Historically, the Browning Hipower used a magazine disconnect safety that prevented the gun from firing if no magazine was inserted. The Springfield design removes that feature.

Sheriff, I just discovered your channel yesterday and have watched several of your videos. This one is a great exposition on the history of these firearms and your evaluation of the SA. Please keep up the good work! Also, thank you for your many years of service to the public. Sheriffs, as elected officials that represent their constituents, may turn out to be the last and best defense of our freedoms. God bless your work.

Great video Sheriff!! Keep it up I found this very informative as a man in his late 30s who has been carrying a firearm since I was 22 I always tell others your never to old to learn something new thank you from Waynesboro PA!!!

Please do another episode. Very good job. Thanks.

Sheriff, I first want to thank you for your service sir. And yes i carry the 1911 daily, trained on it and trust my life on it as well. John Browning I feel saved lives over several generations. Just wanted to say "Thanks" ! And i will subscribe !

Sheriff Matt, glad I found your channel. Have been enjoying the content. I moved to MO recently. I use the VA in MX and bought my first firearm (in MO) at Grafs just down the road. Thanks again, Y’all be safe out there sir.

@SheriffMattOller

4 ай бұрын

Welcome to Missouri!

@AMXSShirt

4 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOller Thank you Sir. We love it here. Best

@jamesjoelsumpter7710

3 ай бұрын

Awesome content, by Experience, Period !

The Hi-power fits my hand like no other firearm. just like it was made for me. thanks for the review. You have reached to Arizona so your getting out there.

@colt10mmsecurity68

3 ай бұрын

If you love the Hi Power’s feel, you’ll also love the CZ 75B or BD model as well! It’s very “Hi Power-esq” influenced.

I grew up around firearms I think I was weaned on a Remington RAND 1911 in 1960. Could have been a baby Browning I was small at that time. Really enjoyed this video. Would love to see more of this content. Past few years I move slow in the mornings. After getting broadsided on my motorcycle buy a F350. 8 breaks on left leg alone. Plus arm ribs you get the idea. Forced me to retire early. Your videos are now part of my morning coffee and stretching routine along with videos from Ian MacCallum from forgotten weapons. Started on 1911s at age 6 1966. Same year started riding dirt bikes. USMC 80-86. SASS competitor for 12years. Was sponsored by the Grant boys Costa Mesa California after they heard I was competing. And donated reloading supplies. Keep up the great work. And thank you. FYI, SPEER makes capsule's for snake loads in different calibers.

I own this gun. When Springfield first came out with it, I couldn't find one. I'm glad I waited because the early versions had issues. Mine is a great shooter. I've got two issues with it, I wish the rear sight wasn't blacked out and the safety seems a bit mushy. I've got a nice leather holster with a thumb break and the safety will not stay on when the thumb break is snapped. A more positive click on the safety and tritium inserts on the sights would make this gun close to perfect.

Anybody that quotes Rooster Cogburn has gotta be a standup guy! Great video, I just bought one.

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

Right on!

@frankhinkle5772

3 ай бұрын

Amen!

Just found your channel, definitely plan to watch more. I thoroughly enjoy your lack of arrogance and easy way. Grew up learning in the late 70s-80s from my WW2 Army vet grandpa. 10/22, ACE 1911 .22 and later his Marlin 30/30 and the .45 1911. Always liked the Hi power the couple times I got to shoot it, just bought a SA-35 recently. I’ve already put 950 rounds through it getting ready to make it one of my carry guns.

Great job SHERIFF. I subscribed and will be watching. I spent 12 years in a State/FED Drug Task Force. My first undercover gun was a Charter Arms .38. I feel the pain.

Great job! Awesome explanation of the design and the history was awesome to hear as well. Thanks!!

Great Video. People who are frightened by a shoulder holster need to relax. 👍👍👍💥

Thank you for the history lesson. I enjoy your content. God bless you and yours

Great job Sheriff! Loved the background and the quotes. Just liked and followed from Louisiana. I live about 20 minutes from Clark’s Custom guns. Looking forward to your next video.

That was a very good first video. it was actually a very good tenth video. I'm a long time 1911 shooter and I learned some things watching this video. The SA35 does shoot! Thanks.

