I have a few and they are among the most accurate,and under-rated, target pistols around. Show 'em if you got'em! This is a GE Deluxe from the 1940's complete with Roper (?) grips which came standard with this model.





f.t.

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Nice gun f.t.!
That’s a good looking commercial Boyt holster as well!

The only one I currently have is this Supermatic Citation. I like it!

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I traded into this one, a HD military from a friend that also was my captain years ago. It is a "blood gun". Frank was a deputy for I think the county around Ft. collins colorado. This probley was in the 1960s. Someone killed someone at a filling station with it. Frank said they were nearby when they got the call and arrested the shooter almost immediately but couldnt find the gun. Finaly frank got the idea to check the roof of the station and found it. He said after the trial he got the judge to give him the gun! Things sure were different then! After we traded frank regretted it and brought it up a lot at work kiddinly trying to get me to trade back. Then one day I spotted another in the gun shop that looked new. I told frank go buy that one and I will trade you this one back for it. He was too cheap to do it. Later I found a old carved set of ivorys for it. They are beautiful and I think unique. A mountain lion on one side and a flying goose on the other. By the way, the gun I traded him for it would be worth quite a bit now. It was a very old savage 1899 in .303. About in 2002 the gun was stolen from me along with many others. I got it back! A long personnal story I wont go into here, but it was taken off a parol violater. I also got back a shotgun that the guy sawed the barrel and stock off of. The others havent showed up.

Which one is the High Standard?? (Only one there)



Then there's this one.....

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Dean
SWCA #680 SWHF #446

That is similar to the one that I still have from 1962--- which we won all of our interleague matches with !Took muzzle brake of tho, due to lead buil-up inside it!

I have a 50's era SK-100, Sport King Lightweight, in my safe.

It might be hard to recognize, but this is my High Standard Victor which I have had since 1983. It is wearing a Falcon match barrel & Tasco PDP2 red dot, with Vitarbo custom made grips. My bullseye match gun.

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SWCA1967 SWHF244

Dave b,
Could you give me a "short" history on your first (top) HS in the photo. It's the closest (if not almost exact model), I've seen to matching mine. I lost all my info years ago in what could be considered a fire. I "think" the model I have had something to do with a newer/ better break down knob/button in frount of the trigger guard.

Thanks for any help.

Nice! You ever Ransom'ed it?

all High Standards, good shooters too !

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Mine is also a blood gun. It's a HD Military four inch that my dad traded a bottle of rum to a marine for. He shot his first Japenese soldier with it.

Accurate guns.


Cat

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Mom and Dad's his-n-hers Supermatics. 1953 vintage guns that they shot Bullseye with through the early 60's.

I bought this Citation around 1980 new. It's had a lot of rounds fired through it but still shoots good. Don

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The good ol double nine. A nine shot, double action, lightweight with western styling. It has a horrible double action trigger but the single action is pretty decent. The main thing it is accurate and cheap shooting. It was the first handgun I ever bought and still have it.

I have no high standards. I hardly have standards at all!

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Even older, even crankier....

What few I ever had have been lowered considerably...

I have a High Standard Victor with a weighted, vented barrel,wood grips and adjustable trigger. Bought it real late 70's/early 80's ??. I was told it was an Olimpic Grade with the longer barrel. It will drill the same hole all day long. Love it. Best shooting 22 handgun I ever owned.

Military frame Hi Standard Sharpshooter i've had for about a year.

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First handgun I ever shot was one of these, but not this exact gun. An HD Military. There are 2 in the family, one with Ropers and the shorter barrel. The pistol in the photo is a lot of fun to shoot, as accurate as any K22.

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Geoff. Since 1960.

I had an HS "Field King" back in the late 80's. I loved it, but a friend traded me out of it. I've always regretted that, so when another buddy inherited a Sears version of the Sport King, I tried to worked a deal which fell through. He gave it to me for a birthday present as he was happier with his Ruger MkII. I'm happy now.

both awesome shooters



Ned

A Double Nine was my first handgun I shot also. My dad bought it when he was in the Army. My brothers and I shot the heck out of that pistol growing up.

