NEW Toy...someone help me!!!

[carguy]

Attended a gunshow today, searched for and bought several items (desantis pocket holster for my Beretta 950, speed strips for my 38 spl...blah, blah, blah). Then I found something I've heard nothing but good things about for years and decided (with my son's encouragement, once again) to take the leap...don't let my wife know :'(

I found a Star BM in Starvel (stainless)!!! These are few and far between in Massachusetts. I saw a blued, beater a month ago at the show I bought the Colt 1903 at and passed.

This is in great shape, a little wear on the finish (my dream is to have a blued version like Papabear's and Norm's, but this will certainly do). A couple of nicks where the finish has been chipped (trigger, couple of sharp edges on the slide).




Now to find some nice wood grips, a Red Storm holster and another magazine!!!

I can't wait to get tot he range tomorrow afternoon!!!!!! ;D

[normsutton]

carguy

mine is hard chromed papabear, anjdrifter are blued



do I see an email to Dennis in your future

NORM

[redfestiva]

Great piece carguy,
I for one like that stainless finish. You're right , some nice wood grips and she'll be ready to dance. Nice grab!

[normsutton]

carguy

here are some grips for you


http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dl ... category0=


by the way your going to love shooting it


NORM

[carguy]

NORM, already on my watch list!!! I wish they had a buy it now price!

Thanks

[papabear]

carguy,

You done good son, that Star BM is mighty pretty, and I like the Starvel finish, its plum beautiful. BTW, great photo's, thanks for sharing your new toy. Your going to enjoy shooting it, I really like the all steel weight of the Star BM, its a smooth shooting 9mm.

Here's mine.





papabear

[volfandan]

You guys are terrible! My want list doesn't NEED any encouragement. Car guy, that is one NICE pistol! Norm's right.....those grips would be perfect.

[grayfox]

Papabear,
Have you ever thought of adopting a 65 yr old "son"..

[volfandan]

Papabear,
Have you ever thought of adopting a 65 yr old "son"..

[slackone]

Wow, lovin' that Starvel. It's a kind of nickle plate, right?

Here's my Little Star. It's a military issue piece, Gunkoted. The top is satin black, the bottom titanium. The gunsmith also used a rotary tool to make "dots" on the sights, and painted them white. The grips are from E-Bay (I think the Gun Grip Guys) in Bubinga rosewood.

[grayfox]

Slackbone,
Another fine looking pistol

[donnerwetter58]

slackone,
The "Starvel" finish used by Star is an electroless nickel plating.
Many people confuse this with stainless as I see people at gun shows all the time trying to sell their "stainless" Stars.
An honest mistake I'm assuming.

carguy,
Nice handgun you picked up there. I have a couple of Stars. A model 30 and a M43 Firestar. The model 30 is well built and reliable.
My M43 has a bit of a story behind it. It was given to Stella Stevens as a prize at one of the Charlton Heston Shoots back in the early 90's. I bought it from her and it remains unfired.

[carguy]

We have a MOVIE STAR STAR!! I love it!!!

I couldn't get to the range today as planned so later this week. I do like it alot, love the Starvel look especially for carry, less likely to wear the finish. I do just plain love the look of a deep dark blued finish! But this will do for now!

I am searching for grips (ebay, gunbroker etc) I know it needs a little darker stain because of the bright nickle finish...I had light colored grips on my 1911 that Dennis Marchal had sent me and didn't like them...looked great on a blued or parkerized pistol.

So the search is on...

[volfandan]

very sharp, slackone!

[rmeron]

Can the BM be carried cocked and locked like a 1911?