Star 22

SteveM · 10-18-2012, 06:30 PM

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by alanint

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by apis mellifera

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.

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by apis mellifera

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...

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by apis mellifera

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...

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by Curly1

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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Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,234 Thanks: 116 Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts	I like the round barrrel versions. Nice example. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

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Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,234 Thanks: 116 Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts	Star pistols seem to be underated in gerneral. If you can pick up any model in great condition for $300 you have a bargain. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary Last edited by Curly1; 10-21-2012 at 10:20 AM.

10-21-2012, 10:29 AM	#14
Curly1 User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 1,234 Thanks: 116 Thanked 706 Times in 368 Posts	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. __________________ Laugh hard and often. Gary

10-18-2012, 06:35 PM	#2
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	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.

10-18-2012, 08:33 PM	#3
apis mellifera User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV Posts: 149 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	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.

10-19-2012, 09:35 AM	#7
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	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?

10-19-2012, 11:36 AM	#8
alanint User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Marco Island, Florida Posts: 4,867 Thanks: 1,685 Thanked 1,916 Times in 1,192 Posts	That being said, A friend of mine did manage to crack one of the rails on the slide's front "stirrup" on his example.

10-20-2012, 09:34 AM	#10
apis mellifera User Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: WV Posts: 149 Thanks: 3 Thanked 24 Times in 8 Posts	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.