High Standard Sport King

[Bikertrash]

Ran a search and didn't find what I was looking for. Does anyone have any experience with this Pistol?

Recently I was willed a few firearms from my best friend. One of them is a High Standard Sport King with a 3~" barrel. It looks pretty old, but shoots Really straight! He wasn't the type of guy that would own lesser quality firearms, so I'm curious about this one. I read some on their website about the military using them for training, but could someone give me some more information regarding it? I've been shooting for over 35yrs and did my time in the Army. I consider myself fairly versed in firearms, but this one is new to me. Also, it appears that the barrel is interchangeable. Anyone know where I can get a longer barrel for it?

One thing I noticed is the similarity between the Sport King and the Ruger Mark III.

Thanks for your time.

[03fatboy]

Suggest posting pictures and asking your questions on rimfirecentral. Let the high standard experts chime in.

[Bikertrash]

Grat! Thanks a bunch. I'm really curious as to why he had this one in his collection

[Prestoked]

I am not the type of guy that would own lesser quality firearms either and I would guess that I have put 200,000 rounds through two of these, wearing the first one out. Although I own a very tricked out Clark built Ruger 22/45 and an S&W model 41, the Sport King is still my favorite pistol for going to the field and shooting running jack rabbits or just plinking. They are very accurate, easy to clean, and nothing disassembles/reassembles more simply. I still have one.

I was in the Marine Corps in 1960 and we trained with High Standards before moving on to the 1911's. Though not the Sport King, the function and operation was the same.

[Bikertrash]

That's great information, thank you. Do you know where I can get a longer barrel for it?

[bruce_ventura]

I have a H-S Supermatic Tournament w/6.75" barrel. Purchased by my father about 40 years ago. Great gun - my son will get it. Same frame as yours. High Standard is still in business in TX. Contact them or Numrich for parts. New barrels run about $100. Also check eBay and Gunbroker for used barrels.

[Santa Cruz Armory]

I'll take it!

I own one and a HS G380. I love HS .22s!

[Gryff]

These were well-made, very accurate rimfire handguns. Don't know the production dates, but I figure their heyday was the 1960s.

The original company went bankrupt (or auctioned off all their assets) in the mid-1980s.

[shootfirst]

hi-standard

Go to www.histandard.info for John Stimson's HiStandard page. You can find date of manufacture, etc. and other links. Learned to shoot on a HiStandard military target pistol in the late 1950's myself. Great guns. Good mags and parts can be a problem.