High Standard H-D Military
This is a High Standard H-D military model with 6" bull barrel. This is one of the most accurate guns I have ever shot - on a par with the Smith & Wesson Model 17. Unfortunately it's extremely finicky and tempermental, so it sits in the safe most of the time, waiting for the day I finally get around to taking it apart and cleaning and/or repairing it.
High Standard started out in Connecticut in the 1920s, moving to Texas in 1993. Their current line of firearms includes their signature target .22LR autoloaders, AR-15-based rifles, 1911-based pistols, and the remnants of AMT and Interarms. Ironically, none of these handguns are legal in MA...
Which is really a shame, because one of the AMT .30 carbines would be an absolute hoot...
That is all.
8 comments:
Jay, #1 issue with HD-Military is the mag feed lips. I'll have to dig but I have a couple good explainations on how to inspect/fix the lips to make them feed more relaibly. Somewhere in archives at the casa de geek.
Also, the original Hi Stadard and new High Standard are two very different companies. The Hi Standard you have is of the original source and these really are great guns.
Yup. Got one of those H-D's as well; the rear sight is an a(O)bomination, but it's an otherwise cool lil' gun.
There was an AMT .30 Carbine in Coin Collectors for a good long while last year.
I personally don't see the appeal of them...
TXGunGeek,
I think it's a spring or springs issue - the slide doesn't go back into battery after each shot; it just kinda hangs loose. I've brought it to a gunsmith who "fixed" it; it lasted about 20-30 rounds and then went right back to the same thing...
I need to tear it down, replace the springs, clean the gunk out of it, and I'll wager it'll be fine.
And get some new magazines...
doubletrouble,
I didn't think the rear sight was too bad; then again, I also like the military sights on a Colt 1911... ;)
Weer'd,
.30 carbine autoloader is kinda like a Deagle - just to have. Big flame at the range; no other use than for fun. It's not a target gun; there's no way on G-d's Green Earth you'd want to carry it, etc.
The only way it could be better would be if they booger'd it up so it took USGI M1 Carbine mags... ;)
Jay, before springs you may want to tear into the recoil spring and specifically the takedown button that captures it. If there i sgunk in the cut for the spring it could be hanging up on the button and or the button is dropping during recoil and hanging up the recoil spring.
Sorry, didn't know failure to go into battery was the issue you were having.
I'll still see if I can dig up the magazine intel for you. That was my big issue and turns out a lot of people had the same problems.
I saw a guy shoot a AMT 30 carbine a couple of years ago at an "action" match. I don't think he got through full magazine without doing a malfunction drill. He was pretty good at tap, rack, bang though. Despite the above I still want one. Until then I will have to live with my Ruger Blackhawk in 30 Carbine. Lot's of fun to shoot, pretty accurate, minimal reciol and lots of noise.
I've got that EXACT gun, with the 4" barrel and white faux ivory grips.
And it is crazy accurate
Let me shoot it. I'll disabuse you of that notion...
:)
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