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FEG PA-63

by Mark (no last name - not the web master)
(Iowa)

The FEG PA-63

Finding an affordable, concealable, sufficiently powerful handgun for concealed carry is indeed a tough needle to thread. After much research and juggling of wants vs needs, I settled on the Hungarian made PA-63 in 9x18 Makarov.

The pistol is based on the Walther PPK, and like the Bersa and Walther is a fixed barrel design. It is a former Hungarian police/military sidearm that is now available in the US. With a slide clip attached, it carries easily in the waistband of my pants, and provides reasonable firepower and accuracy. Cost was around $250.

I did 2 modifications to the weapon after I bought it. From Wolff Springs I purchased a lighter recoil spring (forgive me if that's the wrong nomenclature - the spring that surrounds the barrel) to reduce felt recoil, and a lighter hammer spring to reduce the double action trigger pull. The weapon was serviceable as is, but these 2 inexpensive and relatively non-invasive modifications make a big difference in the shooter's ability to shoot accurately and get back on target quickly.

The 9x18 Makarov falls between the .380 and 9mm in power, and although it's not readily available at the local gun store, I find that I can get plenty of ammo at the gun shows that pop up several times a year in my area. A box of 50 rounds usually runs around $11.

An elegant, well balanced firearm that fulfills all that I ask for in a concealed carry weapon.

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Jul 12, 2010
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AMMO 9mm makarov
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This ammo is getting easier and easier to find I have gotten glasers for mine. I get glasers for all my guns. but ammunitiontogo.com has this ammo if you can't find it in your local gun shops be very careful though of what you buy I have seen ammo labeled as 380/9mm I don't understand why they would do this as they are definately not the same 380 is 9x17 9mm makaorv is 9x18 and regular 9mm luger is 9x19 my buddy bought a box of that ammo which he didn't pay full attention to for his 380 as it said 380/9mm and it was jamming in his gun after asking me why this was I looked at his ammo and then placed it side by side with my 9mm makarov ammo and it was identical and i then said where is the box and showed him where it said 380/9mm then showed him some of his other 380 ammo in a side by side comparison of the ones that were jamming then showed him the side by side of my 9x18 ammo. I wound up using his ammo in my FEG till it was gone and he now pays more attention. These two types of ammo are NOT INTERCHANGABLE! I am taking apart my FEG this weekend to reblue it and polishing up the aluminum. Going to find new grips as well without the thumb rest to make it slimmer.

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This ammo is getting easier and easier to find I have gotten glasers for mine. I get glasers for all my guns. but ammunitiontogo.com has this ammo if you can't find it in your local gun shops be very careful though of what you buy I have seen ammo labeled as 380/9mm I don't understand why they would do this as they are definately not the same 380 is 9x17 9mm makaorv is 9x18 and regular 9mm luger is 9x19 my buddy bought a box of that ammo which he didn't pay full attention to for his 380 as it said 380/9mm and it was jamming in his gun after asking me why this was I looked at his ammo and then placed it side by side with my 9mm makarov ammo and it was identical and i then said where is the box and showed him where it said 380/9mm then showed him some of his other 380 ammo in a side by side comparison of the ones that were jamming then showed him the side by side of my 9x18 ammo. I wound up using his ammo in my FEG till it was gone and he now pays more attention. These two types of ammo are NOT INTERCHANGABLE! I am taking apart my FEG this weekend to reblue it and polishing up the aluminum. Going to find new grips as well without the thumb rest to make it slimmer.

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I got one of those
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I have a feg as well and it is a great CCW also it is very much like the bersa thinder in appearance as well as take down. has quite a kick to it even with the stronger recoil spring I added. I lightened the trigger spring as well making it quite a bit easier but nto all the way down to the 9 lb spring well i had gone that low on the trigger spring but in 100 rounds at the range it failed to fire twice so back up to and 11 lb spring no fTF's with that one. It does bite if not careful though the sharp edges on the slide caught me once and cut me as my hands are kinda large. For a small gun it is pretty accurate as well. And CHEAP to less than $100 can buy one of these if you look hard enough. But they are all USED guns so thats a good reason for the cheap price. these were military police issue guns in the blued and aluminum versions. I guess they come in all blued version swhich were not police or military issue. I can carry this gun just about anywhere with any type of clothes. Even though I don't usually in my state we don't have to hide our guns on our person so if you see a bulge under my shirt it doesn't matter we can open carry so I carry a .45 mostly. But if I go to Florida which I do quite a bit they are kinda fussy ok not KINDA they are fussy about not seeing the gun so The FEG goes with me there. Which is good since it's almost alwasy hot in Florida and coats or whatever usually used to cover your guns aren't used often there. teh FEG fits in your pocket. BUT the safety on it is very hard! it isn't just mine either I have heard other complain as well. Mine was easier after i changed the firing pin spring it was loose cause well the whoel gun was clean as a whistle after that once fired a few times the safety got hard aagin. I think it is collecting to much powder which is making it stick quite a bit and without taking it completely out to clean after firing it just will never be loose unless anybody has a solution to this problem I'd love to hear it! One good thing about it being so tight. You don't have to worry about the safety coming off in your pocket.

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I have a feg as well and it is a great CCW also it is very much like the bersa thinder in appearance as well as take down. has quite a kick to it even with the stronger recoil spring I added. I lightened the trigger spring as well making it quite a bit easier but nto all the way down to the 9 lb spring well i had gone that low on the trigger spring but in 100 rounds at the range it failed to fire twice so back up to and 11 lb spring no fTF's with that one. It does bite if not careful though the sharp edges on the slide caught me once and cut me as my hands are kinda large. For a small gun it is pretty accurate as well. And CHEAP to less than $100 can buy one of these if you look hard enough. But they are all USED guns so thats a good reason for the cheap price. these were military police issue guns in the blued and aluminum versions. I guess they come in all blued version swhich were not police or military issue. I can carry this gun just about anywhere with any type of clothes. Even though I don't usually in my state we don't have to hide our guns on our person so if you see a bulge under my shirt it doesn't matter we can open carry so I carry a .45 mostly. But if I go to Florida which I do quite a bit they are kinda fussy ok not KINDA they are fussy about not seeing the gun so The FEG goes with me there. Which is good since it's almost alwasy hot in Florida and coats or whatever usually used to cover your guns aren't used often there. teh FEG fits in your pocket. BUT the safety on it is very hard! it isn't just mine either I have heard other complain as well. Mine was easier after i changed the firing pin spring it was loose cause well the whoel gun was clean as a whistle after that once fired a few times the safety got hard aagin. I think it is collecting to much powder which is making it stick quite a bit and without taking it completely out to clean after firing it just will never be loose unless anybody has a solution to this problem I'd love to hear it! One good thing about it being so tight. You don't have to worry about the safety coming off in your pocket.

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Jun 14, 2010
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Bless Obama
by: Anonymous

Up untile 2 or so years ago you could buy one of these with a holster and an extra mag for lrss then one hundred bucks. I bought the same about 5 years ago for $85. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ARE NOW A
"LOOP HOLE"

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Up untile 2 or so years ago you could buy one of these with a holster and an extra mag for lrss then one hundred bucks. I bought the same about 5 years ago for $85. FREEDOM AND LIBERTY ARE NOW A "LOOP HOLE"

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