Post by Garyforce Hi guys ….ok next up for review …
THE MARUSHIN BROWNING HI POWER M1935
(pictures below)
Specs Length: 19.5cms / 7 6/8" (muzzle to butt)
Barrel: 12 cm / 4 6/8" (open)
Weight: 395g (approx)
Materials: Heavyweight abs (metal finish) & zinc alloy
Grip: Plastic (not to sure if wood grips are available)
Comments ok ..when I first opened the box I thought …”ooooo this looks good” …and its true the metal finish does make the gun look good
.… the downside is it makes it feel horribly plastic !
…. ..though its comfortable to grip it is extremely light which threw me as well as I like my guns to have a good feel to them.
Loading well …. You release the magazine with my favourite
… the push botton to the left of the trigger
…you prime the carts by unscrewing the bottom of the cart and inserting a 7mm cap face down. … next insert your carts in the magazine up to 13 (one in the pipe) .. and your done
Firing well…..you’ve chambered a round……so pull the trigger
…. You can unload the M1935 in about 3-5 seconds …….. obviously depending on how fast you pull the trigger
As with my other “back firing” model guns (meaning the ones were the caps are back to front) this is loud !
Cleaning First pull the slide back far enough so that the ‘curved’ cut out in the slide aligns with the right hand edge of the slide stop catch. Then from the opposite side of the slide you can push out the stop catch. You should now be able to remove the slide from the gun.
Next flip the slide over and were the hammer would strike you should see to the side a small screw which you need to undo … once you’ve done this you remove the ‘catch’ that’s embedded in the slide(it’s a bit fiddley this part to be honest ! ) ….now you can remove the spring and the barrel.
Next step is to remove the grips and you can then begin to remove the hammer and the trigger
As I have said before …… as you remove the hammer & trigger its important (if not referring to instructions) to make note of how the parts of the hammer & trigger fit together ! and be warned ... putting them back together is a fiddley business !
Next, clean and oil the gun using whatever cleaning solution / oil you prefer. (personally i would recommend marks cleaning technique of hot water, baking soda & vinegar)
Then once we are cleaned and oiled .... put it all back together ....and your done!
Over all well …. It fires well …. It looks good …so on that side of things it’s a great model !
….. But…and heres a big but coming..,. Im afraid this feels horrible !
If this is how all ‘metal finish’ plastic models feel then im afraid id rather do without em !
My personal feel on things is that we spend more time looking at our guns or having them on display than we do pulling the trigger …so looks the aesthetic is important …. But if it feels ‘wrong’ to the touch and its too light … then all that is lost ! :?
Im glad ive added this gun to my collection but it doesn’t have the ‘solid’ feel of my other pistols …… im afraid the M1935 is only getting a sorry 6/10 from me :?
p.s. many thanks to Gecko for selling me this one
Sun Aug 10, 2008 4:55 pm
