New Project - P35

[BLR]

Bill, rumor has it that FN has introduced one or two polymer components into the mix on recent-production Hi Powers-any confirmation of this vis-a-vis your detailed tear-down, and how you anticipate they'll affect reliability/durability?

Best, Jon

Nothing on this, or any of my GPs are plastic.

What'd they change?

I'm staring at the Warner ignition and extractor parts right now. Pics asap. I really like them.

And anyone shooting a GP should have one of his flat bottom firing pin stops in their gun.

[Magic_Salad0892]

I'm still considering a Hi-Power project of my own. So this thread has my interest. I'll have to look at the Warner ignition parts.

Bill, will this be a full custom build project documented here?

[WilsonCombatRep]

I am giddy with breathless anticipation.

[Clobbersaurus]

Couldn't have picked a better new project. Will be following this thread closely.

[warpedcamshaft]

Hi-Powers just fascinate me... The history of groups like SAS and FBI HRT with the Hi-Power is really interesting.

I was able to fire my first Hi-Power late last year, and found the experience extremely interesting...

I'm really enjoying these threads... First class content for sure.

[JAD]

I've been toting mine in a brand new Shaggy lately.

[Chefdog]

Both this thread, and the 229 thread, make me wish I'd stayed in engineering school. This stuff is fascinating to me, and these threads are addictive. Thanks for letting us follow these projects and providing such detail and explanation.

[Dave Williams]

[QUOTE=warpedcamshaft;202326]The history of groups like SAS and FBI HRT with the Hi-Power is really interesting. [QUOTE]

Yes me too. There's a great thread on HRT P35s on M4C.

[BLR]

3 types of barrel: New KKM (gorgeous rifling, btw), new 2 piece, and old 2 piece



Note the variations in the lower foot? I have yet to see a "new" 2 piece break a foot off.



3 types of FPS. Chuck Warner flat bottom, Warner billet, and factory MIM.



3 types of sear - left to right, factory cast, C&S, and Warner.



From another vantage.





Warner rowel vs C&S rowel (C&S is black)



Extractors:





Warner on the left, factory on the right.



Thumb safety, C&S and factory ambi

[BLR]

More barrel pics:







What P35 sights should look like.