AndyM
Member
Hi Folks
I just acquired a Star B Super and I am confused as to what I got.
(Not good right?? )
The slide is marked as 9 m\m P.
I assumed (bad idea right?) that meant 9 mm Parabellum.
From this site, it seems like the Star B and B Super only came in 9mm Parabellum.
http://www.star-firearms.com/firearms/caliber.shtml
The 9mm Largo variants were the model A pistols.
However, last night while cleaning the barrel, I thought that the chamber looked deeper than on my other 9mm parabellum pistols. I took a live 9mm round and dropped it into the chamber (NOTE: pistol was disassembled at this point. At no point was a live round chambered in the assembled pistol.)
The round dropped down much further than I expected. It went down so much the entire rim disappeared. There was no way the extractor could have gripped the rim. I had to tip the barrel upside down to get the round back out.
I have a Star Firestar in 9mm as well and the round doesn't go into the chamber nearly as far.
So then I started wondering if I ended up with a 9mm Largo instead.
The barrel is in great shape so this isn't just a case of a worn barrel.
I did some research on the net and I am finding confusing information.
Some sites like the one I linked to above mention the B models as being 9mm luger while the A model is 9mm Largo.
Does anyone have definitive information on what calibers the Star Super B came in?
How can you tell? What are the markings for each caliber?
I'm sorry there are no pictures as of yet.
I will work on getting pictures.
Thanks
Andy
I just acquired a Star B Super and I am confused as to what I got.
(Not good right?? )
The slide is marked as 9 m\m P.
I assumed (bad idea right?) that meant 9 mm Parabellum.
From this site, it seems like the Star B and B Super only came in 9mm Parabellum.
http://www.star-firearms.com/firearms/caliber.shtml
The 9mm Largo variants were the model A pistols.
However, last night while cleaning the barrel, I thought that the chamber looked deeper than on my other 9mm parabellum pistols. I took a live 9mm round and dropped it into the chamber (NOTE: pistol was disassembled at this point. At no point was a live round chambered in the assembled pistol.)
The round dropped down much further than I expected. It went down so much the entire rim disappeared. There was no way the extractor could have gripped the rim. I had to tip the barrel upside down to get the round back out.
I have a Star Firestar in 9mm as well and the round doesn't go into the chamber nearly as far.
So then I started wondering if I ended up with a 9mm Largo instead.
The barrel is in great shape so this isn't just a case of a worn barrel.
I did some research on the net and I am finding confusing information.
Some sites like the one I linked to above mention the B models as being 9mm luger while the A model is 9mm Largo.
Does anyone have definitive information on what calibers the Star Super B came in?
How can you tell? What are the markings for each caliber?
I'm sorry there are no pictures as of yet.
I will work on getting pictures.
Thanks
Andy