RH0462 DIXIE PIETTA STARR ARMS CO. SINGLE ACTION REVOLVER

The last review I wrote on the Starr SA I was taking it to the gun smith because it was not always firing. There was a gap between the percussion cap and the hammer that was just enough so that it did not always go off it would take several strikes before ignition. Gun smith Bob Shaw at \"Walker 47\"" in Fullerton Calif. fixed it by taking off some of the inside curvature to the hammer. Now I get ignition every time. It was not a weak hammer spring as to other Starr owners thought it might be. I was lucky to have an experienced gun smith like Bob Shaw who works on period firearms exclusively. He examined it and properly assessed it. Incidently that SA Starr for me is a very accurate pistol the accuracy is so good it is a toss up between the Starr and my Remington. Dennis Porter "

I have owned this sleek S.A. revolver from Dixie arms since 2004.It is my absolute favorite to take to the woods for some authentic b.p. shooting.I did have to modify a few things to iron out the kinksbut avg. gun tinkerer with good sense & proper tools can accomplish this easily.Slightly deepen groove in hammer sightserrate rear portion of front sight& use moly lube lightly on cyl. pivot pin/sear contacts etc. & have a BALL.The more you shoot-em the better they get & the hammer to nipple gap if any will reduce any tendency to hangfire!

I have a single action Starr and I have the same problem that the other two Starr owners had it some times takes two hits on the cap for ignition but I don't think it is a problem with the hammer spring being weak. I examined mine very closely and there is a gap between the nipple and the hammer that is just enough to cause misfires. My Starr cylinder will sometimes slide forward and this may cause the gap. On tuesday 10-14-03 I will take my Starr to a gunsmith who seems to be familiar with the problem and I will see if he can do something about it. I am curious if this was a problem with the orginials or is this a reporduction problem by the manufacturer. I will write another review if the gun smith solved the problem and what he did to solve the problem. Incidently when I did live fire my Starr I found it to be very accurate when I could get it to go off. Dennis Porter

During the Civil War the 'TOP THREE HANDGUNS' were the Colt the Remington and the Starr. I obtained my single action Starr to complete my top three. My pistol also went to the gunsmith with minor problems. They have since been repaired and I am now very happy with the results.

My Starr single-action has mis-aligned cylinder slots. Lock-up is poor.....I haven't had the chance to fire it yet but any problem in this regard is fixable....It is nigh impossible to re-align the slots in the cylinder..I hate to spend good money on a new cylinder & hope that it works better but it may come to that. Either live with shaved-lead or look at it as an over-priced 'wall-hanger'............