Great work on a very nice video featuring a John Browning work of art. The Hi-Power is a a good example of form and function. I’m retired law enforcement, and I owned a number of them over the years - fantastic pistols. I was really excited when Springfield Armory reintroduced them. I’ve been waiting to purchase one and I’m ready to pick up a SA-35. Good luck with your KZread channel, I think you’re on the way of having a successful channel. Thanks for putting the video up. Take care and stay safe.

@AirborneMOC031

2 ай бұрын

Except JMB had very little to do with the design and development of the Fn High Power. Dieudonné Saive was involved from the inception wrapped around his double stack magazine design until it went into production years after JMB died.

Nice, I bought one about a year ago and only have about 400 rounds of my 124gr coated LRs though it. It has run fine but was not as comfortable to shoot as my Browning HP that came with Pachmayr grips and seem to fit my large hands better. I have since installed a set on the SA-35, but have not fired it with them yet. I am a trigger snob and like flat triggers. It also has a slight amount of creep, which is not an issue for combat shooting, but as a range gun I want to work on. At some point I plan on installing the Apex trigger kit, Action Enhancement Trigger Kit for the Springfield SA-35, which may eliminate the creep and give me a flat trigger. Mine will only be a range gun, but I feel it will work fine in any application. Enjoy.

@SheriffMattOller

3 ай бұрын

The HP trigger is prone to some mush and creep just because of the design. Unlike most triggers, there's a lot of moving parts between the trigger and the hammer, and the major component is up in the slide instead of the frame.

Thanks for the review Sheriff. I have one of these, and they are still quite rare in Australia 🇦🇺. It’s a great interpretation of the Hi-Power. Regarding the shoulder holster, as a police recruit in 1996, we had to qualify on the shoulder holster with a Smith model 10.

Nice job. Love the input of Law Enforcement. Very interested in your take on .32 caliber as carry.

Had a Hipower for yrs.. lost it.. cruising Gshops for yrs..ordered this Springfield..about $700.00 told dealer wanted it to replace my Browning.. !! Says i got 1 in recently..! Let me see it.. Excellent to Mint.. its mine.. now

Thank you for the great video

Another excellent video. The 1911 type firearm is a natural pointing firearm, whereas in my view, Glock's with their flat top slide and gritty tri-safety trigger are not intuitive, should a life and death situation arise. In Australia, Police cannot choose their duty weapon. Therefore, Sheriff you are fortunate to have as your companion and protector, a gun you know and love.

@colt10mmsecurity68

3 ай бұрын

What are you talking about? The Glock has saved countless lives and is the number one selling pistol now worldwide for civilians, militaries and police agencies. When you point your finger at somebody and at shoulder level, your wrist is at an angle that Gaston Glock designed his pistol around. About a 22* angle. “It’s natural.”

Thanks for the video Sheriff!

I’m still considering the purchase of one of these SA 35 Hi Powers.

Reached Pittsburgh,Pa nice gun and enjoyed the video👍

The Springfield Armory version of the Browning Hi Power has a couple of other modifications. One it has a better "tuned" trigger. Does not have the magazine disconnect like the original Browning Hi Power. Also the barrel is one piece. Original Browning Hi Power barrels have the chamber throat portion pressed into the barrel assembly. Also, Springfield Armory doesn't say so, but their new Hi Power clone is manufactured in Turkey. It has no MIM parts and if it was U.S. manufactured with all steel forged parts it would be $1000.00++ or so. A non-MIM hand-fitted all steel forged parts U.S. made 1911 is at least $2500.00 and up.

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

The trigger is better, but that's likely due to the absence of the mag disconnect, as that system was tied in to the trigger. There are other subtle modifications. All in all, I think Springfield got this right.

@williamryan9195

5 ай бұрын

Call Springfield and ask them about where it's made and they will tell you different. Made In USA. I would not be surprised if some of the parts were from Tisas factory.

Nice looking clone Matt! I love my BHP (Turkish Clone). Ty Matt

Just found your channel...good shit man..keep it up..and be safe out there brother

Hey Buddy; well you got it out of MO. I watched it hear in Eastern NC. I’ve been a Deputy Sheriff for 21 years and am with ya on the shoulder holster. My back is shot if I wear a duty rig all day.

@SheriffMattOller

3 ай бұрын

The average person don't understand the back issues cops have.......

