Type: Semiautomatic pistol
Produced: 1980-1989
Caliber: 9 mm Parabellum 9x19 mm9 mm Luger
Action: Blowbackshort recoil
Trigger: Double action
Safety: Thumb leverdecocker frame firing pin loaded chamber indicator
Magazine: 17 rounds box staggered
Sights: Rear open sight fixed square notch Front ramp shape fixed three dot sight
Grooves: 6 grooves left-hand twist
Barrel length: 38 965 mm
Overall length: 7 180 mm
Muzzle energy: 354 ft-lb 479 J
Muzzle velocity: 1133 fts 339 ms
The Astra A-80 had been patterned after famous Swiss-Germany designed pistol SIG-Sauer P-220.
A-80 features wery similar frame and slide shape similar recoil-operated locked breech design with improved Browning-style linkless locking and one large lug that locks into the ejection port in the slide.
The double action trigger with frame mounted decocker on the left side of the grip is also patterned after the P-220.
The A-80 also features firing pin safety that locks the firing pin away from the cartridge primer untill the trigger is pressed.
Another feature that is different from the SIG-Sauer P220 is that A-80 had double stack high capacity magazines.
The first Astra pistol of the denominated Made in .38 Super Auto .40 SW .45 ACP and 765 mm Parabellum .30 Luger this last to sell in Italian market and the first Astra using a non fixed barrel.
Magazines: .38 Super Auto 15 rounds .40 SW 13 rounds .45 ACP 9 rounds.
Magazines for its sale in the USA are limited to 10 rounds and they have a false lower base welded.
Based in SIG Sauer P-220 and produced to replace the Star Super A.
Only for militar or LEA use as A-90 and A-100.
28000 were made.
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