[D_Burchfield]

I recently received a F.E.G. BHP Clone as a gift. Does anyone have any experience with these? I am looking for ways to improve performance e.g. adjustable sights, aftermarket trigger, barrel, etc. I have run almost 1,00 rounds through it (350 in one session) with no problems except some sluggishness during feed after about 250 rounds. Any information would be greatly appreciated.

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. You might drop by http://fnhipower.com/modules.php?name=Forums and do a search using FEG. This line of handguns, modifications, etc has been very heavily discussed and might be of use.

Best.

[blades67]

The newer ones don't have the parts interchange with the High Power that the older ones do, but they make fun shooter anyway.

[gryphon]

We could probably help you a little better and give you more accurate information if we knew which BHP clone model the FEG is.

[jar]

FEG makes a blue gizzillion hp type pistols. The closest to the P-35 is the FEG PJK 9HP.

[D_Burchfield]

Sorry, Folks,:o

I'm kinda new here .

gryphon, my F.E.G. is a PJK-9M. It is a copy of the FN-BHP imported by K.B.I. of Harrisburg PA

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello, sir. I do not own the FEG, but have shot several. They uniformly had rough trigger pulls except one which had been to the gunsmith; it had a pretty darned good trigger. Anyway, all of them fired ball rounds just fine. The ones I fired with JHPs worked fine as well. Groups were decent and the fixed sights were pretty well on in most cases. I think one hit a little high, as in about 3" @ 15 yards.

Best.

[BLiTzNicK]

I have the PJK-9HP. I polished the barrel and feed ramp on mine, removed the mag safety, and put on a set of Hogue rubber grips. I love it, and would trust it enough to carry it, if I could find a decent holster.

[Stephen A. Camp]

Hello. I don't know if you like 'em or not, but I've been trying a Fobus paddle holster with my Hi Power and I'll bet it would work with the FEG just fine.

Best.

[telewinz]

I've had my FEG for over a year. It shoots as well as any Browning HP I ever owned (3) plus the blueing on the FEG was much better. A little drop of oil on the top front of the clip and some breaking in will take care of the rough trigger pull. Other than cost, I see no reason to buy the Browning over the FEG. The FEG "Hi-Power" was designed for adoption by the Hungarian armed forces, its not a cheaply made "clone". Any changes in the manufacture (minor) were their idea of an improvement over the 60 year old design of the P-35. After FEG had tooled-up to produce their clone the military opted for a more "modern design". Hence thats why FEG makes the HP and put it on the civilian market.

[gryphon]

I have the PJK-9HP, and the only thing that I have done to mine is remove the magazine safety, which improved the trigger pull immensely.

[jar]

Intrepid spake Sorry, Folks,

I'm kinda new here .

gryphon, my F.E.G. is a PJK-9M. It is a copy of the FN-BHP imported by K.B.I. of Harrisburg PA

The 9M is not very close as a clone goes. The barrel and lockup are totally different IIRC. The slide and slide catch will be different as well. Mags, grips and sights should interchange.

It's still a great gun at a great price so don't feel that you didn't get a deal. All of the FEGs I've shot over the years have been high quality, very accurate and well made.

[D_Burchfield]

Gentlemen,
Thanks to all for you resonses. The information provided is greatly appreciated as I am a newbie in the area of autoloading pistols.

Mr. Camp,

The Hi-Power website is right on:D !

I am stii looking for a set of adjustable night sights(Novaks, Heine?) Hopefully some that will not require a lot of work to the dovetail at the rear. Any advice here?

[BLiTzNicK]

Hello. I don't know if you like 'em or not, but I've been trying a Fobus paddle holster with my Hi Power and I'll bet it would work with the FEG just fine.

I'll check one of those out. I've been looking for an IWB since I'm a small fellow. The paddle may be good for range work and winter carry.

[Newton]

I have the "perfect" clone the PJK-9HP. What it really needed above all else was an extended safety, Cylinder and Slide wanted something like $50, but I found a perfectly good one for $15 from Global Trades in Houston.

I added a sight upgrade that I did myself using flourescent glow in the dark sight material I originally purchased for my Makarov, the magazine disconnect has come out and the trigger is now massively improved, throw in a set of Hogue finger groove soft rubber grips and you have yourself one excellent combat sidearm.

