Given the improved takedown, the pistol is rather simple to field strip. Detail changes in the magazine safety and trigger action were also introduced. This is a fantastic advancement, a noteworthy improvement in service pistols that has not been adopted by other single-action service pistols. With the magazine removed and the slide in battery, a lever on the right side of the pistol is turned down and the slide can be removed. The use of the High Power-type lockup allowed a revolutionary new takedown system. The Tokarev and the French 1935 were the last new pistols (other than 1911 clones) to use the swinging link. The recoil spring guide is captive, and lockup is achieved by angled camming surfaces instead of the swinging link of previous Star pistols. The sights featured a white inlay when new, but most will have long seen this inlay worn off. Compare the Super’s sights to a 1950’s 1911, Browning, Beretta 1951 or French 1950 and you will see the comparisons I base my opinion upon.
The sights are among the best of any service pistol of the era. There is also a full-magazine indicator, simply a small piece of metal that protrudes from the bottom of the magazine if it is fully loaded. The loaded chamber indicator is simply a cut-out in the slide that reveals the base of the cartridge case if the piece is loaded. These include an external extractor and a loaded chamber indicator similar to that found on my most modern 1911, the Smith & Wesson SW 1911. The pistol has advanced features that would not be out of place on a modern 1911. The “Super” designation denoted improvement in the mechanical aspects of the pistol, not necessarily the. The solid follower type (left) gaveīetter feed results. The two types of magazines are illustrated in this The pertinent dimensions are 9mm breech face. 38 Super requires a wider breech face to accept the semirimmed. The main differences in the pistols are in the breech face. The most common chambering seems to be 9mm Largo. The Super was produced in 9mm Luger, 9mm Largo and. There were many variations on the theme and factory records are scarce, but suffice to say the pistol enjoyed wide popularity. According to historians, the pistol was produced until the early 1980s.
After decades of producing Browning-type locked-breech service pistols, Star introduced the Star Modelos Super just after World War II. It offers unique features that set it apart from the crowd when first introduced and remains modern even today. The Super is a good-looking pistol obviously closely related to other Browning derivatives, but it is more than a clone of any other pistol. I have experimented with several pistols in this caliber, including the Astra versions, but my favorite by a considerable margin is the Star Super. This is okay by me, as an inexpensive pistol taking custom ammunition fits my personal criteria well for recreational shooting. On the other hand, the low availability of ammunition is among the reasons the price of the pistols has remained depressed. This is unfortunate, as the pistols that fire the Largo are often well-made, interesting pieces. Although factory Blazer ammunition is now available, for most of my shooting career, 9mm Largo ammunition has been difficult to obtain.
Such is the case with the 9mm Largo pistol. Performance and economy are secondary considerations. So, the first need is to have something to fire in the piece. While the pursuit of accuracy and high performance is interesting, we sometimes overlook the fact that handloading is the only means of obtaining a reliable supply of ammunition. Next, we interpolated modern experience gained in loading the. Author: Bob Campbell / Wolfe Publishing Co.Īs a basis for procedure, we began our trials by consulting data for the.
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