Laid down some serious cash for a Springfield SA-35 "Browning HiPower" clone.
It's a slightly "improved" version of the original HiPower, in that it has an extended safety.
Took it to the range for its initial firing.
Using a standard "thumb over thumb" 2-hand hold, with my admittedly beefy hands (where the two thumbs are parallel with the slide and away from the mag release) I fired a mag.
Twice, the gun quit firing. Nothing was wrong.
I traced the problem to the safety being pushed upward ever so slightly by my right thumb under recoil. It was enough for the gun to go on safe and refuse to fire. I had to push the safety down for the gun to continue to fire.
The safety was not even close to being fully engaged -- it merely was nudged up by my right thumb a tad. Looking at the slide, the safety was not engaged. But the gun refused to fire.
I've decided the Springfield is really a one-hand gun. It works perfectly if I shoot it holding in just my right hand.
I'm thinking of replacing this new factory extended safety with an original low-profile safety. But that's another $45 dollars. Disappointing that out of the box I feel like I have to modify the gun so it will work in my hands.
Something to be aware of if you're considering this gun.