I am still playing around with the Star Model B Super 9x19. So far, I've had it to the gunsmith twice, once for function check, once to have a FAC ported barrel fitted to it (also throated and polished, ramp polished on the frame too). I added two new magazines from CDNN Investments, and installed a new recoil spring from Wolff springs. I'm still not getting complete reliability - I have the occasional failure to completely extract (?) The extractor looks o.k.
This has been a fun gun to shoot, and mine's almost up to defensive standards, but needs to be a little more reliable before I would place it in a defensive pistol role. It is 'combat accurate', but certainly isn't a target pistol. I think I've just about got it working right. It's been a 'project' for me, and in that context, I am enjoying it immensely.
My thanks to Glockorama and Stephen A. Camp for their advice and help on this gun.
The important thing to note about these guns is that there were different versions of the Model B Super. Parts won't necessarily interchange. I was having trouble getting a recoil spring to fit it. I found out that there are at least two different sizes of recoil springs in use for the Model B Super. The most common size of the recoil springs for these is an outside diameter of approximately .366". Mine has a recoil guide rod of approximately .316-.317" diameter and required a spring of larger outside diameter. I was assisted by a Mr. John Andrews of Wolff in making this determination. The Wolff stock number for the larger spring is #30425, and the smaller diameter spring is #24555. If you need a recoil spring for one of these, use a micrometer to measure your spring and guide rod and order accordingly. The spring I needed was originally labelled for the 9mm largo, but fits and functions in mine very well.
Here are some reference threads:
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68865&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65975&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9709&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7330&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums...id=37609&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending
Here is what the gun looks like with the FAC barrel and an Uncle Mike's slip-on grip (can't put one of those on your 1911 ).
Thanks again to all who helped.
-10CFR
This has been a fun gun to shoot, and mine's almost up to defensive standards, but needs to be a little more reliable before I would place it in a defensive pistol role. It is 'combat accurate', but certainly isn't a target pistol. I think I've just about got it working right. It's been a 'project' for me, and in that context, I am enjoying it immensely.
My thanks to Glockorama and Stephen A. Camp for their advice and help on this gun.
The important thing to note about these guns is that there were different versions of the Model B Super. Parts won't necessarily interchange. I was having trouble getting a recoil spring to fit it. I found out that there are at least two different sizes of recoil springs in use for the Model B Super. The most common size of the recoil springs for these is an outside diameter of approximately .366". Mine has a recoil guide rod of approximately .316-.317" diameter and required a spring of larger outside diameter. I was assisted by a Mr. John Andrews of Wolff in making this determination. The Wolff stock number for the larger spring is #30425, and the smaller diameter spring is #24555. If you need a recoil spring for one of these, use a micrometer to measure your spring and guide rod and order accordingly. The spring I needed was originally labelled for the 9mm largo, but fits and functions in mine very well.
Here are some reference threads:
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68865&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=65975&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=9709&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=7330&highlight=Star+model+b
http://www.thefiringline.com/forums...id=37609&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending
Here is what the gun looks like with the FAC barrel and an Uncle Mike's slip-on grip (can't put one of those on your 1911 ).
Thanks again to all who helped.
-10CFR
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