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Springfield Armory SA-35 Full Review
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Springfield Armory SA-35 Full Review
The Springfield Armory SA-35 keeps the best qualities of the classic Browning Hi-Power while incorporating modern improvements.

Springfield Armory SA-35 (Handguns photo)
By Guns Buyer USA

It’s difficult for me to be excited about a new handgun design. Don’t get me wrong, the semiautos being produced today are the finest defensive and competitive handguns ever devised. Most of them, though, are tools, and they lack any soul from my perspective. To me, a firearm is more than the functional sum of its parts; it is the history, engineering and craftsmanship that make it special.

Imagine my joy when I received word that Springfield Armory was redesigning one of the greatest handguns of all time — the Browning Hi Power/FN P-35. Springfield Armory’s new SA-35 combines the best qualities of this combat classic with some modern improvements to keep it relevant in the 21st century. Why is this such a big deal? Allow me to put things into perspective.

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Hi-Power History
Just after the First World War, the Belgian firm Fabrique Nationale (FN) commissioned none other than John Moses Browning to design a handgun to meet the French military’s criteria for a new service handgun. Browning worked on the pistol until his death in 1929, and the project was completed by FN’s Dieudonné Saive. The gun that emerged from this meeting of two brilliant minds was decades ahead of its time. The P-35’s staggered, dual-column magazine, developed by Saive, gave it nearly double the capacity of the 1911 and the Luger.

Production began in 1935, hence the P-35 designation. Thanks to Browning’s role in the project, the P-35 was better known as the Browning Hi Power in the United States. More than 1.5 million were produced over a period of 82 years, and FN discontinued production in 2018.

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Though it may seem like just a footnote today, the Browning P-35 was arguably the most successful combat handgun of the 20th century. The P-35 was issued to both Axis and Allied troops during World War II, and it was used by the militaries of more than 50 nations throughout the world for several decades.

Its users included some extremely elite units. The British Special Air Service, the FBI’s Hostage Rescue Team and members of the CIA’s clandestine service were all issued P-35s. The design was popular in competitive circles as well. In 1977, future Olympian Dave Westerhout won the IPSC world championship shooting a P-35, besting a field of 1911 shooters in the process.

Beyond its historical significance, this handgun holds a special place in my heart. My first centerfire pistol was a Browning Hi Power Mk III P-35, purchased new around 1993. When I received my concealed-carry permit five years later, the P-35 was the pistol I carried. I didn’t feel handicapped by the aging design then, and I wouldn’t today.

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