FEG Hi Power Clone

KCRaider21 · September 30, 2013, 03:23 PM

I have the chance to buy one from a friend for $300. It is in nice condition and shoots good. Would that be a fair price to pay? I can't remember the exact model but it looks like the attached picture and is a 9mm.

thatgrittyguy · September 30, 2013, 03:43 PM

Check to see if the safety matches the one in the picture. If it doesn't, then it's actually a clone of a S&W and spare parts are real tricky. I have one and its fun to shoot, but I've had to put some work into it.

Bill DeShivs · September 30, 2013, 04:06 PM

Some are actually clones of the real FN high Power. They are great guns, and parts interchange. Some of the later ones are modified S&W actions as noted.

CWKahrFan · September 30, 2013, 05:32 PM

They're good. I'll be keeping mine...

Especially see posts #3 and #5 in this thread for much info, links:

http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500979

(Post #11 in this one):

http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...&highlight=feg

Beretta686 · September 30, 2013, 05:50 PM

I've shot an FEG Hi-Power and it wasn't bad.

But for that same price you can get an Argentinian FM Hi-Power, where you're not going to have to worry about it being an S&W frame or whatever.

I know your buddy probably doesn't have an FM on-hand, but if you're in the market for a Hi-Power you can't really go wrong with one and all the FN parts will fit.

Bartholomew Roberts · September 30, 2013, 07:22 PM

Decent price. Occasionally real surplus FN Hi-Powers will come on the market near that price; but I already own several Hi-Powers and I would be tempted. Just make sure it is an actual Hi-Power clone like the one in your picture.

Quentin2 · October 1, 2013, 01:23 AM

I agree with the others, make sure it's truly a HP clone. Some FEGs are, some are hybrids and some are DA decockers. Standard parts and magazines only work in the clones

NWPilgrim · October 1, 2013, 06:33 AM

Make sure to disassemble it. I bought two FEG HP clones many years ago. One disassembles fine. The other had the slot for the slide latch cut wrong and held the slide too far back to remove the slide pin. So I had to Dremel out the slot a little more so that it would be in the right position to remove the pin. Other than that it functions fine and does take the older model HP parts. I removed the magazine safety and now the trigger is smooth and crisp, whereas before it was horribly gritty.

KCRaider21 · October 1, 2013, 01:35 PM

I have personally shot and disassembaled the gun in question with no problems. The trigger seemed smooth and crisp.

KCRaider21 · October 1, 2013, 01:38 PM

Does anyone have pictures of the S&W and the Browning clones so I can see the difference?

Bill DeShivs · October 1, 2013, 02:40 PM

If the gun is single action, it's a Browning clone.

KevininPa · October 1, 2013, 05:17 PM

.........if it's single action you're good to go. I have one. It shoots well enough for me to not even want a real one. The price offered is also good. These are going up in price lately.

57K · October 1, 2013, 06:37 PM

Single action? Hi-Power clone. Double action? S&W 59 clone. I had the vent rib Hi-Power clone many years ago and it was great shooter. In fact, Cylinder & Slide used to make their custom Hi-Powers with the same pistol I owned where they milled off the vent rib. I sure wouldn't mind being able to get the Hi-Power clone for $300, vent rib or not.

rs97 · October 1, 2013, 09:47 PM

Not exactly correct. The later FEG single action pistols had a S&W type lockup without the traditional BHP crossbolt which unlocked the barrel from the slide. So even though they look just like BHP, there are not.

MountainDrew · October 4, 2013, 01:26 AM

I had one years ago. It was beautiful outside. And inside has some of the roughest machining I've ever seen on a gun. It worked pretty well though.

September 30, 2013, 03:43 PM	#2
thatgrittyguy Junior Member Join Date: January 28, 2012 Posts: 7	Re: FEG Hi Power Clone Check to see if the safety matches the one in the picture. If it doesn't, then it's actually a clone of a S&W and spare parts are real tricky. I have one and its fun to shoot, but I've had to put some work into it.

