Single Stack 9mm Akin To A 1911? - Page 3

saltydog452 · January 11, 2013, 01:45 PM

The Spanish Star BM is a kinda-sorta short and skinny distant cousin that, at first glance, resembles a 1911, but w/o a grip safety.

Its an all steel 9X19 that just happens to be skinny, reliable, inexpensive, and discontinued.

It isn't perfect, but well worth the cost. If you get one, resist the temptation to detail strip. Itty bitty parts are easily lost, difficult to find, and more difficult to replace.

Mine cost less than 200, looks like it came out of an aggretate mixer, is pie plate accurate at 25 yds, and has proved to be omniverious. That isn't awful.

Finding leather for it is.

salty

carguychris · January 11, 2013, 02:45 PM

With all the talk about Stars in this thread, I think a few basics are helpful.

All 1911-style Stars are slightly smaller than the Colts they superficially resemble. All lack grip safeties and have a pivoting trigger rather than a sliding trigger.

Model B: Basic steel-frame full-size model.
Model BS: Model B with mag disconnect.
Model B Super: Model B with pivoting takedown lever and integral barrel cam lockup in place of swinging links.
Model BM: Compact Model B.
Model BKM: Alloy-frame Model BM.
Model BKS: Model BKM with mag disconnect.

Many of the full-size pistols on the US market are military surplus and some are C&R; this is less prevalent with the compact models, which were mostly new production sold on the American commercial market from the 60s through the 80s.

CAUTION: Super-series Stars were simply marked "Super" on the butt in place of the model letter, so there's no external model marking to readily distinguish a Model B Super from the very similar Model A Super. The latter pistol fires 9mm Largo and .38 ACP interchangeably, but not 9mm Luger, and somewhat confusingly NOT .38 Super either; this is NOT what the word "Super" refers to!

However, the slide legend of a Model A normally reads "9mm/.38", whereas the slide legend of a Model B normally reads "9mmP" (for Parabellum); this normally can be used to distinguish the two models, although just to confuse things further, some Model A's have been rebarreled to fire 9mm Luger!

allenomics · January 12, 2013, 10:39 PM

I'd consider the Walther PPS.

sixgunluv · February 8, 2013, 05:10 PM

Single Action Only, commander sized, 9mm, under $400. I was in your shoes once.

jimbob86 · February 8, 2013, 05:18 PM

The guy asks for a Single stack akin to a 1911, and folks chime in with swinging trigger DA/SA guns with safeties that work the ooposite way of a 1911? REALLY?

Those crunchentickers are similar to a 1911 only in that they are both semi-auto pistols ..... and may have wood grips.

sixgunluv · February 8, 2013, 05:26 PM

How about an Astra A 70? Single action trigger, slim, 9mm....don't know about you but i don't care for grip safeties.

January 11, 2013, 01:45 PM	#51
saltydog452 Senior Member Join Date: August 16, 2004 Posts: 516	Star BM? The Spanish Star BM is a kinda-sorta short and skinny distant cousin that, at first glance, resembles a 1911, but w/o a grip safety. Its an all steel 9X19 that just happens to be skinny, reliable, inexpensive, and discontinued. It isn't perfect, but well worth the cost. If you get one, resist the temptation to detail strip. Itty bitty parts are easily lost, difficult to find, and more difficult to replace. Mine cost less than 200, looks like it came out of an aggretate mixer, is pie plate accurate at 25 yds, and has proved to be omniverious. That isn't awful. Finding leather for it is. salty __________________ Bread and Circuses don't pay the Bills.

January 11, 2013, 02:45 PM	#52
carguychris Senior Member Join Date: October 20, 2007 Location: Richardson, TX Posts: 7,523	Star B-series 101... With all the talk about Stars in this thread, I think a few basics are helpful. All 1911-style Stars are slightly smaller than the Colts they superficially resemble. All lack grip safeties and have a pivoting trigger rather than a sliding trigger. Model B: Basic steel-frame full-size model. Model BS: Model B with mag disconnect. Model B Super: Model B with pivoting takedown lever and integral barrel cam lockup in place of swinging links. Model BM: Compact Model B. Model BKM: Alloy-frame Model BM. Model BKS: Model BKM with mag disconnect. Many of the full-size pistols on the US market are military surplus and some are C&R; this is less prevalent with the compact models, which were mostly new production sold on the American commercial market from the 60s through the 80s. CAUTION: Super-series Stars were simply marked "Super" on the butt in place of the model letter, so there's no external model marking to readily distinguish a Model B Super from the very similar Model A Super. The latter pistol fires 9mm Largo and .38 ACP interchangeably, but not 9mm Luger, and somewhat confusingly NOT .38 Super either; this is NOT what the word "Super" refers to! However, the slide legend of a Model A normally reads "9mm/.38", whereas the slide legend of a Model B normally reads "9mmP" (for Parabellum); this normally can be used to distinguish the two models, although just to confuse things further, some Model A's have been rebarreled to fire 9mm Luger! __________________ "Smokey, this is not 'Nam. This is bowling. There are rules... MARK IT ZERO!!" - Walter Sobchak

January 12, 2013, 10:39 PM	#53
allenomics Senior Member Join Date: January 20, 2007 Posts: 1,536	I'd consider the Walther PPS. __________________ NRA Benefactor Life Member Knowledge is not power. Applied knowledge is power!

February 8, 2013, 05:18 PM	#55
jimbob86 Junior member Join Date: October 4, 2007 Location: All the way to NEBRASKA Posts: 8,722	The guy asks for a Single stack akin to a 1911, and folks chime in with swinging trigger DA/SA guns with safeties that work the ooposite way of a 1911? REALLY? Those crunchentickers are similar to a 1911 only in that they are both semi-auto pistols ..... and may have wood grips.