Personally, I love the Hi-Power.
I had two, one was a MKIII version, satin finish with adjustable sights, really nice gun which BTW I bought from a fellow NES'er.
However, I sold that one when was moving to NH, to another fellow NES'er, so it got to stay with one of our compadres in Mass.
The one I kept began life as a parkerized, fixed sight "Assembled in Portugal" variant with black plastic grips, IIRC, it was made in 1989. It looked a little scratched up, like someone carried it often, I got a good deal on it, something like $300 in the early 2000's. I shot it a bit and really liked the ergonomics, but that's always been a strong point for the P35, it's universally praised for how well it fits most male hands.
I later discovered Sal Ballesteri at a gun show, and had him do a custom finish on it.
He did a double layer of hard chrome, polished out like a mirror, and gold plated the trigger, hammer, slide release, safety and mag release. I wanted to gold plate the extractor too, but Sal advised against it, because it flexes and the gold could flake off.
It's the one in the center of this photo. It's the most "bling" gun I have in the collection, and I only carry it when I'm wearing a tuxedo. The custom work cost me $320, which was $20 more than I paid for the gun, but I wanted to splurge for something unique. I wish Sal was still around
Anyway, I think SA has a hit with their reincarnated SA-35.
Deleting the mag drop safety is a
huge improvement, this was one of the most popular gunsmith mods (back in the day) to improve the trigger. Using forged frames, slides and barrels is also a big improvement, along with modern CNC machining and tighter tolerances. I'm really tempted to put my name on the list for one, but I have a feeling that this is only an introductory version, and they'll come out with a stainless model in the future.
I think SA will sell a ton of these, they're filling a market void that us nostalgic types are yearning for, a
real metal framed handgun that isn't a 1911 or a revolver. And the P-35 is already a world renowned favorite for it's functionality, esthetics and ergonomics, so what's not to like ??? These will sell well because not everyone is looking for an EDC, although this would certainly be acceptable as one, this is for your third or twenty seventh handgun.