FWIW, the SA 35 does not have a FPB (firing pin block) and is there for not technically drop safe with the hammer down.
If I was to carry it condition 2, I would carry it half cocked.
The new FN BHP is a very different gun, styled similarly as the original. You are correct about there being no parts compatibility.
There's also nothing much by the way of aftermarket parts available for them as they haven't really caught on (high price and new crop of clones being the...
Packing, shipping, driving to FFL, filling out forms... that all equates to work.
Perhaps the guy just wants to sell his gun and not do work.
Or perhaps for idiological reasons, he doesn't want to play the Feds game.
Or... it could be hot or used in a crime.
Or... it could be an ATF sting...
I think they need leadership that already has stature and fortune, accumulated via. years of personal success. Charlton Hesston didn't need a dime of the NRA's money to acquire the good life. He already had it. If anything, standing for the NRA probably cost him $.
I let my membership lapse after it became obvious that Wayne-ol-boy was letting his personal gain trump the best interests of the organizationg.
But I'll never forget that the NRA were the ones that gave us Heller and McDonald... which turned the tide in our favor.
Shoot the gun b4 you tinker, and don't tinker unless there's a specific problem you need to address.
Me thinks your friend is trying to look smart.... but maybe isn't an experienced smith (hobby or pro).
I've only used two FFLs for purchased items. Both are kitchen table type guys, but I've never had a bad experience with either.
But then again, I stopped buying used guns a long time ago.
I love Berry's, but they really do need to double box these things when they don't have an inner plastic case.
I've opened my mailbox to find loose bullets spilling out of the corners of the box in the past.
Agree 100%. I have yet to find a JHP that won't feed reliably in either my modern commander length or full length 1911s (polished feed ramp, throated barrel and enlarged ejection port) when using CMC Power Mags or Tripp Cobra mags.
Your dad had good taste in hand guns and obviously appreciated accuracy.
I think that for it's day, the GCNM was the pinnacle of accuracy in a factory gun.
There are several subtle details inside the GCNM guns of that era, that are different from the non-Gold Cup guns. (I recommend not detail...
There was a window of time that you could get a brandy new Dan Wesson CBOB for $800.
I hemmed and hawed and then that window slammed shut and now the equivalent VBOB runs ~$2K
Agree 100%... the best part is you can see the sear from the but end when the hammer is cocked.... so you can observe the motion and assess how significant it is.
FWIW, my Portugal assembled FN had slight sear motion with safety engaged right from the factory. The hooks on the BHP hammer are...
We all must weigh the risk vs. reward equation for our specific circumstances and priorities.
I myself have long considered the risk of having unauthorized hands having an accident with my firearms, or of engaging a perceived threat only to find it was one of my teenagers (or their friends)...
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