The Firing Line Forums - View Single Post - Star model Super…. 9mm Largo VS 9mm Luger, can it shoot it?

skip1701 · April 27, 2017, 12:31 PM

Hi all. I know this is an older thread but i recently lived this situation. My Dad was a gun dealer , enthusiast and collector since before I was born Im 52. A few monnths ago he gave me a Star Modelo Super as a gift, my first spanish firearm. He had it maintainenced and parkerized. He also said it would chamber 9mm Largo AND 9mm Luger.....simultaneously.....WHAT!!!!! The gun came with 500 rounds of Luger. We went to the range and i loaded the clips with Luger and pulled the trigger. Fired fine. extracted fine and cycled the next round...sorta. The slide never went fully forward , so i pushed it with my thumb. Fired, extracted, didnt fully chamber the round. Did this with a whole clip. Then Dad wandered to the loading room and came back with a clip full of Largo, "here, try these". Flawless operation. Then Dad says, " Maybe the Luger wasnt such a bright idea". The lesson here is dont change your ammo. I went home with the Star and 3500 rounds of Largo ammo. Thanks Dad !

April 27, 2017, 12:31 PM	#24
skip1701 Member Join Date: December 28, 2016 Posts: 20	9mm Luger in a Largo pistol Hi all. I know this is an older thread but i recently lived this situation. My Dad was a gun dealer , enthusiast and collector since before I was born Im 52. A few monnths ago he gave me a Star Modelo Super as a gift, my first spanish firearm. He had it maintainenced and parkerized. He also said it would chamber 9mm Largo AND 9mm Luger.....simultaneously.....WHAT!!!!! The gun came with 500 rounds of Luger. We went to the range and i loaded the clips with Luger and pulled the trigger. Fired fine. extracted fine and cycled the next round...sorta. The slide never went fully forward , so i pushed it with my thumb. Fired, extracted, didnt fully chamber the round. Did this with a whole clip. Then Dad wandered to the loading room and came back with a clip full of Largo, "here, try these". Flawless operation. Then Dad says, " Maybe the Luger wasnt such a bright idea". The lesson here is dont change your ammo. I went home with the Star and 3500 rounds of Largo ammo. Thanks Dad !