Nice High Standard Find

[OldChief]

My will power flew out the window when I visited my LGS yesterday. As soon as I walked in the owner said he had something to show me and took me aside and brought out a real nice aluminum gun box. Inside was a High Standard Supermatic with two barrels, three magazines and a red dot scope. I'd rate the condition as very good. I wasn't going to buy any more firearms, at least for a while, but that's when the will power went. I went home, had lunch and just couldn't get that darn box of goodies out of my mind. Got in the pick-up and back I went to purchase the box and, of course, it's contents. They say pictures are worth a thousand words so here are a couple.

Here's an update on the (correction) not a Supermatic but a FK-101. The two barrels are a 6-1/2" Supermatic and a 4-1/2" Field-King. Here are a couple pictures with the Supermatic barrel with the Ultra Dot scope and the Field-King barrel mounted on the FK-101 receiver. Haven't had a chance to get to the range yet but all 3 magazines were tested with .22 snap caps with both barrels without any feeding problems. It's quite a combination but I feel I picked up what I hope is a great shooter on either combination.

 

[LittleCooner]

I love the old High Standard 22's. Fun to shoot. You do know to only use standard velocity?

 

[OldChief]

I love the old High Standard 22's. Fun to shoot. You do know to only use standard velocity?

Yes, I only shoot standard velocity in my High Standards. I now own 3, the FK 101 I just purchased, a 1945 HD Military and a 1969 Model 107 Military.

 

[Truckman]

As an aside, I see the owner of High Standard Firearms at most of the local gun shows I attend...I've known him for a few decades now, and he is a wealth of information on not only High Standards, but refinishing and restorations of other guns...He usually has one table with a few guns and parts...He cracks me up because to look at him you'd think he was some semi-retired bookkeeper, but in truth he could buy out the contents of most gun shows with his pocket change...A good guy and when I need a set of new in the package S&W stocks, he'll bring them to me the next day...The problem with that is he knows exactly what they're worth on the market......Ben

 

[Golddollar]

Congratulations to a fellow High Standard collector. My brother and I went kind of crazy in recent years acquiring High Standard .22 pistols and we must have 2 dozen between us.

 

[Charlie Foxtrott]

The first pistol that I ever bought.

A brand new sharpshooter in 1978. I still have it.

 

[greenmachine]

Yes, the old High Standard .22 pistols are truly fine firearms. I've had several over the years. Still have these three plus another Hamden Victor.

 

[824tsv]

I don't know much about Hi-Standards, but the red dot on your pistol is excellent. The 1" Ultradots are fantastic red dots.

 

[OldChief]

I don't know much about Hi-Standards, but the red dot on your pistol is excellent. The 1" Ultradots are fantastic red dots.

Can you tell me any more about the scope? I've been trying to find an owner's manual but with no luck for that particular model.

 

[MCorps0311]

Sweet looking high standard pistol find.congrats

 

[824tsv]

Your Ultradot is the original 25mm version. The owners manual is available on-line. Follow the link to the second last page where you will find the user manual for their products.
http://www.ultradotusa.com/ultradot manual 2011.pdf

I've been using one for several years. Very robust and the battery lasts a very long time. Replacement parts are available if you are missing stuff (polarizing filter?) The filter works very well if shooting outdoors on a sunny day.

 

[rkittine]

Congratulations. I have always like the High Standard Pistols. Only one I currently have is a Victor.

Bob

 

[Fishinfool]

I don't know much about Hi-Standards, but the red dot on your pistol is excellent. The 1" Ultradots are fantastic red dots.

Nice find OldChief.

I have the same red dot on my Ruger Redhawk, since 1981 or so. Thousands of rounds thru that gun, and the sight has held up fine. I know they are popular with the bullseye crowd.

Larry

 

[GypsmJim]

Yes, I only shoot standard velocity in my High Standards. I now own 3, the FK 101 I just purchased, a 1945 HD Military and a 1969 Model 107 Military.

My circa 1946 HD-Military will absolutely never fire with std velocity. Only a HV will rack the slide back far enough to eject the spent case and feed a new one.

 

[Jimmyjones]

I have a Dura-Matic M-101.

 

[max]

Me to, I bought in on "layaway" from the Western Auto in Rantoul, IL back in 72. It was $69.00 and it took me about 6 months to pay it off. My wife would let me put $1.00 aside any day I didn't eat lunch.

