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Post by Adam Dieffenbach on Feb 14, 2006 1:44:14 GMT -5
*Back after a long exile*
Well I picked up one of these puppies on the recommendation of a friend. Star is (was) a spanish company that ceased to exist in '97 (i think). Either way, I am very pleased with this gun. Even with a short (3.5") barrel I was able to put 7 rounds (6+1) in or around the head of a silhouette (sp?) target the first time I shot it. I highly recommend this firearm to those interested in a 45 for concealed carry. With an unlce mike's pancake holster I can carry this baby in a t-shirt and jeans.
I understand that my range review is not very impressive, but I am not an experienced shooter like many of the guys on this forum. The fact that this gun matched so well with me got me excited all over again about learning how to shoot well. From what I hear they are very reliable guns. I had a few misfeeds, but that was mostly due to residual factory grease in the magazine.
By the way I liked it so much I got another one. I am now training my left hand as well. I began working them separately, but let me tell you, double-fisting STAR 45s is quite an experience. This gun is so compact that carrying 2 of them is quite reasonable and comfortable.
Did I mention that they shoot well?
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Post by MLB on Feb 14, 2006 12:35:57 GMT -5
Thanks for the review Adam. It would be good to get a picture up when you get a chance.
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Post by Callahan on Feb 14, 2006 13:10:33 GMT -5
Welcome back, Adam! I may be the only other one on this forum who's owned a Star. I bought a full-size model at a gun show in Houston back in the early '90s when it looked like the Clintons were going to legislate firearms into extinction, beginning with pistols. I had a choice between a .40 and a .45 and since the .40 was still relatively new and trendy, I went with that. I imagine yours is stainless, mine was blued and parkerized, all-steel, DA-SA, bull barrel, 39 ounces. It was very accurate, a tack driver. I had some reliability problems with it that I blamed on the magazines. It turned out it needed a new ejector. I believe the EAA ejector is what my gunsmith ended up using. 100% reliable after that. I finally sold it because it was so heavy and the size of a standard 1911. I was interested in concealed carry. I still sort of miss it.  A lot of cops used your Firestar model as backups and it was quite common to see guys in gun stores wearing them. They were the first to be successful at downsizing a full-size caliber. Since they were all-steel they were still easy to shoot. My only caution would be you ought to locate a good source for spare parts. The magazines for mine were no longer available, but I learned that the Smith 59 series would fit. Good luck with them. Be safe and good to have ya back.  |
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Post by Callahan on Feb 14, 2006 13:37:58 GMT -5
That reminds me...
There was ONE other guy who used to talk about Star pistols, but not here. Some of the older members here may remember him from the old Handgun Review Forum. He had a bunch or different names but often posted as "Guest."
He was a major troll and I resisted talking about Stars for a long time to avoid being associated with him. He used to talk about how Stars were better than just about any pisol out there. He was a big advocate of the Star in 9mm. He also used to talk about shooting neighborhood cats as he crept around in the dark, Ninja-like.
He destroyed more threads, made more folks angry than any Troll I have seen before or since. I think his ex-wife finally tracked him down to the forum and outed him for what a huge loser he was in real life. He disappeared after that. Thank god. He was unreal.
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Post by TBT on Feb 15, 2006 11:50:44 GMT -5
"He also used to talk about shooting neighborhood cats as he crept around in the dark, Ninja-like."
FYI -
This made me spit coffee onto my keyboard. LMAO.
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Post by Callahan on Feb 15, 2006 12:11:17 GMT -5
Yeah, he was a real trip. He said he perfected his marksmanship and stealth skills by prowling the neighborhood in the dark, wasting cats who had no idea of his presence. The story was supposed to impress on us how dangerous he could be.
I forget some of his "names," but DoubleAction probably would remember, and probably has some better stories to tell about him because DA was actively involved in trying to rid the HGR forum of that guy.
There were a lot of people antagonized by that troll. You could say the sun rises in the east every morning and he would challenge it. A real pain.
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Post by TBT on Feb 15, 2006 16:21:04 GMT -5
Sounds like he might have been a good laugh every now and again though. lol
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Post by "DoubleAction" on Feb 15, 2006 20:29:17 GMT -5
I remember the guest that you are referring to; Being very busy on that forum at the time, I was the first to encounter him. His postings were a clear indication how the forum was being moderated at the time; which I had no power over. This is just one reason how we ended up with this forum.
We talked about the Firestorm .45 acp 1911 over there, which seems to very very closely related to the LIama. If I'm not mistaked, the plunger tube might be retained by two screws, the mainspring housing pin is also screw, and the firing pin stop is also retained by a recessed screw. If this is the same in the Firestorm, as with the Llama, both are probably manufactured by the same.
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Post by Adam Dieffenbach on Feb 16, 2006 9:15:28 GMT -5
TROLL?! I AIN'T NO STINKING TROLL! Well I hope you guys don't talk about me that way when I'm not around...  |
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Post by MLB on Feb 16, 2006 19:00:13 GMT -5
Inside of another month we will be 2 years old here, and it still impresses me that we've never had as much as a rude conversation, much less a troll.
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Post by TMan on Feb 21, 2006 16:22:28 GMT -5
Dief, you should read some of the posts about you when you aren't around. It is a wonder that your ears weren't ringing. Wait - that doesn't work. It is a wonder that your eyes weren't watering. ;D
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