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High Standard Sport King ***(Photos added)***
Could you buy a High Standard Sport King with an adjustable rear sight or were adjustable rear sights aftermarket additions? I'm looking to buy one with an adjustable rear sight and neither of us knows if it is original.
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I've not seen one with an adjustable rear sight, but that doesn't mean that one couldn't be fitted either at the factory or aftermarket. It would probably require a higher front sight than standard. There is a Hi-Standard forum and someone there could probably give you an authoritative answer.
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Thank you for the information.
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High Standard did make a model they called the Field King which was
not a target model but basically a Sport King with adjustable sights.
If the gun is marked Sport King then I seriously doubt the adjustable
sight is original.
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This is one of those Field kings with an adjustable rear sight.
I think it is called a Davis rear sight.
If the sight looks similar it may be factory and worth checking on.
BTW that field king is a shooter,
I did some checking in one of my books.
It states it could be factory as it was an option but very few were seen/done
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I think it is an aftermarket. So long as it works, I will be happy.
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For reference this is a stock Sports King.
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Doug, my Uncle gave me his Sport King, he bought it new in 1950. It does not have an adjustable sight.
A Sport King with adjustable sights were probably quite the shooters.
If you are wanting to shoot it this would not be a deal stopper for me. Does it have the box? How many magazines? Is it the lever bbl release?
Look the magazines over, any lip damage probably means it will have to be fixed or new ones bought.
What is the ball park price? Over 300 or less? I see them in the 275 to 325 range.
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The older High Standards adjustable sights were as good as Bomars
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Doug, my Uncle gave me his Sport King, he bought it new in 1950. It does not have an adjustable sight.
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That sounds awfully familiar to me.
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That sounds awfully familiar to me.
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Besides Weatherby's I see we have another similar affliction.
I'll have to look it up, should we compare SN's? May be litter mates.
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Photos added
Here are some photos of the firearm and its rear sight.
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Sure wish these models and the Colt Woodsman were available today. Talk about a stampede!!!! Again price be damned
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Here are some photos of the firearm and its rear sight.
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Is that the one in Brookville Ohio ?
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No, it is coming from Whitefield, ME.
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Nice, it's the 4" bbl. Mine has a 6. The 4 is more rare. There was an option to get both.
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The Sport King and Field Kings are fine pistols, but they were always the lesser expensive sport pistols that took a back seat to the HS Trophy's and Victors.
So I can understand why a person would pick up a good looking Sport or Field King, but if looking to buy a classic High Standard, why not just go for a Trophy, Citation (same as Trophy with silver trim) or Victor?
All of those will have adjustable sights, ready to go for excellent target use.
Not denigrating, just wondering...
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The Sport King and Field Kings are fine pistols.
So I can understand why a person would pick up a good looking Sport or Field King,...
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I tried to use some of your words to explain.....no offence meant Sir.
That gun would interest me
They are all classics now and the backseat part.
The field king pictured and the victor pictured I don't know which is more precise.
They were all good shooters....so I guess it's hard to explain.
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Here are some photos of the firearm and its rear sight.
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That rear sight looks aftermarket to me. It's too high, which forced them to change the front sight too. That front sight is not High Standard's work.
Not that it's not an interesting shooter, but there's little collector value there.
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I just want a shooter.
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Doug if you don't know one can still get magazines from the new High Standard company.
If you have shot one you already understand, everyone who has shot mine loves it and wants it. Just like I did when I was a kid and my Uncle let me shoot his now mine.
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I just want a shooter.
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In case you haven't figured this out yet, you should stick to Standard Velocity .22 lr, and they tend to prefer CCI Std. velocity.
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In case you haven't figured this out yet, you should stick to Standard Velocity .22 lr, and they tend to prefer CCI Std. velocity.
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Good point. I've read it can cause damage.
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Decker
The Sport King and Field Kings are fine pistols, but they were always the lesser expensive sport pistols that took a back seat to the HS Trophy's and Victors.
So I can understand why a person would pick up a good looking Sport or Field King, but if looking to buy a classic High Standard, why not just go for a Trophy, Citation (same as Trophy with silver trim) or Victor?
All of those will have adjustable sights, ready to go for excellent target use.
Not denigrating, just wondering...
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Why?, simple, weight and cost. I currently have one High
Standard. It's a classic really, a 4.5" Sport King with the
lever takedown from the early 50s in really nice cond. I
bought it on one of the auction sites several years ago
for about $250 as I recall. Have you checked into the
price of Victors lately?
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That looks like an older Micro brand adjustable rear sight. Aftermarket.
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Thank you for all the responses.
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Hi-Standard offered an adjustable sight upgrade for the Sport King. Here's a link to the owners manual on Steve's Pages. $6.25 got you the front/rear Kit:
http://stevespages.com/pdf/histandard_parts_list.pdf
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That is a Micro Gun Sight Company adjustable. They are out of business now. I used them several times while pistolsmithing for people that didn't want to spend the money that Bomar had to have. I have the prototype of that sight in my sight collection as Micro sent it to me to evaluate for them. It was mechanically very good and as good of a sight picture as the Bomar.
BTW; High Standard Sport Kings are my most favorite 'plinker' semi-autos. I have one with a 4" bbl. in .22 Short. What surprising accuracy. And, I also have several in .22 LR. I found that the Long Rifle version 'battered' a little with extreme high velocity ammo, so I just replaced the main recoil spring when using a heavier version. Worked like a charm. I have several Colt 1911s with Ciener Conversion Slide/barrel to .22 LR and my High Standards will shoot right along with them. High Standard magazine lips are a little bit of bother, but the magazine lip reformer tools keeps them in shape (literally). ...........
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I found that the Long Rifle version 'battered' a little with extreme high velocity ammo, so I just replaced the main recoil spring when using a heavier version.
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I had the same idea for my HD Military. When it was in for a rebuild at High Standard (Houston) I asked about a heavier recoil spring for high velocity ammo. They cautioned against it.
Seems the heavier spring causes another problem. They had seen several come in with peened breech faces. The heavier spring caused greater forward velocity of the slide. Not sure if that applied to just the older models or not.
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My first handgun was a HS Dura-Matic. I bought it at the Western Auto in Rantoul, IL for $69.00 in 1972. I had to forego lunches and each day I did that I put $1.00 away. I put the gun on layaway and paid a little each month. I gave briefings to airmen who were being discharged at Chanute AFB and was in town once a month. I still have it, although the grips started to deteriorate and I got a replacement from Brownells.
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My Sport King 102 makes me look like a better shooter than i really am.
Amazing how accurate a fixed sight gun can be.
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I got it. It is heavy for its size.
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