star bm

Hey y'all, I made a fun discovery yesterday! With small modifications to a Hi Point carbine mag's feed lips and mag release cutout, I was able to have it fit nicely in my Spanish Star BM! I have attached pictures of the modifications and the mag in the gun. Gonna have some fun next range day!

I have a Star BM in Condition One (round in chamber, hammer cocked, safety on). I want to safely eject the round in the chamber. During the procedure I know to keep the muzzle pointed in the safest available direction. First I'll drop the mag. After that my questions are: 1. Do I need to...

I’ve started to read some of the threads on the Star BM especially sights. I recently got one and think it’s a great shooter, but with several isssues many people point out, the sights for me being most problematic. There’s some good information for the rear sight, less for the front, so I...

Hello all, I recently purchased a Star BM. My question is, and I realize that I may be over complicating issues, has anyone found an aftermarket rear sight (the front is part of the slide, so without major gunsmithing, not going to change as best as I can tell) that will slide into the rear...

A number of vendors have been offering the Spanish-made Star BM 9mm for around $250. Having heard that Stars have good reputations, I plopped down for 2 of them. Spring finally came to Puget Sound and I finally got out to the range. These are commander-sized pistols which resemble 1911s, but...

Hello all, "newbie" here. I just purchased a Star BM 9mm. Overall pretty good cosmetic shape for a surplus gun, but it's the first I've ever seen of this model; bought it based on very positive posts on many forums and YouTube videos. So my question - I noticed that there's a little "free...