John M. Browning's South American Step-Brother

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The Ballester-Molina:

Picked this Ballester-Molina a few weeks ago; matched serial number on frame and inside of slide; all matching numbers on frame, slide, barrel, and two magazines. No import marks to be found anywhere...one of the nicest BMs that I've seen other then in the Museum in Buenos Aires, Argentina (Museo des Armas)

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they're fun guns, kindof what got me somewhat open to the idea of buying a 1911 of my own. my little brother picked one up but his is way more beaten than yours, no matching serials, and the mag is so worn that it only feeds reliably with new 1911 mags(which require the mag release to be pressed during insertion), but it's a tank.
 
Those are quite good guns, well made and reliable. In a few details, they are better than the 1911, though those who believe the latter is the perfect handgun will not agree. Two areas that are better than in the 1911 are a better disconnect system and the manual safety, which draws the hammer back off the sear completely. The BM frame, with its integral mainspring housing, is better in theory, using fewer parts, but there is little real advantage and a disadvantage in that re-assembly is more difficult.

Jim
 
Bill beat me out again, the Ballister is a copy of the Star A / B series of pistols only in .45 caliber, there was no attempt to disguise the fact that the pistol is virtually unchanged ( other than the use of the 1911 tube with spring and detents for slide stop and safety) from the Star drawings. The good thing is the Ballister is an excellent shooter as an unmolested copy of a very good pistol.
 
That is an impressive BM. :)

If it shoots as well as my Star Super B, you will have a whole lot of years of excellent shooting.
 
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