Great video. Really like the Hi Power platform and have the Girsan MC P35 Match. Great shout-out to Graf's too!

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

There is a reason I own four Browning HPs. Much preferred to Glock type pistols. Also Carty the 1911. Congrats on your accolades to JB. Today's youth only know Glock. Hell, I prefer a Smith 59 to a Glock, and I have a G17. Of course I have been shooting for 50+ years. Nicely done sir.

The Hipower initially had an internal extractor, like the 1911.

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

You are correct, it did, but later FN changed the design so less "tuning" was needed. A smart move IMHO.

@Not_on_u_tub

5 ай бұрын

@SheriffMattOller I agree. Interesting point follows. As you mentioned, the 1911, though a great gun, is rather high maintenance. Yet, the US Army does not instruct nor require the disassembly of the slide, other than barrel and recoil system, (with regard to 1911 maintenance), as part of operator maintenance. It was considered unit armored maintenance, generally as part of supply. As such, the maintenance would generally never occur beyond an operator (shooter) squirting WD-40 into the holes for the firing pin and extractor, which inevitably gunked up. When I transitioned, enlisted to officer ( from combat medic to combat engineer and light infantry), I always picked up the additional duty as unit supply officer. That allowed me to take responsibility for firearms maintenance. With that, I would pull as many personnel as needed to instruct and complete proper maintenance as needed. In addition, I took the responsibilities as the unit handgun instructor. Suddenly, the unreliable 1911s with supposedly bad magazines became reliable. Suddenly, everyone wanted to qualify on the 1911. Having gunked up slides and un-maintained extractors made the 1911 unreliable and seemed to indicate they had bad magazines. The reality was that the extractors were just along for the ride and resulted in almost constant jamming.

@Not_on_u_tub

5 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOller Another wild point. One of my Hipowers is a Nazi Hipower made at FNH in Belgium around 1944, during/under German occupation. It has an internal extractor. The Nazis invaded Belgium in 1940. The subsequent manufactured guns had Nazi markings until the end of the war in 1945. Most people never think about that. It is strange to see on such a gun.

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

@@Not_on_u_tub yeah...... WD40 is the devil! That stuff should never, ever see a firearm.

Greetings from Alaska. Just saw one in my local gun store yesterday and wanted to see what people were saying about them. Looks like I'm gonna spend some money today.

I just found your channel. I have to admit, I had no idea where Audrain county was before I looked it up after watching your first video on my suggested feed. I am originally from Saint Clair County, Illinois, not far from St. Louis, Missouri, and have some familiarity with eastern Missouri. I share your enthusiasm for firearms. I was a police officer for 26 years, but have retired and emigrated to Texas to escape the crazy politics in Illinois. My wife and I considered retiring to Missouri, but wanted warmer winter weather. Missouri is a great state and you are a great ambassador for the state. Keep making videos, get you a regular camera for the task, and have fun. Stay safe, brother.

@SheriffMattOller

4 ай бұрын

I was born and raised in St. Clair County and started my LE career there with the SCCSO. Was a deputy there from 94-96........ small world

@johndilday1846

4 ай бұрын

A great option for you as a duty piece could be a CZ pistol. They make a lot of different models and they are reasonably priced. I love my CZ75, and they make a decocker model in addition to models that can be carried cocked and locked.

@johndilday1846

4 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOller oh wow. I started my career with the Saint Clair County Sheriff’s Department as a corrections deputy in 1989, then got a job with the City of O’Fallon as a police officer, staying there until I retired in 2016. Small world, indeed.

@SheriffMattOller

4 ай бұрын

@johndilday1846 my Bro in law was an OFallon copper. Started in 77 and went to the CSX Railroad Police in 82.

@johndilday1846

4 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOller Wow. What is his name? I probably heard of him. O’Fallon didn’t have too many officers at the time I started.

Great video, everything is shown in reverse, ejection port on left, etc.

@SheriffMattOller

4 ай бұрын

Forgot to flip the video......

I still have a Bianchi shoulder rig that I’ve had since the 90s. There’s still a place for them.

