I own the PJK 9 HP,it has been reliable with over 2200 rnds thru it thus far.It is made of 4140 steel and appears to be forged at least in the slide and the internals have held the trigger job I had done when I got it.I have customized it with adj night sights,ext safety and a heavier 18.5 lb spring.
I consider them (the PJK's) to be among the best buys out there.

 

I too have a PJK-9HP by FEG. Picked up this past summer for around $200. It was supposed to be used but, we could find no indication that it was ever shot. The pistol has been very reliable with all ammo except Silver Bear. It shot low but, I corrected that by installing a adjustable rear sight from PSI. The finish on the pistol is really beautiful. I have no regrets at all about this pistol. Finding a near new PJK-9HP may be a little difficult. I got lucky. Keep an eye on the auction sights. I just got a really nice deal on silver chrome Browning HP off auctionarms.

 

FEG PJK-9HP

I have a F.E.G. PJK-9HP, I only got it in September but I love it. You can expect to need a trigger job but for $220. for a NIB gun it can't be beat. So far all HP parts have been completely interchangeable including stocks, Pre-ban mags, etc., and it has digested everything it has been fed. According to my serial number the gun was made in July of 2002. If I put the $400. that I saved from not buying a Browning/FN back into it, it would be pretty hard to beat.

Ed

 

The P9M is quite different with a whole different barrel lockup system. The PJK-9HP is the closest to the HP.

 

I am not claiming any expertise, but would a CZ not be considered an HP clone? If you go in that direction, choices get numerous. I have also heard good things about the Arcus, said to be a little rough but solid and dependable for the $$$.

 

CZ75b is not a HP clone. No parts will interchange. Great guns though for the price.

 

CZ's/HP's

While the CZ's are not clones, they certainly recieved some inspiration from the HP. Great guns in their own right, accurate, strong, strong, strong and that inverted rail setup is pretty cool.

ed

 

I had the FEG first. Wanted to see if I liked the BHP style. Kept it for a short while, then sold it to help finance a FN MkIII. Up front, the FN is by far my favorite. The FEG, however, had a decent blue finish, was accurate and reliable. Obviously I liked it well enough to trade up to a FN. The biggest difference I saw was the magazine safety on the FEG had to go. It loused up (technical term) the trigger pull so badly, it really messed up the gun's accuracy. (It's an easy fix by the way.) I'm leaving the magazine safety in my MkIII. The trigger pull is fine with it. The FEG is fine and if you get it, you'll enjoy it. But you'll probably still want a FN or BHP.

 

I had an FEG HP clone several years ago. Though it was an OK pistol, the fit and finish were nowhere near what they are on the FN product. The feed ramp was the old FN style too; not like the MK II and MK III. I didn't keep it very long, and I don't miss it.

 

I must have an exceptional FEG. The finish on mine is the nicest bluing I've seen in a long time.

 

Finish on a F.E.G.

The finish on my F.E.G. is very nice too. As I have said before the only complaint I have is the trigger and that's no surprise. It has also digested everything I've fed it with no problems. Mine was made in July of 2002.

Ed

 

My FEG is about a year old too. It has one of the darkest and nicest blue jobs I've ever seen. My FEG's magazine safety broke somehow, so I had to remove the magazine disconnector. This helped the trigger pull tremendously, so I am not in a hurry to find parts, if they were available. My only complaint is on the parts availability from FEG.

Sarco had some magazines available for $5 each. They were for the longer variant that FEG made and are only ten rounders. But, me, mr dremel and mr mic have made them work.

My FEGs got about 800 rounds through it, mostly my ww cast and bullseye. No other problems with it. For $50 more than a Makarov, you get a fine pistol thats a whole lot more refined!

 

my FEG deal

Hi guys,

I'm new to this post but I have a good story for ya.
last summer I hooked up a buddy of mine with my brother-n-law
who wanted to do some gun swaping and they worked out a deal
plus my buddy did some killer custom work for him on a 1911.
Well my brother-n-law came by whining he had been screwed
by my buddy because he thought he was getting a true browning
Hi-Power and actually he received a FEG MODPJK from K.B.I. INC.
He said He was going to get rid of it and I asked how much becuase I'd been looking at 9mm's and I've owned the argetnia model of this gun and he said you give me $125.00 and it's yours
HELL i almost broke my hand trying to get my wallet out to pay for it. After he left I called my buddy and asked what it was worth and he said he paid $200 plus he polished it all out did a trigger job and changed all the springes with wolfe so it was worth about $350.00 then he asked what I paid for it and I hear the phone hit the floor, then I hear your kidding I said no I wasn't
kidding I paid $125.00 so we had a good laugh at my n-laws expense. (I think I got the deal of the century)

 

Great deal. I paid $300 for mine new

 

Bought a PJK-9HP for the wife a couple of years ago. Took out the mag disconnect after a few hundred rounds. Very accurate gun. Great value for the price we paid. $200.00 NIB. Wish I could find another at that price.

 

 

I don't have the PJK-9HP, I have a PJK-FP9 which is a Hi Power clone with a vent rib running along the top of the slide.

I have had it for a while now, so I know how it compares to my Browning pretty well. First let me say that if you can afford it, you should definitely go for a Browning or FN.

Now that that's aside, I'll tell you about the FEG. It had a very pretty, deep blue finish. After a little while, it started to get a little surface rust, even though I was keeping it wiped down and well oiled. The rust wouldn't come off with anything but a stainless steel brush, so now the finish isn't as pretty as it once was in some spots.

The interior machining is not very good. When cleaning it, the jagged edges catch the cleaning cloths, and the smaller parts seem to be made out of lower quality materials. My prime example of this is the firing pin retaining plate -- when I was taking it down a couple of weeks ago, the FP retaining plate broke. The break wasn't a crack, it was a "crumble," which leads me to believe that it was a pot-metal part. Upon closer examination, the channel that the FPRP rides in was machined too big (front to back) which allows the FPRP to be battered when the hammer drops. I'm still working on this problem.

I've also had some sear creep problems with the safety engaged, and the hammer has a dimple where it smacks the firing pin (soft metal -- you can see casting lines in it). Last night I even had the hammer follow the slide when chambering a snap cap.

The mag release is very gritty, and quite hard to push in. The Browning is like butter in this area.

On the good side, the frame seems to be of decent quality -- machined well on the outside, mediocre machining inside.

When I bought my FEG, I bought it because I wanted one to tinker with (I wasn't willing to do that to my Browning). Well... I got what I wished for. If you want one that you're going to work with, you might want a FEG, since you would probably want to replace all of the small parts (everything but the frame, barrel, and maybe the slide) with FN parts.

If you want a gun that can truly communicate what a rewarding design the P35 is, then get a real Browning.

Just my two coppers, of course.

Wes

P.S.: the PJK-PM9 that you refer to will not interchange all parts, and is quite different in the barrel/slide lockup system.

 

Whats the word on the FM HPs listed by the Dealer Warehouse as made in Argentina on FN machinery? They even have a "Officers" or Detective short slide version. Looks like about 319.00 will get one...any experience?