I walked into my local gun shop to browse around because I was in the area and saw one of these and IMMEDIATELY asked to look at it. I thought it was a Walther PP at first, but the price was what really triggering my interest, and the guy explained to me what it was. I never heard of it before, so I did a quick look up on my phone, then bought it. I still haven't had the chance to fire it yet. So far my only complaints are it's literally the worst double action trigger I've ever felt, and good luck finding magazines for it. The only place I could find any were in the $80 range. Still, a fascinating piece of history. There are Glock guys, Sig guys, CZ guys, etc, I'm a surplus guy. Overall, I'm still very happy with it. It feels really good in the hands.
@@gavinlamp5426 agreed; the double action pull is horrendous. Single action is solid with a short reset. I really like the pistol. I might have a hack for mags and I’m gonna post on that in a week or two.
@@George_Lewis on a gun like this is not really too critical as the frame is already beaten as hell, but on a minty gun you definitely want to use that every time. Glad it helped. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@@jrbailey3208 one that I got came with no thumb rest grip just flat sided on both sides: if you happen to get one with the thumb rest grip I’ll trade you the left grip panel so you can run it properly.
@@FreedomsLife1776 Thank you for your kind offer: I'll have to see if the lumber I have in the garage will be bought by a guy whom has elicited some interest in it: it would be enough for me to buy one of the .32's from Atlantic; but the models look VERY 'iffy' cosmetically, but after watching you video, it gives me greater confidence in replacing some of the 'basics' of the internals (though I've NEVER changed out such parts in my life-been thinking about checking out SDI for a basic Wheel Gun Course and Small Semi-Autos classes-and hopefully they'll be affordable.). I really like the design, especially the heavier barrel, and your observations about accuracy really provide confidence in the reliability of 'hitting the target'. The Bulldog holster definitely fits the bill (and my budget) for pocket carry. I'll keep you posted on the 'goings on' concerning my ability to buy one, and if I am able, I'll hop on over to your channel page and contact you! Merry Christmas and may Santa be exceedingly kind to you! Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY
@@inlandindieP35 it’s very cleverly designed. Something that would be easy to incorporate in pretty much any hammer fired pistol design. I greatly appreciate your positive feedback as well as you watching and commenting. I unfortunately got very sick this week so I missed doing the video I had planned: but this coming week I will be doing a video on a rather rare firearm. My particular example is really one of a kind.
I have one of these pistols, however, I don't have any FEG magazines. I use Walther magazines and they are mediocre. The slide won't lock open after the last round. The mazazines often drop out during firing. With a full magazine the slide won't strip a round from the magazine and chamber it... the slide hits the round and stops from going forward into battery. It functions OK when I load only 5 rounds into the mag. Too bad... I like the pistol but it isn't reliable for anything more than plinking at the range. .
@@George_Lewis that’s very unfortunate. I really think the only major draw back to owning and using one of these pistols regularly is the very limited availability of magazines. I was wondering how close a walther mag is, I keep meaning to grab one of my mags and see how similar they are side by side. Might be a way to convert a magazine to work in it perfectly. Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you find some FEG mags soon as a fair price!!
@@josephpepper3087 the double action is very stiff: but it drops the hammer after a shorter travel than you’d expect. Single action is crisp with a short reset. Probably like 15lb DA and 4lb SA I’d figure
I walked into my local gun shop to browse around because I was in the area and saw one of these and IMMEDIATELY asked to look at it.
I thought it was a Walther PP at first, but the price was what really triggering my interest, and the guy explained to me what it was. I never heard of it before, so I did a quick look up on my phone, then bought it.
I still haven't had the chance to fire it yet. So far my only complaints are it's literally the worst double action trigger I've ever felt, and good luck finding magazines for it. The only place I could find any were in the $80 range.
Still, a fascinating piece of history. There are Glock guys, Sig guys, CZ guys, etc, I'm a surplus guy. Overall, I'm still very happy with it. It feels really good in the hands.
@@gavinlamp5426 agreed; the double action pull is horrendous. Single action is solid with a short reset. I really like the pistol. I might have a hack for mags and I’m gonna post on that in a week or two.
Thank you for the card between the trigger guard and frame trick.
@@George_Lewis on a gun like this is not really too critical as the frame is already beaten as hell, but on a minty gun you definitely want to use that every time.
Glad it helped. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I'd have to get new grips because I shoot Left Handed.
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY
@@jrbailey3208 one that I got came with no thumb rest grip just flat sided on both sides: if you happen to get one with the thumb rest grip I’ll trade you the left grip panel so you can run it properly.
@@FreedomsLife1776
Thank you for your kind offer: I'll have to see if the lumber I have in the garage will be bought by a guy whom has elicited some interest in it: it would be enough for me to buy one of the .32's from Atlantic; but the models look VERY 'iffy' cosmetically, but after watching you video, it gives me greater confidence in replacing some of the 'basics' of the internals (though I've NEVER changed out such parts in my life-been thinking about checking out SDI for a basic Wheel Gun Course and Small Semi-Autos classes-and hopefully they'll be affordable.).
I really like the design, especially the heavier barrel, and your observations about accuracy really provide confidence in the reliability of 'hitting the target'.
The Bulldog holster definitely fits the bill (and my budget) for pocket carry.
I'll keep you posted on the 'goings on' concerning my ability to buy one, and if I am able, I'll hop on over to your channel page and contact you!
Merry Christmas and may Santa be exceedingly kind to you!
Cheers from the Oil Patch in Central WY
@ right on man. Merry Christmas to you too!
Good review. I always wondered how the drop safe on the FEG worked.
@@inlandindieP35 it’s very cleverly designed. Something that would be easy to incorporate in pretty much any hammer fired pistol design.
I greatly appreciate your positive feedback as well as you watching and commenting. I unfortunately got very sick this week so I missed doing the video I had planned: but this coming week I will be doing a video on a rather rare firearm. My particular example is really one of a kind.
Neat, I will have to see what it is.
@@inlandindieP35 it’s probably my favorite pistol I own hahah very fun and cool and useful.
I have one of these pistols, however, I don't have any FEG magazines. I use Walther magazines and they are mediocre. The slide won't lock open after the last round. The mazazines often drop out during firing. With a full magazine the slide won't strip a round from the magazine and chamber it... the slide hits the round and stops from going forward into battery. It functions OK when I load only 5 rounds into the mag. Too bad... I like the pistol but it isn't reliable for anything more than plinking at the range. .
@@George_Lewis that’s very unfortunate. I really think the only major draw back to owning and using one of these pistols regularly is the very limited availability of magazines.
I was wondering how close a walther mag is, I keep meaning to grab one of my mags and see how similar they are side by side. Might be a way to convert a magazine to work in it perfectly.
Thank you for watching and commenting. I hope you find some FEG mags soon as a fair price!!
How's the trigger?
@@josephpepper3087 the double action is very stiff: but it drops the hammer after a shorter travel than you’d expect. Single action is crisp with a short reset. Probably like 15lb DA and 4lb SA I’d figure