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Texas Stars... where to get good quality.

#1 User is offline   gemcityshooter 

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:01 PM

I am looking into getting a star for my club. I want to know what you all have out there and where to get it. If you have suggestions as to what is good and what is bad, I'd like to hear about it.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:02 PM

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:03 PM

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:12 PM

View Postmaineshootah, on Feb 11 2009, 03:03 PM, said:

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I love MGM's products and their customer service, but their plate mounting system on their star is far inferior to the original. I have seen case after case of "range failure" (plates falling when they're not supposed to) with the MGM star. That does not happen with the original. I've shot the original in dozens of matches and have never experienced a range failure situation.

Accept nothing less than the original by Terry and Linda Ashton of San Angelo, Texas.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:25 PM

I have thousands upon thousands of rounds on our club's MGM star. it has worked flawlessly. If a retaining spring breaks, simple repair from the hardware store.
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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:29 PM

View PostBear23, on Feb 11 2009, 03:25 PM, said:

I have thousands upon thousands of rounds on our club's MGM star. it has worked flawlessly. If a retaining spring breaks, simple repair from the hardware store.


That's good for you. My experience with a brand new one from MGM in just a handful of matches is that one plate can knock another off and plates will fall if the round strikes the arm instead of a plate. That simply never happens with the original made by Terry Ashton.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 02:38 PM

While I think MGM is about the best there is in most all they do, the original Texas Star is superior. I have shot both at many a match and while generally both work and work well, I have seen more failures with the MGM than with the original.

Only an opinion and I can assure you I will be buying from MGM again and probably soon.

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Posted 11 February 2009 - 04:21 PM

Terry's is easier to reset...Mike's is rifle grade.

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Posted 13 February 2009 - 11:52 AM

View PostJim Norman, on Feb 11 2009, 04:38 PM, said:

While I think MGM is about the best there is in most all they do, the original Texas Star is superior. I have shot both at many a match and while generally both work and work well, I have seen more failures with the MGM than with the original.

Only an opinion and I can assure you I will be buying from MGM again and probably soon.

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Posted 23 April 2009 - 04:19 PM

Old thread, but I am seeing way too many range failures with the MGM. In particular, plates not falling out at the 12:00 position when the star is static and just the opposite problem of plates coming loose. There is no sense in arguing about the problem because it is very real. I hope MGM does a redesign.
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Posted 23 April 2009 - 04:28 PM

I've seen the same problem with the MGM star around here. It seems to be a good strategy to start at the 10:00 or 2:00 plate.

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Posted 23 April 2009 - 04:40 PM

The issue there (on the local one) is spring bind, I believe.

The spring that puts pressure on the plate is held on by a bolt that goes through it's center and sandwiches the spring between two tabs. The spring is too wide (or the distance between the tabs is too narrow). The spring is bound...and lacks the ability to apply it's pressure to the plate.
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