Star made in Spain

[Tom-ADC]

My brothers carry gun is a Star PD I keep trying to buy and he keeps saying no!

[BigPimping]

I had a Firestar Plus in 9MM. GREAT GUN!!!! Wish I still had it.

[Rod79]

Did Interarms import these at one point? I have a Virginian Dragoon .44 with a similar star emblem? Interesting history here, thank you.

Happy 4th All!!

[zoid52]

I had a Firestar in 9mm. Sold it here to another Calgunner about 4 or 5 yrs ago.

[I Swan]

I think Interarms imported some and some of the Star logos looked like Interarms logo. I also remember in late 1990's when B&E was selling them NIB for $169. At time I didn't buy because they only had blued 9mm left I wanted a starvel 45.

I passed a lnib example for $200 in 2005 but bought a lnib Llama commander clone in9mm same price it's been serviceable.

[psango]

[hambam105]

In 1981 I got my arse seriously chewed from two friends of mine for spending an extra $43 dollars for buying a Colt 1911 instead of buying the new Star 1911 type pistol in 45acp.

Spain's Star pistols are heavy like every French made MAB pistol I ever held. If Star works for you then great. I have seen a good share of them with happy owners thru the years.

Buying non standard equipment including pistols, isn't high on my list, anymore. But that could change, quickly, maybe. Happy Trails.

[beerman]

My Brother in law and I each bought one at Briklee back in the early 90s. Both 9mm with Starvel finish ( this is an electroless nickel...Not stainless..Star never made a stainless firestar)Paid about $200 apiece. We both still have them. As said they are alittle heavy for CC,But they are spot on accurate and reliable.They do have a funky pivoting trigger that takes some getting used to. They usually sell pretty reasonable,in part because a few thousand used Israili police trade ins were dumped here a year or two ago.If I were the OP,I wouldn't sell it.You would regret it,Like most posters above..

[bikr4jc]

[Atlast357]

[QUOTE=beerman;14414584].They do have a funky pivoting trigger that takes some getting used to.

I had the same getting used to the trigger, found out lots of oil helps the break also.

[steadyrock]

I've got a Firestar M40 that a friend gave me a few years ago because times were tough and I needed a car pistol. It is heavy as all hell but fun to shoot (despite my not really liking the .40S&W cartridge.) I like it. Mine has an extraction problem, and I can't find a local smith who can find any parts or knows how to work on them. If anyone knows a smith in the LA/OC area that can work on these, please PM me.

[jyo]

I concealed carried a Star M43 9mm firestar during the Rodney King riots of 1992 when I managed a gunstore---the little pistol never jammed, shot as well as most full-sized pistols and I trusted it---of course, being a civil unrest situation, I kept a folding-stock Mini 14 as a backup in case things turned real nasty.
Star pistols have been out of production for a looooonnnggg time now, so parts and mags could be difficult...

[Atlast357]

Man that brings back the King riots with a big rush. Those were scary days
not only in South Central but other parts of the state.
I had a freind that owned a clothing store there and he did the same thing to
try to protect his property and his life.
Mob mentality is a different ....animal.

[WileyWilly]

My Stars



.45 PD in Starvel

9mm BM (all steel)

9mm BKM (aluminum frame, steel slide)

.380 S in Starvel ---------------------------------- 9mm Firestar

Wonderful pistols

[Atlast357]

Nice collection
Know anyone with M43 for sale ?