Atticus, if you really hate it I would be happy to have you ship it to me and get it out of your system.
We are both in CA, but the High Standard Trophy is one that can be shipped, even if less than 50 years old, as it would then fit the Olympic Exemption.
Seriously though, they do require a lot of attention to disassemble and maintain, especially compared to, let's say, a Glock or M&P Shield. However the only spring that might pop off with grip removal is the slide stop- just like the sear disconnect and the mag catch on the Browning Buckmark.
The sear spring on the High Standard is at least covered by a plate that doesn't come off unless you remove it. Only the slide stop spring can really pop on you.
What I find more annoying is the fact that EVERY High Standard magazine I have ever had needed to be 'tuned' to feed properly.
NO other .22lr autoloading pistol I have requires this much attention. Heck, no other autoloading pistol I have, in any caliber, requires this much attention.
Combine that with the fact that they don't like a frequent diet of .22lr high velocity rounds [you know- like CCI Mini-Mag, or Blazer, or Thunderbolt, etc- I don't mean Hyper-Velocity, like Stingers- that would just be silly to try], but require Standard Velocity ammo, and you have some limitations that make it no fun for a recreational tin can plugger.
Yet, for precision work, they do work great.
Which model do you have? The 102, 103, 104, 106, 107 or the un-numbered Supermatic Trophy that was made after about 1975? Some call it a 108 even though there is no number on it.
The 102 and 103 have 3 piece weight that hang from rails, while the 106/107 have the cylinder weight hanging under the barrel. The 104 generally has the cylinder weight also, unless the barrel was swapped.
Silvermane_1, your comment is not uncommon, but is also not accurate.
High Standard handguns were made from 1935 to around 1983, and then again from about 2003-2014 in Texas.
They were used by the US Government and by lots of civilians. The OSS developed a silenced version, the CIA had some and the US Army [and Marines] used them for training and competition, plus they were issued in Vietnam as well.
On the home front, a lot of civilians used them for fun and competition. For about 20 years or more, they tended to gather more wins in .22lr handgun competitions than any other single manufacturer. To say that they didn't make any good handguns is inaccurate.
rodfac, sorry you don't have the Victor any longer. They are still available via some of the online brokers, as well as some of the collectors warehouses. I never warmed to the flat sided look of the Victor, and prefer the rounded profile of the bull barrel Citation to the Victor.
Or, the weird fluted 7.25" barreled Trophy, or the 'space barreled' trophy with the weight hangers on the sides.
The Victor looks too much like my Buckmark Plus Nickel. They definitely look different, but not enough for me to care- since I like the rounded barrel look of the 106/107 series better.
102 Trophy 8" barrel:
103 Trophy 6.75" barrel:
103 Trophy 8" barrel:
103 Trophy 10" barrel:
104 Trophy 7.25" barrel:
106 Mil Trophy:
Another 106 or 107 military [grip] Trophy:
Victor Image:
