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I think this might be a Sig or a Ruger but I can't tell. Can someone tell me what it is? The sights look strange and I have never seen one in that color before.
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Not a Sig, for sure. It has a contour similar to S&Ws, but doesn't look right... -
Maybe a STAR? Not sure. Gotta be an off brand, definately not a SIG, probably not a Ruger." Formerly we suffered from crime. Today we suffer from laws" - Tacitus (55-120 CE)Comment
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Looks like a Sig but not and poor finger control by the shooter. There are Sig copies as well Like the TZ."I would kill for a Nobel peace prize." Steven Wright"
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Wow - I am stumped, I thought you guys would get it right away. Could it be AirSoft? I just saw it and wondered what it was because of the color, sights, and whole form of the gun.You never hear the phrase eaten dead.Comment
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Star Firestar
Had chance to hold one. Heavy for such a small sizeComment
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Now for the irony part.
Waingro from HEAT used Star Megastar.
And this thread was started by...
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You never hear the phrase eaten dead.Comment
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Star Firestar were very popular in Europe in the early to mid nineties.
They sold brandnew for about 350 Deutsch Marks - which came down to about $ 170,00 back then.
They weren`t the worst handguns - but very heavy (as stated above).
They could be had in 9mm Luger, 40 S&W ..and later on, in a way heavier and bigger gun, as a .45.
All of them were singel actions - and I recall that quite a few had to be send back to Star for reliability problems, but don`t remember what Star did to fix it.Comment
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The Firestar M43 (9mm) and M40 (40S&W) pistols were not without issues. But for the price, if one wanted a pistol for home defense that would not be used a great deal, the Firestar was perfectly fine.
See: http://www.star-firearms.com/firearm...ar/index.shtml
The guns were heavy for their calibers, but that was an asset with the .40 caliber version. Firing the 9mm was very comfortable, although their weight would make CCW problematic.
Attached is a clear picture of what the Firestar pistol looked like.Comment
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YUP. That was my first handgun. Bought it in '91. Except it was a black M40.(.40S&W). $319.99 price tag, IIRC. Red plastic compact case. Great shooter. GOD, do I wish I still had that thing, as they (Star- Eibar, Spain) have been in the rear view mirror for years now.
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I just pick this one up about a month ago in .45 cal for 150.00 "I thought i paid to much" but its not to bad.
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I WAS GOING TO SAY ASTRA BUT STAR SEEMS RIGHTComment
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Another trivia about Firestar pistols...
Their magazines are very expensive!Comment
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