Posted: 5/26/2009 4:24:06 AM EDT
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Im posting this because I have heard such great things about the reliability and overall operation of these pistols.
I picked one up last week and took it to the range. I had 2 different makes of ammo. CCI mini mag - 40gr - CPHP Fiocchi 38gr - CPHP The pistol is plagued with light hammer strikes. I couldnt run through an entire magazine without having to manually cock the hammer a couple times to re-strike the cartridge. I looked at the hammer and it seems there is a small buffer zone between the hammer and the firing pin; as in if i press it forward it will give a little. My question is this: could this be something that could be repaired by purchasing a new spring? Is this how its supposed to run? Second issue is feeding. Both brands of ammo were dented, marred, trying to be chambered; extremely bent. The magazine is not quality; you can tell that when the round is grabbed its over shooting the chamber and almost pointing it straight up. Could a new magazine resolve this issue / or would the feed ramp need to be altered? Thanks for any info; like I said, for all that I have read on the reliability of these pistols, I cant imagine this is the norm. |
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Here's an exploded view of the Star Model F.
http://www.stevespages.com/ipb-star-f.html I'd check the hammer spring, the hammer spring guide, the hammer strut, and the firing pin and spring. All of these can cause mis-fires. The hammer should rest on the firing pin, not be loose. Check all these parts for wear, weak springs, OR parts that have been altered or replaced by non-original parts. In this case, take a close look at the hammer spring, hammer spring guide and the hammer strut. As for the mis-feeds, that's almost always caused by substandard magazines. DO NOT alter the feed ramp. Gun Parts sell non-original replacement mags, which is about all that's going to be available these days. Quality is often not the best, but that's what you can get: http://www.e-gunparts.com/model.asp?idDept=238 |
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Many years ago I had one of these pistols. I really regret getting rid of it. Anyway, here is my story.
The short version is that my gun would feed fine, it had a factory mag. It had a cracked grip so I ordered a set from Numrich. They were junk. The didn't fit properly and I ended up putting the cracked grip back on and throwing the new ones away. My gun would not fire the rounds consistantly. I finally looked closely at the area around the chamber near the edge of the round. There was a small indentation. After talking to a gunsmith, I was told that the gun had been dry fired (probably alot) and that the small dimple was causing the firing pin not to strike the rounds properly. This was causing these "rim-fire" rounds not to go off. Now keep in mind that this was a long time ago. I wished that I would have kept that little gun and tried to have it welded up and re-machined. But considering that I had paid just $30 for it, I traded it to the gunsmith for something I can't even remember. I have looked for another one of these, but alas, they aren;t $30 anymore..... Good luck...Rob |