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Nathan · January 27, 2012, 07:32 PM

Hello. I just took possession of a Star Firestar M40. Looks like a good gun. When safety checking it, I found 2 concerns.

The first was that the hammer wouldn't move back when the safety was engaged. I worked with it some and that seems to be working fine. A good cleaning will make it better.

The second is that is has a weird thumb safety function. When I pull the trigger, with the thumb safety on safe, it moves free as expected. If I keep the trigger pulled and lower the safety, the gun fires. Is this right? Is this the normal operation for other guns with a safety which when activated, allows the trigger to move freely. This may not really be a concern. If I pull on the trigger of my 1911, while disengaging the safety, it will fire also. hmmmm. . . .

January 27, 2012, 07:32 PM	#1
Nathan Senior Member Join Date: July 1, 2001 Posts: 6,325	Help with Star Firestar Action Hello. I just took possession of a Star Firestar M40. Looks like a good gun. When safety checking it, I found 2 concerns. The first was that the hammer wouldn't move back when the safety was engaged. I worked with it some and that seems to be working fine. A good cleaning will make it better. The second is that is has a weird thumb safety function. When I pull the trigger, with the thumb safety on safe, it moves free as expected. If I keep the trigger pulled and lower the safety, the gun fires. Is this right? Is this the normal operation for other guns with a safety which when activated, allows the trigger to move freely. This may not really be a concern. If I pull on the trigger of my 1911, while disengaging the safety, it will fire also. hmmmm. . . .