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Post by contender on Feb 14, 2020 21:54:23 GMT -5
Dick,, tell your son he needs a few more to catch up with me! High Standard semi-auto .22's are very, very good shooters.
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Post by bushog on Feb 15, 2020 9:45:08 GMT -5
Anybody ever find somebody to work on these?
I've got an old HD Military that is an awesome pistol that needs some professional help.
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 15, 2020 13:13:38 GMT -5
Bought a pre-War High Standard of High Power coach Hartley Perry Smith. HP Smith, better known around the firing line as “High Power,” bore a resemblance to Harry Truman: similar mug, wire rim glasses. Dignified bearing. Except HP wore a campaign hat. Hartley Perry Smith designed the canvas sling for the M-1 Garand , which put the leather sling out to pasture. He made some modification on the M-1 Carbine which improved it. When High Power Smith sat behind that huge Unertl spotting scope on the 1,000 yard line to dope the wind, and the light, my ears stood up. When the Smith & Wesson M-41 came in, HP sold me his High Standard gallery pistol for 35 skins. High Power soon had trouble with his new Model 41----jams, which S&W soon rectified----he asked to buy back the pistol he sold me. Like a determined young kid, I refused. But as I got into the pistol and my shooting tightened, the feeling crept in that I was outshooting it. The basement in HP Smith’s home was wrap-around wallpapered in medals, not all shot with Springfields, M1’s, and Model 70’s; a great many from his pistol shooting. The gun he sold me had some rounds downrange. Yet, had it not been a shooter, it could not have survived so long at that level.
When I told him, he said his S&W worked-on Model 41 was a bit more accurate. Yet, he insisted the H-S still possessed serious accuracy. He asked if I got anything besides frustration from the High Standard, which probably had thousands of rounds through it years before I was born.
My grudging reply, It teaches you to not panic. You have to FOLLOW THROUGH.
"Then you’re milking it.”
This accuracy thing is a disease. Of all the diseases which afflict mankind, sharpshooting resides with a few others at the top of the mountain. David Bradshaw
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Post by contender on Feb 16, 2020 10:38:12 GMT -5
"This accuracy thing is a disease. Of all the diseases which afflict mankind, sharpshooting resides with a few others at the top of the mountain. David Bradshaw"
THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
I readily admit I'm NOT the most accurate shooter by far. But,, chasing accuracy is an affliction I've suffered for decades. When I was in my 20's,, I managed a few seriously accurate handguns,, that made me choose to get into handgun hunting. I never regretted it. I had a Redhawk,, that with a scope,, at 50 yds,, from a bench, I would put a single hole of 6 rounds that the group was less than 1/2 inch. I had a T/C Contender that did & still does put sub 1" groups at 100 yds easily. I had a S&W M27-2 with an 8-3/8" bbl, that at 100 yds, open sights,, solid 3" groups. The Redhawk was the first one (according to Ruger,) that had the barrel separate from the frame. It's replacement was a huge disappointment when compared to the one I'd had. The S&W was (sadly) sold to a good friend when I was strapped for cash. He later married,, moved away,, and I never knew what became of that gun. He passed away 2 years ago,, & I would not have known that except another friend called me to ask if I knew. His wife had found the obituary online somehow. I have no clue as to where his collection went. The T/C is still in my herd,, and has accounted for truckloads of venison. Accuracy is a prize,, and when I, (the shooter) do my part,, I know all things are right in the world.
A High Standard .22 semi-auto has always been one of those guns that in general,, seems to make accurate shots seem "easy." I own 9 of them right now,, and would snatch any others if someone offered them at less than collector prices. I have extra barrels for some,, weights for some,, and when I want to get serious,, I smile,, pull one or two of them out,, and commence to making any target feel worried beyond belief.
Maybe I need to snap a picture or two of my HS herd,, just for fun.
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Post by squawberryman on Feb 16, 2020 13:56:44 GMT -5
Yeah Contender, maybe!
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Post by squawberryman on Feb 17, 2020 5:03:59 GMT -5
Mine's a '66.
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Post by squawberryman on Feb 17, 2020 5:48:58 GMT -5
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Post by bradshaw on Feb 17, 2020 14:17:51 GMT -5
Somewhere in the early 1970’s, my late friend Ed Verge and I were on a tour go Gun Alley, having some factory work done, rounding up parts to work on guns, stopping at a Springfield Armory, the former government factory, which ended production when Robert McNamara replaced the M-14 with the Armalite. Springfield Armory had become a museum. With racks of unissued .58 cap lock rifles from the Civil War. inside the entrance, a display counter featuring left over inventory of locks, trigger, hammers, and assorted furniture for rifles dating back to the Civil War, most of it with price tags of $2 to $5. Entrance to Springfield Armory was free, and a custodian would should you guns not on display.
A sampling of rifles made at Springfield Armory include martial muzzleloaders, the Trapdoor, Krag, Springfield, M-1 Garand, and its offspring M-14. Its comprehensive machine gun collection drilled out for display. Lest this digression become more than background to a different time in our own lifetime, be warned it is Tinkerpiece’s fascination with palm pistols provides an anterior motive to mention Springfield Armory: its massive tapestry of pocket pistols. A challenge to count the number of pocket pistols designed and manufactured from the late 1800’s up until World War I. Seems bicycle guns took a dive as factored tooled up for the War to End All Wars.
Back on track, we stop at a distributor in Massachusetts. While waiting for our order to be gathered, we get the lowdown on modern marketing. Apparently, our friendly distributor had been told by High Standard that, from now on, to order guns from the factory, a distributor would have to purchase $10,000 of High Standard pistols and revolvers.
“Don’t think we’ll be ordering any more High Standards,” laments the salesman. Reckon that was High Standard’s answer to the huge success of Bill Ruger’s .22 Standard Auto & MK I----punish the customer. Still, there was enough Bullseye for S&W to develop its sleek M-41.
High Standards are shooting irons, first & foremost. Worth noting some serious shooters made early bones on these pistols. While it would be difficult to dissuade me from the Ruger MK II, for whatever reason a pistol which produces salient accuracy from assorted .22 Long Rifle, any one who has a top-shooting High Standard should shoot it. David Bradshaw
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Post by oddshooter on Mar 2, 2020 11:14:03 GMT -5
Late to the party, but just wanted to mention my Hi Standard model E's. I am a giant fan of all the models; but something about the look, feel, and shooting of the E just stood out. Even the grips seemed to be the best HS had.
I chased them for several years with lust in my heart. I just couldn't seem to sit still when I saw one. Learning the gunsmith tricks was required.
Prescut
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