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Girsan MCP35 High Power
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Not as warm as I hoped, got up to 28 but windy. Was shooting between the pendulum swings of the target.
First 10 shots had 3 jams, I thought 'here we go'. I don't think the slide came back far enough for the extractor to hit. Next 50+ rounds ran flawless with both factory and light reloads.
Not target grade, but not bad for first 60 through the barrel at a swinging target. All targets shot at 10 yds.
First target was first 40 through the gun.
Last 2 targets were 10 shot each.
First 10 shots had 3 jams, I thought 'here we go'. I don't think the slide came back far enough for the extractor to hit. Next 50+ rounds ran flawless with both factory and light reloads.
Not target grade, but not bad for first 60 through the barrel at a swinging target. All targets shot at 10 yds.
First target was first 40 through the gun.
Last 2 targets were 10 shot each.
I’m not a very good pistol shot but here’s my results and findings on the 3 pistols- in comparison the Girsan has the heavy trigger and gritty in the take up, but breaks nicely. The FEG also has a heavy trigger, but much smoother, more like the Browning. Both were off the scale of my Wheeler trigger gauge. I’m guessing 9 to 9.5 pounds. The Browning (1969 model) is just about perfect. Smooth clean break, right at 6.5 pounds. All three performed with no flaws of any kind. The Girsan has the best sight picture, by far, then the FEG, then the Browning. Each group is a 13 round full magazine. The Girsan is by no means a disappointment to shoot. It has a very low round count, maybe 200 rounds fired, if that. The other two were purchased pre owned so I have no idea on them.
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2 out of 3. The FN has no relation other than name.
I have the Girsan and it is of the lineage.
I just got an FN P-35 Alloy a direct offspring.
The the FN "Hi Power" simply is a marketing term.
James K2020
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Girsan MCP35 is supposed to become available in good ole CA sometime next month. Showing a price of $540. Plan on checking one out.
Got out for another 100rd break in. Gun ran flawlessly. Accuracy was acceptable for a defense handgun out to 15 yds. Probably wasn't a fair test shooting it after coming out of pellet league shooting a 11oz competition trigger. Took 10rds to recalibrate my trigger finger.
Capybara
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IF it happens, it's on my list too! I've wanted a BHP for years, couldn't afford one in decent shape, but the Girsan looks like a fun gun at a very reasonable price
You probably need to polish all the internal moving parts. It’s a fiddly task to get them all out, but well worth your time. Anything that has a bearing surface should be polished to a mirror finish. 2000 grit sandpaper on a flat surface will work if you don’t have proper stones. My 70s era BHP has a very smooth trigger at about 4.5 lbs after I took care of the internals (and yes, I removed the mag safety).
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When Springfield removed the magazine disconnect safety from the design they used different springs to reduce the trigger pull. Assuming that parts are available, do you think that Springfield SA-35 springs would help?
The BHSolutions spring pack has 3 different recoil, 3 different hammer springs and 2 different trigger springs so besides lessening trigger pull you can tune for slide velocity and trigger reset feel.
The also make a 2 spring sear set. I'll wait until I install the others and polish everything before going that route.
The also make a 2 spring sear set. I'll wait until I install the others and polish everything before going that route.
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That would be awesome! I will definitely pick one up.
One step closer to a good trigger.
Impressed with the tech info and videos on the bhspring solutions web site.
Got the new springs today with a tech paper on Slide Velocity Synchronization.
Next weekend will be spring day.
Impressed with the tech info and videos on the bhspring solutions web site.
Got the new springs today with a tech paper on Slide Velocity Synchronization.
Next weekend will be spring day.
So I bought my Tisas Regent BR9 Hi Power in 2018. I've put at least 1000 rounds through it and have had zero problems with it. Love this gun! I believe I paid $440.00 for it. I checked the spring tension once and it was around 6 lbs, I will have to check it again, it may have gotten better with a thousand rounds through it. Great fun gun!
What’s the new trigger pull?
For what?? You bought a FN knock-off not a true product.. You get what you pay for.
Actually the reviews of the new FN's are not overly impressive.
If you knew Hi Powers you'd know HP's of any flavor have always been known for bad triggers.
It's the geometry and linkage.
I've reworked a lot of triggers and thought dropping from a 32# to 24# hammer spring would get me more.
Interestingly the hammer set doesn't feel any lighter.
