 Hey there friends, thanks for checking in today. We're looking at a Springfield Armory SA 35 This is a copy of the original Browning high power now the Browning high power was discontinued in 2018 now we see manufacturers like Springfield come out with the SA 35. Why is it called the SA 35? Well, the high power was first named the P 35 SA Springfield Armory 35 makes sense. Let's roll through some of the specs and features with this handgun then we'll compare it to the Browning high power Mark III It's a steel frame 4.7 inch barrel full-size handgun with 15 round mags I have a lot to say as to how it compares. It's very very interesting. It has a Thumb safety right there in the same place that the Browning does a little different hammer We're going to talk about that. It has a matte blued slide throughout and it very much mimics the high power black serrated rear sights pendant front dot Single action trigger pull that will operate without the magazine Inserted in the pistol, which is a bit different, but the single action trigger Is pretty nice the reset Is right there almost a full position It shock rated the range. I was very pleasantly surprised because I wasn't sure what to expect It didn't take long at all. You just sink that dot into those serrated black rear sights And it was very accurate and I was happy with it and it felt great So how does this differ from a Browning high power Mark III? This by the way was discontinued in early of 2018 and this was released in early of 2022 so that's that's how It all worked out with the timelines discontinued And at one time this was selling for 1200 dollars. It's gone up in price since they discontinued it. Believe it or not I don't know that anybody thought that manufacturers like Springfield like fn who originally owned Browning maybe still does. I'm not sure and Gearsan would make copies now. I checked out the Fn very expensive 1200 1300 dollars. This has an msrp of 799 this Mark III was going for that amount now The couple things about this it ships with a this is a 10 round mag It also has a 13 round mag and that's where they got the name high power Back in the day when by the way, this was browning's last design. He didn't Make it all the way through life. He died before this was finally realized But the the thought here was to get a double stack magazine, which is Considered high power additional rounds, but they made a single action Full-size 9 millimeter handgun. It does have a magazine disconnect and With that we will see the single action trigger pull the pull is much heavier with the browning And I've always enjoyed it. I've had it for a while the value of this has skyrocketed Since the discontinuation in 2018 But then we have copies here and if this is anything like the coal python the originals will Increase in value. I have a python and it it's shot up in value since colt started producing them again Very differently by the way colt produced them But these are very similar if you look at just that profile right there. You'll see it's similar This has it shined to it. This has a matte black But let's start with the magazine springfield makes a 15 round magazine already talked about this being a 30 or 10 and a 13 round mag This is a 10 round mag, but I also have mech guard mech guards been making these for years These mags will work with each other a mech guard 15 round mag works just fine and it'll also work with the SA 35 you notice that didn't Drop freely that drops freely more modern gun the grips on the SA 35 are actually more traditional high power than The polymer grips on the mark 3 Original high power. This is kind of cool. It's got those black lines in the wood checker grips That's actually more original than The polymer, but if we look at the thumb safety We will see that this is on the left side of the pistol with the original high power It is ambidextrous also Springfield made it a little wider. So they They custom the SA 35 for some modern features So it's it's not ambidextrous, but it's a bit wider easier to engage and disengage if we look at the slide stop Take down pin. We'll see that they're similar the the style of the trigger is similar And the overall barrel length is similar if we look at the hammer one of the problems See this won't fire without the magazine one of the issues people had with the High power they said hammer bite where that hammer would come down and bite the webbing other hand I have never had that happen, but several people have Complained about it. So Springfield made a ring hammer And some of the later high powers did that as well So that's a that's a difference with these two models. Anyways, we look at the slide serrations very similar with each We'll look at the business end a little Little different there. We can see the Springfield here has that Outer casing with the well, they both do spring fields a little more pronounced And then the sights are different here We have lines with the browning and a front square and with the spring fields We have serrated black with a front dot all right the price is very different, but the most Noticable difference is the single action trigger. I'll go ahead and put the mag back in Okay, it's in The single action trigger is very heavy. There are aftermarket parts to lighten up the trigger a lot of people Complained about that, but the trigger is very heavy It's close to nine pounds if you would believe that the Springfield trigger and I don't need a mag in there is closer to five and a half pounds A couple times I measured it at five and a quarter pounds reset almost a full position. No over travel Nice looking if we look at the fore ends here, we'll see outside of the gloss it is very Similar and the weight is let's do a quick weight comparison. We have an unloaded SA 35 It's weighing in at 31 7 8 ounces will round up to 32 even and then here we have the browning high power mark 3 31 and 3 quarters ounces So you can see how close these are from the original And then the the copy with the SA 35 both these pistols are disassembled look at the frame That is an incredible copy You wouldn't notice the difference If you didn't know this was the Springfield SA 35 and this was the mark 3 that is an incredible copy. We'll look at the slides Same deal. It's identical. I guess that's what a copy is. They shouldn't be surprised but You know, it's kind of surprising How neat it looks here are the barrels The same Okay, Springfield a little more shiny It's newer. The only thing I noticed it was different And it's not the guide rod GI style guide rod that looks the same But the recoil spring on the Springfield a little bit longer See that and the springs are a little bit wider with the mark 3 and then the takedown lever slide stop is pretty identical With each other. So there is the review of the SA 35 as well as a comparison with the browning high power mark 3 I expected them to shoot similarly, but the heavier trigger with the mark 3 Wasn't as accurate for me as the lighter trigger five and a quarter pounds with the SA 35 This the last time I had it out at the range. I had some ejection issues I was a bit concerned, but it fed fire and ejected everything just fine. So I was happy about that No issue with the handgun must have been an ammo issue the last time I was out with it But this this really worked well, and I'm very much pleased with it I I think they did a great job with the copy and I look forward to More rounds and even comparisons. Maybe I'll do a range comparison with these two I think that would be pretty cool, but I certainly enjoyed this I hope you did too. If you like videos like this, please subscribe and share I always appreciate thumbs up button. Thanks for watching and you guys be safe