This is one of the most common questions I get, and has gotten harder over the years. First, the basics.
- This is not the official website of Star Bonifacio Echeverria. They went out of business decades ago. This is just an informational site.
- There are no new parts available anywhere, and no factory service.
So, parts are starting to become out of stock. Much worse for some of our readers is that IPAR Guns has, apparently, folded. They had a good inventory, and the blueprints and knowhow to make parts (or guns, I think) so that resource is gone now.
Parts are listed here: http://star-firearms.com/info/parts.shtml
In case this all makes you depressed, you are in good company. My beloved Smith & Wesson 5946 broke an extractor a little while ago. It is a slightly odd variation of the very well-used third generation series of Smith auto pistols. And just with the transition to plastic pistols, I could not find the part. I had to call the manufacturer (no email, no web ordering) during business hours and pay $35 plus shipping just for an extractor. Oh, and it's still not here several weeks later.
Apparently, this is typical. I am told by my friends who shoot pistols older than just a few years that unless a very, very popular gun without serious changes, it's often nearly impossible to get parts even if the manufacturer is in business.
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