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Thread: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
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12-06-2022, 13:54 #1
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Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
I found a near mint condition 1962 Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation over the weekend. Absolutely thrilled with it . It's beautifully made and shoots like a lazer beam. By far the best quality gun I have ever shot. The barrel weights and slip on muzzle brake are removable.
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12-06-2022, 14:06 #2
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
A similar one with the weights and brake off
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12-06-2022, 14:10 #3
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
Trigger is fantastically crisp and is currently set to 'break the shot telepathically' light.
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12-06-2022, 14:35 #4
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
Congrats. I have the exact same one. My barrel weights and brake is somewhere in my cave. I also have a well used brownish "suitcase" type for it.
Many years ago I had a gunsmith machine the front of the barrel down and cut some thread on it to mount a silencer. Most people told me I was stupid, but for me it is a tool and it is working better with a silencer especially with .22 short rds.
Enjoy
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12-06-2022, 14:49 #5
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
The ergonomics of the grip look excellent considering 1962.
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12-06-2022, 14:57 #6
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12-06-2022, 14:58 #7
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13-06-2022, 10:07 #8
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
What is the value of these H-S pistols? I ask 'çause I have my eye on a minty Sport King. More a sport pistol than a dedicated target job but nice as a plinker but they don't seem common around here
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13-06-2022, 10:43 #9
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
There was a Sport King on a recent Classic Arms auction that I think sold for 5 or 6k. I saw a reasonable to good condition one at Randburg Arms 6 months of so back for R4k but it only had one ropy looking mag and they are expensive. The Sport king is on the same action as the Citation / Trophy / Olympic models but typically has fixed sights, less lustrous bluing, a pencil profile barrel and lacks the adjustable weight trigger. There aren't a lot of the earlier production guns made at the Hamden factory in circulation here, or at least not that I have seen. The later (East Hartford factory) guns are supposedly of lower quality than the earlier (New Haven and Hamden factory) ones and in the US sell on auction at a discount model for model.
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13-06-2022, 11:09 #10
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Re: Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation
Thanks for that. The one I am eyeing is serial no. 475297SK100. I have tried researching it but no joy. Is it an early one or later East Hartford series?
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