Buttugly. Looks like a Sig, an Astra, and something else had a weekend getaway that led to this. And I kinda doubt it does much more than fizzle with current market trends.
Well, at least they got rid of that damn magazine disconnect safety.
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40oz? That's a chunk for an empty 9mm, even if it is 17+1.
All metal. Probably a pleasure to shoot, not so much for daily carry.
I agree. That's why my old HP either lives in my top desk drawer at the office or gets shot for fun at the range. The polymer guns get actual holster time.
40oz? That's a chunk for an empty 9mm, even if it is 17+1.
All metal. Probably a pleasure to shoot, not so much for daily carry.
I agree. That's why my old HP either lives in my top desk drawer at the office or gets shot for fun at the range. The polymer guns get actual holster time.
My daily carry for the last few months, an all-steel Commander-sized 1911 (Ed Brown Kobra Carry):
With the proper IWB holster and belt, you don't even know you're carrying it. All steel guns in that weight class aren't nearly the problem to carry that many make out.
Over the years, from the early 1980s through the present, I've gone very long periods of carrying all-steel 1911s. Not a problem.
PS They get dusty when carried. I should have applied the compressed air to it before snapping the shot, but I just pulled it out of its holster and plopped it onto the scale.
40oz? That's a chunk for an empty 9mm, even if it is 17+1.
All metal. Probably a pleasure to shoot, not so much for daily carry.
I agree. That's why my old HP either lives in my top desk drawer at the office or gets shot for fun at the range. The polymer guns get actual holster time.
My daily carry for the last few months.
With the proper IWB holster and belt, you don't even know you're carrying it. All steel guns in that weight class aren't nearly the problem to carry that many make out.
Over the years, from the early 1980s through the present, I've gone very long periods of carrying all-steel 1911s. Not a problem.
PS They get dusty when carried. I should have applied the compressed air to it before snapping the shot, but I just pulled it out of its holster and plopped it onto the scale.
I carried an all steel 5" 1911 for about 30 years.
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
I carried an all steel 5" 1911 for about 30 years.
I've gone long stretches doing that, like five years or so. It's a non-issue with a good belt and holster. I daily carried my full sized, all-steel, Springfield TRP for that long.
Here it is. Doesn't look carried, because the Armory Kote finish just never wears.
Interesting, but not inspiring. The weight doesn't scare me, although it's rather puzzling. It would have to come with a really good trigger and balance in the hand like a HiPower to get me excited. And it appears they still haven't figured out how to make a proper thumb safety. I'd not want to be stuck with that.
Looks promising, very nice actually, but won’t get me to abandon my CZ 75B Omega Convertible, which addresses the couple of minor quibbles I had with the original, and cost less than $600 when I bought it.
Here’s another updated 1935. These guys chose to keep the magazine safety, which doubtless seems like a good idea to folks who live where they can’t even own the pistols they make.
The Hi Power has always been about feel, if the new FN somehow duplicates that I will be all over it. 17 +1 ,4.5 lb trigger, take down lever, no bite, other improvements, but still a Hi Power. I don't like the rear sight, but this pistol looks to be a great candidate for an optical sight.
The ugly sister SA-35 does nothing for me.
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I'll bet that "40 ounces" gets edited down - that's about 8 ounces more than a classic Hi Power. I don't see how it could add that much weight.
I think the key here is that it is not a "hi power" but rather a "high power" - different design. I was thinking it was a Hi Power and scratching my head at where they added the extra 8.5oz of weight.
Handled an SA-35 last week at my LGS. They had one on loan to shoot. Good ergos nice trigger pull, sights. Waiting for them to get one for sale. Looks very much like the old BHP.
Still prefer LWT CCOs, Commander 1911s and the BHPs for EDC unless I really need a very discrete CWP, then it’s a P-365. To each his own.
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You could by a fine old Browning for what people are paying for the Springfield. Hard to comprehend
Impatience is expensive. I'm never in a rush for a gun that was just released. It's not like I can't live without it, I have a safe full of guns. And I'm quite happy to let all the impatient people who pay twice the MSRP do all of the de-bugging for me.
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