Another FEG

priell3 · December 17, 2023, 03:29 PM

Added to my FEG collection today. GKK-45. Excellent condition for a gun that's over 20 years old. Only paid $382 with the tax. Average price on that popular auction site is $770 in fair condition and only one magazine.

Ricklin · December 17, 2023, 06:21 PM

I have had a PA-63 in the safe for decades. In fact it may be my first handgun ever. 9mm Mak it can still do carry duty, and decent SD ammo is available. It needed a replacement spring, and that's all. At one time it was the least expensive center fire handgun available, late 1980's? or real early 90's well under 100 bucks back then. The blue still looks like new, very nicely polished, it has held up pretty well, I would trust it 100% for carry duty today.

Recycled bullet · December 18, 2023, 12:03 AM

The pocket knife in the picture looks like the skin patterns of a snakehead fish.

priell3 · December 18, 2023, 06:32 AM

Freebie from the NRA.

veprdude · December 18, 2023, 03:01 PM

I picked up a GKK a few months back. Haven't shot it yet. Spare mags are hard to come by.

Skans · December 19, 2023, 12:18 PM

Looks like a DA/SA Hi Power.

veprdude · December 21, 2023, 12:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Skans

Looks like a DA/SA Hi Power.

Allegedly more similar to a S&W Model 59/59xx series internally, IIRC.

TRX · December 23, 2023, 03:33 PM

I also have a GKK-45. I got it cheap because it kept stovepiping on the previous owner.

I bought some more magazines, but that didn't help. I used White-Out and Magic Marker to see where cartridges were touching. Nothing was obvious. I tried different lubes, and everything else I could think of, short of physical modifications to the gun. Given it was long out of production and spare parts were unobtainium, I didn't want to do something I couldn't reverse.

I noticed its behavior varied a lot between brands of ammo, and the hotter the ammo, the more reliable it was. I broke out the press and made some handloads. It likes .450 SMC loads just fine. It would probably be okay with some of the hotter "defensive" .45 ACP, but I'm too cheap to buy that stuff.

Whatever the problem with mine is must be pretty rare, if not something unique to my particular gun. At least, I haven't found anyone else with a GKK that has had a problem.

The grip is pretty square along the edges and it was uncomfortable to shoot. I got a rubber sleeve from Hogue which took care of the problem.

December 17, 2023, 03:29 PM	#1
priell3 Member Join Date: July 9, 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 50	Another FEG Added to my FEG collection today. GKK-45. Excellent condition for a gun that's over 20 years old. Only paid $382 with the tax. Average price on that popular auction site is $770 in fair condition and only one magazine. __________________ MikeP PA Zombie Response Team

December 17, 2023, 06:21 PM	#2
Ricklin Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: SW Washington state Posts: 2,392	PA-63 I have had a PA-63 in the safe for decades. In fact it may be my first handgun ever. 9mm Mak it can still do carry duty, and decent SD ammo is available. It needed a replacement spring, and that's all. At one time it was the least expensive center fire handgun available, late 1980's? or real early 90's well under 100 bucks back then. The blue still looks like new, very nicely polished, it has held up pretty well, I would trust it 100% for carry duty today. __________________ ricklin Freedom is not free

December 18, 2023, 06:32 AM	#4
priell3 Member Join Date: July 9, 2012 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 50	Freebie from the NRA. __________________ MikeP PA Zombie Response Team

December 18, 2023, 12:03 AM	#3
Recycled bullet Senior Member Join Date: November 13, 2022 Posts: 493	The pocket knife in the picture looks like the skin patterns of a snakehead fish.

December 18, 2023, 03:01 PM	#5
veprdude Senior Member Join Date: March 18, 2019 Location: Texas Posts: 477	I picked up a GKK a few months back. Haven't shot it yet. Spare mags are hard to come by.

December 19, 2023, 12:18 PM	#6
Skans Senior Member Join Date: November 20, 2008 Posts: 11,331	Looks like a DA/SA Hi Power.

December 23, 2023, 03:33 PM	#8
TRX Senior Member Join Date: September 24, 2008 Location: central Arkansas Posts: 401	I also have a GKK-45. I got it cheap because it kept stovepiping on the previous owner. I bought some more magazines, but that didn't help. I used White-Out and Magic Marker to see where cartridges were touching. Nothing was obvious. I tried different lubes, and everything else I could think of, short of physical modifications to the gun. Given it was long out of production and spare parts were unobtainium, I didn't want to do something I couldn't reverse. I noticed its behavior varied a lot between brands of ammo, and the hotter the ammo, the more reliable it was. I broke out the press and made some handloads. It likes .450 SMC loads just fine. It would probably be okay with some of the hotter "defensive" .45 ACP, but I'm too cheap to buy that stuff. Whatever the problem with mine is must be pretty rare, if not something unique to my particular gun. At least, I haven't found anyone else with a GKK that has had a problem. The grip is pretty square along the edges and it was uncomfortable to shoot. I got a rubber sleeve from Hogue which took care of the problem.