Notes: SPS DC Custom is a company that normally makes match pistols, and the DC IPSC Open Class is no exception. It is a "race gun," designed for competitions where one is doing a lot of firing on the move or from short halts. The DC IPSC Open Class has a match barrel, long muzzle brake, and may be bought with a rail for optics or with a C-More red dot sight.

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Notes: This basically a "normal" sort of pistol built to precision standards. Its hallmark is the magazines; normal internal magazines are of course available, but large-capacity extended magazines are also available for the pistol. The Custom Standard Plus normally is equipped with a Bo-Mar micrometer sight (a rail for optics is optional). The grip plates are of a composite material and available in a rainbow of colors. The slide and frame is chromed, and has cocking grooves on the front and rear of the slide. The trigger is skeletonized and has an adjustable trigger stop. The safety is ambidextrous and extended, and the grip safety is extended into the beavertail.

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Notes: Also named the Model 1919 after the year of introduction, this pistol is usually called the Model 1 since it was the first weapon that Star produced. The frame is similar to the M-1911, but the slide is more reminiscent of the Beretta series of the time. The safety mechanism is a bit complicated and can be difficult for armorers to work with, but field stripping is not normally a problem. The Militar version was designed for the Spanish Army (one of a plethora of weapons they were using at the time), and is larger and chambered only for 9mm Largo.

Notes: This is a compact version of the Star 30M pistol listed above. Unlike the Star 30M, the Star 105 is recoil operated, and the weapon is 10% likely to jam if the person firing it does not have the strength to control the recoil of a single shot. This weapon was designed and marketed to law enforcement agencies that needed a concealable weapon.

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Notes: As might be guessed by the name, this is Star’s version of the M-1911. There are two versions, the full-sized PL and the compact PLC. The pistols basically look like M-1911s, but have a flared grip to provide a finger rest, and have polymer frames that house high-capacity magazines. They have no grip safety, but do have the large beavertail common to M-1911s, but do have the other M-1911-type safeties. These pistols were introduced in 1999.

Twilight 2000 Notes: These pistols do not exist.

Notes: Though the Spanish Army officially adopted the Astra 400 in 1921 as its standard service pistol (at that time), a lot of troops, especially officers and senior NCOs as well as the Guardia Civil (Paramilitary Security Force) did not like the Astra 400, feeling it was simply too big and complicated. They preferred the Star Model A, which was essentially a Colt M-1911 rechambered for the 9mm Largo cartridge. The Guardia Civil adopted the Model A in 1922 as its own service weapon, and many senior military troops and police also used the Model A instead of the Astra 400.

As with the M-1911, the Model A uses a 5-inch barrel and has essentially the same shape and natural pointing qualities of the M-1911. The Model A initially had no grip safety, but one was added in 1924. The shape of the hammer differs from that of the M-1911, being quite a bit smaller, and the beavertail is also much smaller. The Model A’s trigger mechanism is also somewhat different, and the Model A uses an external extractor instead of an internal one. Unfortunately, the Model A used rather tiny sights (as was common with many Spanish pistols of that time period), making aiming problematic, and acquiring a quick sight picture virtually impossible.

In 1946, several other changes and features were introduced. A chamber-loaded indicator was added, and a special disassembly catch was also devised that made stripping and reassembly far easier than before (easier than even the M-1911A1). This version was called the Super A, and it remained in production until 1989 – but still did not outlast the Model A in production: Model A production lasted into the mid-1990s. The Super A is identical to the Model A for game purposes.

Though almost all Model A’s and Super A’s were chambered for 9mm Largo, a few other chamberings were also produced. These alternate chamberings are quite rare.

The Model B was a slightly-later development of the Model A. The Model B resembles the Model A (and looks even more M-1911-like than the Model A), and uses a larger hammer spur (though several types of hammer styles may be encountered), a somewhat larger beavertail (though still without a grip safety), and a slightly humped backstrap. The barrel is slightly shorter at 4.8 inches, but heavier steel and more solid construction makes the Model B much heavier than its Model A counterparts. As the Model B chambers 9mm Parabellum, the grip is noticeably slimmer than that of the M-1911 (as is the Model A’s grip). Production of the basic Model B began somewhere from 1926 to 1933 (the exact date is in dispute by firearms experts), and lasted until 1984. Large numbers were used on both sides during the Spanish Civil War, and some 35,000 were also used by the Nazis during World War 2. An unknown number (several thousand at the least) were also used by the British during World War 2 and slightly beyond. The South Africans used the Model B as a substitute standard sidearm for their police and military forces for several decades. The Model B was, however, most popular on the civilian market of the US, Central South America, and Africa.

The most common Model B variant is the Super B. Built from 1946-83, the Super B has several internal changes from the Model B, the most important of which is the replacement of the swinging under-barrel link the Model B uses for locking and unlocking the breech with a simpler fixed cam. The Super B also adds a chamber-loaded indicator, and 3-dot-type sights that are a little larger than that of the standard Model B (the Model B has the same tiny sights of the Model A). Stripping and reassembly have also been made easier. Primary customers for the Super B were civilians. The Super B is identical to the Model B for game purposes.

The Model BM a compact version of the Model B, using a 4-inch barrel on a full-sized Model B frame. The Model BKM is essentially the same pistol as the BM, but with a lighter alloy frame. The BS is a "Commander"-sized version with a 4.25-inch barrel, built using lightweight steel; the BKS (also known as the Starlight) is the BS’s alloy-frame counterpart. All four of these were introduced around 1970, with production terminating in the early 1980s. The Model C, introduced in 1928, is a Model B chambered for the 9mm Browning Long cartridge. None of these weapons pistols saw any official military use, but police in Spain, Portugal, and South America used some of them, and they were popular among civilians.

