I finally decided to look for and Extractor and Ejector for my Star BKS (stamped at entrance to mag well) which i havent pulled the trigger on in about 5 years – it wouldnt eject correctly, and i have since acquired other handguns. In my inspection, i found a crack in the slide, ‘under’ the firing pin chamber. Obviously, the BKS slide is a hard find.

Also – am i not mistaken that the BKS is supposedly aluminum alloy? When the BKS is taken apart – a magnet will stick to the SLIDE but not the frame.

So the question is – is this really a BKS model ? AND since the BKS slide is hard to find – can i put a BM slide on using the same barrel, as it seems, all the other parts are interchangeable except the ejector (it seems).

Love this gun – and it seems resources are going to make me scrap this one – and acquire a BM. I have tried everything except actually caling JG and seeing if someone has the knowledge so i can make my decision.

Any idea or ideas im not thinking of?