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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

carguy

mine is hard chromed papabear, anjdrifter are blued



do I see an email to Dennis in your future

NORM

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!

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

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

Thanks

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

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.

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

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

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.

Slackbone,
Another fine looking pistol

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.

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...

very sharp, slackone!

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