Notes: This pocket pistol is based on a greatly scaled down M-1911A1 frame. Internally, it uses a complicated action that is not normally used in a light pistol of a small caliber; however, this makes it a robust weapon that is not prone to jamming by dirt or mechanical failure. Unfortunately, the small size and weight of the DKL lead to high muzzle blast and recoil.

Notes: This is a rimfire plinking, recreational and self-defense pistol, originally introduced in 1932 as the Model FTB. The frame is based on the Colt M-1911, and the controls are the same, though the Model F has a bare barrel. The Model FTB was not renamed to Model F until 1946; the barrel was also severely chopped at this time. The Model F Target is the same weapon with a longer barrel, while the Model F Sport has a shorter barrel (but longer than that of the standard Model F). These pistols were produced until 1972.

Notes: These are a Spanish line of small backup pistols. They are among the smallest in their calibers. They use a Colt-Browning action, and have ambidextrous safety catches and a firing pin safety to prevent accidental discharges when dropped or bumped. They can also be carried half-cocked to provide a measure of safety yet a quick response if the trigger is pulled. This weapon, like all Star pistols, was a common export, especially to the US and South America.

Notes: This is a compact version of the Firestar M-43 that incorporates a surprisingly large magazine despite its small dimensions. The frame is made from light alloy and the mechanism is the same as the standard Firestar.

Notes: This is a compact double-action pistol introduced in 2000 for self-defense. The frame is light alloy, the slide steel (usually in a stainless-steel or chrome finish, but blued is also available), and the Max 8800 has an ambidextrous safety/decocker, an automatic firing pin safety, and a half-cock position for the hammer. The rear sight is adjustable, but only laterally.

Notes: This is basically a Model B that has been converted into a selective-fire machine pistol. There are slots on the rear of the butt for a stock, and extended magazines are available. About 8000 were built in Spain and exported to Central and South America in various calibers; Thailand also built them under license before World War 2. Later, Star pistols similar to the Model B were also converted. The automatic rate of fire, like most such weapons, is close to uncontrollable.

Notes: Introduced in 1992, the Megastar follows the Model 30 series and the Firestar series in that all three of them are progressively more-modified and improved versions of the CZ-75. However, these Star pistols have also increasingly diverged from their CZ-75 base – virtually no Megastar parts will interchange with the CZ-75 or even the Model 30 and Firestar series. Despite the initial popularity of the Megastar, sales fell off rapidly – many experts say that the sheer weight of the Megastar killed it, despite its technical excellence. Even more likely was the world glut of various pistols; in 1997, this killed Star itself as an independent manufacturer.

The Megastar is not just large – it is described by some shooters as being huge for a conventional pistol design, weighing in at nearly four pounds when loaded and being nearly 8.5 inches long in total. Construction is for the most of not just steel, but heavy, high-strength steel, and the grip is large (too large for some shooters) in order for that heavy, high strength steel frame to house large-capacity magazines holding powerful ammunition. (These magazines, by the way, are regarded as being some of the easiest of all pistol magazines to load, yet function reliably even when left fully loaded and sitting around for years.) The high weight of the Megastar also makes firing these cartridges far more comfortable, serving to hold down felt recoil and muzzle jump.

Operation of the Megastar is by recoil, with a double-action trigger mechanism. The slide lock also functions as a decocker, and is mounted on the left side below the slide and above the trigger, easily accessible by the thumb of a right-handed shooter; though it is a bit of an awkward move, this sliding switch can also be operated by the trigger finger of a lefty. The manual safety switch is slide-mounted and ambidextrous, though its location towards the rear of the slide does not make it useful for one-handed operation. The manual safety has three positions: safe, in which the hammer locks if it is decocked and the firing pin retracts so that it cannot reach any chambered ammunition, and is locked in that retracted position; fully safe, in which the above actions occur, plus the decocking mechanism is engaged and the hammer falls and locks; and the fire position. (The hammer itself is a grooved loop-type.) The Megastar also has a passive inertial firing pin safety as well as a magazine safety. The magazine release also allows the magazine to fall free out of the grip – on many Star pistols, the magazine release only pops the magazine out to allow the shooter to remove it (and with some Star pistols, most notably the Firestar, the magazine pops out only a fraction of an inch, making removal rather difficult and time-consuming).

Most of the Megastar is dehorned, and balanced to make it comfortable to hold and fire despite the weight of the Megastar. The sights are low-profile combat sights similar to the popular Novak Lo-Mount sights, and also use a 3-dot configuration with the dots being luminous. The front sight is dovetailed, primarily to allow coarse windage adjustments, and the rear sight uses a wide notch. The sights therefore are sell-suited to rapid target acquisition both by day and in low-light conditions. The grip generally uses checkered plastic grip plates with a checkered backstrap and frontstrap; stippled rubber grip plates are also available, along with a wrap-around neoprene ergonomic grip. The front of the trigger guard is squared and checkered for those who like to use a finger of the nonfiring hand to help steady their grip when shooting. Construction quality is excellent. The trigger mechanism does have a lot of slack (easily adjusted by a gunsmith), but pull weight is surprisingly light in both double-action and the single-action follow-up shots. Barrel length is 4.6 inches. Finish in either case is covered by a touch, clear corrosion-resistant coating, but can be matte blued, polished blue (both of which are actually variants of a black phosphate finish), or in a type of finish called Starvel by Star (a medium-matte brushed chrome).

Twilight 2000 Notes: The Megastar is a very rare weapon in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: This pistol was designed to provide a high-powered weapon in a small package. It appears to be a scaled-down M-1911A1, but has no grip safety. The rear sight is fully adjustable. The light weight and short barrel can make the PD difficult to fire, but it is not considered by most an unpleasant experience. The PD is used mostly by undercover police forces.