berettaprofessor
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For those who've owned and shot them, what are the pros and cons of the Star BM's? Southern Ohio guns has them surplus for $219 and that's awfully tempting.
I own a Star Model P .45 ACP (1911 clone), and a Star Model Super B 9mm.
The Model P shoots and operates very well. It did have a broken firing pin when I bought it (I assume from dry firing).
The Model Super B, which I recently purchased, has some current jamming and take down problems which I'm working on.
As I remember it, I examined a Star BM in a pawn shop, and found the slide EXTREMELY difficult to operate.
Also I found SOG had the BM listed as (PRE-ORDER) at $229. I assume this means it is not in stock at present.
Hmmm ... nah, I'll just move along.... KKK puts one out, havn't heard much good out of them, ...
I have 4 Star BMs ... unfortunate model code, that. I really like them.
Wow, I haven't seen a BM extractor in forever. Mine had extraction issues a long time ago. I was lucky enough to get an extractor from IPAR, before that company went under. Fixed it right up. They claimed to have had all the spare parts inventory from the original Star company. I'm guessing those parts ended up at Sarco. Welcome to surplus musical chairs.Sarco also has some parts: