I agree with a good deal of what you are saying…but Not in this particular case regarding the Girsan Hi Power MC P35.
My friends Pistol is Clearly off its mark. His Co-worker is a former SAS Officer whom can shoot a Hi Power like nobody’s business. He can frame a house nail driving with his ,then grab my friends Girsan and Not be able to hit water if he fell out of a boat.
Im seeing Girsan P35’s starting to show up in multiples in the Used gun cases , something I’ve not seen with their 1911 or Beretta clone. I think a Common thread has been established on this one.
I own all three examples of the Girsan in this thread… and in No case would I rate them equal too or superior to the next pier product…and noway close to the Original in a 3 way comparison.
Your mileage obviously varies to the other direction.
Yep, MCP35 Select 1
Have the standard mcp35 also, but no pic at the moment.
Bought the standard first and went back for this one later… the select 1 doesn’t get much use.
Just like looking at it lol.
Legitimately the only differences are the checkered walnut grips, black barrel, the gold accents/controls & the black finish on the select 1 is “glossier”…. Also the $250 +/- price difference.
It was a Davidson’s/EAA collaboration for Davidson’s.
The standard is all black finish & controls.
The synthetic grips are checkered also but also have a thumb rest where the wood grips on the other doesn’t.
It’s easy to test. Like I said, put any two guns in a Ransom Rest, put five rounds thru each. Same ammo. The variance will be within a couple millimeters at 25 yards. 99% of the time.
Every shooter regardless of their experience, is different. Different hands, familiarity with one pistol or another, muscle memory, and so on. When I was actively competing, I was doing a lot of my own mods and tuning. So I dropped some major coin for a Ransom Rest.
After about 12 years busting that ‘accuracy’ myth, I have only once found one pistol that would not shoot straight. By shooting buddies over the years would swear the gun they just bought was f-ed up. So we would test that. Expensive guns, cheap guns, and everything in between.
The point is, accuracy is almost assured on every commercial gun you can buy today. If you can’t hit a barn door using good quality ammo, it ain’t the gun. But that doesn’t mean everyone in that scenario lacks marksmanship skills - although that’s often the case with poor carpenters who blame their hammer. In many cases, it’s simply the gun isn’t right for the guy shooting it.
I second that. I’ve had good experiences with several Girsans. Not pretty but they run well.
I wouldn’t consider any HiPower a good choice for a range gun either. I also have the Springfield 35 and I like it.
Military handguns are designed to go bang reliably, not win matches. If you want to spend the money to ‘accurize’ them they can and will perform well.
Hand fitted 1911s like Wilson or others in that league or 2011s like the Staccato, BUL or Prodigy are a better choice for competing than any HiPower.
Like I said before, most modern guns are accurate beyond the ability of the person shooting it. If there’s something wrong with the gun, that’s a different story
In many cases, it’s simply the gun isn’t right for the guy shooting it.