Watching BHSS analysis of the updated SA-35’s currently in production, they addressed the issue of the sharp slide serrations digging into extractor which caused burrs to form on the extractor; resulting in FTE’s. I still want one.
Good afternoon. I sent my SA-35 to BHSS 19 months ago and spent well over $2,000. My gun still does not run and as of today it is being sent to MK3 in Vegas. BHSS is a SCAM! Gun won't extract, light primer strikes, fail to feed and on and on, and it is all MY FAULT...well actually it's my husbands fault as he is just incompetent. My husband is a 30 year retire US Marine. Scout/Sniper, scout/sniper instructor, drill instructor, and a retired E-9. Stay away from BHSS as it has been a nightmare with them. The BHSS trigger is HORRIBLE, they replaced the slide stop 5 times, the guide was changed repeatedly and the BS is so deep I can walk on it. Enjoy our day.
I'm actually quite happy with the stock trigger on my SA35 and certainly wouldn't think of spending an extra nickel to make it any better. Same with the mags, quite happy with 15 rounds. Hundreds of rounds through this gun, without one malfunction using all different kinds of ammo, including different types of reloads. It's a sweet shooter.
I had the sa-35 on military discount order when they first came out. While waiting I came across a fn 2023 version high power. Added g10 grips and a front night sight to it. It has been flawless thru over 1000 rounds, it is the only fn and the only hi power that I own.
Keanon, love your channel, 509 night sight kit was supposed to fit. The front sight fit no problem. The rear sight in the fn 509 kit had no way of fitting because of the angle of the sight cut. I installed the original rear sight back on the high power. Ik with that, night sight front, blacked out rear. I would calm fn, may they can lead you in the direction of the right parts. At the range now with the high power.
HOLSTERS: Muddy River Tactical, Craft Holsters. I have an SA-35 in name only. The only SA parts left on the gun are the slide and frame. I had the same issues with extraction until the extractor was changed out, tuned and radiused. The sights were cahnged to XS R3D's and what a difference. The gun was sent to BHSS for a new two tone paint job and it is drop dead beautiful. BHSS wood grips also add to the guns appearance. The gun is now deadly accurate, very little recoil and wonderful control of the gun. You probably don't remeber me but I am the guy whose dad lived just down the road from at the beach. With just a little work the SA-35 can be turned into a fantastic shooter....much better than anything Glock has produced or will ever produce. Enjoy yor day.
Lock leather holsters by Urban Carry are very nice I have one for my Springfield SA35 it's a great looking holster and secures the pistol very well you can get own or iwb
Put the factory base plates back on your mags and see if that cures your feeding issues. Any mag extensions over +2 should have longer/extra power springs. I have an SA-35 and it works fine with factory and Mec-Gar mags.
Once you install the Apex magwell, you can no longer use the factory magazines or baseplates. The magazines are top notch (actually made by Meg Gar). I just need to inspect that one to see if there is a correlation.
Thanks for turning me on to apex. I love the cylinder and slide wide trigger with the sfs hammer and the apex mag well with the grips n 19 rounders. Yea it's definitely a contender for the ultimate 9 mm match gun now
Really enjoy my sa35 my only complaint is the thumb safety comes off safe too easy. Wish it was a bit more positive. Got it to carry in the winter won't carry it because of safety. I'm planning to see if someone can help with that issue maybe a bigger detent or stronger spring will do it..I'm not interested in workin on it myself
Great review it makes me want to go get a high power finally. Apex is my go to in Glock and Smiths believe it or not. On a side note I still and always will have that Massod Ayoob Spyderco you gave me. I only carry it on very special occasions or major holidays. I wipe it down before putting it back in its box on the top shelf of my safe
Great to hear from you! Makes me really happy to hear that you are enjoying that awesome knife! Just as a fun FYI to link the topics - Mas once borrowed this very pistol from me to shoot a qualifier. He got a perfect score.
I wanted this gun SO bad when it was released. It had HUGE momentum when released, but it's kind of disappeared with the reports of issues with it. Still interesting, but yeah, seems to have pretty much disappeared..
The only issues I've been aware of were some extraction issues (which I have not encountered with mine). I would like to see it get past any of that, because it is such a nice pistol and such a joy to shoot!
