Recently bought this and could find almost nothing about it. Took a chance and wound up really enjoying it. Sources include: www.genitron.co... www.star-firear... en.wikipedia.o... interarmstx.com/ en.wikipedia.o...
The reason your Firestar has such a "different" recoil feeling is its high bore axis. The center of the barrel is higher above your grip hand than on many other pistols, such as your Glocks. This extra distance from bore to hand creates a lever that causes the pistol to want to rotate upwards significantly rather than coming straight back at you. The "bounce" you feel is the muscles in your wrist and forearm that are twisted upwards more with this pistol than others with a lower bore axis. Your tensioned muscles have a "rubber band" effect when rotated backward, causing your hand to snap back forward. You can help reduce this effect somewhat by moving your grip up as high as possible on the pistol to reduce the distance between bore and hand; the pronounced beavertail on the Firestar will help protect you from hammer bite when taking this high grip.
I have a star m43 I like mine it's reliable enough plus I found a lot of parts on line anyway glad someone else has one to not meny people own firestar good video ty
Bought mine new many years back... I'm happy with it, fits my hand well! Heavy AF but has never jammed on me. Took it shooting today with my Ruger P94 and the only reason I found this video is because I forgot how to disassemble it for cleaning. As soon as I saw you match up those markings I remembered, Thanks!
Had a blued M40 Firestar i carried concealed and duty. After many rounds the barrel hood exhibited peening that was not to the point of changing headspace yet, but would with continued use. Very, very accurate and good for concealed carry. If you have a blued one...might look at having at least the barrel nitrided to give it surface hardening, maybe stop the barrel hood face peening.
Good video and an excellent assessment of the Firestar. Enjoyed the research and history as well. The gun is heavy and the the slide spring a beast to pull back especially if your hands are a bit sweaty. Its a compact so you have to expect slide snap from a .40. It's weight helps to compensate. I bought mine in '97 new and because of the finish still looks new. It's easily one of the safer weapons. Additionally, the firing pin moves out of the way when the clip is just snapped loose. Another attractive safety feature in self defense.
Hello. It's been 4 years and I don't know if you still have the STAR gun from the video. You must lubricate sintetic oil before your M43 the 3 notches of the barrel and the apex of the funnel, the slide guides. Also pass a light sandpaper in a circular shape around the exit mouth of the barrel to remove burrs (a few smooth turns with 600 grit). Best regards
I've a blued M40 as my CC & it's a tack driver. It's home is a black OWB snap-closure holster. Your best magazines are GENUINE Firestar M-40 extended mag.'s w/the stepped foot. It seems as though there are but 2 very knowledgeable individuals (1's a Canadian) who can provide Firestar parts. I've dealt w/both & they're good guys.
I realize this is an older video, but I just came across it. Yeah, sounds like you need a new recoil spring. They should be changed every 5000 grounds on full length guns but more often on shorter barrels. I change mine every 3000 and have had 0 problems - except with Winchester white box. They ammo also has some nasty extreme spreads in velocity so, I'm betting, it's the ammo. Other than that, my pistol has been totally reliable. With the tight fit of the barrel to slide, it's also capable of very good accuracy with good ammo. Mine consistently holds around 3"from a rest at 25 yards - or did back when I could see the sights and the target at the same time. I bought mine about a month after the .40 S&W version hit the market and carried it as my back-up weapon as a deputy sheriff and still carry it when I need to carry something more discrete than my full size 1911. One point I really like is that the controls function the same as the 1911. I hate striker fired guns and vastly prefer a single action Auto carried cocked & locked.
I got this gun new and never had a problem. Star's problems came from quality control in the later years just before shutting down. This gun is not as good as my S&W 28-2 or 19-4 revolvers but much better for ccw.
My ex has an M40 she carries that responded very well to some mild tuning/polishing of the slide rails, feed ramp, trigger group, etc. as well as quality synthetic lube. Her only complaint is the recoil spring being so strong as to make operating the slide difficult for her arthritic hands. She carries cocked and locked so she doesn't have that worry should she need to use it. The only two times she's had to draw it defensively, the assailants fled rapidly.
I noticed your grip is different from the Glock to the Firestar. That and the recoil from the larger .40 cal and shorter barrel is why you can't control it as well.
As a Glock owner and a star owner, you have to change the grip when holding the star. If you don’t, you’ll hit the safety on the recoil of the shot. I had to learn that by shooting my firestar.
Just for your information that’s not a complete disassembly You only took the slide and barrel out!!! What about the extractor, the trigger,the safeties, the hammer.
So I have a problem with my slide , I follow your instructions perfectly. So when I take the slide pin out , the slide still won’t remove and I just want to know is this a serious problem and how will I be able to fix this
I have the all black firestar m 40 40 cal. I have 3 holsters I bought my iwb it's for a 3in barrel 1911. My owb is for the same thing the bother have great retention.
Oh yeah, did he mention he had a Glock 19? Chill Jonathan. There are lots of guns with various attributes. That’s what makes firearms appreciation fun. No one would ever argue that a 19 isn’t an outstanding duty/carry.