September 30, 2013, 05:32 PM	#4
CWKahrFan Senior Member Join Date: November 3, 2010 Posts: 2,016	They're good. I'll be keeping mine... Especially see posts #3 and #5 in this thread for much info, links: http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500979 (Post #11 in this one): http://thefiringline.com/forums/show...&highlight=feg Last edited by CWKahrFan; September 30, 2013 at 05:39 PM.

October 1, 2013, 06:33 AM	#8
NWPilgrim Senior Member Join Date: September 29, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 2,357	Make sure to disassemble it. I bought two FEG HP clones many years ago. One disassembles fine. The other had the slot for the slide latch cut wrong and held the slide too far back to remove the slide pin. So I had to Dremel out the slot a little more so that it would be in the right position to remove the pin. Other than that it functions fine and does take the older model HP parts. I removed the magazine safety and now the trigger is smooth and crisp, whereas before it was horribly gritty. __________________ "The ultimate authority ... resides in the people alone. ... The advantage of being armed, which the Americans possess over the people of almost every other nation ... forms a barrier against the enterprises of ambition." - James Madison

October 1, 2013, 05:17 PM	#12
KevininPa Senior Member Join Date: April 14, 2007 Posts: 253	Like Bill said......... .........if it's single action you're good to go. I have one. It shoots well enough for me to not even want a real one. The price offered is also good. These are going up in price lately.

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September 30, 2013, 04:06 PM	#3
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 11,107	Some are actually clones of the real FN high Power. They are great guns, and parts interchange. Some of the later ones are modified S&W actions as noted. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

September 30, 2013, 05:50 PM	#5
Beretta686 Senior Member Join Date: May 11, 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 761	I've shot an FEG Hi-Power and it wasn't bad. But for that same price you can get an Argentinian FM Hi-Power, where you're not going to have to worry about it being an S&W frame or whatever. I know your buddy probably doesn't have an FM on-hand, but if you're in the market for a Hi-Power you can't really go wrong with one and all the FN parts will fit.

September 30, 2013, 07:22 PM	#6
Bartholomew Roberts member Join Date: June 13, 2000 Location: Texas and Oklahoma area Posts: 8,462	Decent price. Occasionally real surplus FN Hi-Powers will come on the market near that price; but I already own several Hi-Powers and I would be tempted. Just make sure it is an actual Hi-Power clone like the one in your picture.

October 1, 2013, 01:23 AM	#7
Quentin2 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2009 Location: NorthWest USA Posts: 1,996	I agree with the others, make sure it's truly a HP clone. Some FEGs are, some are hybrids and some are DA decockers. Standard parts and magazines only work in the clones

October 1, 2013, 01:35 PM	#9
KCRaider21 Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Posts: 78	I have personally shot and disassembaled the gun in question with no problems. The trigger seemed smooth and crisp.

October 1, 2013, 01:38 PM	#10
KCRaider21 Member Join Date: March 21, 2013 Posts: 78	Does anyone have pictures of the S&W and the Browning clones so I can see the difference?

October 1, 2013, 02:40 PM	#11
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 11,107	If the gun is single action, it's a Browning clone. __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

October 1, 2013, 06:37 PM	#13
57K Junior member Join Date: March 3, 2013 Location: Heart of Texas Posts: 788	Single action? Hi-Power clone. Double action? S&W 59 clone. I had the vent rib Hi-Power clone many years ago and it was great shooter. In fact, Cylinder & Slide used to make their custom Hi-Powers with the same pistol I owned where they milled off the vent rib. I sure wouldn't mind being able to get the Hi-Power clone for $300, vent rib or not.

October 1, 2013, 09:47 PM	#14
rs97 Member Join Date: February 3, 2009 Posts: 86	Not exactly correct. The later FEG single action pistols had a S&W type lockup without the traditional BHP crossbolt which unlocked the barrel from the slide. So even though they look just like BHP, there are not.

October 4, 2013, 01:26 AM	#15
MountainDrew Member Join Date: December 1, 2004 Posts: 23	I had one years ago. It was beautiful outside. And inside has some of the roughest machining I've ever seen on a gun. It worked pretty well though.