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jetinteriorguy
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Noice.
tarhealcracker
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Very nice. Reminds me a lot of my Bersa Thunder.
Mike Irwin
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Nice.
I've been looking for an affordable 63 in .32 ACP for a couple of years.
I've been looking for an affordable 63 in .32 ACP for a couple of years.
OldManMontgomery
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I have a FEG looking much like the one shown. It's a copy (knockoff?) of a Walther PP in 7.65mm. The one I have is not exactly the same as the one shown, as the slide markings reveal it to be a "AP-MBP". Which I take to be a model description.
Seems to be passable pistol, but the double action is between eight and fifty-one pounds. Finish seems to be good and everything fits without gaps.
Seems to be passable pistol, but the double action is between eight and fifty-one pounds. Finish seems to be good and everything fits without gaps.
wild cat mccane
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Nice. Looks great.
Though, the American flag makes no sense. Sitting on an HVAC...missed opportunity!
Though, the American flag makes no sense. Sitting on an HVAC...missed opportunity!
wild cat mccane
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It will be a proud day when they grow up and their sights come in 
Thanks for sharing the pics!
Thanks for sharing the pics!
OldManMontgomery - http://hungariae.com/FegAPMBP.htm
Mike Irwin
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Is that single action?
The trigger looks to be too far back for it to be in double action?
Or does applying the safety pull the trigger back?
The trigger looks to be too far back for it to be in double action?
Or does applying the safety pull the trigger back?
If it's like the PPK, the trigger behaves somewhat unusually when decocked.
When you cock the hammer the trigger goes to the SA position. Decock the gun and leave the safety on and the hammer falls but the trigger stays in the SA position. When the safety is moved to the 'fire' position for the first time after decocking, the trigger will spring forward to the DA position. From then on, the safety can be engaged and disengaged without the trigger changing position.
Sounds like they remained faithful to the original PPK design then.
Again, sounds like they stayed with the original design. The PPK was impressive when it was new, in 1931, but now it shows its age. That doesn't make it useless, I carry one from time to time--but it is a design that's nearly 100 years old and you have to take that into account.
Mike Irwin
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Interesting. Didn't know that about the Walther. I've not handled/shot many.
I do want to get one in .32 ACP one of these days, though.
I do want to get one in .32 ACP one of these days, though.
I like my PPK and it has been reliable, but I won't recommend them.
Mine is one of the Ranger, Alabama pistols.
The sights on mine are way off and can't be adjusted to any significant extent. Certainly not enough to get the gun on target except at very close range. It shoots quite high and left. The sights are tiny and hard to see and installing night sights is a gunsmithing proposition--and not an easy one at that. The gun is very accurate, but hampered by the above issues.
Chambering a round from a full magazine on an unmodified pistol can be a problem. A friend of mine owned a gun shop and he had one customer who would bring her PPK in every time she needed to load it because she couldn't manage to rack the slide. Mine was a pain until I finally made some changes and now it's not too bad. Here's what I did. https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=568886
The SA trigger is not a hindrance to accurate shooting, but the DA pull is really stiff. Mine is between 17 & 18lbs and there's not much to be done about it.
Slide bite on these guns is definitely something to pay attention to. I rounded the bottom edges and the back corners of the slide and now, at least, it's a bit less likely to draw blood.
All that said, I do carry mine occasionally, as mentioned, because I am familiar with it, I know how it shoots, and because it has been reliable. And because although it's heavy (loaded it's about an ounce shy of a pound and a half), it is small and thin.
Mine is one of the Ranger, Alabama pistols.
The sights on mine are way off and can't be adjusted to any significant extent. Certainly not enough to get the gun on target except at very close range. It shoots quite high and left. The sights are tiny and hard to see and installing night sights is a gunsmithing proposition--and not an easy one at that. The gun is very accurate, but hampered by the above issues.
Chambering a round from a full magazine on an unmodified pistol can be a problem. A friend of mine owned a gun shop and he had one customer who would bring her PPK in every time she needed to load it because she couldn't manage to rack the slide. Mine was a pain until I finally made some changes and now it's not too bad. Here's what I did. https://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=568886
The SA trigger is not a hindrance to accurate shooting, but the DA pull is really stiff. Mine is between 17 & 18lbs and there's not much to be done about it.
Slide bite on these guns is definitely something to pay attention to. I rounded the bottom edges and the back corners of the slide and now, at least, it's a bit less likely to draw blood.
All that said, I do carry mine occasionally, as mentioned, because I am familiar with it, I know how it shoots, and because it has been reliable. And because although it's heavy (loaded it's about an ounce shy of a pound and a half), it is small and thin.