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SA-35 Barrel to Slide Fit

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Just picked up a SA-35 and have a question. The muzzle does not lock up tight into the slide causing play. I measured the barrel OD at the muzzle which measures 0.500" and slide ID which checks 0.510" meaning approximately 0.005" play. I've not shot it yet. How much will this affect accuracy in your opinion and is this within spec?
 
mw30cal said:
Just picked up a SA-35 and have a question. The muzzle does not lock up tight into the slide causing play. I measured the barrel OD at the muzzle which measures 0.500" and slide ID which checks 0.510" meaning approximately 0.005" play. I've not shot it yet. How much will this affect accuracy in your opinion and is this within spec?
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i am not aware of any fitment specs. i think it's best to contact S/A about this?
 
mw30cal said:
Just picked up a SA-35 and have a question. The muzzle does not lock up tight into the slide causing play. I measured the barrel OD at the muzzle which measures 0.500" and slide ID which checks 0.510" meaning approximately 0.005" play. I've not shot it yet. How much will this affect accuracy in your opinion and is this within spec?
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I agree with Killer you’ll get your answer when you put rounds through it but I don’t see it as an issue.
If you have digital calipers open them up to .005 and see the gap, it’s not much.
 
Glad to see this come up, because I have a similar question.

Both P35s I've owned, with the magazine out (maybe even with an EMPTY mag in, I don't remember) and you pull the trigger, one side of the slide rises up visibly (the trigger works on the sear lever in the slide). This is unnoticed when the gun is loaded because the top round in the magazine puts upward pressure on the bottom of the slide, so it doesn't move when the trigger is pulled. I seem to recall others mentioning this phenomenon on the old Stephen Camp P35 site.

So my Q is, does the SA-35 does this too, or has SA tightened up the slide-to-frame fit?
 
Snake45 said:
Glad to see this come up, because I have a similar question.

Both P35s I've owned, with the magazine out (maybe even with an EMPTY mag in, I don't remember) and you pull the trigger, one side of the slide rises up visibly (the trigger works on the sear lever in the slide). This is unnoticed when the gun is loaded because the top round in the magazine puts upward pressure on the bottom of the slide, so it doesn't move when the trigger is pulled. I seem to recall others mentioning this phenomenon on the old Stephen Camp P35 site.

So my Q is, does the SA-35 does this too, or has SA tightened up the slide-to-frame fit?
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Thats part of the hipower design, unless it is a custom shop hipower where the slide and frame are an exact fitted fit, then you will have the movement.
 
BHSS clearly pointed out in one of their evaluation episodes that based on its "slide rails inside the frame" design BHPs can freeze up after extended periods of firing when the slide heats up & expands compared to the frame temps.

That also happened to the SA-35 they tested & they had to let the pistol cool down, slow alittle space between the slide & frame is normal.

The BHP isn't like a 1911 (slide rails on outside of frame) where you can tighten the slide/frame abit, but then again the same thing can happen there. I've lost count on how many expensive 1911's I've seen freeze up in IPSC shoots because they were too tight.

My .02

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Talyn said:
BHSS clearly pointed out in one of their evaluation episodes that based on its "slide rails inside the frame" design BHPs can freeze up after extended periods of firing when the slide heats up & expands compared to the frame temps.

That also happened to the SA-35 they tested & they had to let the pistol cool down, slow alittle space between the slide & frame is normal.

The BHP isn't like a 1911 (slide rails on outside of frame) where you can tighten the slide/frame abit, but then again the same thing can happen there. I've lost count on how many expensive 1911's I've seen freeze up in IPSC shoots because they were too tight.

My .02

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See 10 min point.

 
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