Hi-Standard Supermatic Citation

**oafpatroll** · 12-06-2022, 13:54

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.

**oafpatroll** · 12-06-2022, 14:06

A similar one with the weights and brake off

**oafpatroll** · 12-06-2022, 14:10

Trigger is fantastically crisp and is currently set to 'break the shot telepathically' light.

**Vaal** · 12-06-2022, 14:35

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

**Wild coast** · 12-06-2022, 14:49

The ergonomics of the grip look excellent considering 1962.

**oafpatroll** · 12-06-2022, 14:57

Originally Posted by Vaal

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

Thanks. Have always loved them and it certainly lived up to my elevated expectations.

**oafpatroll** · 12-06-2022, 14:58

Originally Posted by Wild coast

The ergonomics of the grip look excellent considering 1962.

It points very naturally for me. Later versions came in a 'government' configuration with a grip angle that mimicked the 1911.

**Peter Wells** · 13-06-2022, 10:07

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

**oafpatroll** · 13-06-2022, 10:43

Originally Posted by Peter Wells

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

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.

**Peter Wells** · 13-06-2022, 11:09

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?