These are the only two I left left, and are keepers...........






have NOT found any other gun that is MORE accurate than my 'shooter' on the left..........

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dan
NRA Benefactor,PMA

Somewhere I have read not to shoot hi speed ammo in the older HDM`s etc as they werent built for them. I have before I read that with no bad effect.

I picked up this WWII era Model B a couple of years ago. It was a consolation prize for my failure to grab a Colt Woodsman that got too pricy for me in that particular auction. Later I found an even nicer Woodsman at a lower price, but in the interim the Model B grew on me and now has my direct (rather than secondary) respect.



Sometimes I think I'd like to have a Supermatic, but so far yearning and availability have not both been present at the same time.

A Double-Nine was my first revolver, too. I let it get away several years ago. Just another bad decision that trained me to make better decisions in the years since then.

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David Wilson

Feralmerril, there have been reports of HS being prone to frame cracking at the rear top of the magazine well due to the use of high velocity ammo. It is also recommended to change the spring in the slide every few thousand rounds. I only use standard velocity ammo in my guns and have changed out the springs especially if I buy a used gun. I think it wise to remove the slide and check the frame on any used HS before purchase.

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John. SWCA #1586

There has been an admonition for decades about only using standard velocity ammunition in High Standards in order to avoid the cracks in the frame that hsguy described. High Standard would routinely replace the frame. I bought a Victor at an auction and I didn't check the frame well enough and it was severely cracked. It took a long time to get the frame replaced. The crack from the back corner of the magazine well can extend into the slide rails, so I make it a point to make both a visual and tactile inspection of any High Standard pistol I look at.

On a more positive note, the pictures of the High Standards that my brother and I have would cover the wall.

This thread is 9 years old...

We do have a more recent HS thread without bad photo links.

High Standard...

We also have another HS thread discussing cracked frames...

http://smith-wessonforum.com/firearm...#post141027396

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Thanks, but the first link doesn't work . Anyway my opinion is that the the best point of strength of forums ( neglected these days in favor of volatile social networks) is the possibility to restore old threads with a lot of interesting infos

FT, I had about 70 High Standard's in my collection before I broke it up. The G series guns were made after WWII until 1950. They were the first to have the interchangable barrels. The G sereis have the 'lever' take down, the next series have a small button, then the large button.
The G series included the Mod GB, GD, GE & GO. The GE & GO were the top of tbe line gun of this series. The GE is .22 Long Rifle, the GO 'Olympic' is in .22 Short. Your Mod GE is an excellent gun (as are all of the Hamden guns) & Mod GE & GO guns bring a large premium. Both are rarly encountered, especially the GO Olympic. Exc. Condition Mod GE's Will bring in the $1200. range to a serious collector, more if in the orig.box. Congratulations on owning one of the best .22 autos made. If you miss your shot while shooting a High Standard (Hamden or New Haven) it is seldom ever the guns fault. Art

I just looked at mine --- no designation like you are stating- mine says Model 103. It is a Supermatic Citation with the factory 8" barrel & all the accessories, including a brand-new, still in the box 10 rd. magazine! Took muzzle brake off due to lead build-up inside after shooting lots of competition with it.

Under-rated? Probably not by anyone who knows anything about bullseye shooting in the fifties and sixties.

YEP. Never underrated, actually highly desired, back in my bullseye days. We all shot Colts and High Standards.

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John

Which Model High Standard, stands the closet to the S&W Model 41???

New HS vr. used?
New S&W 41 vr. used?

I have been wanting a 10 round target 22lr pistol.

I will not be shooting competitions, excext for bragging rights.

The HS bough new and used are priced less. Many brag about the model 41.

Some of the HS 10x series prices are close to the S&W 41.
If you were going to try out a 22lr target pistol what would you buy???
HS
S&W
Ruger
Baretta
ETC???
Price does matter to me.

Guy22




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Guy22: When I was shooting comptitively in the late 1950s, I started with a Hi Standard Supermatic: the kind with two gas escape holes (muzzle brake) on either side of the front sight. I traded it for a S&W Model 41: my scores over the National Match course (maximum 300 points) went up about 5 points from about 280 to 285. For me the Model 41 was a little more ergonomic, I don't think anyone shooting offhand can tell the difference between the guns in absolute accuracy, the kind you'd get from a Ransom rest. It's all about how it fels in your hand.

