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SteveM 10-18-2012 06:30 PM

Star 22
 
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Picked this one up the other day..I really do like the older Star pistols. This one was made in 1950

alanint 10-18-2012 06:35 PM

I own a very similar Star pistol, but mine has an angular contour to the barrel all the way up to the muzzle. The barrel on mine is not round.

apis mellifera 10-18-2012 08:33 PM

My dad was a forester in the Carolinas and carried one of those in the swamps. He brought home several rattlesnake tails over the years thanks to his Model F. His had the longer, round barrel just like the one on the box. My first memory of any gun was of his Star. I've been looking for one for years.

I'd love a high-res scan of that box art if you have the means.

Curly1 10-18-2012 11:41 PM

I like the round barrrel versions.

Nice example.

SteveM 10-19-2012 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by alanint (Post 221841)
I own a very similar Star pistol, but mine has an angular contour to the barrel all the way up to the muzzle. The barrel on mine is not round.

That would be the Star FM..here is some info on the F series pistols:

http://star-firearms.com/firearms/guns/f/index.shtml

SteveM 10-19-2012 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by apis mellifera (Post 221849)
I'd love a high-res scan of that box art if you have the means.

I am having computer problems, the pics I posted are on my laptop which has decided the display is not to work anymore.:banghead: As soon as I get everything squared away, I'll scan that for you.

Olle 10-19-2012 09:35 AM

I was offered one of those not too long ago, the guy was asking $250 but I don't know much about them so I didn't want to take a chance. It seemed to be a very well built gun though, all steel and with a quality far better than the molded zinc .22s you find nowadays.

By the way, didn't Unique make a very similar gun?

alanint 10-19-2012 11:36 AM

That being said, A friend of mine did manage to crack one of the rails on the slide's front "stirrup" on his example.

sheepherder 10-19-2012 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by apis mellifera (Post 221849)
His had the longer, round barrel...I've been looking for one for years.

There's a 7" barrel Star F on GB right now...Starting price = $299...

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=311680376

5 days left...No bids... :rolleyes:

I was thinking of bidding on it...but I have a Ruger SS 22 auto that I never shoot; why get another... ;)

apis mellifera 10-20-2012 09:34 AM

Thanks! I need to check GB more often...for various reasons... or maybe not.

Maybe I'm cheap, but is that/are those really a $300 gun? No bids suggests I have the answer.

sheepherder 10-20-2012 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by apis mellifera (Post 221981)
Maybe I'm cheap, but is that/are those really a $300 gun? No bids suggests I have the answer.

Did you look at *completed* auctions???

For Star F .22 I see 5 completed auctions, with prices of -

$395
$260
$375
$385
$320

This would tend to tell me that $300 is right in the ball park...IF I want one... :rolleyes:

Curly1 10-20-2012 11:48 PM

Star pistols seem to be underated in gerneral. If you can pick up any model in great condition for $300 you have a bargain.

sheepherder 10-21-2012 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Curly1 (Post 222025)
Star pistols seem to be underated in gerneral. If you can pick up any model in great conition for $300 you have a bargain.

There was a glut of Star BMs about a year ago...Story I got from a dealer was the Israeli's [their police?] dumped a boatload of them...I got two; one Spanish National Police & one Israeli...

Very nicely made handguns... ;)

Curly1 10-21-2012 10:29 AM

Yea Robertsons trading post still has a few Star models from the Israeli's availbale including the BM.

Pretty good endorsement if they are using them.


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