@@GunGluttonInteresting. I did not know that. Springfield states they are made in the USA. Tisas made a nice Hi Power, priced fairly. But, not worth the Price Springfield is getting for theirs if that is truly the case.
I have had a few HP and HP clones that also left the last piece of brass just sitting in the ejection port. It seems to be a common issue but nothing to worry about as it would drop out when the magazine is taken out for a reload.
I would be concerned about "malfunctions ". Just received my S35. First 90 rounds perfect. Trigger 5.5 lbs. After 90 rounds 4.5 lbs. Mine is serial # 28,XXX. Hope all extraction issues have been fixed. George
Glad you are not shooting plates at 50 or 100 yards like one of the other channels. Those distances are useless. You're reviews are really good including the accuracy on paper.
That first dead trigger may have been the trigger not fully reset....it's a 2 click reset on the stock trigger and maybe that changed with the new trigger installed?
I have heard of people having a "dead trigger" issue with Apex trigger kits. Perhaps the parts just need to wear in/mate with each other with a 200-500 round "break in" period?? I believe most of the Apex Trigger issues were with Glocks. I could be wrong. It's been a while since i kept up with the topic/issues.
Apex is proven with Glock. Ben Stoeger would not recommend Apex if they made his gun LESS reliable (he doesn't like the Glock performance trigger for that reason).
Apex also had an issue with the M&P 2.0’s. I wouldn’t trust Apex for duty LE work. No frick’n way is my life gonna be in the hands with “imposter parts” from aftermarket.
it would have been appreciated if you repainted the steel between ammos as it’s really tough to see where the shots were landing even with full zoom on the target
Yeah, I shoulda. Just lazy and being thrifty on paint. They were all landing in the same area though, so I didn't worry too much about it. But a valid note.
What is the trigger pull weight ????? Lower left is the trade mark of jerking the trigger, people only jerking the trigger when the trigger is too heavy.
that trigger shoe looks crazy low to the trigger guard , so it makes me wonder how it even clears. Obviously it does, but doesn’t look like they have much breathing room.
I agree completely. What I meant in context at the range was that it wasn't a problem that persisted or took the gun out of the fight. I was certainly a failure - as I indicated - but I use the word anomaly for one-time/unexplained failures. One would be a complete fool to modify a handgun with non-OEM parts (that they hand-fitted) and then put it to use for duty or protection. I'd need to see at least 1000 flawless rounds pass through it before I'd even remotely consider such an idea.
Did you have any issues before you did the modifications? I enjoy your videos, very informative. I plan to buy the SA35 as soon as it gets on the stupid Ca roster.
I don't know for certain, but suspect that it DOES NOT work with anything other than the SA-35 (and maybe an original Browning). I recommend checking with Apex on that. Agree about H2H though...
All due respect, you keep calling your malfunctions “anomalies.” I beg your pardon, but in your older videos on the gun, I don’t remember seeing the malfunctions with the OEM parts. Now you’ve installed Apex “IMPOSTER PARTS” and I saw 3-4 malfunctions in this video alone. Just call it like it is. Also, the “dead trigger” was NOT due to a “magazine issue.” I’m suspecting the aftermarket sear and/or trigger perhaps that had something to do with it and without looking at the gun personally. I have two SA-35’s with consecutive serial numbers and neither one of them have had failures. Im nearing the 3,000 round count with one of the models. Serial number range is HP18xxx.
What I meant in context at the range was that it wasn't a problem that persisted or took the gun out of the fight. I was certainly a failure - as I indicated - but I use the word anomaly for one-time/unexplained failures. One would be a complete fool to modify a handgun with non-OEM parts (that they hand-fitted) and then put it to use for duty or protection. I'd need to see at least 1000 flawless rounds pass through it before I'd even remotely consider such an idea. It would have been very easy to avoid showing any problems in this video, but that is not my style or objective. There are people who would never modify a gun with aftermarket parts, and there are those who can't modify them quick enough. But again, one dead trigger instance out of hundreds of rounds in a day is an anomaly. I'm not expert enough to diagnose it based on that, so I don't attempt to.
