Star 9mm

[gaucho1]

I just was checking out my new Star.

Very solid and well made, seems to fit my hand well and is as
heavy as a 1911 or near.

$250 shipped with my FFLs transfer fee.

I like it

 

[ralph7]

Looks like a BM.
Mine fits my hand like it was made for it. Great guns, I have a PD in .45 ACP as well. Parts are supposed to be hard to come by, however.

 

[gaucho1]

Yes...........BM

I also have a PD.

The first truely compact and light factory .45 semi.

 

[tekarra]

Nice pistol.

 

[RussellD]

Star made some great pistols back in the day.

I used to have a Model 28.

Think you will enjoy your BM. Pick up spare mags when can.

 

[LVSteve]

I have a BM on its way, too. They seem really flat and ideal for CCW for those of us on the skinny side.

I'll be interested to see how it compares with my single stack Firestar. Really need a Model B or B Super to complete the set.

 

[jmace57]

I won one (BM) today in an auction and am eager to see what it's like. If someone finds a source for magazines, let me know!

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I used to have a BKM (same thing but alloy frame), and 2 PD's and 2 B Supers in 9mm Largo. Enjoyed them all, and kept the PD's until I standardized all my 45's to 1911 and Sig 220 mags. Back in the 80's and early 90's, new and surplus Star pistols were everywhere. When the Firestar model came out they seemed to disappear. When the "B" and "B Supers" hit the market you could get a 50 round box of brass Largo boxer primed ammo, The pistol and buy a spare mag for less than $100 OTD. The cardboard box was big enough all would fit inside with a small bottle of break free & some cleaning patches. 5 bucks could get yo a nylon holster and you were good to go. Only one of my friends still has one, everybody else traded theirs off as surplus ammo dried up. Those were the days. Ivan

 

[2152hq]

Nice pistols IMO. I had Model A, B, B Super, P(45acp), , CO (25acp), I (32acp),,probably some others I can't recall. As well as numerous .22rf models like the F, F-Sport, F-Target & Lancer .
I did have a PD,,but it had been modified by someone trying to shorten it's already short length frame and they ruined the thing. I bought it for parts and that's what it ended being. A shame really what someone had done to that pistol.
Never had a Model B/M. Shoulda bought one,,hind sight being what it is.
Yes they're heavy, they're all steel. The frames fit the hand nicely for most people.

They do not have an inertia firing pin. Neither do the A,B or Super models.
When the hammer is down,,it is down hard on the firing pin and the tip is extended from the breech face,,,or if a cartridge is chambered,the firing pin tip is resting hard on the primer.
A bad situation and ready for a discharge should the hammer be bumped/gun dropped.
Carry chamber empty.
Or carry loaded w/hammer cocked and thumb safety engaged.
Always check the thumb safety carefully for full engagement. They wear quite often.
It should be able to be engaged with the use of the thumb of the left hand only. **No need to also slightly retract the hammer to engage the safety.
When the safety is engaged,,the hammer will be slightly retracted by the engagement. You can visually see this. The hammer is being taken off of the sear.
Keep your finger off the trigger when taking the safety off or the pistol may fire as the hammer falls and by passes the sear.

 

[LVSteve]

Nice pistols IMO. I had Model A, B, B Super, P(45acp), , CO (25acp), I (32acp),,probably some others I can't recall. As well as numerous .22rf models like the F, F-Sport, F-Target & Lancer .
I did have a PD,,but it had been modified by someone trying to shorten it's already short length frame and they ruined the thing. I bought it for parts and that's what it ended being. A shame really what someone had done to that pistol.
Never had a Model B/M. Shoulda bought one,,hind sight being what it is.
Yes they're heavy, they're all steel. The frames fit the hand nicely for most people.

They do not have an inertia firing pin. Neither do the A,B or Super models.
When the hammer is down,,it is down hard on the firing pin and the tip is extended from the breech face,,,or if a cartridge is chambered,the firing pin tip is resting hard on the primer.
A bad situation and ready for a discharge should the hammer be bumped/gun dropped.
Carry chamber empty.
Or carry loaded w/hammer cocked and thumb safety engaged.

Stephen Camp was of the opinion that some BMs had inertial pins. A Critical Look at the Star Model BM See the paragraph about 50% down the page.

 

[Redcoat3340]

I had a BM and really liked it, but sold it and replaced with S&W 908 for carry.

I keep hanging on to my Star Super B. Fits my hands well plus I've got an old, old friends WWII (Burma Theater) 1911 holster for it, and I like the way it shoots. For me, it's a keeper. (Plus the take-down is neat.)

 

[2152hq]

Actually, all Model BM (and BKM) pistols should have an inertia firing pin in them if Star's own design changes were followed.

STAR changed to an inertia design '72 from what they had used before,, a so called positive ignition design.

The BM Model came to be in 1972 along with the alloy frame BKM.
Either they didn't get the memo or the factory production just didn't catch up with the design changes.

Most all BM Model pistols (steel frame) went to the Spanish Civil Guard and other Police contracts. Even a Spanish Navy contract.
When those agencys again switched to the newer Mod 28 & 30 models a few years later,,Star agreed to take the older BM Models in trade at a rate of something like 10K or 11K pistols per'yr for 6 yrs.
Those are the BM pistols that ended up w/InterArms and eventually on the US surplus market.

The models were sold commercially as well during that time, the steel frame BM out selling the alloy BKM.

The difference between the inertia pin and the positive ignition pin is really a difference in pin length.,,and not all that much.
I don't think the firing pin spring was changed between the two.
I've never seen an inertia pin Model BM myself,,but that'snot to say they don't exist. They certainly should by Stars own records.

It's an easy check,,lock the slide back. Push the firing pin in at the back till it's flush with the slide.
If it protrudes from the face of the breech,,it's the positive ignition style. Don't carry with the hammer down on alive round.
If it doesn't stick out of the breech face,,it's an inertia style pin.

Remove the pin by removing the rear sight from the slide. Then drive the retaining pin out of the slide from the inside-out. That retaining pin holds the firing pin & spring in place.
Good thing to check if you suspect an altered pin, spring or just want to inspect and clean.

Altered or factory original,,who knows. Check it over and make sure things are as they should be especially if the gun is to be used for S/D.

I still like them Stars!