PA-63 Firing pin malfunction

BigGun74

I got FEG a PA-63 9x18 pistol at a gunshow back in December. I just finally got a chance to go shoot it this past weekend. I took it out to the range, loaded the mag with Sellior and Beloit 9X18, and tried to rack the slide. Well the first round misfed, so I did the "tap, bump". Slide didn't move, so I dropped the mag, and tried rack the slide to try and eject the caught round. Mag drops fine, as I pull on the slide the slide drops and the round chambers and fires, without me touching the trigger, and with the safety on, which is why you always point your gun downrange no matter what. Anyway, the pistol is cleared, I lock the slide back and the firing pin is protruding and bent with the primer stuck on the end. Anyone heard of this happening before? And anyone know where I can get a new firing pin for a PA-63?

gunnut505

I'm betting it would be similar to a TT-33 Tokarev or a Makarov pin, or could be made to work with one.
I own 2 PA-63s, having gotten them new last year from J&G Sales; maybe they bought replacement parts, too?
Never heard of them having bad FPs, though.

jonk

It is the same pin as in the Kassnar PMK (I think, but Kassnar anyhow). Gunpartscorp has them.

32 Magnum

Try makarov.com. They carry parts for the PA-63 as well as a bunch of other East-Bloc milsurp handguns. Firing pin channel has to be kept clean. I'll bet the channel on your gun was packed with hardened grease. One other thing, DO NOT trust the hammer drop safety. I had one that would fire when you dropped the hammer. The "anvil" that is supposed to block the hammer, on some pieces, was made of a soft steel that deforms rather rapidly, allowing the hammer to contact the firing pin resulting in a "BOOM" when the safety is applied. Luckily, I discovered the problem with mine when I was testing it at the range, not in my workshop.