| STAR FIRESTAR |
| Country Of Origin: |
Spain |
| Designation: |
Pistol |
| Action : |
Single Action (M-43); Double Action (M-40 and M-45) |
| Cartridge: |
9x19 mm Parabellum (M-43); .40 S&W (M-40); .45 ACP (M-45) |
| Production Date: |
1990 |
| Weapon Dimensions: |
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Length: |
165 mm (M-43 and M-40); 170 mm (M-45) |
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Barrel: |
86 mm (M-43 and M-40); 97 mm (M-45) |
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Weight: |
855 g (M-43 and M-40); 1025 g (M-45) |
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Rifling: |
4 grooves, rh |
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Capacity: |
7 rounds (M-43); 6 rounds (M-40 and M-45) |
Star Firestar M-43, 9mm
Star Firestar M-40, .40S&W
The Firestar pistols, also known as models M-43, M40 and M-45,
were designed and are still being manufactured by the Spanish
company Star Bonifacio Echeverria SA.
They are good pistols but are weighty as they are built in solid steel construction. That makes these guns extremely sturdy and reliable, and additional weight really helps in having a more confortable shooting with a better recoil control which alloews the small size of those guns.
All Firestars are compact, steel-framed semi-automatic pistols.
They are recoil operated, with a Browning system (cam locking
and short barrel recoil).
- 9mm Firestar M-43 is a hammer fired, single action pistol with
frame mounted and are designed with an ambidextrous safety lever
Single column magazine holds 7 rounds in 9mm M-43 pistols. Extended 8 rounds magazine do exist for this gun.
- .40sw M-40 and .45acp
M-45, unlike their 9mm brother, are double action pistols with
similar frame mounted ambidextrous safety that allows for "cocked
and locked" carry (hammer is cocked and safey is applied). This gun comes with a magazine of 6 rounds in .40sw M-40 and .45acp M-45 pistols.
All
Firestars come with an automated firing pin safey and magazine disconnect
safety.
Star Firestar M-45, .45ACP
