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Feg pa 63

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lincen said:
FEG made many of their handguns with steel frames. I have six of the FEG SMC's in various calibers, five have the alloy frame and one has the steel frame. Also have two of the AP-22 with the steel frame. Almost forgot the APK in 380 with a steel frame.
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Won't argue that point. But I believe all the PA-63s have aluminum alloy frames, and that's the gun we were talking about.
 
Have never seen or heard of a PA-63 with a steel frame either. I would say they do no exist except for FEG's habit near the end of their production of mixing leftover parts and making what ever they could export through KBI and others.

I did think about trying to piece on together but with other 9x18 steel frame hanguns around it would not be worth the effort.
 
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Have never seen or heard of a PA-63 with a steel frame either. I would say they do no exist except for FEG's habit near the end of their production of mixing leftover parts and making what ever they could export through KBI and others.
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Don't know how that could be unless one of their other guns -which had a steel frame - had a frame which was interchangeable with the PA-63. Or unless they just accidentally made some PA-63 frames out of steel.

I'm thinking that all PA-63s had the aluminum alloy frame.
 
PA63s have a tiny bit of titanium in the alloy frame for strength. The first one I saw had the 9x18 mark on the barrel. When I asked what that caliber was the salesman didn't know. We couldn't find any in the gun show either so passed on it. BUT - it fit my (large) hand perfectly and when I found a 380 I bought it for $130. I bargain to my mind. Makarov.com was alive and well then so I got the spring kit and slim grips. It is an easy shooter with both hands and not punishing with one hand. It's also accurate and has shot HPs without any problem. My Bulgarian Makarov is an excellent gun also, but the PA63 carries better. If a full size is desired I get the CZ75. What a country! I can have all kinds of commie guns legally.
 
They made steel framed PA-63. Not sure what model designation was but it was imported by Interarms.
 
I have seen some of the steel frame 7 shot FEG's and even have one but it is labeled APK MarkII not PA-63. Now in the FEG SMC line you will see both steel and the aluminum alloy framed guns with the exact same model designation.
 
A little worried

:uhoh:I like the PA 63 I have but after field stripping it there are a lot of parts that could break like the ejector spring,the extractor and spring and firing pin and spring. I tried to find replacement parts but no luck. I think it is is not well built. I'm afraid that if I shoot it very much something will break and I want be able to find replacement parts. At that point it will be just a piece of junk !
 
Some parts are rather easy to find at various sites and others, well, I buy gun parts kits for that reason.

Going back to your first post that started this thread, even though I have over a dozen FEG handguns, I must admit that the PA-63 has one of the most memorable recoils. I sold the first one for that reason but later got such a good deal on another that I wanted some other versions. They are sweet shooting guns in .380, 32 acp, and .22LR.
 
I bought one some years ago. I liked the fact that it looked like a black and white PPK on steroids, and I wanted to try the 9x18 Makarov caliber.

Because of the aluminum frame, the recoil is unpleasant, so I made some mods to it. I replaced the thumb rest grips with flat grips, and added a Hogue hand-all jr. (I believe that's what they call it.) I also replaced the springs with Wolf springs. All of that did help a bit, but you can't change the physics of it. It's still not a fun gun to shoot for more than a few magazines, but I think it would be a decent carry gun. It would be relatively light with a slightly more powerful cartridge than a .380.

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cons: 77 pound gritty DA trigger, tiny sights.

pros: reliable, inexpensive, simple

quirks: tiny spring leaps into infinity every time you take it apart. Possible to 'wipe off' floorplate of magazine with an aggressive mag change.
 
Cleaned pistol and mags now slide want stay back after last round is fired.

OP,
The slide is held back by a hooked tab that comes up with the follower on the left side of the mag. Double check the mags for correct assembly.
 
I like the PA 63 I have but after field stripping it there are a lot of parts that could break like the ejector spring,the extractor and spring and firing pin and spring. I tried to find replacement parts but no luck. I think it is is not well built. I'm afraid that if I shoot it very much something will break and I want be able to find replacement parts. At that point it will be just a piece of junk !
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True. I stopped shooting mine after my supply of trigger springs ran out. I bought the last few milsurp.com had. These guns break that stupid trigger spring quite regularly.

I also had to machine a new pair of those little pivot pin things that fall out when you take the grips off. These wear over time, and extra play here can cause the gun to have potential for dangerous malfunctions.

This is not the most durable gun I've ever owned.
 
I was in AZ spending some time with my brother over the winter perhaps 5 or 6 years back. We drove over to Prescott and visited J&G which at the time has used PA-63's in 9X18 for I think it was right at $90 ea. They brought out several examples and all were close to new condition.
My brother bought 3 of them. One for personal use and 2 for future trade material or selling.
I helped him go thru them by putting new spring kits in them, debring, light polishing , and a adjustment of one of the slide locks.
All three were good shooters and we ran at least 100 test rounds thru each before he put two away and decided to carry the other one for a time.

If you have the ability to tune them up a bit I think they make an excellent gun, particularly for the price invested.

Today if I bought one I would make a tracing of the extractor. Just in case I would need to replace one in the future.
 
Pa 63

:D I installed Wolf Springs and replaced the grips with a set of Triple K hard rubber grips which I had to hand fit. The grips didn't come with escutcheons or grip screw so I had to order those and and fit them also. Now that it is finished I am happy with my PA 63 it has a good trigger pull and the pistol is a pretty good shooter. I tried some of my handloads and they are pretty accurate. My load is listed below.

9x18 Mak Starline brass
Winchester 231 powder 3.5gr
Meister 93gr RNL
CCI SP primer
COL 0.970
 
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