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Posted: 6/8/2016 10:51:26 PM EDT
My father did a really nice thing for me today. He gave me his Spanish made STAR BM in 9mm. It isn't the greatest handgun ever made, it's history isn't glorious or all that impressive, but it was the first handgun I ever shot, and it was my dad's. Personally, I think they are a fun, miniature 1911. I'm sorry for the single picture, I only have my phone available currently. |
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do not dry fire it at all
do not run hot ammo through it. i would highly suggest a new extractor, extractor spring and barrel link. they are available through apex gunparts buy spares, they are rare as hens teeth. extra mags are very hard to locate very nice handgun. have owned one for years. |
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Quoted: Oh, this is funny. I had wood grips on my pistol for years, and then saw the OP's pic and thought the black ones looked better, so I went and swapped them out. Now you post your wood grips... I'm so easily manipulated  I would like to find wood grips for my BM. |
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Oh, this is funny. I had wood grips on my pistol for years, and then saw the OP's pic and thought the black ones looked better, so I went and swapped them out. Now you post your wood grips... I'm so easily manipulated
I would like to find wood grips for my BM. I bought a very nice set of custom wood grips with the star logo engraved in them. Got them from ebay and they shipped from Turkey. Very very nice grips. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Model-BM-BMK-Grip-KSD-/262479479434?hash=item3d1cff028a:g:hFwAAOSwNphWZjNH |
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Quoted: Very nice.  I'm a big fan of Stars and own several, and the very first semi-auto I ever CC'd was a .45 Star PD (after years of CC'ing revolvers). Here is a BM that I picked up for <$100 (because it was in very rough cosmetic shape) and had coated instead of re-blued... http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/HardShell/RWB%20-%20Pistols/StarBMCKleft_zps9a79a210.jpg http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y12/HardShell/RWB%20-%20Pistols/StarBMCKrightobscured_zps534e2550.jpg I prefer them blued, but I opted for a cheap and local refinish since I had so little in it to start with. I like the way that turned out. Although, like you, I would prefer bluing for this handgun. The finish on mine isn't awful. There are some thin spots, especially on the grip, but nothing to too bad. |
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Did you have to disassemble it yourself to get it refinished, or did the refinisher do it or you? That's always been my hesitation to doing that. He did everything. He does refinishing and "light" gunsmithing, but has a more experienced gunsmith in the same shop in case he comes across anything unusual. They have worked on and/or refinished several firearms and parts for me, no problems or complaints so far. |
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Quoted: They were issued to the Rhodesian military, alongside the Browning HP. The Star was well known for ADs and was disliked for that reason. At the time, an AD could earn you 30 days in disciplinary barracks... Do you have any references for the Star BM in the Rhodesian Army? I would be interested in reading about it. |
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They were issued to the Rhodesian military, alongside the Browning HP. The Star was well known for ADs and was disliked for that reason. At the time, an AD could earn you 30 days in disciplinary barracks... Do you have any references for the Star BM in the Rhodesian Army? I would be interested in reading about it. The South African Defense Forces used them. The was a story of a Panhard Armored Car crewman using one with some distinction to keep his vehicle from being over run. I could see how some Star's may have made it into Rhodesian hands as the SADF slid equipment to Rhodesia since they both were subjects of arms embargos and were fighting the same fight.. |
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Quoted: The South African Defense Forces used them. The was a story of a Panhard Armored Car crewman using one with some distinction to keep his vehicle from being over run. I could see how some Star's may have made it into Rhodesian hands as the SADF slid equipment to Rhodesia since they both were subjects of arms embargos and were fighting the same fight.. Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They were issued to the Rhodesian military, alongside the Browning HP. The Star was well known for ADs and was disliked for that reason. At the time, an AD could earn you 30 days in disciplinary barracks... Do you have any references for the Star BM in the Rhodesian Army? I would be interested in reading about it. The South African Defense Forces used them. The was a story of a Panhard Armored Car crewman using one with some distinction to keep his vehicle from being over run. I could see how some Star's may have made it into Rhodesian hands as the SADF slid equipment to Rhodesia since they both were subjects of arms embargos and were fighting the same fight.. I wasn't doubting that, lol. I just didn't know if you had any links or book recommendations that referenced such usage. It would make for interesting reading. |
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I wasn't doubting that, lol. I just didn't know if you had any links or book recommendations that referenced such usage. It would make for interesting reading. Quoted:
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They were issued to the Rhodesian military, alongside the Browning HP. The Star was well known for ADs and was disliked for that reason. At the time, an AD could earn you 30 days in disciplinary barracks... Do you have any references for the Star BM in the Rhodesian Army? I would be interested in reading about it. The South African Defense Forces used them. The was a story of a Panhard Armored Car crewman using one with some distinction to keep his vehicle from being over run. I could see how some Star's may have made it into Rhodesian hands as the SADF slid equipment to Rhodesia since they both were subjects of arms embargos and were fighting the same fight.. I wasn't doubting that, lol. I just didn't know if you had any links or book recommendations that referenced such usage. It would make for interesting reading. No need to lol, like you I find a lot of the lesser covered conflicts interesting. Like the Rhodesians using some T54/55's that SA captured and supplied them with in the later stages of the conflict. ETA: Female with a Model B |
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Quoted: No need to lol, like you I find a lot of the lesser covered conflicts interesting. Like the Rhodesians using some T54/55's that SA captured and supplied them with in the later stages of the conflict. ETA: Female with a Model B Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: They were issued to the Rhodesian military, alongside the Browning HP. The Star was well known for ADs and was disliked for that reason. At the time, an AD could earn you 30 days in disciplinary barracks... Do you have any references for the Star BM in the Rhodesian Army? I would be interested in reading about it. The South African Defense Forces used them. The was a story of a Panhard Armored Car crewman using one with some distinction to keep his vehicle from being over run. I could see how some Star's may have made it into Rhodesian hands as the SADF slid equipment to Rhodesia since they both were subjects of arms embargos and were fighting the same fight.. I wasn't doubting that, lol. I just didn't know if you had any links or book recommendations that referenced such usage. It would make for interesting reading. No need to lol, like you I find a lot of the lesser covered conflicts interesting. Like the Rhodesians using some T54/55's that SA captured and supplied them with in the later stages of the conflict. ETA: Female with a Model B Nice! |
| If I remember, most of the ADs occurred while clearing the weapons back at base. I think Chris Cocks mentioned the Star in his book on the RLI. The Browning was preferred but the Star is not a bad weapon. I remember when the Star PD 45 was all the rage and brought insane prices in the US for awhile. The Stars in Rhodesian service probably did come from South Africa, as did most of the FALs in service. The G3s were portuguese in origin and I saw many of those.. |
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