Over the weekend I stumbled across this Springfield SA-35 in a gun shop. I’ve been wanting to see and handle one, since they were introduced a couple of years ago. The trigger is much better than I expected, breaking crisply with only a hint of take up. It measures 5.25 lbs on my trigger gauge.
Over the last couple of days, I’ve put a couple hundred rounds through it, shooting steel silhouettes on my backyard range. It’s extremely easy to shoot and off hand at 15 yds, I can consistently put 15 rds into a group the size of my fist. I didn’t experience any function failures and the empty brass all landed within in a five foot circle.
The best part was the lack of hammer bite that I‘ve experienced with the Hi-Powers I’ve owned and shot.
The only down side is the finish. It’s a smooth parkerized type finish. Better than a lot of parkerized guns I’ve handled but nothing close to the beautiful blue on the Browning Grande Puissance.
It’s not a beauty queen but it‘s a shooter and definitely a keeper. Springfield got it right.
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