Posted: 10/1/2008 3:19:23 PM EDT
| Can anybody tell me anything about a Star PD-.45 CAL that I got my hands on? It's not a full sized pistol but seems to shoot decent groups. It came with a 6 mag clip and a cheap holster...thanks |
www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=687131 www.e-gunparts.com/product.asp?chrProductSKU=193360 
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Star made excellent guns with very good steel (as did Astra). Llama is the company that gave Spanish arms makers a bad name with the soft steel and poor craftmanship. Star actually made several guns for Colt over the years. The PD was way ahead of it's time in the early 1970s. It was built on an alloy frame and the first successful / reliable compact .45 out there. This was long before anyone in the U.S. figured out how to mass produce a reliable, compact .45. Lots of police bought them to use as back ups to 1911s or for plainclothes work. It is essentially a CCO style pistol with an Officer sized frame and a 4" barrel. They generally had good triggers and were shockingly accurate. Many Star designs were simply improvements or simplifications of the 1911. In many ways, Star took the 1911 to the next level. You have a very good pistol that is an important part of history. Quite frankly, it is as good as any similar style pistol being made today (better than many) ranburr |