[Doug Bowser]

If any of you have one of these fine pistols there is something you need to know. The 1911 .45 can be carried safely with the hammer down on a loaded chamber. It takes a fall of 12 feet on the muzzle of the pistol to fire the 1911 in this condition. The firing pin is no longer than the breech to rear of the slide, so the firing pin does not rest on the primer.

The Star Super P on the other hand has a firing pin that is longer than the distance from the face of the breech to the back of the slide. I found this out by pressing the firing pin flush with the back of the slide and I observed the firing pin protruding from the breech face. That means a slight hit on the hammer when carried hammer down on a loaded cartridge would fire the round in the chamber.

Just because a pistol looks like a 1911 , it may not operate in the same way. I would check other Star auto pistols such as the Model B, BM , PD and Super Star in 9MM Largo, for this feature. Also the Llama auto pistols should be checked.

Be careful out there,

Doug Bowser

 

[rdj94a]

good info Doug

 

[msredneck]

Doug

Fix the Title

I've always put the Llama and Star in the POS category

cheap guns won't do anything but fail for you at the worst possible moment...rendering you dead...not me baby...U get what you pay for

 

[dnr1128]

I have a Star and it has been nothing but good for me. I shoot it for the sheer pleasure of it; I shoot my glock for practice.

 

[msredneck]

Glad U R happy

Practice those malfunction drills is all I can say...

They do make a nice paperweight....

 

[Doug Bowser]

The Star Super P is better than the later models like the Starlight, PD , Super B and BM. I have never had a malfunction with it. It shoots very well, better than most 1911 service pistols. It is also beautifully finished and machined.

Doug

 

[dnr1128]

I picked up an ultrastar last summer at a pawn shop, and it is a pure joy to shoot.