is when everyone wanted one.
Great video! I just bought one of these a couple days ago, but have to wait 10 days before picking it up in my rotten state. I hope and pray my gun doesn’t have the extraction problems so many people have talked about. They say it happens at about the 1,000 round-count. What is your serial number range on your SA-35? Mine is 18xxx. Thank you.
Mine is an extremely early production one, before they were released. I’ve got about 2000 or so rounds through mine now with no issues. I think if there is any sort of extractor issue just buy a Cylinder & Slide set, and it’s an easy fix. Roy
@@fmgpubs Thank you Roy!
Thanks for the video
I really enjoyed this video. And FWIW, for the first time in my life I called the LGS and "pre-ordered" this gun.
There was a clear gravity sump around the target on the left, you can see it in the video, that’s where the other 2 went… 😂
I can't wait for a stainless version with a light rail. And did his editorial immenseness mention that the new SA-35 has no magazine disconnect safety which greatly improves trigger pull? Excellent review, sir. I can't wait to get my hands on a couple of them!
It's so nice to see a new Hi-Power copy that runs well without further modifications, like removing that disconnect.
@@sampleentry5253 Amen! Long, long overdue!
I don’t know if anybody’s going to do anything to bring the Hi-Power into the modern era of shooting. The 1911 got an update with the 2011 but sadly, the Hi-Power has largely been forgotten and ignored. FN didn’t even bother to update the design, they just gave up and quit making it. They could have modified it and given it a larger capacity magazine too but they didn’t. I wonder if this handgun could handle +p ammo? The only bad gun is a gun that doesn’t work and I like the nostalgia and all but this gun doesn’t do enough of what I need it to do to justify buying it. I’ve never really been a collector per se. I own several guns and all of them are tools that I use. None of them are safe queens. I won’t own a gun I wouldn’t shoot regularly and I wouldn’t shoot this one regularly.
@@leroyjenkins4811 why wouldn’t you shoot it? And isn’t it a 15 round mag? Guess I am confused by your reasoning is all. What’s the modern era of shooting by definition?
Another John Connor fan!
A true must have
What is that on your glasses over the right lens?
Do these shoot low a few inches at 50' are they truly a 6oclock hold or do you find your self covering bullseye and a combat sight like a p320 also does anyone know Trigger spring kit that would work on these new hipowers
I’ve been trying to buy one of these for months can’t get em directly off the website it directs you to “find a dealer near you” then it ends up being Cabelas, or a Basspro with a ridiculous price mark up and they’re never in stock
Try checking the online sources like gunbroker.com, gunsamerica.com, etc. Dealers often put their inventory online so you might have better luck than the big box stores. Roy H.
What’s on his glasses??
thank you sir i would like to get one loved the old ones just couldnt afford one great shooter it looks like
I wish i could find one for sale for the MSRP or near it, all the ones im finding are poking north of 900
I want one soo badly!!
Nice vid , good job ,👍
Hi Roy. Great video! I think I might have to get one of those.
These have been really scarce, but I finally found one! I look forward to putting it through it's paces with a variety of ammo.
I’ve kept shooting my test gun regularly and remain impressed with the quality and accuracy. Give it a good clean and lube it well during break-in. Keep a firm firing grip too. I think you’ll enjoy this new gun! Roy H.
This may be my uspsa production gun. However I'll need a few more magazines than one the only down side from what I've seen about this pistol. You need some sand bags to rest the gun on including the butt still pretty good groups even for bad eyes. Great review and I understand the bad eye thing at 61 I'm experiencing just that. Stay safe.
Unless there's been a rule change that I missed, there's no single action pistols allowed in Production.
Great video sir 👍
Looks like you have a beautiful piece of property there. I’m jealous 😜. Nice gun, nice presentation!
*_Who_* or *_what_* is copy of an old design is this pistol for? Just wondering why folks would buy this $700 USD SA-35 over a $700 USD Glock or SIG?
Not available in California I'm sad to say.
This is a beautiful pistol it's sturdy and well made easy to handle and maintain its very practical abd affordable i love it thank you Spring Field Armory
It's sad, but gun sites are really jacking the price up on this. Springfield lists MSRP at $699, and places are selling it at $1200.
SA35 is $699 Dollars I'm definitely going to buy it for sure.