As a NYer who firmly believes in the 2nd Amendment, it’s so refreshing that a well spoken Law Enforcement Officer is pro gun and proactive in making sure their residents are well informed around firearms and self defense. Wish your county offered non-resident CCWs, id love to have yours in my collection as tribute to your professionalism and 2A commitment.

thanks for the review! Be sure to make sure your video isn't flipped. The gun is all backwards and looks left-handed Haha! ♥

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

Still learning....... not super tech savvy, but it'll all come together about the time I've reviewed the last gun in the safe.......LOL

Great job Sheriff

Love my browning mk3 hi power! I carry it or my sr1911. No plastic for me! (Mainly because i havent found one that fits me right, or have sorry triggers)

Beautiful.

I carried a 1911 for two and a half years every day In the appendix position cocked and locked with Hornady Critical Duty .45ACP. I actually carried that same Kimber you held up I think. Only thing I don't like about the Kimber's is how fast the finish wears off. Mine was looking ruff after 2.5 years in and out of the holster. If I get another ill probably cerakote the slide black. I was thinking about buying my first Hi-power though so I was looking at this one.

Nice video sheriff very nice thanks for the lesson just subscribed today running out of vids P.S. IM IN NEVADA

Here’s the rest of the story…. Dieudonné Saive actually finished 80% of the design of the Hi Power, 8 1/2 years after the death of John Browning. John Browning only came up with about 20% of the concept of the pistol before all of the components were completely designed. Dieudonné Saive really deserves more credit for the overall design and production of the P.35 Hi Power than his “boss” gets to this very day. In fact, Saive invented the true “double stack” 9mm magazine that his boss at the time (Browning) was adamantly opposed to designing and producing while at FN. It wasn’t until the French Government wanted a procurement of production for a high capacity 9mm service pistol concept at the time. Well as usual with big corporations to this day, it’s always the “little guy” (Saive) who engineered something, that explodes with success for the company and of course, someone else “higher up” the food chain takes all the credit and accolades. So when the French pressed for what they wanted, John Browning took his underling’s concept and started work on a gun around the 9mm double stack magazine. Sadly, JMB died shortly thereafter and with his unfinished “blue prints” left mainly on the drawing board table for Dieudonné Saive to finish the project. There’s a section with a timeline and story behind the Hi Power at the incredible “Musée de l'Armée” in Paris France.

Sheriff Oller I love your videos. You would get along good with Sheriff Ford in Bay County, FL.

CDNN Has the P35 selling for under $500 as of 3-18-24. In multiple finishes.

Good video sir.

Good job , you know Browning

You sound like a good boss.

I carried a few different shoulder holsters for close to two decades flying with my department’s air support unit. I ended up with the best one ever made, by Black Hills Leather. (The same model shoulder rig all the military aircrews bought themselves when stationed in Afghanistan by the way). My biggest fear was when I was down and grabbing lunch or whatnot, wearing a flight suit and a shoulder holster. The shoulder holster is grossly piss poor for weapons retention. It’s not like the modern Safariland Sam Brown level III or IV retention holster. The shoulder holster’s thumb snap is so easy to get to from the bad guy’s perspective. Forget about getting into a fight with a shoulder holster too. That’s a nightmare trying to keep the bad guy’s hands away from your gun at chest level. Sheriff, I hope you carry a BUG that you can get to with your non-gun hand quickly and in addition to the shoulder holster. Personally my preferred BUG was an Airweight J-Frame and I didn’t go a day without it while donning a shoulder rig. Heck who am I kidding, I always had a BUG on me for 34 years on the dept, regardless of the assignment.

@SheriffMattOller

3 ай бұрын

I carry a 5 shot in a DeSantis 044 ankle rig if I have long pants on. Have for 25 years.

@colt10mmsecurity68

3 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOllerGood deal. Hey whatever works for the individual. For me, an ankle holster didn’t work. I didn’t feel that I could access it fast enough and without bending down to reach it if I was tangled up wrestling with a suspect. But that was just me. I know guys that love the ankle holster method. I carried the air weight in the left front pants pocket inside a thin pocket holster. My duty weapon was on the right side. One gun for each hand.

Was also curious what shoulder holster you were using? I like them also!

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

Galco Miami Classic. I may do something just on holsters someday. I prefer leather in most applications, and my go to companies are Galco, DeSantis and 1791 for plain clothes and Davis Leather in Oklahoma for duty.

