In this episode, we'll be diving into perhaps my favorite "wonder 9" that ever lived. Hailing from Spain, this Star 30 was a work of art but couldn't save the company. Also, Colt makes a terrible choice.
One of the reasons theyre super common in movies from around the 1980s is because they look like a 1911, but can run 9mm blanks which are in much greater supply in the film industry than .45 ACP blanks. if youve ever seen the untouchables, all of the 1911s are Stars. drove me wild constantly seeing the external extractor lol
Nice review! I really like the 30M. So much so, that I now own three of them, as well as two Star BM's. Great guns. You enlightened me as to two things. One, that little button at the bottom on the rear strap, for removing the hammer assembly for cleaning. And two, that I can use a S&W 59 magazine as a replacement (much less expensive, and more ubiquitous). Thanks for that. Again, nice review!
Thank you Sir! I have two of these, and the price of the original magazines is close to $100, if you can find them. I'll be on MidwayUSA to get some S&W 59 series mags for them now!
No problem! I've tested about 10 S&W magazines in them. Some will lock the slide back, some wont. But there's also people who have swapped the follower for a CZ75 follower and it allows the slide to lock back as well. Just food for thought.
This was my first pistol I got when I turned 18 a few years back, got it for 280 bucks after messaging the guy about a S&W 6904 he had listed but had already sold. He offered up the Star and I had no idea what it was but I snagged it bc I wanted a pistol real bad. Doing research, I have one that I believe is military marked and also has the " Starfire " roll mark ( which isnt very common at all btw so nice ). It's my current carry gun, only problem is finding mags. Promag makes 10 rounders and Numrich sells aftermarket mags for the Model 28 which are so so. I'm gonna get around to getting Smith mags eventually ( and hopefully a Smith lol )
And what about the bushing at the tip of the slide, which I think could break or come off. I've seen one like that. Is it a fault? Is it the Achilles heel of this gun?
The bushing is pressed into place, much like a Smith and Wesson 5906. As long as it's properly sized there's not a concern. If one falls out, it was due to improper tolerances during machining and not a fault of the design.
You need to watch the Small Arms Solutions guy, he has done several videos on Colt being morons. It is an interesting pistol and a nice addition to your collection.
My video got striked by Bikepacking.com! I'm appealing it now and reaching out to them. They have no standing or basis for the strike, so fingers crossed it comes back. If they don't undo the strike, I'll be making a video about it shortly.
@@Deanosaurous i understand you are having difficultine with youtube AND bikepacking.... but we are/were right in the middle of convincing some friends to try it with us ..!n i kinda really needed that video.... those bp.c bastards!!
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