Star B

[kim32321]

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and i've got a question about a star b,1945 mfg, i got this pistol a few months ago and love the look and feel of it, i had a problem getting ammo to cycle thru it without having stovepipes but after reading in another forum that stars like military ammo i've started shooting 9mm +p and it seems to have solved the probem. Does anyone know of any problems with shooting +p ammo thru a STAR? thanks guys, great forum

[xpertgreg]

sounds like a question for Mosko!

gw

[DOGolden]

Welcome aboard. I've owned several Star's over the years, but never shot +P in any of them. Is your Star 9mm or 9mm Largo?

[kim32321]

Thanks for the reply, it's a 9mm parabellem, saw on another forum that STARs like milspec ammo.

[Sam]

Know this is abit outdated but I loves Star's so I'll butt in.
All for the Stars are sturdy enough for +p.

I have 4 and all are fine shooting well made durable pistols.
Anyone gets yakking about "soft Spanish steel", whack 'em in the noggin for me.

I'll let them try my 50K + round count Model BM

Sam

[halfmoonclip]

I'll reawaken this thread with the caveat that, what I've read elsewhere, I wouldn't feed the Star anything but standard pressure loads as a regular thing.
Have a Model BS from '68; it runs best on LTCs and FMJs that are fairly long in overall length. The upper rounds in the mag tend to plunge, tying up the gun, since the mag is still 9mm Largo size...
Be happy to give you the data from my reloads if it is of interest. Mine is fairly reliable, tho' it fails to go in to battery from time to time. I'm trying to get the slide stop to work with one of my magazines.
Moon

[AR1911]

I guess it's my turn to resurrect.

I suspect the hot loads make the gun work just because the power forces it to do so. A better solution might be to look for OAL, not power. If your 9mm para rounds are long-nose, and within a RCH of maximum length, then they should run fine. If you handload it's easy. If you are buying factory ammo, take a caliper along and find the longest
I have two Bs and a BM, and have never had this problem. But I know it seems to come up fairly regularly.