Mine came with hi-caps that were advertised as holding 15 rounds, but in fact they take 14, the original HP takes 13.

In case you're wondering, KBI officially cleared the FEG 9mm's for the use of +P self defence ammunition.

Newton

[Byron Quick]

I recently received a F.E.G. BHP Clone as a gift.

Doug,

Christmas, 2001 is recently?:D

[Slabside]

My experience is much along the lines of Stephen Camp's. My most recent experience is w/ a FEG PKJ-9HP 9mm. This FEG is almost identical to my Browning HP MKII 9mm. This particular example also has a trigger comparable to my MKII. Some of the FEGs have poor finishes but the finish of this example was almost identical to my MKII. Fit was good also. I had never considered purchasing one of these before until spotting this one. I had thought it was actually a BHP MKII until getting a closer look. The price as I recall was around $250 NIB. The two mags that came w/ it function flawlessly. My initial thought was to get rid of the fixed sights in lieu of Novaks, do a trigger and reliability job, and do a slight dehorn. However, after a multitude of rounds, it has proved to be a worthy weapon w/out modifications. To date, I have had no malfunctions.

Perhaps a trigger job to lower the trigger pull weight would be a good recommendation. This could perhaps allow you go obtain better groups in and of itself. If you are going to have any work done on your HP, make sure to send it to a smith that specializes in HPs. As stated earlier, www.fnhipower.com has a wealth of information for just about anything you could ask about HPs.

Best to you.

[BLiTzNicK]

Here's a pic of my PJK-9HP.

[makarov]

Since we are talking HP clones... Does anyone have any experience with the Arcus 94? Other than a blockier slide it is supposed to be a clone. Quality?

[Seeker]

Since we're bustin' out the pictures...
Here's my FEG PJK 9HP, I got it used about 15 years ago.http://www.hunting-pictures.com/members/Seeker/FEG.jpg

[D_Burchfield]

quote:
"Christmas 2001 is recently"

Byron, I guess time really flies when you're havin' fun:o

To all others,

Many thanks for all of your posts. I have a lot more info about this pistol than before. The pictures are great!

Best

Doug

[Neal Bloom]

The PJK-9HP is a great gun for the money. It is a little rougher around the edges than a BHP. One friend of mine has several and they all are great shooters. The only knock on them I hear is that the BHP will retain a higher resale value. One NRA instructor told me not to dump any money into it because you never recoup the cost in reselling it. Well since I have never sold a gun this doesn't matter to me. For the price we paid it is a great value. Even so when at the range my wife and other shooting partners naturally end up shooting my BHP. Must be the BHP aura.

[Dr.Rob]

Best $200 I ever spent on a gun.

I removed the magazine disconnector, added an extended safety, dropped houge monogrips on it and painted the front sight bright orange. After 5000 some rounds it still shoots fine. It's my IDPA gun, and probably the first pistol I'd grab if I needed one in a hurry.

(note the ONLY jamming problems I've ever had was due to failing to clean under the extractor.. over time stuff will build up in there and you'll get failures to extract) I posted some pictorial differences on the PJK 9HP variants before, I'd be willing to do it again.

Rob

[Bartholomew Roberts]

Seeker, the model in your picture must be a transitional one between the older FP9 clone with the vertical rib and the PJK-9HP clone. Most of the PJK-9HPs I've seen don't have the rib.

[Seeker]

must be a transitional one ]

I reckon that explains why I have found nobody what knows anything 'bout this here ol' pistol.

Gunsmith tells me it'll swap parts with a BHP and it is clearly marked PJK-9HP, but I keep hearin' that only the FP-9 had the rib.

If anyone knows how to decode the serial# I'd like to know when this one was made. S\N F 20xxx.

It's been a good pistol for me and it is my carry gun (IWB at 3 o'clock)

[jar]

Makarov asked...
Since we are talking HP clones... Does anyone have any experience with the Arcus 94? Other than a blockier slide it is supposed to be a clone. Quality?

I've had very good luck with my Arcus 94. It's been accurate and reliable and in fact, my baby brother is currently trying to talk me out of it.