@@JustinOpinionChannel I hear you, just seeking clarity from you, that’s all. I have no doubt that you are very honest, open and give full disclosure on things you review and that’s why I keep coming back. I noticed that you always report the good, the bad and the indifferent and there’s much respect for and your RUclips channel. There’s many other channels that don’t report the bad with the good. Ive always applauded your transparency and appreciated your opinions.
also: probably hard to have noticed, but I wonder if you felt the "wall" if indeed your trigger did travel fully to the rear position on the FTF? (just curious as I've done that with a single stage Timney and on vid, it looked as though after the previous round, there was no reset stagger/click either from me short stroking it or an from my return set screw (return side) in the trigger hitting the forward trigger guard. (I don't think you have that adjustment on yours but I backed it off a 1/4 turn and never again was the result).
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Watching BHSS analysis of the updated SA-35’s currently in production, they addressed the issue of the sharp slide serrations digging into extractor which caused burrs to form on the extractor; resulting in FTE’s. I still want one.
Good afternoon. I sent my SA-35 to BHSS 19 months ago and spent well over $2,000. My gun still does not run and as of today it is being sent to MK3 in Vegas. BHSS is a SCAM! Gun won't extract, light primer strikes, fail to feed and on and on, and it is all MY FAULT...well actually it's my husbands fault as he is just incompetent. My husband is a 30 year retire US Marine. Scout/Sniper, scout/sniper instructor, drill instructor, and a retired E-9. Stay away from BHSS as it has been a nightmare with them. The BHSS trigger is HORRIBLE, they replaced the slide stop 5 times, the guide was changed repeatedly and the BS is so deep I can walk on it. Enjoy our day.
I'm actually quite happy with the stock trigger on my SA35 and certainly wouldn't think of spending an extra nickel to make it any better. Same with the mags, quite happy with 15 rounds. Hundreds of rounds through this gun, without one malfunction using all different kinds of ammo, including different types of reloads. It's a sweet shooter.
Same here! I agree completely. Mine has run great with zero issues, and it has a fantastic trigger.
Guess they should scrap the whole line up then 😂
Don't know why anybody would want a hammer similar to the original since it's notorious for hammerbite.
I had the sa-35 on military discount order when they first came out. While waiting I came across a fn 2023 version high power. Added g10 grips and a front night sight to it. It has been flawless thru over 1000 rounds, it is the only fn and the only hi power that I own.
I have the new Hi Power as well with G-10 grips. What front sight did you get?
Keanon, love your channel, 509 night sight kit was supposed to fit. The front sight fit no problem. The rear sight in the fn 509 kit had no way of fitting because of the angle of the sight cut. I installed the original rear sight back on the high power. Ik with that, night sight front, blacked out rear. I would calm fn, may they can lead you in the direction of the right parts. At the range now with the high power.
@willwilliam217 Thanks for the info. Thanks for liking my channel. Greatly appreciate it!
HOLSTERS: Muddy River Tactical, Craft Holsters. I have an SA-35 in name only. The only SA parts left on the gun are the slide and frame. I had the same issues with extraction until the extractor was changed out, tuned and radiused. The sights were cahnged to XS R3D's and what a difference. The gun was sent to BHSS for a new two tone paint job and it is drop dead beautiful. BHSS wood grips also add to the guns appearance. The gun is now deadly accurate, very little recoil and wonderful control of the gun. You probably don't remeber me but I am the guy whose dad lived just down the road from at the beach. With just a little work the SA-35 can be turned into a fantastic shooter....much better than anything Glock has produced or will ever produce. Enjoy yor day.
Where can I follow more of your build? Would love to make my sa 35 the perfect shooter like yours
Lock leather holsters by Urban Carry are very nice I have one for my Springfield SA35 it's a great looking holster and secures the pistol very well you can get own or iwb
Put the factory base plates back on your mags and see if that cures your feeding issues. Any mag extensions over +2 should have longer/extra power springs. I have an SA-35 and it works fine with factory and Mec-Gar mags.
Once you install the Apex magwell, you can no longer use the factory magazines or baseplates. The magazines are top notch (actually made by Meg Gar). I just need to inspect that one to see if there is a correlation.
