Hmmm. I went from a civil Officer doing field work with a federal LE TLA to (roughly, over time) a Unix sysadmin job.
The former job required, in the worst cases, that I go into the crack house, unarmed, no backup, while no one knows my location with any more specificity than one of the multiple zip codes I was assigned, then interview someone in there and convince them to do things they didn't want to do.
The second job required me to stare at computer screens.
I'll take the computers.
Luckily, I had a few other employment stops along the way to keep things interesting but those are tales for another time.
Yeah, I was too slow on the magazines so now I'm forced to pay for overpriced originals. They seem to be sold out everywhere I look. Hopefully the aftermarket will come along and provide us with some quality replacements.I owned a BM pistol years ago and foolishly swapped it off. They are well made and reliable. Magazines were hard to find. If you locate some mags, pounce on them!
Flash
Holy crap that looks great. Awesome work.
Red Army,
NIFTY LOOKING & NICE WORK.
Fwiw, "a little bird told me" at a large vendor that they are looking for a company to MAKE ambidextrous safeties for the STAR BM & STAR B pistols, as they have >2500 pieces currently with many more to come.
(My informant, when asked if he had any notion of the retail price, said that the offshore company that they are working with will likely be as inexpensive as the aftermarket safeties for BHP & Colt-style GM pistols. = <50.oo each.)
A Personal Note: I do NOT like "plastic pistols". Make mine (for this 72YO "old school guy") the "old-school" metal firearms & nothing but.
(The ONLY "plastic" firearm that I have found, over time, to be acceptable was the old Nylon rifle in .22LR by Remington.)
yours, satx
I grabbed one from Classic for $179 about a month ago. Same thing, those machine circles, mine is about the same condition. Shoots very nicely and is more accurate than me.I got mine at my gun dealer in Hurst, Kentucky Windage. I'd imagine that your gun dealer could pick up one for you. Current prices are $236.00 for good condition and $281.00 for very good condition. I bought the very good condition option, the barrel looks like new inside, the frame, not so much.
I grabbed one from Classic for $179 about a month ago. Same thing, those machine circles, mine is about the same condition. Shoots very nicely and is more accurate than me.
View attachment 153202 I want to get one of the full-size versions. Now seeing this thread I want to get 1 or 2 more and start playing around with refurbishing. Great thread!!
RedArmy,
How much material did you have to remove from the slide to obliterate the "billboard"??
Btw, classicfirearms.com HAS extra magazines in stock at a reasonable price.
yours, satx