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Tex1961 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:25 am As was said in a few post above, the magazine release does catch inside the mag well. I have to slap mine in as well. I have the full sized version though. It's been redone on the inside with new springs, polished, etc.. and the outside has a nice 2 tone cerakote finish. Just a joy to shoot, low recoil and spot on accurate.
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As Andy stated the Star BM (one of their B series pistols) is not a CZ Clone. There are several makers of CZ clones, though. Tanfoglio, KRISS, Sasilmaz and a many others. I have a Sasilmaz version of the 75C. Here's a link in CZ Clones. There are other links on the subject, like wikipedia.
Not that I'm aware. My FFL only charges$15 for LTC xfers. There are several online vendors selling them. Just Google "Star BM for sale" I got mine from Gunbuyer when they had just received them and paid $208 w/ free shipping. They've increased their price some since then. Be careful on GunBuyer because the have 4 warehouses and prices are different; check them all. The average price I'm seeing among sellers is about $230-235. YMMV If I hadn't just purchased a couple of other guns I'd buy another one.ScottDLS wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 10:54 pmCan you get one of these direct with a Curio and Relic FFL?puma guy wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:08 pm I bought this Star BM a while back and hadn't taken it to a range yet. Chambered in 9mm Luger they were made from 1972-1992 for Spanish military use and are being imported now that they are considered surplus after the military and civilian users upgraded to newer firearms. They look similar to a 1911, but no grip safety and the thumb safety disengages the sear rather than block it. Weighs in at 2lbs 2oz with empty magazine with a 4" barrel. Plastic checkered grips. Magazine disconnect and empty mag catch; my magazine holds 7 rounds. There are two circular grind marks on the slide and frame that I assume were military emblems. Single action only. Weighs in a 2lb. 2oz, with an empty mag. Very solid all steel construction which was the norm for that circa Star manufacturing. It has a magazine disconnect and I don't know if it's normal for the pistol or it's something else, but there's a little hitch when the mag is inserted half way and I had to give it a light palm smack to seat it. Typical iron square notched rear sight and squared front sight. I read that they are used in movies as a substitute for 1911's because they look similar and are more reliable with blanks. I don't know if there's any truth to that but it's an interesting tidbit.
Made a visit to the range to shoot in a .22 rifle with a red dot, so I took this pistol and a new S&W .380 Bodyguard w/ a Crimson Trace laser as well. The Bodyguard laser was way off and I forgot the hex wrench to adjust it, so I only put 4 rounds through it in the silhouette target. You can see the rounds from Bodyguard shots marked in the photo. I was holding the laser on the 10 ring.
I loaded the Star BM with 115 gr FMJ Federal American Eagle and put a couple of magazines down range. The pistol is a little beat up finish wise but is tight. My eye sight is not all that good with iron sights, but I was able to put all the rounds in the head at 7 yards. Trigger is not at all bad. I would have shot it more, but I wanted to sight in my Ruger 10/22 Red Dot. I was also dodging hot casings from the shooter to the left of me. About one in three would fly over the divider into my cubbie.
Thanks, Andy! That saves me the trouble of investigating. And as usual your knowledge astounds me. I'll check it out out to see if it's somehow bent out of place or rough or what ever. Thanks for the drive fire tip. I don't do that much but it's good to know. I forgot to mention in the OP that I only paid $208 for the pistol.AndyC wrote: ↑Sat Sep 29, 2018 7:22 pm If you remove the right-hand grip-panel, you'll see a flat piece of spring-steel pinned to the frame, bent inwards (into the mag-well) at the very end. That's the magazine-safety you're feeling when you insert the mag.
I have a long history of using Stars in South Africa - nice pistols, just don't dryfire too much as the firing-pins are rather hard and can break.