I herited my HS Olympic ISU .22 short , alloy slide, from my grandpa when he passed thirty years ago. It was quasi- unfired, but I shot (and I shoot) a lot of little ammo on it. Its accuracy at 25 yards is astounding.
Here it wears a vintage set of Herrett's grips I purchased on eBay in USA (I'm Italian and I live there) and I totally refinished.
Of course I have its factory slant grips.

Oh, I forgot to post another High Standard that I have. While not a target gun, I can tell you that within 10 yards or so, a hit is pretty much guaranteed...

John

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Max, the Victor in the pic I bought new in about 1982 + 0r - a year or so. It has a 5.5" bbl. If I recall it's a 106 series gun. It's a really great target pistol. It was on par with a S&W 41 at the time. A little different feel to the grip. I have heard on the internet that hi-velocity ammo might crack the frame, especially on older guns with weaker springs. I use CCI std vel in all of my High Standards. Go to rimfire central.com for lots of info.

Thanks for the info Dave b. Mine is a tack driver and will shoot "almost" anything I feed it. Shoots CCI the best,so I've always stuck with those rounds. It's got me a few trophies over the years and it's a keeper for sure.

I have extremely low standards but I like this thread anyway.

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We used High Standards when I shot on the NROTC pistol team in college Wish I could remember which model they were... for some reason "303" sticks in my mind but that doesn't seem to match up with anything.

Have a few different model B's to hold me over for now.

One of these taught me to shoot pistol. It cost $75; I saved for it during a summer job and shot it on a college pistol team and in the Army. I traded it in on a S&W 41 in the early 1960s. I still have the 41. Finally found a High Standard like mine at a local gun show. It's a keeper.

The Supermatic model before this is even scarcer: it's the same model gun but with no muzzle brake. There is a checkered sight rib on top of the barrel. It seems to be even higher in quality. I shot one for a while, someone else's that he let me shoot. I'd never seen another one until I saw one at a Dallas gun show a couple of years ago. He didnt' know what he had. I should have bought it, but I enlightened him, instead.

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I only have one High Standard, an early twin lever "B" Model.



It is a great shooter, groups about 3" high and right at 50 yards.

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I sold a Victor to a non believer. ( In the time I helped out to sell the inventory of a gunstore) The price was right. The buyer phoned me afterwarts. He told me he didn't have such accurate pistol before.

Hi-standard it is real old fashion quality.

High Standard made some great guns. Here are some of mine that I particularly like:

First, a U.S.A. H-D; High Standard made these for the armed forces during WWII:



Next an H-D Military, made after the war for the civilian market:



Here's a slant-grip Supermatic Citation with a 6-inch barrel, in its original box with accessories:



This is another slant-grip Supermatic Citation with an 8-inch barrel:



And here's another target gun, a D-101 Derringer - only good for targets that are very close...



John

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I have a 4 1/2 in HDM that I think may well be unfired. Have never seen one in this condition. No box or papers, however. I have not shot it because I fear to do so...it is absolutely beautiful. Will likely sell it pretty soon...

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How about posting a picture of it? C'mon....

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Geoff. Since 1960.

Pure dumb luck when I got this mod 103 Supermatic Tournament quite a while ago. The left-handed grips caught my attention, had shot a HS in my youth and was aware they were good. What a pleasant surprise when I got to a shooting level and I could appreciate just how good this pistol is. Took a while coming to terms w/smooth ammo feeding and finding extra mags. Feel free to contact me if you'd like my ammo feed solution.
Funny thing I've noticed. Many .22 target pistol owners will not conserve words to praise their choice. HS owners however, tend to quietly mention what they have, often without further comment. I look at the person when this happens, often I'll see a slight smile and a twinkle in the eye.
"For those that are no explaination is needed, for those that aren't no explaination is sufficient."
Kevin

I only have one High Standard. Early '60s D-100, like new.

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