Also interested in seeing the internals. I bought the FEG book from Amazon and it shows that at some point during their tooling process they stopped making the hi powers to spec. The later ones look like a hi power for all intents and purposes, but operate completely differently, using a S&W design, almost identical to the M5906. If there is no crossbolt, then it is most definitely a late FEG, as though that isn't the consensus already.
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I think the later FEG's with the S&W operating system are a different subject. From the photos this is a FEG Hi Power clone with fake FN roll marks
( The S&W FEG guns actually look a little different)
Yes, as we have been discussing, it is a counterfeit FN Hi Power. ....IE looks just like a FN Hi Power
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the markings are counterfeit but the guns are great. i have an old one and it shoots better than my other guns. all HiPower parts fit. not like they were made in some mud hut in pakistan or child slave lab in china. now you are free to do whatever your heart desires to it without the purists calling for you head on a stick for wrecking an Inglis.
They are fine shooting guns, just don't pay Browning prices for a FEG.
Questar sold a bunch of FEG P9M on CGN for $250-$350 depending when you got in on the deal....They were NOS too.
Seller should be banned if he already was advised what it was and still misrepresented it....
Questar sold a bunch of FEG P9M on CGN for $250-$350 depending when you got in on the deal....They were NOS too.
Seller should be banned if he already was advised what it was and still misrepresented it....
^ This Although, just so no one misinterprets Hitzy's comment, the Questar guns had no FN markings, were clearly marked as FEG's and sold as such.
Keep us posted OP, I'd be interested to know how this turns out. Have you contacted the seller?
Other than leaving negative feedback does a buyer have any recourse with CGN in a case like this? Perhaps filing a complaint and potentially getting the seller banned?
I guess I'm lucky. I've had nothing but very positive experiences on the EE in anything I've bought or sold.
Likewise.....until now, nothing but positive deals.....and too be honest, at the right money, I'd be happy with this one...I haven't contacted the seller yet, I like to have all the info, here's hoping he's a stand up guy....but I don't think he could have missed this thread....and as yet I've heard nothing...pics coming asap...I'm super interested in this models history now..
Browning won't have all those tool marks, or the humped feed ramp.
What's this, a hole in the lower right of the barrel?
Honestly, just send it back, get the CGN arbitration imposed if needed.
Poorly done 2 piece barrel?
Sorry to be such a newb but what is "CNG arbitration" Hitzy? I don'r remember seeing any reference to an arbitration process when I join the EE.
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It's funny, when you read the US BHP sites the FEG clones get pretty good reviews in terms of function, fit and finish. These counterfeit BHP's, on the other hand, get condemned for poor accuracy and having very sloppy finishing.
I wonder if FEG, knowing they had a shady client who wouldn't be in a position to make a fuss (and knowing their name wasn't on the gun), just slapped these guns together as quickly as possible to maximize profit?
I expect that when you are illegally buying guns in violation of UN sanctions it's hard to complain about quality.
I wonder if FEG, knowing they had a shady client who wouldn't be in a position to make a fuss (and knowing their name wasn't on the gun), just slapped these guns together as quickly as possible to maximize profit?
I expect that when you are illegally buying guns in violation of UN sanctions it's hard to complain about quality.
Have not read thoroughly through this thread, just skimmed it.
I am not a collector, but I do have six BHPs ranging from an Inglis to Practicals in 40 S&W persuasion and anniversary models in 9mm. FWIW, I prefer the first one I ever bought back in 1972, a 69C variant. So I kind of watch the BHP forums, just out of general interest.
Generally speaking, if it IS a FEG, it can vary from being substandard to as good as you could ask for in a BHP (I have one BHP that arrived NIB direct from Browning with a 16 lb+ trigger pull, now awaiting a trip to a BHP specialist gunsmith).
There are other manufacturers, like FEG, who have made HP's either under license or without. They too vary in quality.
And then there are the complete counterfeits who have been altered.
Probably the greatest collection of BHP expertise on the Web is here:
http://forums.1911forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15
Some genuine, serious, BHP collectors there, and they are more than willing to share their expertise and advice. Bring good pictures...
If it is a counterfeit, you might well get the whole story behind the manufacturer and how it came about, not just "yeah, it's a FEG/counterfeit/something else".
And even if you're perfectly happy with it at the price you paid for it, if the seller sold it as a genuine BHP when in fact they knew it was not, that seller should be banned. Of course, that's only my personal opinion on activities like that.
I am not a collector, but I do have six BHPs ranging from an Inglis to Practicals in 40 S&W persuasion and anniversary models in 9mm. FWIW, I prefer the first one I ever bought back in 1972, a 69C variant. So I kind of watch the BHP forums, just out of general interest.
Generally speaking, if it IS a FEG, it can vary from being substandard to as good as you could ask for in a BHP (I have one BHP that arrived NIB direct from Browning with a 16 lb+ trigger pull, now awaiting a trip to a BHP specialist gunsmith).
There are other manufacturers, like FEG, who have made HP's either under license or without. They too vary in quality.
And then there are the complete counterfeits who have been altered.
Probably the greatest collection of BHP expertise on the Web is here:
http://forums.1911forum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=15
Some genuine, serious, BHP collectors there, and they are more than willing to share their expertise and advice. Bring good pictures...
If it is a counterfeit, you might well get the whole story behind the manufacturer and how it came about, not just "yeah, it's a FEG/counterfeit/something else".
And even if you're perfectly happy with it at the price you paid for it, if the seller sold it as a genuine BHP when in fact they knew it was not, that seller should be banned. Of course, that's only my personal opinion on activities like that.
Thanks Rick,
I'm awaiting some info from another guy here who informed the seller of what he had....but chose to ignore that info.....I guess buyer beware...I will take your advise and go to the experts, and thanks for helping....regards..import
I'm awaiting some info from another guy here who informed the seller of what he had....but chose to ignore that info.....I guess buyer beware...I will take your advise and go to the experts, and thanks for helping....regards..import