Thanks for turning me on to apex. I love the cylinder and slide wide trigger with the sfs hammer and the apex mag well with the grips n 19 rounders. Yea it's definitely a contender for the ultimate 9 mm match gun now
They make great stuff. Hope you used the discount code and saved some $!
Really enjoy my sa35 my only complaint is the thumb safety comes off safe too easy. Wish it was a bit more positive. Got it to carry in the winter won't carry it because of safety. I'm planning to see if someone can help with that issue maybe a bigger detent or stronger spring will do it..I'm not interested in workin on it myself
Great review it makes me want to go get a high power finally. Apex is my go to in Glock and Smiths believe it or not.
On a side note I still and always will have that Massod Ayoob Spyderco you gave me. I only carry it on very special occasions or major holidays. I wipe it down before putting it back in its box on the top shelf of my safe
Great to hear from you! Makes me really happy to hear that you are enjoying that awesome knife! Just as a fun FYI to link the topics - Mas once borrowed this very pistol from me to shoot a qualifier. He got a perfect score.
Holsters? Desantis, Burdette and Mitch Rosen make OWB for SA35 reasonably priced.
I wanted this gun SO bad when it was released. It had HUGE momentum when released, but it's kind of disappeared with the reports of issues with it. Still interesting, but yeah, seems to have pretty much disappeared..
Same.
The only issues I've been aware of were some extraction issues (which I have not encountered with mine). I would like to see it get past any of that, because it is such a nice pistol and such a joy to shoot!
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I wanted one until I realized they are Tisas made in Turkey, Springfield imports them and slaps their name on them and marks up the price
@@GunGluttonInteresting. I did not know that. Springfield states they are made in the USA.
Tisas made a nice Hi Power, priced fairly. But, not worth the Price Springfield is getting for theirs if that is truly the case.
I have had a few HP and HP clones that also left the last piece of brass just sitting in the ejection port.
It seems to be a common issue but nothing to worry about as it would drop out when the magazine is taken out for a reload.
I would be concerned about "malfunctions ". Just received my S35. First 90 rounds perfect. Trigger 5.5 lbs. After 90 rounds 4.5 lbs. Mine is serial # 28,XXX. Hope all extraction issues have been fixed. George
Glad you are not shooting plates at 50 or 100 yards like one of the other channels. Those distances are useless. You're reviews are really good including the accuracy on paper.
I love my SA-35, will probably leave mine stock except for the grips.
That first dead trigger may have been the trigger not fully reset....it's a 2 click reset on the stock trigger and maybe that changed with the new trigger installed?
took mine out for the first time to shoot the other day...had two faliures to extract with blazer ammo.
I have heard of people having a "dead trigger" issue with Apex trigger kits. Perhaps the parts just need to wear in/mate with each other with a 200-500 round "break in" period?? I believe most of the Apex Trigger issues were with Glocks. I could be wrong. It's been a while since i kept up with the topic/issues.
Apex is proven with Glock. Ben Stoeger would not recommend Apex if they made his gun LESS reliable (he doesn't like the Glock performance trigger for that reason).
The old Browning Hi Power would fit any 1911 holsters
Apex also had an issue with the M&P 2.0’s. I wouldn’t trust Apex for duty LE work. No frick’n way is my life gonna be in the hands with “imposter parts” from aftermarket.
That's why I was so forgiving of the issues I was having. New parts need to wear in, and it was ME that installed and fitted them.
I'd like to see a review of the FN Hi Power 2023 and a verses video ... with the SA-35.
Noted! If I can scrounge one up - I'll do it!
Would like to see this vs. Girsan MC-P35 Match.
My sa 35 likes 124 gr.fmj or hollow points.runs great
it would have been appreciated if you repainted the steel between ammos as it’s really tough to see where the shots were landing even with full zoom on the target
Yeah, I shoulda. Just lazy and being thrifty on paint. They were all landing in the same area though, so I didn't worry too much about it. But a valid note.
What is the trigger pull weight ????? Lower left is the trade mark of jerking the trigger, people only jerking the trigger when the trigger is too heavy.
Good morning, Justin. Nice trigger kit. I'm actually looking into purchasing their ( gunsmith ) apex barrel for my Smith&Wesson M&P9 2.0 4.25 metal
I might have a discount code to offer you in the near future... stay tuned.
