[mkamer]

Anyone heard of a PMK-380? Friend has one and contacted me about possible interest in buying. It's chambered in .380 and he says it's manufactured by KBI. I'm wondering if it's actually imported by KBI?

 

[SlimTim]

Made by FEG in Hungary, imported by KBI.

Have you read http://makarov.com lately?

http://makarov.com/others/index.html

See section about FEG PA-63 and variants.

FEG PMK-380


This .380-caliber commercial version, imported since 1992 by K.B.I., Inc., sports a black-anodized frame. Offering a much sleeker appearance than the other PA-63-type guns, the PMK-380 is nonetheless similar in construction and operation to the Walther PP. Due to a backstrap that curves out further than the PP's, the Hungarian gun boasts a considerably larger grip that will fit, surprisingly, in most holsters made for the PP. Large-handed shooters will undoubtedly prefer the PMK-380's larger grip over the Walther's.


On the other hand, the PMK-380 is not nearly as refined or polished a gun as the Walther pistols. Its sights are undersized; it has a heavier trigger pull in both single and double action; the magazine release is much stiffer (causing the empty magazine to release only partially from the grip); and the recoil is sharper because of its lightweight alloy frame.


In test firing, the PMK-380 produced a 2.9-inch pattern from a 25-foot offhand group, using Samson 95-grain FMJ. The double-action first shot landed more than two inches from the single-action follow-up shots, all of which went into a tight pattern less than 3/4 of an inch across. Other groups measured nearly 4 inches across, which is poor showing at 25 feet, even when shooting offhand. In general, though, the PMK-380 is an acceptable handgun for those seeking a low-cost, double-action .380-caliber pistol.

SlimTim

 

[mkamer]

Thanks SlimTim. I posted here before I even thought of makarov.com. Shame on me.

 

[SlimTim]

No shame necessary, we all need reminded of the great resource that http://makarov.com is every once in a while.

SlimTim

 

[one of the former members]

my buddy bought an Feg SMC-380 for his wife, but i an unfamiliar with the PMK-380

 

[North Bender]

Ok, Who is this mysterious Former Member?

 

[kym]

SMC 380 is the short version of the PMK 380. About .5 - .75 longer and taller. BTW does anyone know the trick to putting the safety back in. It use to be either http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=7583 or http://www.gunboards.com/forums/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=241062&#1395775 is their an archive of does someone know how?