Hi Standard revolvers-opinions?

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timdennis

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I'm looking for a reasonably priced .22 lr revolver to plink and just mess around with. I've looked at S&W and Colts but the prices are thru the roof so I've been looking at off brands. I looked at a few Taurus 94's but the trigger was gritty on them and I don't know of a smith in my area(Philly suburbs ) to work on them.
Anyway I've come across a few older Hi standard revolvers and have no idea of their quality or performance. Anyone have experience with them?
Tim
 
The High Standard revolvers were good quality shooters.

They made two basic types.
The most common are the Single Action look-alikes.
Although these LOOK like a Western single action revolver, they're actually double action, swing-out cylinder models.

The second is the Sentinel type. These are also double action, swing-out cylinder revolvers that look like a DA revolver.

High Standard made a wide variety of different models based on these two types. The revolvers differ primarily on cosmetics and appearance.

A High Standard .22 in good shape would make an excellent plinker for you.
 
I just picked up a cool little High Standard Double Nine on a trade yesterday. It looks fairly well made, and I'll be using it as a fun plinker.
 
High Standard was probably the best of the lesser known revolvers. A Sentinel .22 rf with fixed sights listed for $230 in 1983, when a S&W K22 listed for $283. ( Gun Digest, 1983)
The High Standard Double 9 that year was $250.
They were well made guns, they just couldn't keep their market share against Ruger, Smith, etc.

Enjoy it.

Mark
 
They were designed by Harry Sefried (sp?) who later went to work for Ruger about the time the Single Six came out. the HS revolvers have the same sort of solid frame/modular lock work as the rugers. The Sentinel and Longhorns are as accurate as any of the contemporary .22 revolvers and a number of shooters say they have put boxcar loads of rounds through them. The barrels are pressed and pinned into the alloy frames which is not an issue unless the barrel gets some leverage put on it. A guy her bought one of their 9.5" longhorns and found that the barrel was loose- probably because of the above.

There was some talk about the frame cracking right where the hammer pin goes through but this could have come from somebody stepping on it or dropping something on it. You will probably do well to get one of them or one of the JC higgens revolvers that are a bit cosmetically different but were made by HS. On the other hand, the taurus will probably smooth up after a little shooting. Stainless guns are like that.
 
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