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I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:02 pm
by 74novaman
Star BMs were on sale for $150 last week, so I bought two.
‘78 and ‘79 production.
Trigger on the ‘78 is a little nicer than the ‘79, both are decent.
Very happy for $150 each. Guess I’m going to need to take a break from my year of wheel guns only to test them out.
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:50 pm
by joe817
Not a bad deal! And you sure can't beat the price!
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:15 pm
by Tex1961
Where did you purchase them ?
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:22 pm
by skeathley
That's a great price, and those are very good guns. I had a Star B for several years.
I can't validate this, but I have read that the firing pins on these (at least the model B) are cast, not forged, so they can break under dry-firing. I did not routinely dry-fire mine, and still broke the FP. There are still parts available, barely. It took me 3 months to find one.
If I were you, I would take one out, take the measurements, start looking now, and try to buy two.
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:14 pm
by 74novaman
Tex1961 wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:15 pm
Where did you purchase them ?
JG Sales had them for that price, but they've upped it to $180 now.
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:23 pm
by 74novaman
skeathley wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 1:22 pm
That's a great price, and those are very good guns. I had a Star B for several years.
I can't validate this, but I have read that the firing pins on these (at least the model B) are cast, not forged, so they can break under dry-firing. I did not routinely dry-fire mine, and still broke the FP. There are still parts available, barely. It took me 3 months to find one.
If I were you, I would take one out, take the measurements, start looking now, and try to buy two.
There's a company (
https://jack-first-gun-parts.myshopify.com/) making new parts for these guns.
I ordered two just in case I needed a "spare parts" gun, then I found that website and ordered spare recoil springs, firing pins, and extractors. So I should be able to keep at least one of these two running for a while.
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 2:46 pm
by warnmar10
74novaman wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 12:02 pm
Star BMs were on sale for $150 last week, so I bought two.
‘78 and ‘79 production.
Trigger on the ‘78 is a little nicer than the ‘79, both are decent.
Very happy for $150 each. Guess I’m going to need to take a break from my year of wheel guns only to test them out.
Be careful, I've heard they are prone to overheat when shot uphill.
Re: I’ve spent $300 for less...
Posted: Sun Mar 10, 2019 4:50 pm
by 74novaman
AndyC wrote: Sun Mar 10, 2019 3:46 pm
Great deal on some very nice guns, and yes - get extra firing-pins if you can.
I’ve got two spare firing pins and extractors right now.
Not going to dry fire these guns (that’s what Glocks are for) and hope to keep them going for a while. Or at least one of them.
They won’t see 10,000 rounds a year or anything but if they shoot as well as they feel like they’re going to, I’m going to want to shoot them a fair amount.