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  1. I’ve shot a few “Stars” and never had an issue. A lot of folks trash talked them and there might have been legitimate complaints about longevity but I never had issues. Before the days of the interweb it was difficult at times to obtain parts.

  2. As an active duty Marine in the Philippines , late 1960’s, we would hire out as private security to local banks and money lenders. We were issued “Star .45s” and always figured we would hand them to the bad guys and dare them to shoot it. Back then they didn’t have the best reputation.

  3. I bought a Star BM at a gun show for $299 and love it. Fits my hand perfectly. I liked it so much I bought a second from Classic Firearms. Altamont Grips makes a beautiful grip for this is rosewood.
    Also – a SIG-Sauer P225 single stack magazine will fit with a little filing/Dremel work. Search the Internet for: “SIG P225 Star BM”. There are videos on YouTube about how to do it.

  4. I owned one of the Star Model B super’s about 30 years ago. Most of the shooting matches in those days were done with revolvers, and the “wonder nines” were just making their first appearances. This was when the CZ-75 first gained a lot of popularity up here. I then needed a semi-auto for some of the matches. Being ex-military, my first choice was a Browning HP, but like Pat, that was a little out of my budget at the time, as were the CZ’s. I found a Star Super B at a surplus place. It was in decent shape, and a decent price, so it became my handgun for semi-auto matches.

    I’m not going to say that I won all the matches…….I doubt I even placed in the top five, but that old Star was dependable, and decently accurate at the distances we were shooting, and it got me into the competitions.

    1. Chances are you’re going to have to find somebody that can do custom Kydex. These were made in the era of leather, and I doubt they are popular or plentiful enough for a major manufacturer to build one. There’s quite a few guys out there that do Custom Kydex holsters and knife sheaths. It doesn’t take a lot of space, or equipment, and it’s a good source of “hobby” income.

      I’d check at local gun shows – if we ever get to have those again, thanks to Covid.

  7. Still have a star…fire star in 45acp….this was the compact model with tapered barrel. Paid 115 dollars for it in 1990 at the Dallas market hall gun show. It amazed me how accurate and has had about a 1000 rounds through it…and when people first see it they think it is a detonics, barrel tapered the same. It was always a car gun and I do trust to keep me safe.

  8. My son in law got my Star Super (9×24 mm) a fun gun indeed. Mags for most Stars can be had from Sarco (https://e-sarcoinc.com/index.aspx) insert standard disclaimer here. They range from almost brand new, unissued to one step ahead of the scrap heap, but still good for parts. Their prices are better than most. They can take 3-4 weeks to ship on some items.

  9. My very first handgun many years ago was a BM9, imported after duty service in the Spanish Police force. I loved it and still have it to this day. My father’s first gun was an earlier model BM9 purchased new from the early ’70s that has had only about 500 rounds through it, and looks very similar to the one pictured in this article. It’s now mine as well and is designated as a family heirloom to be passed down.

    I’m a 1911 and Glock fan boi, but my fave is still my Star 9mm. Somehow, it just fits and works right for me.

  11. The piece you removed to let the mag drop free is also the piece that acts as a mag safety. It keeps the pistol from being fired if the mag isn’t in the gun. So taking it out is double +good.
    I bought my pair of BM’s back in the ’80’s(?) I believe. The cost was $89.95 and they were consecutively serial numbered. All of the STAR offerings I ever bought were excellent examples of Spanish gun-making. Still have those two plus another and a couple of PD’s as well. Col. Cooper was a fan of the PD early on.

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