First Look: Polished Blued SA-35 9mm

[Old Tomcat]

Now to make that beauty in .45 ACP!

I was thinking of .40 S&W myself, but I'd take a .45 ACP!

 

[Dobbinsky]

Don’t think so-would require a full redesign/upscale of the entire pistol-besides, .45 is why there are 1911’s

Too bad. I love this design.

 

[4rchangel]

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “First Look: Polished Blued SA-35 9mm” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/first-look-polished-blued-sa-35-9mm/.

Very attractive, but I'm still waiting for one with either a stainless or industrial hard chromed lower and an extended beaver-tail... and for God's sake no ugly looking picatinny rail on the frame ...
Yes, I'm an 80's guy...

 

[halfmoonclip]

Anxious to handle one; have the matte version, and the flats look dead flat. Assuming SA has found a way to do old fashion polishing, it ought to be beautiful.
Moon

 

[Chris651]

I have the original version; I would buy another if it was stainless though.

 

[Talyn]

I was thinking of .40 S&W myself, but I'd take a .45 ACP!

Browning had to develop the beefed up Mk. III to handle the .40 S&W. The .40 was the largest caliber that the BHP slide design could accommodate, plus the .45 acp case & OAL length is too long for the BHP.

The .40 S&W lengths fit in the BHP since it was designed to fit in a 9mm handgun. But the .40 S&W was more intense than the 9mm. So, FN/Browning came up with the Mk. II since the .40 S&W was commercially hot at the time.

While the existing SA-35 is based on a prior Mk. BHP mode, so SA would have to reincarnate the Mk.III to handle the .40 S&W.

That being said the BHP Mk.III .40 S&W wasn't a commercial success and had a short-life span.

 

[mikegc]

I've had one for quite a while, now:

Mike

 

[4rchangel]

Browning had to develop the beefed up Mk. III to handle the .40 S&W. The .40 was the largest caliber that the BHP slide design could accommodate, plus the .45 acp case & OAL length is too long for the BHP.

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The .40 S&W lengths fit in the BHP since it was designed to fit in a 9mm handgun. But the .40 S&W was more intense than the 9mm. So, FN/Browning came up with the Mk. II since the .40 S&W was commercially hot at the time.

While the existing SA-35 is based on a prior Mk. BHP mode, so SA would have to reincarnate the Mk.III to handle the .40 S&W.

That being said the BHP Mk.III .40 S&W wasn't a commercial success and had a short-life span.

I owned one of the .40 S&W versions briefly. VERY briefly. Didn't like it at all, the balance was all wrong and the magazines were flat out stupid with these goofy springs on the bottom that were supposed to assist in their ejection... That's one I do NOT miss.