star super b 9mm vs feg p9m

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candlejackstraw

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So I've been doing alot of research and trying to figure out the direction I want my gun collection to go in. I'm a huge fan of John Browning and the pistols that drew from his designs. I'm currently getting myself ready for a summer of shooting fun (I'm a school teacher with plenty of time but obvious I'm not mister money bags). I have my 1911 in 45acp all ready (a ruger sr1911 a great gun) and 1911s in 22lr (the browning 22lr compact is the only semi auto 22 pistol that I've had no malfunctions with, highly recommended) and I was wonder/ wanting to compare two guns that I've never found compared online....

...the star model super b 9mm and a feg high power (the ones that hold truest to the original design)

Which would you chose over the other? And why?
 
I like my Super B

You can get a Super B for about $250, but the FEG is more costly. Mine has a great trigger and is very accurate. A joy to shoot.
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On the other hand the Super B, like mine is a wall hanger if any part breaks as there are no parts for it.
Go for the FEG
 
The Star won't bite your hand.

A P-35, any P-35, may very well (I should know I made class "A" in IPSC many years ago with a P-35. Unless I had a perfect grip the hammer would bite the web of my hand.

I've owned the FEG (they do work fine) and the Star in BM and BKM flavors and they work fine to (but no hammer bite!)

Deaf
 
There are plenty of Star parts. Anything that breaks can generally be made by a competent gunsmith.
I like the Stars and the FEGs equally.
 
I have a Super B and a High Power.

I take the Super B to the range more often then the High Power.

The Super B has a better trigger, and fits a 1911 holster better than the HP.
The smaller single stack mag means more time spent at the range.
The Super B is much older and beat half to death but keeps on working fine.
The only ammo i have had a problem with is Blazer Brass, even my 15year old reloads with the failing powder worked fine in the Super B.

The HP takes a 13 round mag so less time spent reloading mags, and it is easier to get new mags for. The FEG is not an actual HP, so i don't know how well the HP mags would work. with the HP, 1911 holsters tend to turn cocked and locked into cocked and unlocked due to where the snap on the holster hits the safety.

The FEG being of new manufacture, shouldn't be as worn as a Super B, but may cost more. According to the info I can find out from the serial #, My Super B was a South African issue some time between the 50's and 70's.
Probably has had half a million rounds through it, the slide to barrel fit is starting to get sloppy, but that does not seem to affect function any.

The Super B is just as accurate as my HP.

The HP has a shorter/wider grip, the Super B is thin but deep due to the palm swell.

I have never been bitten by the trigger on either of them.
 
So far my browning hi power mags fit my feg. The Meg car magazines also fit.

I like the idea of the stars longer barrel, but I am worried about wear and tear due to how old of a production they are. I'm wondering that if I do branch into stars....should I just order 2 to be on the safe side?
 
I agree with Bill, I collect older handguns and have had to repair many small parts, often building a new part from scratch, most of the larger parts don't break, if damaged it is usually bubba damage, most of those are beyond repair in my experience.
 
Hey Deaf Smith,
I have kind of interest on a Feg at my lgs, it has a beaver tail so how do you get hammer bites? Excuse my ignorance since I have never owned or fired this gun but like the look. One of those wants not must have.

Regards and apologies to the OP for taking this on another direction.
 
While I was in the gun shop business, I bought a 1/2 dozen of the Star B models imported from South America. Two had been "modified" by grinding the feed ramp s and suffered case failures during function testing. Those were replaced by the wholesaler and no further problems were found. I sold all of them and had no customer complaints.
Since many of these pistols have had a very long and/or abusive service life, be sure yours is working properly and be cautious of +P ammo.
I currently have a matched pair of BM(compact Super B) that I've carried off and on for 20 years.
 
The Star Super B from AIM Surplus is a smoking deal... Especially with 2 magazines. I'm tempted to pick one up too. I've got a Star BM and I love that thing.

For what it's worth, a local gun shop has Star Super B's for sale in excellent condition (in the original box, I'm told), with 2 magazines, for $375.
 
I have owned an FEG high power for about 25 years. It has always worked well.

The Super B's at AIM are such a good deal that I ordered one today!

I will post again after I have a chance to compare them at the range. :)
 
I have a bunch of Star pistols including A,B,,Super A&B BM etc and love shooting all of them. Two or three were purchased from Sarco when they had some mixed number guns for cheap prices. even though a "parts" gun the pistols really shoot. I Duracoated one so it does not look as bad as the well used pistols and it has a lot more shooting to come. Many other of my pistols are in VG to Excellent condition but all seem to get their share of shooting. The Largo pistols are given a diet of Santa Barbara corrosive ammo and get a decent cleaning after each session, have not had any trouble with primer corrosion on them. With the exception of no dryfiring without a snap cap I do not baby the pistols (calibers .25 ACP to .45 ACP) and have thoroughly enjoyed each of them through the years. A few parts that failed were found on GB and replaced with little effort on this simple and bullet proof design. You could buy a lot worse pistol than a Star B, happy shooting.
 
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