I just bought one of these three pound (unloaded), 12 rounds of .45 behemoths; why, I don't know. I guess I thought the weight would reduce recoil and I liked the Ruger-like appearance and controls. The Megastar looks and feels something like a Ruger P-90 on steroids and fits in the leather holsters made for the P-90. . The recoil is noticeably less than with the Ruger 90, but still stout.
The single action trigger isn't as good as the Rugers. When you think you have pulled the trigger back far enough to fire, it doesn't fire, and you have to pull a little more. The pistol is double/single action with a manual safety and a decocker which is activated separately from the safety. That is, in contrast to Rugers, which decock whenever the safety is on, you can carry the Megastar cocked and locked. The lever has three positions: fire, safety, and decock. After decocking, the lever moves back up to the safety position. I like this set-up very much.
Although my hands are average in size, the large grip, built around the large double stack. 45 mag, is no problem for me to hold. I find the Rugers a little more accurate for me, given my strong tendency to shoot a little to the left and a little low. The auto fired three types of ball ammo without a problem. The mag spring is strong and it is a battle to get that 12the round in. But the spring needs to be strong to push the weight of 12 .45 rounds.
Shiny finishes on guns can show scratches very well. The limited portions of polished "Starvel" (brushed chrome) show that this gun has been handled a bit. The pistol is so big, I suppose, in order to handle the 10MM round in its sister auto, and to hold 12 rounds.
I consider this pistol a novelty item since it really serves no practical purpose I can think of. The only problem with my new pistol are the grip panels which move around. These panels are held on by the removable back strap; anyway it is supposed to be removable; I can't figure out any way to get it off. Moving grip panels are a big distraction and must be addressed.
Drakejake
The single action trigger isn't as good as the Rugers. When you think you have pulled the trigger back far enough to fire, it doesn't fire, and you have to pull a little more. The pistol is double/single action with a manual safety and a decocker which is activated separately from the safety. That is, in contrast to Rugers, which decock whenever the safety is on, you can carry the Megastar cocked and locked. The lever has three positions: fire, safety, and decock. After decocking, the lever moves back up to the safety position. I like this set-up very much.
Although my hands are average in size, the large grip, built around the large double stack. 45 mag, is no problem for me to hold. I find the Rugers a little more accurate for me, given my strong tendency to shoot a little to the left and a little low. The auto fired three types of ball ammo without a problem. The mag spring is strong and it is a battle to get that 12the round in. But the spring needs to be strong to push the weight of 12 .45 rounds.
Shiny finishes on guns can show scratches very well. The limited portions of polished "Starvel" (brushed chrome) show that this gun has been handled a bit. The pistol is so big, I suppose, in order to handle the 10MM round in its sister auto, and to hold 12 rounds.
I consider this pistol a novelty item since it really serves no practical purpose I can think of. The only problem with my new pistol are the grip panels which move around. These panels are held on by the removable back strap; anyway it is supposed to be removable; I can't figure out any way to get it off. Moving grip panels are a big distraction and must be addressed.
Drakejake