Browning Hi Power w/SFS Reliability Report...
Posted: Sun Aug 20, 2006 7:51 pm
Hello. I do not have an SFS-equipped Hi Power but was contacted a while back by a fellow who was going to shoot one quite a bit and report back on his observations. With his permission, I am posting his email report here:
" I said I would report after twenty five matches how the "system" was holding up. Well it has been only 15 matches so this is an "interim" report. After about 1900 rounds there was never a failure of the pistol or the SFS system on the range. I've passed over 1000 presentations from the holster flipping off the safety to see if the hammer would spring back every time. Without fail the hammer comes back to the full cock position. As you advise changing out recoil springs around 2000 rounds, I thought I would test two products at once. I have ordered a Sprinco recoil system and I'll report how the SFS system and this product does after another 15 matches. As a "side note", I have the three other observations so far. One, I have not been able to deliberately brush up against anything and off the safety. Two, a VAST number of people when seeing it with the "hammer down" assume the pistol is not ready to fire. Finally, the 1911 makes a distinct "click" when thumbing off the safety, whereas most BHP's do not. The SFS system does make an "audible" noise in an otherwise quite room. The "way around this" is to hold the thumb of the weak hand behind the hammer and "ease" it back while holding the thumb safety down. There is no half cock notch to stop the hammer from going "silently" to the rear. I'll contact you again when I have more to report. If you have any questions, just drop me a line.
I hope our SFS Hi Power users find this man's first-hand observations useful.
Best.
" I said I would report after twenty five matches how the "system" was holding up. Well it has been only 15 matches so this is an "interim" report. After about 1900 rounds there was never a failure of the pistol or the SFS system on the range. I've passed over 1000 presentations from the holster flipping off the safety to see if the hammer would spring back every time. Without fail the hammer comes back to the full cock position. As you advise changing out recoil springs around 2000 rounds, I thought I would test two products at once. I have ordered a Sprinco recoil system and I'll report how the SFS system and this product does after another 15 matches. As a "side note", I have the three other observations so far. One, I have not been able to deliberately brush up against anything and off the safety. Two, a VAST number of people when seeing it with the "hammer down" assume the pistol is not ready to fire. Finally, the 1911 makes a distinct "click" when thumbing off the safety, whereas most BHP's do not. The SFS system does make an "audible" noise in an otherwise quite room. The "way around this" is to hold the thumb of the weak hand behind the hammer and "ease" it back while holding the thumb safety down. There is no half cock notch to stop the hammer from going "silently" to the rear. I'll contact you again when I have more to report. If you have any questions, just drop me a line.
I hope our SFS Hi Power users find this man's first-hand observations useful.
Best.