@JustinOpinionChannel heck yea! I'll hold off, and wait for your code.
Privateer leather for leather sir. Great video
Thanks 👍
that trigger shoe looks crazy low to the trigger guard , so it makes me wonder how it even clears. Obviously it does, but doesn’t look like they have much breathing room.
I'll bet it's nom more than .015" or so. I might put a feeler gauge in there for fun sometime.
Have you looked at what BH Springsolutions has done with these pistols?
A Dead Trigger IS a serious issue! You aren't the only person experiencing this.
I agree completely. What I meant in context at the range was that it wasn't a problem that persisted or took the gun out of the fight. I was certainly a failure - as I indicated - but I use the word anomaly for one-time/unexplained failures. One would be a complete fool to modify a handgun with non-OEM parts (that they hand-fitted) and then put it to use for duty or protection. I'd need to see at least 1000 flawless rounds pass through it before I'd even remotely consider such an idea.
Great video!
Thanks!
I would love to see you review a fn modern rework i like the idea of them mich better.even though it would be priceier
Did you have any issues before you did the modifications? I enjoy your videos, very informative. I plan to buy the SA35 as soon as it gets on the stupid Ca roster.
No, never had any issues with the SA-35. I think these few little ones might be a weak magazine spring.
Does this kit work for the EAA P35 as well? Or is it something APEX is considering? Would be a cool head to head video.
I don't know for certain, but suspect that it DOES NOT work with anything other than the SA-35 (and maybe an original Browning). I recommend checking with Apex on that. Agree about H2H though...
Hi Powers should fit any holster made for a 1911.
Good to know, thanks!
Personally, I would worry about "malfunctions ". Justreceiv
1911 holster
Tried using your justin 10 discount at lok grips. Didn't go?
LOK or APEX? Let me know and I'll look into it.
I got it handled. Thanks George
All due respect, you keep calling your malfunctions “anomalies.” I beg your pardon, but in your older videos on the gun, I don’t remember seeing the malfunctions with the OEM parts. Now you’ve installed Apex “IMPOSTER PARTS” and I saw 3-4 malfunctions in this video alone. Just call it like it is. Also, the “dead trigger” was NOT due to a “magazine issue.” I’m suspecting the aftermarket sear and/or trigger perhaps that had something to do with it and without looking at the gun personally.
I have two SA-35’s with consecutive serial numbers and neither one of them have had failures. Im nearing the 3,000 round count with one of the models. Serial number range is HP18xxx.
What I meant in context at the range was that it wasn't a problem that persisted or took the gun out of the fight. I was certainly a failure - as I indicated - but I use the word anomaly for one-time/unexplained failures. One would be a complete fool to modify a handgun with non-OEM parts (that they hand-fitted) and then put it to use for duty or protection. I'd need to see at least 1000 flawless rounds pass through it before I'd even remotely consider such an idea. It would have been very easy to avoid showing any problems in this video, but that is not my style or objective. There are people who would never modify a gun with aftermarket parts, and there are those who can't modify them quick enough. But again, one dead trigger instance out of hundreds of rounds in a day is an anomaly. I'm not expert enough to diagnose it based on that, so I don't attempt to.
@@JustinOpinionChannel I hear you, just seeking clarity from you, that’s all. I have no doubt that you are very honest, open and give full disclosure on things you review and that’s why I keep coming back. I noticed that you always report the good, the bad and the indifferent and there’s much respect for and your RUclips channel. There’s many other channels that don’t report the bad with the good. Ive always applauded your transparency and appreciated your opinions.
Now your warranty is void because of the mods.....
There ya go
Did the trigger still entirely pull to the rear when you had the FTF?
also: probably hard to have noticed, but I wonder if you felt the "wall" if indeed your trigger did travel fully to the rear position on the FTF?
(just curious as I've done that with a single stage Timney and on vid, it looked as though after the previous round, there was no reset stagger/click either from me short stroking it or an from my return set screw (return side) in the trigger hitting the forward trigger guard. (I don't think you have that adjustment on yours but I backed it off a 1/4 turn and never again was the result).
extractor problems
That thing buck's like a rodeo bull.