My First C&R Purchase

makijo · Feb 27, 2015

My first C&R purchase arrived yesterday right before I had to leave for work. It is a excellent Star Model B from J&G Sales. As you can see from the attached photos The grips are in excellent shape, the finish is great, the bore is clean and the rifling strong. The date code puts mfg in 1945.

Bafflingbs · Feb 27, 2015

Nice piece of history. Let us know how it shoots.

Retired Old Guy · Feb 27, 2015

Very nice.

Caught the Star bug a little while ago, myself.
And the first one was a J&G offering as well. They really are fun to shoot.
I think I might have just enough room in the safe to fit another one from them.

* I don't have an issue. I can stop buying them any time I want to*

Laddertowr · Feb 27, 2015

Nice pick up sir

CasualObserver · Feb 27, 2015

Nice... I'm a big fan of the Star B's. If you take it to the range and it has issues (FTE, Double feed, ect).... don't get frustrated. Just try some steel cased ammo. Some of them eat steel cased fine but puke on brass all day long. Note... that is just some, not all of them.

somd_mustangs · Feb 27, 2015

That Star is in very nice shape!
Looks like original blue, too.
Note the replacement grips are cut for the lanyard ring, but the frame is not drilled and tapped for it.

protegeV · Feb 27, 2015

Nice. I really wanna pick one of those up

Mooseman · Feb 27, 2015

Very nice. You will always remember your first.

frogman68 · Feb 27, 2015

Nice , one of these is on my short list (top 3)

protegeV · Feb 27, 2015

Mooseman said:
Very nice. You will always remember your first.

My first was two at once

Machodoc · Feb 27, 2015

Great first purchase ... looks like you got a nice one!!

makijo · Feb 27, 2015

somd_mustangs said:
That Star is in very nice shape!
Looks like original blue, too.
Note the replacement grips are cut for the lanyard ring, but the frame is not drilled and tapped for it.

Yes the blue is in great shape, overall I am ecstatic about the condition of the gun. I want to break it down, clean it up, and get some rounds through it.

somd_mustangs · Feb 27, 2015

I bet it's in excellent mechanical condition too. Just has the look...
BTW - don't dry fire it (without a snap cap anyway) as the firing pin will most assuredly break.

Doctor_M · Feb 27, 2015

Well done. Haven't taken mine out for a test run yet, but I like the way it fits my hand.

JTH20 · Feb 27, 2015

Looks great, my first C&R was also a handgun

Rangeman · Feb 27, 2015

Be sure to give us a Range Report.....

alex1128762000 · Feb 28, 2015

Nice gun.

azmp1 · Feb 28, 2015

Very nice! Congrats on the first purchase!

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makijo · Mar 24, 2015

Range Report

Headed over to On Target yesterday just to put some rounds through it. I was shooting Remington 115 GR MC and of the 50 that I put downrange I only had 1 failure to chamber. Everything about the gun was smooth and tight.

Grey_Man · Mar 26, 2015

protegeV said:
My first was two at once

Ha! Just one for me. A 22 year old Czech.

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