Star .32 Auto Instructions Manual

AUTOMATIC PISTOL
STAR
STAR, BONIFACIO ECHEVERRIA, S. A.
EIBAR (SPAIN)
MODELSCALIBERS
SI  .32 auto        =  7,65 mm. S.  380 auto       = 9 mm. short.
A  .38 auto         = 9 mm. long
B   9mm. Luger = Parab.
P   .45 auto        = M  .38 Auto        = 9 mm. long 

LOADING AND FIRING OPERATION OF STAR PISTOLS
MODELS SI - S - A - B - M & P
TO LOAD THE MAGAZINEHold the magazine (53) in the left hand and place a cartridge on the f\
ront end 
of the
magazine follower (54) until it can be slid in under the lips of the m\
agazine well. Place
another cartridge on top of the first one and force down and slide in. F\
ollow this procedure
until the magazine contains whatever cartridges are to  
be used.
Insert the magazine in the grip and push in until the magazine catch (2\...

attached to the hammer) to rock the hammer forward on its axis (11) t\
o strike the firingpin (70) mounted in its slot in the slide. The firing pin will  fly forward to strike and fire the
cartridge in the chamber.
When the powder in the cartridge case is ignited by the primer it genera\
tes a huge
volume of gas. This gas expands in all directions, but as the least resi\
stance is offered
by the bullet directly ahead of it, it starts the bullet down the barrel 
(61), the gas pressure
following along...

4
At thispoint the cartridge case strikes against the ejector in the frame\
 which frees it from
the extractor and hurls it out the right-top-side of the pistol.The barrel bushing (78) around the muzzle of the barrel, which also lo\
cks and
supports the recoil spring plug (84), presses back against the plug to compress the recoil
spring (83) below the barrel over the recoil spring guide (80). This stores up energy for
return movement of the slide.
The momentum of the slide strikes the hammer a sharp...

When the magazine has been emptied, the slide stop (41) engages the sl\
ide and
holds it open, thus serving as an indicator to remind the shooter that t\
he empty magazine
must be replaced by a loaded one.
Pressing down the slide stop will depress the magazine follower and perm\
it the
slide to go forward. If a loaded magazine is inserted before the slide s\
top is depressed,
this forward motion of the slide will load the firing chamber, leaving the pistol ready for
inmediate action.
SAFETIES
A thumb...

3.        Cock the hammer. Pull the slide back until the rear edge of the smaller \
recess in thelower edge of the slide is even with the rear end of the slide stop. Pre\
ss the index
finger of the right hand against the end of the slide stop which protude\
s from the
opposite side of the frame obove the trigger guard and pull out the slid\
e stop
(See fig. 5).
4.  As this slide stop is the medium by which the barrel link and slide are locked to the
frame, withdrawing it releases the barrel and slide...

Fig, 1Fig. 2
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