Welcome everyone to the 180th edition of ‘Hot Gat or Fudd Crap?’, one of our many series here on TFB. If you’re new to the series, this is where we look at the most obscure firearms that are actually for sale and ask the question – is this Gat a sweet deal or only has a Fudd appeal? Each week the TFB staff weighs in with their thoughts, but readers get the final say in the poll at the bottom of each article.
In our last edition, our poll showed that you, the readers, decided the multi-colored 6.5 creed was fudd crap.
HGFC – Unisex Fun or Rejects’ Gun? — Poll Results
At this time, the original auction has ended with a final bid of $1,750 not meeting the reserve price. For any parties still interested, the item has been relisted and is still up for grabs. We can only hope this rifle can find its way to a new and caring home in the very near future.
In this week’s edition of HGFC, we look at a FAMAE SAF pistol chambered in 9mm. As is tradition, this made-in-Chile gat is currently up for sale on GunBroker with a current bid of $1,576 and No Reserve.
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP?
Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
Let’s see what the Staff had to say about this week’s offering:
“I hate this but I don’t know why.” – Pete
“Where do you put the AA batteries and does it have Hop-Up?” – Nick C.
“Like all relatives of the Sig 55X, this is undeniably hot” – Daniel Y.
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
Selling this SIG 540-inspired gat is GunBroker seller Keystone Arms, located in Hillsville PA. Let’s see what they had to say about this rare imported pistol.
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
Authors Note: The item description has been truncated to save space. For the full item description please view the listing via the link here.
Item Description
If NOTHING but the Best of the Best will do and you want to take your collection to heights that only a handful of collectors will ever achieve, this incredible Pistol is for you!!
Needing absolutely no introduction, we offer today at a mere $.01 with no reserve this Extremely Rare Famae SAF, chambered in 9MM!!
!!This Famae SAF Pistol is built after the MEGA RARE SIG SG 540 Rifle!!
!!This Famae SAF was imported as a Pistol!!
This example remains in excellent condition as the many detailed photos clearly show!!
This Famae is complete with 1-30rd Magazine!!
The stock will not be attached when shipped as this was imported in as a pistol!!
!!Don’t miss your chance to call this UBER RARE FAMAE SAF PISTOL your own!!
!!!Best of Luck and Happy Bidding!!!
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HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
The FAMAE SAF is a SIG 540-inspired subgun produced in Chile by FAMAE since 1993. As you would imagine, it carries over a lot of the same external features like the rear diopter sight, charging handle, and trigger.
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
Sadly due to 922R restrictions, this one had to be imported as a pistol, so there’d be some hoops you’d have to jump through before it could be converted into a short-barreled rifle. Now by default, my brain jumps straight to “Oh it’s a SIG 550 pattern firearm, that’s awesome”, but is it really? At second glance you notice there’s no way to attach a suppressor. So, what other things might have changed along the way?
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
Well, as it turns out, quite a lot of the original features are gone. The gun is no longer gas operated and uses a simple blowback action, so no more rotating bolt. A few different variants of these were produced in 9mm and .40 S&W and there was even an integrally suppressed version (now that I’d love to see). While these are still in production, I can’t imagine spare parts or magazines are easy to find. I don’t think that’ll dissuade anyone who’s in the market for something like this.
The FAMAE SAF certainly has its place in history, but what’s that piece of history worth? We certainly know this gun will sell thanks to the no reserve placed on the auction. But that doesn’t answer the underlying question we’ve all come here to answer. So and always I leave it up to you, the reader, to decide.
HOT GAT or FUDD CRAP? Chilean Treasure or Miniature SIG Displeasure?
What do you think? Is this FAMAE SAF a Hot Gat or knock-off Chilean Fudd Crap? Be sure to let us know in the comments below, and cast your vote to let us know if this Ultra Rare Famae SAF 9mm Pistol is a Hot Gat or Fudd Crap: