Cracked chamber or two piece barrel?

[mrbishi]

So I recently picked up my first pistol, a FEG 9mm(not the nice browning copy, the S&W hybrid) and I noticed this line in the chamber. I understand that some of these and the brownings have a two piece barrel but have been unable to find decent pictures to compare the two.

I'm wondering if this is normal or an accident waiting to happen.
The line, to me, seems a little too uniform to be a crack and the pistol doesn't show a massive amount of wear in areas that contact each other but I want to been 100% before I shoot it as you never know what kind of handloads a person has put through a second hand gun.

It just seems like a strange place for a join to be.

Does this seem normal for these models?



http://i855.photobucket.com/albums/ab115/frank_the_manc/P1050334_zpsc7e60579.jpg

 

[wbaad]

How does the chamber look? Looks suspect to me as they wouldn't have a seam in that location. I would have that checked out

 

[Clobbersauras]

Edit.

 

[Marcel B.]

Doesn't LOOK like a crack from the pics I see, but that would seem to be a strange design.

Without a doubt look further and find out for certain.

 

[wbaad]

Two piece barrel!
http://www.hipowersandhandguns.com/TwoPieceBarrels.htm
I don't know why the hell they would but the seam there, but apparently they did.

 

[sailor723]

yep, my Hi-powers have the seam.

 

[Hitzy]

Same as my FEG P9M's

 

[gnmontey]

My BHP has the same seam.

M

 

[sail32]

Looks like a manufacturing cost saving design.

The seam is just after the locking lug, making the barrel a smaller forging, the same for the lug.

 

[mrbishi]

Perfect thanks for the info, its put my mind at rest.

Thanks again.