I went to Chanute AFB one day a month to give briefings to airmen who were being discharged.

I still have it and shot it last month or so.

I have a Dura-Matic M-101.

 

[daddio202]

Just got to love the old High Standard guns. I would have jumped all oved that beautiful Supermatic. It would go nicely with the 4 I own. Just great guns!

 

[deadin]

I have a 1946 HD Military sent to Jensen Byrd Co., Spokane WA in Nov '46. Bought by my BIL on his return from the Pacific WW2.
I also have a very early Model B, serial #5689, sent to Kimball Sporting Goods 7/13/33. Also have 3 Hartford M1925's (Pre High Standard. Pretty much identical to the Model B except for markings)

 

[Golddollar]

I always like to tell about how I acquired an old competitor's High Standard target .22 with Herrett grips. His widow had taken it to a police station to have it destroyed. Happily that police force advised her to sell her late husband's guns to a gun dealer for money instead of having them destroyed and receive nothing. This gun ended up at a gun shop in Reading, PA. It showed up on Gunbroker, I drove up to Reading to look at it, and now it's in my safe.

 

[OldChief]

My circa 1946 HD-Military will absolutely never fire with std velocity. Only a HV will rack the slide back far enough to eject the spent case and feed a new one.

My HD works just fine with standard velocity. Have you ever detail cleaned your pistol? Many times just a good good in depth cleaning will solve a problem like yours. Or, you may need to replace the retracting rod spring. There is a video on YouTube which shows how to completely take the slide assembly on the HD apart. I found this to be a great help to me. These old High Standards are not as simple as a GI 45. Good luck, I hope this helps you some.

 

[6GUNSONLY]

Very nice package! I would have done whatever necessary to get that one myself. I just have one H/S, a Tournament - but I'm always on the lookout for good deals on more of them. My shooting buddy has about a half-dozen of them.

 

[4barrel]

I traded a camera for this one about 1980 and still have it.

 

[OldChief]

I traded a camera for this one about 1980 and still have it.

You obviously got the best end of the deal.

 

[4barrel]

You obviously got the best end of the deal.

Back then it was a Cannon ae1 program with lots of attachments but today the camera is worth about $30. I had a lot more money in the camera back then than the gun was worth.

 

[OldChief]

Back then it was a Cannon ae1 program with lots of attachments but today the camera is worth about $30. I had a lot more money in the camera back then than the gun was worth.

I feel that anytime you can trade for a good firearm, you always come out on top!

 

[Truckman]

I feel that anytime you can trade for a good firearm, you always come out on top!

That's what I keep telling myself as I currently am negotiating a trade for $1500 in guns against some Canon digital items I paid $6000 for ten years ago......Ben

 

[rockquarry]

I've always been curious about the High Standard target .22s. I've never had one and I'm not looking for an argument, just some general opinions on how they compare from an accuracy perspective with an S&W 41. I'm familiar with only one of those, a 1957 model I've had a long time.

 

[4barrel]

All of my High Standards are not picky on ammo. I needed some spare mags and took a chance on Triple K and they all worked and locked back on the last shot. They look good also and have a green follower for $30 each. I do not have a 41 at the time but have bench rested a lot of 22s. I really can't tell any difference between a good Ruger-Colt-High Standard-or a 41. The 41 has the best trigger and probably shoots better off hand and the H.S. is a close second. The higher quality target H.S. has an adjustable trigger.

 

[nutsforsmiths]

I really like High Standard pistols in general, but especially their 22 autos. I owned a Sport King and for a while, but then I went into a LGS and saw the Citation (top pistol) and traded the Sport King and some cash to get it. What a great pistol!

The one below is a J.C. Higgins Model 80, otherwise known as a Duramatic. It was my dads. He told me he traded something for it in the early 60s'

 

[Golddollar]

I've always been curious about the High Standard target .22s. I've never had one and I'm not looking for an argument, just some general opinions on how they compare from an accuracy perspective with an S&W 41. I'm familiar with only one of those, a 1957 model I've had a long time.

My first acquaitance with High Standard pistols was a .22 that had been customized by John Giles, an old time pistolsmith from Odessa, FL. The factory barrel had been replaced with a Shilen blank and Giles put his trademark "Wagon Wheels" rear sight on it. I received the test target that showed that at 50 yards from a machine rest this gun would put 5 rounds of Remington Target .22s into 21/32ds of an inch (I just checked the test target to be sure).