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Old January 2, 2013, 11:02 PM   #14
carguychris
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Perhaps we should repeat Bill DeShivs' question. Is the gun a Firestar or a Starfire?

As previously mentioned, the Firestar moniker was used on two Star pistols: the all-steel single-stack Model 43 Firestar and the alloy-frame double-stack Model 243 Firestar Plus.

The Starfire name was primarily used on some versions of the Star Model DK, a subcompact alloy-frame .380 single-stack pistol that served as the template for the Colt Mustang and, by extension, the SIG P238. However, some variants of the Star Model 30- a large double-stack DA/SA 9mm- were supposedly also marked "Starfire".

I would not use .380ACP+P in a Star DK. This is over-pressure extra-hot "boutique" ammo that is loaded in excess of industry standards. A hard-to-find vintage alloy-frame pistol is exactly the type of gun in which I would NEVER use this type of ammo!

If it's a Model 30, I don't know if it's officially +P rated, but I would consider the pistol to be unofficially +P rated as it is arguably the most overbuilt and ridiculously tough all-metal 9mm pistol this side of a SIG P226 or a S&W Model 5906. The pistol is likely to wear YOU out before you wear IT out.

As for the Firestar, I'm not so sure; anyone else care to chime in?
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