Hi Power Experts

[Diamondback]

Thanks, G. I figured it was gonna be a pain in the ass, but since the Inglis is what my GF's dad might have encountered in his RCAF days, I thought it would be a nice touch to give her the same chance to appreciate her heritage as I have with a 1911 not unlike the ones Grandpa wore in his USAF days.

[gaijin]

Thanks, G. I figured it was gonna be a pain in the ass, but since the Inglis is what my GF's dad might have encountered in his RCAF days, I thought it would be a nice touch to give her the same chance to appreciate her heritage as I have with a 1911 not unlike the ones Grandpa wore in his USAF days.

Oh, I get that. Nice thought.

[jsbhike]

In terms of a “faux Ingliss” from available parts, the slide is the deal breaker.
The Ingliss slide had a Tangent Rear and Patridge type FS.
It also had an internal extractor.
The machining required to install the proper Tangent sight, if you could even find one, would likely be cost prohibitive.
Additionally the Ingliss/Tangent slide is different in profile than any of the other P35 slides, to accommodate the Tangent sight.
Numrich Gun Parts may have a slide, but that would be a long shot.
You could use nearly any BHP Frame, visually they’re not that much different.

PBs gun has a mk lll frame and T series (non firing pin safety) slide, effectively a “Frankengun” as example.
It works well.

Inglis also made a fixed sight version that could maybe be recreated a little easier.

https://www.recoilweb.com/canadian-i...ew-178969.html

Still has the internal extractor and the round cam in the frame instead of the newer oval shape.

Some Indian made hi powers were imported that had the Ingliss fixed rear hump. The only one I ever handled looked new(finish at least), but was super loose fitting which would likely have a very negative effect on trigger pull. Not a clue if it was cloned to the level of FEG so parts would interchange with a FN or if it was like an Indian FAL copy where nearly every part was dimensionally proprietary.

Some FN MkIII pistols did not have firing pin safeties, but not sure if any were imported by Browning.

[gaijin]

Inglis also made a fixed sight version that could maybe be recreated a little easier.

https://www.recoilweb.com/canadian-i...ew-178969.html

Still has the internal extractor and the round cam in the frame instead of the newer oval shape.

Some Indian made hi powers were imported that had the Ingliss fixed rear hump. The only one I ever handled looked new(finish at least), but was super loose fitting which would likely have a very negative effect on trigger pull. Not a clue if it was cloned to the level of FEG so parts would interchange with a FN or if it was like an Indian FAL copy where nearly every part was dimensionally proprietary.

Some FN MkIII pistols did not have firing pin safeties, but not sure if any were imported by Browning.

Great info. I didn’t know a fixed rear Ingliss was produced.

[jsbhike]

Found an Indian, or at least what appears to be real pics of an Indian.

https://handgunsoftheworld.com/produ...e-new-in-case/

Got the arm pin and internal extractor of the Inglis, but seems to have the newer oval cam pin.

[gaijin]

Ok. I DO remember seeing pics of those. “Eye of the Beholder” of course, but not the sexiest variant for me.

[markm]

We shot the SA-35 again yesterday. PB brought out some milder loaded 147 gr reman ammo that greatly improved the enjoyability of this pistol. Hot 124 gr ammo is too snappy with the hammer slap. Having a painful jolt every round you fire is horrible for pistol fundamentals. I'm going to whip up some 147s this week and give it another go.

The other thing we struggled with is these God Damned Ginex shit primers. They were failing in the SA and a 9mm 1911. When we made our first trip out with the SA, I was getting the firing pin hole clogged with primer cup material.

We had several light primer strikes with Hammer fired guns. PB got most of them to fire on a second or third drop of the hammer, but these primers are surely practice ammo only.

[Heavyweight]

I love the platform but I’ve always found the Hi Power quite snappy with even moderately warm loads. It might have been insanely ergonomic for 1935 but pistols like the P30 or VP9 have spoiled me.


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[mrbieler]

Love my Hi Powers. Have bought and sold more than a few but these I still have. It is a bit snappy and I shoot my CZ75 better. My 9mm 1911 is a complete pussycat in comparison, but the HP carries easy and fits the hand nicely.

A MkII, a Practical, and a FN

All three have BHPSS triggers with a changed geometry for a better reset and are just a little wider. I like the feel and function. Also very fond of navidrex micarta grips.

These two WWII Inglis pistols are also fun.

[markm]

I love the platform but I’ve always found the Hi Power quite snappy with even moderately warm loads.

Exactly. Part of it is the skinny barrel. We were doing a pistol clean up and with some stripped guns laying on the table we noticed that my sons Sig X5 barrel was remarkably beefier.

I'm going to dial in a milder load for sure.