Hi Power Experts

[SteyrAUG]

Every time I peek down the Hi Power wormhole I start seeing the comments like. "make sure to get jo schmo's trigger mod, and make sure this spring is changed out for that one".. blah blah blah. I'd love a 9mm blaster, but I don't want a lifesuck project.

The ONLY thing that needs to be done on a HiPower is to remove the magazine disconnect and it's easy. I would never swap out the trigger or anything like that.

[gaijin]

The ONLY thing that needs to be done on a HiPower is to remove the magazine disconnect and it's easy. I would never swap out the trigger or anything like that.

Sorta like “The ORIGINAL m16 was ALL a guy needs; you DON’T need no Free Float handguard, and a 20” barrel with irons ALWAYS WORKS!”

Sense of Adventure? Life is short, embrace improvements.

[AndyLate]

“…….. appear to be the Mk II versions. They typically have to be worked on to get them to 100% reliability.”

Balderdash. I’d never even heard this one before. One of the strong points of any P35 was, they always went BANG.

The T and C series guns were forged frame pistols. These were the first external extractor guns and were considered some of the finest, best finished guns produced by FN. (Obviously the “Browning” guns were produced by FN as well)

The mk 2 guns were also forged frame but had slides with a “rib” and milled/non removable front sights. The examples I’d seen all were Parkerized, not Blued.

The mk 3 guns were cast frames that (allegedly) handled the more extreme pressures of the .40 S&W and subgun 9mm which the Brits were supposedly firing in their issued P 35’s.
The older, forged frame guns were not holding up to the the increased pressures of .40 S&W and +P+{?) ammo, hence introduction of cast frames. I’d imagine the cast frame guns were cheaper to produce as well.

There’s a noticeable difference in girth of the forged vs. cast grips, subtle but noticeable. The cast frames are obviously thicker.

I looked on Arms Unlimited web sight HK. I couldn’t even FIND a P35, but I’m old and not tech savvy.
FWIW; I could never leave a P35 I owned alone, with a NINE pound SA trigger being within specs, I always improved my pistols so they were more “shootable”.
As all gun guys know, this always ended up going down the Rabbit Hole…..
I am FAR from an SME on this platform, but I’ve owned and “improved” a number of them.

I have also not heard of MK 2 guns needing work to be reliable. Mine looks like 10 miles of bad road but has been flawlessly reliable with HP, ball, 147 gr FMJ FN, cast, etc.

Andy

[markm]

The ONLY thing that needs to be done on a HiPower is to remove the magazine disconnect and it's easy. I would never swap out the trigger or anything like that.

The SA-35 come without it. I'm on the hunt for one locally.

[Pappabear]

Hi power day at the ranch. Let’s go.

PB

[gaijin]

Hi power day at the ranch. Let’s go.

PB

We actually used to do that every month or two. Four or five of the guys had P-35s.
Back then a couple of us used one for EDC so it made sense.

[SteyrAUG]

Sorta like “The ORIGINAL m16 was ALL a guy needs; you DON’T need no Free Float handguard, and a 20” barrel with irons ALWAYS WORKS!”

Sense of Adventure? Life is short, embrace improvements.

Not really. The M4 improved a LOT of things. But other than ambi safeties for those who need it and a light rail for those who are gonna use it as a dedicated defensive handgun there ain't a lot needed to improve a P35. You really aren't gonna make that trigger any better once you pull the magazine disconnect.

Now if you want to overhaul the design itself, then extended beaver tail because the originals do bite.

And while we are on the subject, when it comes to fighting carbines, free float rails don't make a huge difference, lighter centurion rails vs pic rails make a big difference. And in 45+ years of shooting ARs, those iron sights haven't messed me up yet. To me weapon lights like the SF scout are a bigger game changer than RDS.

[markm]

Paid for an SA-35 at Tombstone Tactical here in Phoenix online. Hope to be able to pick it up tomorrow depending on their order processing system.

[SteyrAUG]

Paid for an SA-35 at Tombstone Tactical here in Phoenix online. Hope to be able to pick it up tomorrow depending on their order processing system.

With the Springfield's, make sure you check the extractor.

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...Hi-Power/page9

[markm]

With the Springfield's, make sure you check the extractor.

https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread...Hi-Power/page9

Yeah. I heard of the issues.