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Tikka;

They are Hungarian & have been known to suffer quality control problems in the past.  Tackle box only as far as I'm concerned.  Even then, I think I'd rather have a Makarov for about the same kinda money, or maybe even a little less.  The Yugo Maks have a real good rep as being tough, very well-made little low-cost imports.

900F

Hi Mike... PM reply sent... Further I see some of the PPK clones are still selling up here in Canada... in .380ACP and still for around $125 Canadian...

FEG does make that Browning Hi-Power clone too... called the P9R...

 

And the P9M...

Regards, Marcus.

Edited by North Logan

My thoughts on cheap auto pistols.  These all carry a live shell under the bolt, I just don't trust them.  They are in the holster pointed at avery important (to me) part of my anatomy. Worse many are 'semi double/single' action and the hammer is at half cock.  I don't trust my valuables with cheap import quality.  So that makes them tackle box or plinkers only.  I actually trust the new cheapies less than a used Makarov (named after the Big Mac ?).  a used one at least has had some time to fail and may have been made under "supervision and standards.

If I wanted something better for defense, I'd buy a used US made revolver or US made auto (Colt pocket pistol in 32 auto). 

In my mind cheap auto pistols are for tin can plinking , and there is nothing wrong with that; provided you never think of it as a carry piece.

BEAR

Maks and Bersa's (Argentinian) can be had for $200 or less. The FEGs I have seen were not all that impressive. I would rather have either of the first two than an FEG.

Bear, look at CCI's handgun shot loads. The 9x19 is close to their .38/.357 shotloads, and should shred any snake you are likly to encounter. The .45 ACP shotloads will cycle a 1911, don't know if the 9x19 will cycle or not. Worth a try.

   What ya say is true true. I think sometimes I get caught up in the gun store fever,ya know ya go in and see something new and the bright shinys get all in your face and then your lost like a kid in a candy store. My model 13 will do just fine. 

I've not had any experience with the FEG. However, I have had several Tokerovs in my possession in the past, and they were good dependable shooters. These have DEEP penetration, so be careful where you shoot those.

As a C&R collector, I've shot quite a few Eastern Block pistols in the past. As ugly as some are, and as ungainly as some are cosmetically, they have worked pretty well. Luger was probably the worst to shoot. Way over engineered.

My favorite import, that is one of my main carry guns, is the Sistema Colt, from Argentina. It was licensed by Colt, and mine is a low enough serial number, it may have actually been made here in the states when the Argentines were first tooling up. I paid $150 for it a few years back. They are selling for $500 plus now, as they will out shoot many of the custom Colts being put out.

Tikka;

T'were me, I'd tear it down for a thorough inspection & cleaning before I did anything else with it.  One of the big reasons for that is to know what the wear points look like very early in the gun's career.  One of the knocks on the FEG's has been the quality of the steel. 

Therefore, if after a hundred rounds, you can see appreciable wear, possibly peening, you know that there isn't a whole lotta new left in the thing.  But, you've got to have a base reference point to work from.

Just my .02.

900F