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Next to my great grandfather's 1917 U.S.[S&W] Service Revolver in .45 ACP [used to dispatch 5 Germans in a single trench action] his High Standard Mil-HD .22 Auto with 5.5 Bull Barrel is my second. It was made in Feb. 1945 and roll stamped U.S. Army. I even have the original box. The quality of the High Standard is on a par with any pistol made at that time. They were also used by the O.S.S. with silencers.
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Lloyd,

I don't have a High Standard .22. I always looked at them and the right ones are very accurate. When I was looking for a .22 pistol, the only issue mentioned on the High Standard was the mag feed could be touchy. You need to look for the ones made in CT.

The guys on this website Rimfire Central can help with what to look for.

Ken

High Standard were wery nice pistols. Try to find a copy of Tom Dance's book "High Standard - A Collector's Guide to the Hamden & Hartford Target Pistols".

Lloyd,
Great pistols.
Suppress it as an OSS clone.
When I was young, a buddy had one we suppressed on a form 1. One Saturday we were scheduled to go shooting but it started to rain as I arrived at his house. He retrieved the High Standard and we sat on the sofa in his living room across from a cheap bullet trap and had a ball.
When his wife got home, we really didn't understand why she couldn't appreciate the fine smell of burnt gunpowder in her house.
Good times.

Hello Bill:

Lots of variety in these guns. Hard to pick the right one, but sure fun to learn about them. HD Military, Sport King or Duramatic?

Lloyd

I prefer the Sport King. The HD military had (I believe) the closer to 90' grip angle which 1911 target shooters like because it had the feel of those guns. But I am not a 1911 shooter, and to me the Sport Kings point better. The Duramatic was an economy version with a strap trigger guard and other cost saving shortcuts. I am no High Standard (HS) expert, but to me the Sport King is the classic HS pistol.

Redoak:

Probably the closest configuration to a Woodsman as well.

Found a deal on a 2nd Model Colt Challenger (for about the same money I'd spend on a Sport King) so I'm a Colt owner now. Hope it shoots as good as the Woodsman.