#STAR PISTOL MAGAZINE MANUAL#
The review Star BM arrived in its original cardboard box with manual and a cleaning rod. While mechanically the BM didn’t change through its production cycle, there were a variety of cosmetic changes depending upon the whims of the purchaser. Later production guns also had less slide serrations. These included a coarser polishing job, a different roll mark, and the small parts were given a simple bead blast matte finish.
#STAR PISTOL MAGAZINE SERIAL NUMBER#
My review sample’s original serial number is 1,512,639 so it was made prior to the change.Ībout this same time Star made some minor changes to increase production. This changed to a serrated ramp in 1981 on serial number 1,560,901. The front sight is a fairly wide and easy to see post. The rear sight is a square notch which can be drifted to adjust windage when zeroing. The slide catch and magazine release are both placed like a 1911, and easy to reach. The safety is a bit different than the 1911, but is similarly placed and easy to manipulate. The tang of the frame will prevent hammer bite so that shouldn’t be a concern. In my humble opinion, the Star extractor is a better design. This is a beefy piece plainly visible on the right side of the slide.
#STAR PISTOL MAGAZINE UPGRADE#
This is a nice upgrade over the Colt.Īnother nice feature is the improved extractor. The BM sports a captured recoil spring with a full length steel guide rod. While it retains a removable barrel bushing, similar to the Colt, it features a different recoil spring assembly. The 3.7-inch barrel features two locking lugs which mate with recesses in the slide. It features a locked breach operating system with Browning’s swinging link. The BM is conceptually similar to the Colt Commander, being a shortened version of Star’s take on the 1911. Introduced in 1972, production of this model ran until 1992, with approximately 217,682 examples being manufactured. This is a very practical design which proved fairly popular due to its size, build quality, features and price. The Star pistol seen here is their mid-size BM in 9mm Parabellum. It is a compact and handy piece which performed well on the range. The BM is chambered for 9mm Parabellum and was produced until 1992 with over 217,000 pieces manufactured.
In the years and decades that followed Star would produce a variety of models in different calibers and sizes. The Model 1922 sported a frame mounted safety, but like the Model 1920, dispensed with the 1911’s grip safety.
The Model 1920 was only produced for one year, and the following Model 1922 was a better looking piece, closer to the Colt. 38 Auto, it was a bit ungainly looking and sported an unattractive slide mounted safety.
The Star Model 1920 was the company’s first stab at imitating Colt, and it fell a bit short. He would move away from the Ruby-style pistols and begin manufacturing clones of the recently introduced Colt 1911. In the years that followed he decided to take the company in a different direction. With the end of World War I came the cancellation of Bonifacio’s lucrative French military contract building 7.65mm Ruby pistols.
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