FEG PA-63 problem??

varian

January 18, 2015 05:26

picked up one of these but unfortunately it is a single shot. about 90% of the time when fired the mag releases and drops down about 1/2 inch so the slide does not pick up the nest round. this occures only when fired, i cannot make it fail under any other circumstance. the mag slot looks good. the release looks good with a good spring. anyone have any experience with this? thanks

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  navc130

  January 18, 2015 06:13

  I would concentrate on the magazine catch. It must not be worn, it must protrude enough to engage the magazine positively, the spring must be strong. If it is a 9x18 mm, the recoil is fairly hard and could move the catch if the spring is weak. A bad magazine is the first thing to determine. That is always the case for a semi-auto.

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  Grasshopper

  January 18, 2015 06:29

  As above,,I have shoot a few of these,,,possible, replacement mag that is a few thousands small? and not engaging?,,do you have a friend to try his/her mag? and boy those trigger pulls,,whew,

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  beantownshootah

  January 18, 2015 06:42

  Guns are known to be reliable, this is probably an issue with either you or your particular gun.
  
  Note that by design many European military/police weapons don't drop magazines "free" of the gun. Reloading speed is reduced, but chance of losing/damaging magazines is also reduced. The FEG 83 is such a gun. . .the mags are NOT supposed to drop free when released, but instead only fall out partially. You then remove the mag the rest of the way with your non-shooting hand.
  
  First and most important thing here is to make sure YOU are not inadvertently hitting the magazine release button when firing!
  
  This is a small lightweight gun with a snappy recoil, and the mag release button is unusually high on the frame (ie compared to most semi-autos). Its pretty easy to hit the release by mistake if you're accustomed to a different pistol and are using a traditional grip.
  
  If the mag locks into place well when not-shooting, and you can't physically pull it out short of hitting the release button, this is probably the issue. Try shooting it and making absolutely sure that neither your shooting hand thumb nor support hand are touching/near the mag release button.
  
  In terms of more mundane mechanical problems, so long as the magazine clicks firmly into place when not firing, and you can't easily pull it out, that's probably not the issue.
  
  Still, most usual culprits for this sort of thing are (in decreasing order of likelihood) good old fashioned dirt, bad/worn magazine, bad/worn mag release button.
  
  Any dirt/grease in the vicinity of the mag release button might prevent it from clicking firmly into place, resulting in a weak grip on the magazine. These guns were shipped/stored in cosmoline, and its possible you've still got some in there gunking up the mag path. Solution there is to strip the gun, take out the mag release, and clean release and gun thoroughly.
  
  Worn mag release is pretty unlikely, and if worn you'd probably see it, but that's a pretty cheap part to replace. Worn magazine is more probable, though again, you'd likely see that. Solution, obviously, is to try a new magazine.
  
  Hope that helped.

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  varian

  January 18, 2015 14:37

  thanks all the notch in the mag looks as good as possible. the release moves as far to the left when the mag is in or out. my son and i both tried shooting with simular results. i agree it is a simple and reliable system. was just hoping i was overlooking something. mag is the only part on the gun that has a different serial number. will probably buy another mag but they are expensive. will disassemble and make sure everything is clean. the grips will not tighten completely and the left one does contact the mag release button but only from the side. could be the problem. thanks again all

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  BigLoop22

  January 18, 2015 14:45

  varian,
  
  Make sure that you have the correct magazine. Some Walther magazines will fit your gun. I believe that a .32ACP magazine, a .380ACP magazine, and a 9mm magazine are physically the same size, and may all work in the different caliber guns. I believe that the correct FEG magazine, regardless of caliber, has this spring steel, "slide-hold-open" strut on its follower:
  
  
  
  
  
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