No doubt the 1911 and Hi-Power are two of my favorite handguns, the ergonomics are very comfortable except the length from the backstrap to the trigger is a little short for my hand on the hi-power but still a favorite of mine, I have a Springfield SA35 I really like and due to my aging body my 1911 in a 45 is hard for me to operate so I have recently gotten one in a 9mm and its a Rock Island but with the release of the Springfield Garrison Commander length I am on the hunt for one through my dealer and am looking forward to one blued in a 9mm, the Springfield is better than the original Hi-Power in my opinion

Great videos, but you ought to figure out how to turn of Mirror Image in your phone so everything doesn't end up backward in your videos.

Love the SA-35. Hey Sheriff, have you ever shot a CZ 75 B (or BD)? If you love the Hi Power, you’ll love the CZ 75 B models too. Get one before CZ decides to discontinue those all metal gems. One day they will stop production and many people will miss out like they did in 2019 when FN discontinued their beautiful Hi Powers. Darn shame too.

Sheriff, where did you get the LH safety from/installed?

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

Sorry....... forgot to flip the video. It's all right handed stuff, just flipped video. I'm still learning........LOL

@karlfsolms4603

5 ай бұрын

NP sir! Still great stuff! Keep it up!

@BenjaminNew-cf6zw

3 ай бұрын

Bh spring solutions carries an ambi safety for it

I absolutely love the 1911 and the browning hi power but if your of the mindset that a hi power is a better 1911 then you should probably be of the mindset that a cz 75 is even better. Not to mention shadow's 1 and 2. I carry a cz 75 SP-01 full sized pistol with a 5.0 inch barrel and a 21 rd magazine and holly shit if you want the best thats it i swear

@SheriffMattOller

6 күн бұрын

I've been eyeballing a CZ75. Sure feels good in the hand.

Sheriff buy a tripod and use a different camera angle. No one likes to look up your nose for half an hour. Otherwise, a very good review.

Shoot more, talk less. The history was concise, I was amazed at the short amount of time between the 1911 and HP design before I got both. I am an old fart too and normal pistols are metal and have a hammer. My SA Garrison seems like it weighs a lb more than the SA-35. Great pistols for the $$, different critters and I love them both.

Does the springfield sa 35 have a intergal locking safety?

@SheriffMattOller

2 ай бұрын

Do you mean an external safety?

@martinmckee3006

2 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOller no the little key to lock your gun so no child can hurt themselves. They were putting in all guns at one time. I call it lawyer friendly they made the gun industry do this to avoid law suits.

@SheriffMattOller

2 ай бұрын

@@martinmckee3006 it does not

@martinmckee3006

2 ай бұрын

Thank you

@martinmckee3006

2 ай бұрын

​@@SheriffMattOllerthank you

Why is the image reversed?

I heard Springfield's hi-power is made in Turkey. Any truth to that?

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

No clue. It's likely Springfield ain't going to tell you, as their guns are typically stamped Geneseo, Illinois, but the XDs were Croatian guns. Hard to say, but if it's reliable, I'm not put off by that.

@patriothippie5881

4 ай бұрын

I was under the impression that the entire XD line was Croatian, but everything else is made in Geneseo

@glenross4308

3 ай бұрын

My understanding is forging are from Tina’s in Turkey. Machining and assembly in US.

@user-xr2pp4nx1v

Ай бұрын

Made inusa

Do we really need to hear your life story to get a gun review?

@SheriffMattOller

5 ай бұрын

There's much more to my life than that little blurb, but I usually like to know the experience of those I'm getting information on a topic about. For instance, I wouldn't want to take advice on which car to buy from an Amish guy that's never driven one........ But hey, maybe you do....... carry on brother!

@johndilday1846

4 ай бұрын

@@SheriffMattOllerDon’t worry about whining. It’s America’s favorite pastime.

@AirborneMOC031

2 ай бұрын

"Do we really need to hear your life story to get a gun review?" Is your life really so lacking in meaning and gratification that you somehow arrived at the idea that viewers on this channel might give you some attention after they stumbled over your post detailing your personal angst on how he chooses to do a video? Hey - you must have a channel you could provide a link to where you show this video creator how it's done, right? No... of course you don't. Your unique talent is whining about something you got that didn't cost you a penny. Maybe we can get a kid to show you how to use the key when browsing through KZread.

@user-xr2pp4nx1v

Ай бұрын

I enjoyed your video