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Bought a thing... so at least I can carry my BM now... Now to replace the plastic grips.

Small update. Found a CZ-A1 mag at my local gun store and tested it, fits and functions perfectly. The EAA mag has some slop in it because it's relying on the catch/release to hold the mag in, while the CZ mag has a butt plate that takes up that slot and it feels NICE.

Friendly warning, never rack the slide with your hand over the port. There's an extremely low chance a round will fail to feed and get stuck between the barrel and ejector detonating it out of battery. Had it happen once directly next to me sending shrapnel everywhere and injuring the person...

Could have been far worse lol There were far brighter shades of pink, so I suggested the darkest one. Came out fairly well imo Charged 200 flat for the Firestar, and a tad more for the BM because I had other things done to it. That's next one the list. She does wood working as a hobby and was...

Got my wife a Firestar and had it cerakoted in the colors of her picking, black/dark pink. The weapon was rusted and the blueing was completely worn, so this is a noticeable improvement. My BM next to it for comparison.

Got my wife a Firestar and just picked it up from the same smith from being cerakoted... will make a thread.

Small update I thought I already made. Star would not feed JHPs properly and got hung on the ramp. This was not a problem with the lips of the magazine as some have an issue with, but was an issue with the ramp itself. My smith was able to polish the ramp enough that it now feeds JHPs reliably...

Minor update. Took it by the smith to have it inspected and was informed the weapon is actually chromed. Frankly given how corroded it was prior to me restoring it with sandpaper and polish... I had no idea. Now I'm debating having it stripped and cerakoted reflective silver. The chrome is...

Better pictures after cleaning. Went ahead and polished the feed ramp too. The there's still some... Etching I'm not happy with and I guess I'm going to try a harsher cutting compound and work my way back down. The slide especially is etched compared to the frame and while I can get a...

By hand everything functions fine. Action is buttery smooth compared to some /name brand/ weapons I own. As far as smoothness go this is on par with my Browning. Have not got it to the range yet, but it feeds fine with HPs by hand. My Star BM did not. I will never have another thing I own...

Getting there. Still have the slide to do.

Decided to take the advice to mirror polish. Started off with 2k grit paper. Got a nice shine to it so far compared to before, but got a ways to go. Once I get to 3k I'll move on to polishing compound.

Ah. I gotcha now. Used to that term meaning size of the weapon itself, so that explains a bit of confusion researching.

Not sure if this got left in water or what from the rust accumulation.

Ya it feels about the same as my last 75, about 3lbs loaded. This is a full size frame... not sure on that. It's identical to a 75B minus decocker and forward serations. Either way I tested it and it took a 75B magazine. I'm not buying this to resell, so coating it is purely for aesthetics and...

As far as I can tell, no. It has no finish at all. The magazine is still blued in comparison. Either way it has pitting and signs of wear that needs to be treated.

So good news and bad news. Good news. It is not chromed. WHY the PO stripped it of the blueing and left it bare I have no idea. Bad news. It has pitting and rust from severe neglect. The internals also had gummed up lube everywhere, but par for the course at this point. The discoloring you...

Undecided. Will clean it up first and see how it looks, if there is damage to the chroming or pitting it's 100% going to be stripped and refinished.

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...

Pass lol Going to cost me 250ish to have it completely stripped and refinished. It was used and abused. Eh, just use the decocker to rack it... right? Italy stamps on it, EAA import, no telling. It is by far the dirtiest gun I've ever come across at a store before. It has surface rust in...