Browning Hi Power clones

[Jr solocam]

Does anyone have experience with the Girson or SA versions? I bought a Girson last week so I could put my original in the safe. $500 the fit and finish was not bad. I test fired it tonight and it dumped a factory mag and a Browning mag without failure. Thanks for any opinions.

 

[Dusty Stevens]

I hear the SA is a good one and the FN is not. That disappoints me because i love FN. never seen a girsun for comparison

 

[ben lurkin]

FWIW I’ve heard good things about the Girson from a friend but have no personal experience with it.

 

[Beiruty]

I got the GIRSAN limited edition (500) in the leather box. The trigger pull was like 11lbs.
I just removed the magazine disconnector and did some mild polishing for the sear, and the pull weight dropped to 6.5lbs or so. I kept the original 3 coil trigger return spring
Not bad for the price. Finish is good, but not what is best from FN.

Excellent replica, I guess.

 

[nakneker]

I bought the SA a couple weeks ago,local gun store had one on sale at 599.99, couldn’t pass it up. I’ve only put a hundred rounds threw it, I read the first production guns had ejection problems after 6-700 rounds. My serial number is just under 10k and I like the gun a lot. Zero ejection problems but more rounds need to be run through it. A replacement ejector is plentiful and cheap so I went ahead and gave it try. I love the fit and finish, needs a trigger job, it’s not terrible but it’s not great either.

If anybody seeing this has more input on the Sa-35 and issues please share, I’ve been very pleased but need more rounds fired to get a true feel for the gun.

 

[snert]

Nak,

How the heck did you FIND one, let alone at that price? I have yet to see one in the wild.

I am hopeful that SA builds one with a nice blue and rosewood or walnut grips. Then I am IN!

 

[Minshooter]

Examined two Girson "Standard P-35 pattern" last week. Both had a tight fit, solid feeling lockup, and, without the name on the slide, would be difficult to discern from the Browning branded MKIIIs, right down to the grip reproductions. One did have a somewhat smoother trigger takeup; similar variations occurred in the Brownings. Some slight internal work should make them all about equal; sometimes just a shot of air helps remove some grit.
An adequate Hi-Power trigger is fairly easy to obtain. A superb trigger is more difficult, and more expensive.
I will be accuracy testing the (smoother trigger version) Girson, when the Minnesota weather cooperates.

The Girson was $499 +tax.
I too would like to see even one SA-35 at $599.00 Good find!
All of these would benefit from even a quarter inch or so addition to the rear, for us fat handed people.
Not the ugly overextended duck bill seen on some of the "improved" versions, just a small addition.

Do whatever is wanted with one's own gun, but if I was having zero ejection problems, I wouldn't see
any reason to replace the ejector (Or, extractor, if that was actually the replaced part).

 

[Rick in Oregon]

Does anyone have experience with the Girson or SA versions? I bought a Girson last week so I could put my original in the safe. $500 the fit and finish was not bad. I test fired it tonight and it dumped a factory mag and a Browning mag without failure. Thanks for any opinions.

There is beaucoup input on both over on the 1911 Forum from owners.

 

[Jr solocam]

Thank you I am not aware of this.

 

[Snuggie]

Went to a gun show in Huntsville about a month ago. I had not seen an SA35 prior to that. There were TWO of them at the show!! First guy wanted $900, I passed. Second one was marked $800. The guy took $750 cash! Serial number 120XX. I’m happy! Haven’t had a chance to shoot it yet but the trigger feels pretty good. Workmanship is top notch. I had been looking for two years!

 

[Brians356]

GIRSAN

This ^^^
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[Brians356]

I'd choose the SA-35. But I'll just stick with my pawn shop 1970s Hi-Power modded and tuned by Gunsite twenty years ago. So sweet.
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[Beiruty]

 

[Beiruty]

 

[Brians356]

What I'd like to find is a Hi-Power SFS:

The HP-SFS (Safe-Fast-Shooting) is a current variation on the Hi-Power Mark III with a modified firing mechanism. After the weapon is loaded, the hammer is pushed forward, which automatically activates the safety catch. When the shooter is prepared to fire, the safety is pressed down with the thumb, releasing the hammer to spring backwards into the usual, single-action position.

So no "cocked and locked" (Condition One) carry needed.
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[Beiruty]

What I'd like to find is a Hi-Power SFS:

The HP-SFS (Safe-Fast-Shooting) is a current variation on the Hi-Power Mark III with a modified firing mechanism. After the weapon is loaded, the hammer is pushed forward, which automatically activates the safety catch. When the shooter is prepared to fire, the safety is pressed down with the thumb, releasing the hammer to spring backwards into the usual, single-action position.

So no "cocked and locked" (Condition One) carry needed.
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You can convert one if so you desire. I was lucky to find one as rare as a Dragon milk.
A Factory FN with an SFS

 

[Brians356]

You can convert one if so you desire. I was lucky to find one as rare as a Dragon milk.
A Factory FN with an SFS

Do all FNs have serrated edges, like on that slide?
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[Beiruty]

Do all FNs have serrated edges, like on that slide?
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All browning HP have serrations

 

[Beiruty]

My Inglis HP, made in Canada, in 1944.

 

[Brians356]

All browning HP have serrations

Not mine, a 1976 Belgian.
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