GTO,
I stumbled accross this site with no help from my former acquaintance (Stephen A. Camp) and I enjoy the site.
I guess I am in the camp that you are better off with a good Israeli trade in than an FM. My FM's frame went South after my gunsmith over polished the grip area. With its used FN frame I probably have close to $800 in my FN/FM hybred. It is a great looking pistol but I doubt if I could get $400 for it on the market and less than $250 from a gunshop.
Sorry for the rambling.
Regards,
Richard