Got myself a SA-35

Ohen Cepel said:

If SA was honest on it from the beginning I would be fine with it. Have to import some things, I get it. However, they have a tendency to not be forthright with information and it gets them. We would not be entertaining this if it was not for their past history.

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Its also still disingenuous of them to imply they are a successor organization of the real Springfield Armory.

Not to take away from the OPs aquisition. It looks like a fine gun, hope it serves him well for years.

If they introduce a compact model, they can take my money.

I keep hearing they are made with imported parts, maybe. In the past I ordered an ambi 1911 safety for my sig from sig and it said made in India.

I like most of Springfields products. They aren’t honest about a lot of things though.

Congrats.

I want one. It's really the only pistol in the last decade that excites me.

I really like my BHP and shoot it best and have extra mags already.

If it pans out well,,,I may sell my excellent condition BHP in a decade or 2 and buy a new truck with it or send the grandkids to college... nawww, new truck.

It would be nice if it was made in US.

It bothers me that yinz lump in Croatians with turks or Brazilians or whoever. They fought wars, and recently, to kick Islam, nazis, and communists out of their country (in roughly that order). I'd be proud to have those allies forge my hi-power the same as French or Belgians.

TransAmConvert said:

It would be nice if it was made in US.

It bothers me that yinz lump in Croatians with turks or Brazilians or whoever. They fought wars, and recently, to kick Islam, nazis, and communists out of their country (in roughly that order). I'd be proud to have those allies forge my hi-power the same as French or Belgians.

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Au contraire.....the Croats make excellent arms, as does IMBEL in Brazil. We do have some political issues with the Turks at the moment.

I think we would just like SA to be transparent and upfront about this so we can make an informed decision before purchase. They have a shady history of slapping a giant American flag on all their products and calling it a day, implying that their customers are too stupid, ignorant, or oblivious to care.

The pistol can be made in the US from imported parts. Mossberg has a plant in Mexico and builds parts there. Those parts are imported to the US, finished and assembled here. The shotguns are made the US according to Mossberg and they meet the FTC standard.

I'm not sure why people make a big deal over this. If you want a $650 pistol it won't be forged in the US. If that bothers you, pony up the money for a used FN BHP.

As a lefty, I wish that nice safety was on both sides. Also did not see a mag disconnect pin on the trigger. Is there a mag disconnect?

What percentage of our American made cars are actually made in the US? Same with guns?
I don't hear anybody worrying about where their Chevy truck's fuel pump was made.

Very nice, regardless of the heritage of its parts!

Why in tarnation would anyone pay a premium on GB for one of these? The whole point of these is to get a Browning clone at a more affordable price. I'm sure it's a nice gun but if I want to pay bigger money I'll just buy a Browning. I'll get real interested when they do a Detective model.

Enjoy your new friend.

railroader said:

I keep hearing they are made with imported parts, maybe. In the past I ordered an ambi 1911 safety for my sig from sig and it said made in India.

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That is a shame.

The Springfield SA-35 is being made in Turkey, at least the slide and frame, and this was discussed on various websites upon release as there was a Turkish firm with near matching advertisements for what is essentially the non-branded generic pistol iirc. If this is wrong I apologize, but I find it exceedingly unlikely an American company can put out a forged steel frame and slide fitted handgun for this low of a price point. Springfield is well known for historically using many foreign countries for manufacture of their handguns or key components of their weaponry, and the Turks have much experience with Hi-Power clones.

9mmepiphany said:

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I believe that it is generally accepted that the raw forgings are imported. Are you saying that the slide and frame are imported as finished parts?

Hilton Yam has stated on his podcast that the slide and frame are machined domestically and most various smaller parts are produced in-house on CNC machinery

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If so, that is excellent news.

Steeping back to this particular gun and away from it's heritage, congrats on a hot new gun. Hope you can score some more ammo. How is the finish? Or what is the finish? The initial pictures made it look parkerized.

ontarget said:

What percentage of our American made cars are actually made in the US? Same with guns?
I don't hear anybody worrying about where their Chevy truck's fuel pump was made.

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I will say that the percentage of imported parts content on new cars is listed on the window sticker, along with the country of origin, per US law. If this IS important to the buyer, then the information is available.

It would just be nice to see the same standard applied to firearms, thats all- and bonus points to a manufacturer who has the courage to offer up the information without being forced to by the government.

It most certainly does matter to some consumers.

CoalTrain49 said:

The pistol can be made in the US from imported parts. Mossberg has a plant in Mexico and builds parts there. Those parts are imported to the US, finished and assembled here. The shotguns are made the US according to Mossberg and they meet the FTC standard.

I'm not sure why people make a big deal over this. If you want a $650 pistol it won't be forged in the US. If that bothers you, pony up the money for a used FN BHP.

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Even so, my MkIII was made in Portugal and assembled in Belgium

My only concern with the Springfield parts location would be if the small parts are from the same factories as the Turkish version (Regent?) because there’s been a bit of a reputation for them lacking durability.

Im not concerned where the forgings come from and if they are finished and assembled here that’s great! More Americans doing work is fine by me

Congratulations OP on your new pistol. Some things we’d love to know, when you find the time: how is the machining? Any rough or sharp edges? Trigger pull weight if you have a gauge. How are the controls from an ergonomic standpoint (and what size hand are you).

I used to have an irrational dislike of Springfield for using imported frames now fully tempered by the realization that when it comes to quality, service, and reliable firearms at reasonable prices, they deliver. Wish I had bought more Springfields over the years.

As for their “implying” any ties to the historic Armory, well, I’ve not seen it beyond using the name. RRA is closer to both the Green River and the Mississippi than the Rock River, thank goodness they took a little license with naming. Colt, Remington, Marlin, Winchester; bought and sold over and over again with no ties to namesakes.

Jeebus...a bunch of whiners regarding import or not. If God raised John Browning from the dead to create one more carry gun, some dumb American gun owner would complain about it.

They're offering you a good copy of a gun for $600ish dollars since most places only use MSRP at launch.

If the gun turns out to be reliable and compatible with most parts, then it'll be a good carry gun that is not collectable.

JR24 said:

My only concern with the Springfield parts location would be if the small parts are from the same factories as the Turkish version (Regent?) because there’s been a bit of a reputation for them lacking durability.

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Springfield as gone on record stating that is not the case.

I will admit that Turkish forging will dampen my excitement a little as I've made a decision to try to avoid supporting unfriendly regimes when possible such as when there are comparable products available from ally regimes.

I'll probably get one even if Turkish forging as they are on the fence with me and it still qualifies as made is USA which IS something.

Glad to hear your SA is working well. Plan on picking me up one next year. Let us know more as you break it in

Back to the gun, It looks great and it is good to hear that those getting it are happy with it. As far as the general appearance, my Hi-Power was made in Canada and does not look nearly as nice. But then, there is no way of knowing how old mine is, I purchased it during the 90s' surplus boom.

Like some others have said, I may get one as soon as they release a compact. However, when pulling it out, to confirm that it really did say "Canada," I noted that, compared to my HK P30, it really isn't that bulky as is.

Great gun, I am glad to see they are in distribution, I will jump when I see the compact. Yes, this presupposes that it will be so popular that SA will build a complete line around it, as they have with the 1911.

JCooperfan1911 said:

These are made with Turkish frames, slides, and parts.

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These days thats not a defect, it's a feature. Some very good American rollmarked 1911's come from Turkey. The Name Brand just adds their special contours on some parts and done.