New FEG-The Start of a Beautiful Friendship

redhed · 02-07-2008, 09:36 PM

We went to the East Peoria Gun Show last weekend and my husband found a FEG-AP calibered in .32 ACP for me. The price was 115 dollars with one magazine but the owner sold it to me for 108 + tax and just because I'm too cute to resist

he threw in an extra magazine for me.
It was a deal I couldn't refuse.
My wrists aren't getting any better and a ganglion cyst that I had surgically removed from my right wrist along with tendon resection has returned. Time to downsize the calibers so I can keep shooting.
I brought the weapon home yesterday and shot it for the first time today. I Love It.
Low recoil and accurate. I was hitting a paper plate sized target at 40 feet without difficulty. And no wrist discomfort or difficulty controlling it.
It broke down easily for cleaning and has great rifling. It looks like the start of a beautiful friendship!
I have a new set of sandalwood hand grips coming soon thanks to Ouch!

alleybabe · 02-07-2008, 09:41 PM

That .32 will look great with those sandalwood grips! awesome price too. Sounds like it will be a light weight weapon to use till your wrists get better. congrats!

Windwalker · 02-08-2008, 08:28 AM

Congratulations on the new toy. Good shooting!

ArkansasHunter · 02-08-2008, 08:50 AM

I'm delighted you found sumpin you can handle without discomfort and you gotta a might fine handgun congrats ...A.H

redhed · 02-10-2008, 07:56 PM

Here is my new member of the family. I like this weapon so much that I'm thinking of getting a Walther in .380. Opinions?

MrsS · 02-11-2008, 07:07 PM

OOOOH...pretty gun! I am new to handguns and my very first (and only) gun is the FEG R61 .380. Its compact (so its easy to carry concealed); most importantly, it has very little recoil and sits well in my smaller hands. Vey easy to control! My husband wants me to retire it and go on to other .380 or 9mm's out there.....I'm sure other guns would be just as grand, but you know, I just don't want to use anything else! Now, if I can just get any information about this gun (I don't think its a common gun anymore)-I'll really be lovin' it!! I don't know how to download pics here (sorry), but I found a lovely picture of the R61 at Collectible Firearms and Edged Weapons You have to go in "modern" pistols, then "hungarian" to see it. Have fun with your FEG

redhed · 02-11-2008, 08:33 PM

Thanks MrsS for the link. I really like my FEG. What I like even better is that we just got our C & R license and now we can add to our family. I'd really like to get another .32 or even a 380 in some shape or form. I have small hands also and like the control I have with the smaller caliber guns. I seldom shoot anything higher than a .9 mm for that reason and because of the lousy shape my wrists are in.

Hey, if you find a caliber and model you are really happy with. Stick with it. There is an old saying that goes, a person who shoots just one gun, really well, is more of a threat than one person who shoots a lot of guns. Think about it.

ouch · 02-15-2008, 08:56 AM

Come on Red you are not that sensitive.

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Originally Posted by redhed

..........I seldom shoot anything higher than a .9 mm for that reason and because of the lousy shape my wrists are in......

02-07-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois, USA Posts: 325 Trader Rating: (0)	New FEG-The Start of a Beautiful Friendship We went to the East Peoria Gun Show last weekend and my husband found a FEG-AP calibered in .32 ACP for me. The price was 115 dollars with one magazine but the owner sold it to me for 108 + tax and just because I'm too cute to resist he threw in an extra magazine for me. It was a deal I couldn't refuse. My wrists aren't getting any better and a ganglion cyst that I had surgically removed from my right wrist along with tendon resection has returned. Time to downsize the calibers so I can keep shooting. I brought the weapon home yesterday and shot it for the first time today. I Love It. Low recoil and accurate. I was hitting a paper plate sized target at 40 feet without difficulty. And no wrist discomfort or difficulty controlling it. It broke down easily for cleaning and has great rifling. It looks like the start of a beautiful friendship! I have a new set of sandalwood hand grips coming soon thanks to Ouch! __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals! Last edited by redhed; 02-07-2008 at 09:42 PM.

02-08-2008, 08:28 AM	#3
Windwalker Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 3,286 Trader Rating: (0)	Congratulations on the new toy. Good shooting! __________________ America: Love it and protect it or leave it

02-10-2008, 07:56 PM	#5
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois, USA Posts: 325 Trader Rating: (0)	Here is my new member of the family. I like this weapon so much that I'm thinking of getting a Walther in .380. Opinions? __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals!

02-11-2008, 08:33 PM	#7
redhed Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Armpit, Illinois, USA Posts: 325 Trader Rating: (0)	Thanks MrsS for the link. I really like my FEG. What I like even better is that we just got our C & R license and now we can add to our family. I'd really like to get another .32 or even a 380 in some shape or form. I have small hands also and like the control I have with the smaller caliber guns. I seldom shoot anything higher than a .9 mm for that reason and because of the lousy shape my wrists are in. Hey, if you find a caliber and model you are really happy with. Stick with it. There is an old saying that goes, a person who shoots just one gun, really well, is more of a threat than one person who shoots a lot of guns. Think about it. __________________ I'm a member of PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals!

02-07-2008, 09:41 PM	#2
alleybabe Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: northern michigan Posts: 8 Trader Rating: (0)	That .32 will look great with those sandalwood grips! awesome price too. Sounds like it will be a light weight weapon to use till your wrists get better. congrats!

02-08-2008, 08:50 AM	#4
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas Posts: 10,508 Trader Rating: (0)	I'm delighted you found sumpin you can handle without discomfort and you gotta a might fine handgun congrats ...A.H

02-11-2008, 07:07 PM	#6
MrsS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Originally from the 26th state of the union; now living in the 16th. Posts: 1,105 Trader Rating: (0)	OOOOH...pretty gun! I am new to handguns and my very first (and only) gun is the FEG R61 .380. Its compact (so its easy to carry concealed); most importantly, it has very little recoil and sits well in my smaller hands. Vey easy to control! My husband wants me to retire it and go on to other .380 or 9mm's out there.....I'm sure other guns would be just as grand, but you know, I just don't want to use anything else! Now, if I can just get any information about this gun (I don't think its a common gun anymore)-I'll really be lovin' it!! I don't know how to download pics here (sorry), but I found a lovely picture of the R61 at Collectible Firearms and Edged Weapons You have to go in "modern" pistols, then "hungarian" to see it. Have fun with your FEG