Old Tomcat
Alpha
I was thinking of .40 S&W myself, but I'd take a .45 ACP!
First Look: Polished Blued SA-35 9mm
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Dobbinsky
Master Class
Too bad. I love this design.
4rchangel
Operator
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 frameHello 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/.
...Yes, I'm an 80's guy...
halfmoonclip
Alpha
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
Moon
Talyn
Emissary
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.
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4rchangel
Operator
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.
meistermash
Alpha
Look Tanfoglio makes two frame sizes.
The Tanfoglio is based off the CZ which is based off the hi power.
I see no reason we can't have a 10mm.
The Tanfoglio is based off the CZ which is based off the hi power.
I see no reason we can't have a 10mm.
Talyn
Emissary
#1 - The CZ75 is not based off the BHP. That's an old-wives tale.
#2 - The EAA Tangfolios on the outside "look" like the CZ75's, but the internals are simplified and all different. No parts compatibility.
#3 - The reason why you can't have a 10mm BHP is the original BHP design can't handle the extra power of the 10MM Auto, the grip front to back length is too short since the 10mm is longer, and because of that the slide would have to be redesigned since the ejection port is too small.
The .40 S&W did fit but FN/Browning still had to beef up up the original design to handle it.
Those are the reason you can't have the 10mm Auto in the original BHP design, so contact a manufacturer (SA?) and ask them to design a completely new BHP "look-alike" chambered in 10mm Auto.
BTW - I've had two EAA Witness's (Tangfolios) in 10mm and 38 Super and they had a larger (front-to-back) grip than the 9mms in order to accommodate those two cartridges.
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meistermash
Alpha
Yeah I know all that that's actually true, but it could be done.
Btw I own all these we are talking about except the 40 hi power. thanks.
Btw I own all these we are talking about except the 40 hi power. thanks.
Talyn
Emissary
There's a .40 BHP Practical for sale on Guns.com if you have the coin.
Dobbinsky
Master Class
The more I look at the polished blue, the more I may need one! Springfield has really upped its game over the years, probably more so than Colt or S&W. I would like to stop seeing people refer to Springfield as "Made in America" though. Much of it is, not all. Regardless, it remains a top-notch company.
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