Recent content by preventec47

No not the original 1911, but todays improved Springfields. I did not know about the barrel bushing but I doubt when you shoot a gun you can tell if there is a barrel bushing or not. For some reason the HiPower repro is a couple hundred bucks less than the Springfield from what I see...

I dont see how you can tell a difference in operation if they are both single action. Could it be trigger feel ? They weigh similar the recoil has to be similar shooting the same ammo. Sights ? I doubt that could be a big difference. So it has to boil down to no grip safety and...

But to me the 1911 and the Browning Hi Power if both in 9mm seemed the same. I can see now that the primary functional difference is that the Hi Power is double stack. Yes higher capacity is significant and I thought that the 1911 came in optional double stack also for the 9mm but I was...

I see the Browning Hi Power and the 1911 as essentially the same. Since Springfield has a 9mm 1911 why go to the trouble of the SA-35 Browning Hi Power copy ?