It is a healthy basic response to a dangerous inanimate object. The basic instinct of revulsion and dislike toward an unknown object is normal and perhaps even healthy: it is a survival reflex. And, even though a scalpel is very sharp and dangerous, it is used to save innumerably more lives than it's every been used to take. Like a scalpel, a firearm can do horrible damage if in the wrong hands, however in the right hands a scalpel can save a life, just like a firearm. To believe otherwise and to assign a personality to an inanimate object like a gun is unhealthy. The gun has no say as to how it is used, it just does what it is physically manipulated to do. Just as money can be used to build a hospital or used to bribe an official, a firearm can be used to do good or commit evil. Like money, a gun is a possession: an inanimate object that is used at the owner’s discretion. Remember, the Hi-Power was originally designed as a military sidearm, not a precision weapon. The sights are typical of most vintage handguns: simplistic and rough but more than adequate for the intended use. But out of the box any decent condition Hi-Power is an accurate handgun. And the stock Hi-Power barrel is definitely accurate enough for most intended uses, but just in case it isn't match barrels are available in both 9mm and. The grip fits well in my large hands but might be a tad large or uncomfortable in smaller hands. The action is very smooth and feels great when fired. So how does the Hi-Power/FEG shoot? In so many words: as beautifully as it looks. Now, a firearm can be extremely beautiful but that matters not if it does not shoot well. Like many things, simplicity is beautiful. The lines are smooth and straight-forward nothing too complex to muck up the flow of the eye as it sweeps back along the slide. While normal Browning Hi-Powers are something to look at, the ventilated rib, like those normally found on sporting shotguns, adds another touch of mystique and class to an already attractive handgun. The deep satiny blued finish of the metal is contrasted by the utilitarian and rugged wood grips. My FEG is a piece of work, a marvel to look at, a masterpiece of gun art. In all other regards the FP9 is identical to the standard Browning Hi-Power. The model I found was the PJK-9HP, also known as the FP9, and has a ventilated rib running along the top of the slide as well as a slightly different front slide, looking more like the front slide of a Colt 1911 than that of a typical Browning Hi-Power (as depicted in the first photo). I was able to come upon one of these FEG handguns less than a year ago and have been quite pleased with it. There were several different variants of the FEG with different finishes and uses, but they were mainly produced for export. Known as the FEG ( Fegyver És Gépgyár) Hi-Power, it was produced starting in the 1970s and was known to be a quality, near exact copy of the Browning Hi-Power. One country that produced the Hi-Power was Hungary. During World War Two both the Allies and the Axis in Europe used the Hi-Power: the Nazis took over the Belgian factories and put them into production for their forces while the Allies were given plans for the Hi-Power and began producing the handgun in Canada.īritian, Argentina, Columbia, Canada, Germany, China, Belgium, Greece, Israel, the United States (FBI), Poland, Luxembourg, Iraq, and dozens more countries have put the Hi-Power to use. It was, at the time, the AK-47 of the pistol world: everyone made and used them. As a military sidearm it was adopted, copied, ripped off, or stolen by dozens of countries across the world over the last 77 years. The Belgian military adopted the Hi-Power as its sidearm and the love affair took off from there.