Marshall
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Huh, mines not on the front strap, it's along the front of the frame just under the slide and barely visable. Strange.
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Huh, mines not on the front strap, it's along the front of the frame just under the slide and barely visable. Strange.
louis2dogs
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About the SFS...
I like it! My first Hi-Power was an SFS. I bought two more and eventually converted all my 1911s to SFS with Cylinder and Slide kits.
To set safety, just push hammer forward (finger off trigger). Everything locks up. To take off safety, just push down onthe safety (on the SFS they call it the cocking lever). The hammer snaps to cocked position and you are ready to go. One complaint I have heard about Hi-Powers is that the safety is not positive--it doesn't click in and out of place. With the SFS it clicks both in and out.
Also, You can tell by touch if the safety is on--the hammer is down. If you find that you are not on safe and you want to be, just push the hammer down.
Some people report that they accidentally activate the safety when shooting rapid fire (especially with lightweight 1911s--hence the need to "ride the safety".). With the SFS, this cannot happen. You must push the hammer forward to go on safe.
People who have done a lot of shooting with Hi-Powers sometimes prefer the traditional configuration. I have seen the SFS describrd as an "ingenious solution to a non-existant problem". Others refer to "more things to go wrong".
As the expression goes, "you pays your money and you takes your chances." Make mine an SFS. Six pistols--no malfunctions. I like the system.
Lou
I like it! My first Hi-Power was an SFS. I bought two more and eventually converted all my 1911s to SFS with Cylinder and Slide kits.
To set safety, just push hammer forward (finger off trigger). Everything locks up. To take off safety, just push down onthe safety (on the SFS they call it the cocking lever). The hammer snaps to cocked position and you are ready to go. One complaint I have heard about Hi-Powers is that the safety is not positive--it doesn't click in and out of place. With the SFS it clicks both in and out.
Also, You can tell by touch if the safety is on--the hammer is down. If you find that you are not on safe and you want to be, just push the hammer down.
Some people report that they accidentally activate the safety when shooting rapid fire (especially with lightweight 1911s--hence the need to "ride the safety".). With the SFS, this cannot happen. You must push the hammer forward to go on safe.
People who have done a lot of shooting with Hi-Powers sometimes prefer the traditional configuration. I have seen the SFS describrd as an "ingenious solution to a non-existant problem". Others refer to "more things to go wrong".
As the expression goes, "you pays your money and you takes your chances." Make mine an SFS. Six pistols--no malfunctions. I like the system.
Lou
mbott
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I have a Browning Mk III in .40 and just received one of the FN's from CDNN this week. Like I assume you have, I've always heard that the only difference between the Brownings and the FNs were "fit and finish". I just don't see it with the FN I received. It just as nice in the fit and finish area as the Browning. And, it was $320 less than a local dealer was selling a Browning for.
If I didn't already own a .40 BHP, I'd be ordering again.
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Mike
nero45acp
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Xring, I'm putting a set of Uncle Mike's Hard Rubber grips on the traditional HP, but the DAO Hi-Power's grips are not interchangable with other Hi-Power grips, so I'll just leave the factory ones on it.
Took both to the range today and put 100 rounds of Winchester White box thru each. Both were 100% reliable and VERY accurate. I'm pleased and impressed with both of them.
nero
Took both to the range today and put 100 rounds of Winchester White box thru each. Both were 100% reliable and VERY accurate. I'm pleased and impressed with both of them.
nero
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