So much to my wife's objections I grabbed a Star BM off JG Sales for 150ish when it first came in, and got it in "ok" condition but the blueing was worn from simply being used. So the first thing I did was take it to my gunsmith and have all parts stripped and refinished in matte black cerakote.
Cosmetics I'm looking at some Rosewood grips for it, but I have other issues to deal with.
Due to its design it was never meant for hollowpoints and when chambering a JHP they hit the feed ramp and dive down into the mag. Occasionally it will feed properly, but then it might have a failure to battery or feed entirely while going into battery.
SO. I'm having my gunsmith work on the ramp right now to see if we can't get it to accept HPs at all. Currently it takes FMJs just fine, but even that could be improved with some adjustment to the ramp.
Mechanics wise everything else works as expected despite age and use. Nothing really needed to be done mechanically passed the feeding issue.
Cosmetics I'm looking at some Rosewood grips for it, but I have other issues to deal with.
Due to its design it was never meant for hollowpoints and when chambering a JHP they hit the feed ramp and dive down into the mag. Occasionally it will feed properly, but then it might have a failure to battery or feed entirely while going into battery.
SO. I'm having my gunsmith work on the ramp right now to see if we can't get it to accept HPs at all. Currently it takes FMJs just fine, but even that could be improved with some adjustment to the ramp.
Mechanics wise everything else works as expected despite age and use. Nothing really needed to be done mechanically passed the feeding issue.