Yes Please!
https://www.springfield-armory.com/sa-3 ... m-handgun/
Actually affordable
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
2Nice!
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
3They really knocked the ball out of the park with this one. This new HP seems to have addressed most of the complaints people tend to have about HP's. I'm generally not much for "new" guns, but this one really has my attention.
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
4I’ve really not paid attention to the complaints about the original HP. What exactly were they?FrontSight wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:52 am They really knocked the ball out of the park with this one. This new HP seems to have addressed most of the complaints people tend to have about HP's. I'm generally not much for "new" guns, but this one really has my attention.
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
5From one review of the new one, there was Hammer Bite and Safety Lever function were the biggest.
There are improvements, better sites, beveled mag well, and forged frame and slide.
There are improvements, better sites, beveled mag well, and forged frame and slide.
Never confuse knowledge with intelligence.
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
6Most common complaints...sikacz wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:56 amI’ve really not paid attention to the complaints about the original HP. What exactly were they?FrontSight wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 9:52 am They really knocked the ball out of the park with this one. This new HP seems to have addressed most of the complaints people tend to have about HP's. I'm generally not much for "new" guns, but this one really has my attention.
The magazine safety was universally disliked; its gone
The safeties from pretty much all makers (with one exception), from all eras just sucked. The Springfield safety lever is the best ever put on a HP.
Grips - Std HP grips are just horrible; yet the HP still feels great in your hand. With proper grips its just amazing!
Sights - Pre-MK III HP's had very small sights. This one appears to have a Novak dovetail in the rear, and MK III dovetail up front; NICE!! However, the stock sights on the SA are VERY nice.
Serial number - BHP's often have the serial number stamped on the front strap of the grip, making it nearly impossible to texture the front strap.
Hammer - The ring hammer has a pretty bad reputation for biting people, which is why FN switched to the spur hammer in the '60's. The ring hammer on the SA has been re-designed so it doesn't bite.
“I think there’s a right-wing conspiracy to promote the idea of a left-wing conspiracy”
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
7Hi on the bucket list. Oh wait, only in 9mm? Pass
“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing,”
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
8Fortunately I still have a few of the clones here so not really tempted. But it certainly is the most interesting thing to come out of Springfield since the licensed the HS2k.
To be vintage it must be older than me!
The next gun I buy will be the next to last gun I ever buy. PROMISE!
jim
The next gun I buy will be the next to last gun I ever buy. PROMISE!
jim
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
9Shame it’s not ambidextrous.
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
10One of my clones is.
To be vintage it must be older than me!
The next gun I buy will be the next to last gun I ever buy. PROMISE!
jim
The next gun I buy will be the next to last gun I ever buy. PROMISE!
jim
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
11.
Last edited by lurker on Sun Oct 31, 2021 5:32 pm, edited 1 time in total.
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
12Very nice, but we'll likely never see it on the CA Roster. I'll fondle one next time I'm out of state
"Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
13I've got my eye on these. I have a 1986 model BHP and would love to try one of these new ones.FlyGuy wrote: Thu Oct 28, 2021 6:25 am Yes Please!
https://www.springfield-armory.com/sa-3 ... m-handgun/
Actually affordable
Re: Springfield now producing Hi-Powers
14I have a Browning model from mid 2000s. Removed the mag safety many years ago. One of my favorite guns in the stable. Will keep an eye out for a Springfield model, though.
Mark