Who is High Standard these days?Man, there's some treasure in that pawn and gun store I found.
Had to go back for a second look at a High Standard MkIV Sentinel, 3" bbl, in .22 magnum. At $400, I feel it's too high ... but .22 magnum ammo has been on shelves here. Hmm.
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Defunct in 2018...
I find it interesting that there was so little mention of the High Standard rifles and shotguns in those articles. Sure, the High Standard 22 pistols and their derringers were popular but so were the long guns.Defunct in 2018...
High Standard Manufacturing Company - Wikipedia
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Which is a shame, they had some very good products. Especially their 22 auto pistols.
Good read:
An Official Journal Of The NRA | High Standard: Gone But Not Forgotten
High Standard was a prominent company in the mid-20th century and had many great models, and those designs deserve to be remembered.www.americanrifleman.org
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I find it interesting that there was so little mention of the High Standard rifles and shotguns in those articles. Sure, the High Standard 22 pistols and their derringers were popular but so were the long guns.
My 1951 JC Higgins (Sears) Model 28 that was actually made by High Standard:
Or the earlier Remington 17.
While I do not recall the specifics of the conversation, a High Standard (.22 pistol) collector friend once commented that the shotgun was the undoing of the once “prominent” High Standard Manufacturing Company??
An Ithaca 37 is a gun I have wanted a long while now. Someday!
That's the gauge I want. Maybe a 16. I have always loved the design. I see they are manufactured not too far from me now. Not cheap today. Used ones in good condition are probably getting hard to find!
