Springfield Armory SA-35 UNBOXING

[KY DAN]

I’d love a good quartering shot of the front sight if you could; curious how well they blended it. Glad you finally got it in hand, congratulations.

 

[Skylerbone]

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This was one feature (blending) I thought would surely be eliminated for cost savings. Very nice touch in keeping it.

 

[jdc1244]

I find it interesting that there is so much enthusiasm for an 80+ year old design in steel and walnut.

Just as there’s so much enthusiasm for a 100+ year old design in steel that SA likewise makes.

 

[WVsig]

This was one feature (blending) I thought would surely be eliminated for cost savings. Very nice touch in keeping it.

If I had to guess the sight is being made to meet the contours of the slide. None of the ones I have seen look like they have been blended by hand. If you look closely you can see that the contour sits slightly proud of the frame.

Here are other examples from GB.

 

[ECVMatt]

That is a great looking gun to me!! They need to make it with an Ambi-safety for us lefies and I will buy one.

 

[Rodfac]

Great GREAT, review KY Dan. Looking fwd to your range tests with it. Best regards, Rod (Oldham County, KY)

 

[KY DAN]

Great GREAT, review KY Dan. Looking fwd to your range tests with it. Best regards, Rod (Oldham County, KY)

Hopkins county kentucky here, were a jump and a skip away from each other.

 

[tark]

As a long time-since-1967-owner of a Browning HP, I find it interesting that there is so much enthusiasm for an 80+ year old design in steel and walnut.

Because that is what real guns are made of.

Plastic is for toys, aluminum is for airplanes and beer cans.

 

[briansmithwins]

Because that is what real guns are made of.

Plastic is for toys, aluminum is for airplanes and beer cans.

Plastic for light weight and durability, aluminum for light weight and stiffness, steel for stressed parts, and wood for mulch.

BSW

 

[Speedo66]

Because that is what real guns are made of.

Plastic is for toys, aluminum is for airplanes and beer cans.

Re: your comment about steel and walnut.

For aesthetics I would agree, for everyday carry there's a lot to be said for tactical Tupperware.

 

[CDW4ME]

Reporting I was seeing was saying no MIM parts.

https://www.gunsandammo.com/editorial/springfield-sa-35-browning-hi-power-review/453228
"To build the SA-35, Springfield Armory starts with forgings for both the lower receiver and the slide. While original FN-built P.35 High Powers had forged frames, the company eventually moved to cast-steel frames. Even though cast frames were developed to be stronger than the forged frames (they were built to withstand the .40 S&W cartridge), there was always a stigma attached to the later models. Springfield Armory’s solution was to forge the frame and slide, and apply modern heat-treating methods to make its SA-35 incredibly tough. Forging, precision machining and modern heat-treating are recurring descriptions I noted while examining the parts of this pistol. There are no metal-injection-molded (MIM) parts anywhere on the SA-35. Another nod to old-world manufacturing is its cold-hammer-forged barrel."
BSW

You are making me want one now.

 

[briansmithwins]

You are making me want one now.

Yeah, if the 1st batch aren't complete turds I'm in the 'get one when prices get down to near MSPR' bucket. I don't have a steel pistol and this would scratch the classic pistol itch. I already have other 9mmP pistols (and PCC) so getting another pistol and some different mags wouldn't be that big of a deal.

BSW

 

[bannockburn]

tark

Plastic is for toys, aluminum is for airplanes and beer cans.

Au contraire mon ami monsieur tark! Aluminum is a wonderful metal for use in my Colt Lightweight Government, my Colt Commander, my Manurhin P1, my CZ P01, my SIG P229, my SIG P238, and even with my little Lightweight Baby Browning!

I appreciate their lighter weight aluminum frames in comparison to their all steel counterparts, especially for CCW!
They're all "real guns" to me, just as much as I like all steel guns with wood grips. Different materials used for different applications!

 

[Skylerbone]

aluminum is for airplanes and beer cans.

Sometimes I use aluminum for beer cans but mostly I stick to paper.