American Handgunner March/April 1981

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GUNBOX''''Ta~~~!ewill hold 10 magazinesin any position. $9.50 ea.MOLYBDENUM GUNLUBOil Based for ProtectionMARK I for Warm £, Hot WeatherMARK II for Cold thru Freezing2 O~ Dispenser $425 ea.-Kit (I [, II) $6.95Now: Gunsmiths 8 O~ Bulk pac- $9.90 ea.HALF & HALF BULLET LUBEALOX and PURE Beeswax Only6 sticks $5.95 36 sticks $19.90ULTRA SONIC CLEANERS- writW;r~~7~~.r>nGARFOlAS SMITHS' SUPPUES139 Park Lane, Wayne, NJ. 07470We pay Postage UPS land area.zine are the same as the standard LongRifle design, but internally they are quitedifferent. In an effort to accelerate theaction, time and promote better functioningthe new magazine was designed toplace the round as far forward as possibleby adding a spacer at the rear. This wascontrary to the customary High Standarddesign which had the spacer at the front.The change reduced by 1,4 inch the necessaryslide travel. So close is this tolerancethat the slide may not retract far enough topick up a round if one tries to use astandard magazine.In order to better observe the functioningcycle of the guns, Snyder purchased ahigh speed motion picture camera capableof up to 20,000 frames per second, One ofthe first lessons learned from the $15,000camera was that the magazine lips weresubject to stress when the gun was fired.These lips were known to be critical toreliable performance, so they were nothardened in the manufacturing process,and a special snap gauge was made so thelips could be adjusted to the close tolerancesrequired.During extensive firing tests, at a rangebuilt for the project at High Standard'sHamden, CT plant one gun was fired 2500rounds without a malfunction. This is a• A fine airgunfor adults.BEEMAN:if you won'tsettle forless• Germanquality youwill be proud offor the rest ofyour life.• Capable of5-shot groupsof 32/100"at 25 feet.No pumping, C02 or valves.FROM$94.50at yourdealeror direct.ASK FOR NEW 92-PAGE ADULTAIRGUN CATALOG/GUIDE ($1.50or FREE with mention of CODEHG3Yl. Add $1 for FAST first classmailing in U.S. Add $3 for overseas.Flents Products Co., Inc., 14 Orchard St. Norwalk, CT 00850Esillblished 1927 • Makers of FlexiplugsQP and SilaflexGP56THEY CAN'T STEAL IT •••IF THEY CAN'T FIND IT.These books ore Brond New. Titles Will Vary. When theCo....er is dosed, you can't tell these from on ordinarybook. Inside openings ore lined with Red Velvet·likeMaterial.OPENINGSENIORWIDE5'/,"STANDARD 5"HEIGHT• POSTPAID8lf," $16.99B" $14.99•POSTPAID IN 48 STATES. DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED.ROGCHILD, INC., P.O. BOX 1336FCLARKSBURG, WV 26301"During extensivefiring tests . . . one gunwas fired 2500 rounds, witltout a malfunction."remarkable achievement when the complexityof the gun is considered. Each gunwas packed with a special notice advisingthe shooter of the handling required andadvising the shooter to use plenty of oil.Snyder comments that they worked bestwhen practically drenched.In addition to designing a gun that shotand functioned well, High Standardwanted to provide a gun that felt good tothe shooter. Most shooters preferred amuzzle-heavy feel, so two large barrelweights were provided for most of theguns. These weights were adjustable, andcould be positioned anywhere along thebarrel. The extra weight on the barrelmade a very heavy gun when built on asteel frame, so High Standard made specialaluminum frames for most ofthe guns.The frames were machined from solidblocks ofaluminum, and only two guns areknown to have been made with steelframes. Both of these were modified Citationframes from the company's regularproduction.High Standard used two distinctly differentslide designs. For convenience thesehave been classified as "long" and "short"slide types. The long slide design is quiteconventional in appearance, and extendsthe full length ofthe frame. The short slideRELIABILITYACCURACYQUALITYBELLSCUSTOM SHOPSpecialists inCombat & CompetitionHandgunsSend S.A.S.E.for completeprice list.BELLS CUSTOM SHOPDAVE NORIN-Pistol Smith3313 MANNHEIM ROADFranklin Park, Illinois 60131(3U) 678-1900AMERICAN HANDGUNNER· MARCH/APRIL,19S1
is a scant IJ/.; inches long, and operateswithin a housing attached to the frame.The housing serves no purpose other thanto cover and protect the internal workingparts. The short slide is designed with ears'to provide a gripping area for manualoperation, while the long slide is groovedin a conventional manner. The area of theslide which touches the barrel is roundedso only a small area is actually in contactwith the barrel. In studying malfunctionsof other rapid fire guns it was found thatthe most common ones were where thefired case was trapped between the barreland slide. The slides of the High Standardguns were then designed to be free ofsharpedges the fired case might catch upon, andwould instead be pushed clear by theclosing slide.NONE HAVE EXTRACTORNone of the slides has an extractor. Thisdeparture from conventional designs wasmade for two reasons: first, the remainingpowder gas was adequate to blow the firedcase out in normal operation, and second,the action was so fast that a conventionalextractor would be likely to interfere withthe action and actually slow things down.The choice of aluminum for both frameand slide led to an unexpected problem.The weaker aluminum frames sometimesdeveloped cracks in the area of the searand hammer pins after extensive firing. Tocorrect the problem the frame was reinforcedby placing a case-hardened steelinsert in the weak area of the frame. Thisfeature is not found on all the guns.In a further attempt to reduce recoil andwear, an unusual buffer system was designedto dampen the rearward momentumof the slide. The buffer is a two-partsystem which is attached to the rear of theframe. First is a spring-loaded plate whichcan move rearward through two holes inthe frame. Spring tension is adjustable bymeans of a set screw. Immediately behindthe place is a rubber bushing mounted on asmall pin. In operation the slide is drivenback against the plate which is, in turn,forced against the rubber bushing. To haveroom for the buffer system the specialframes are about \12 inch longer at the rearthan are the standard frames. The systemis undoubtedly effective, for the gunswhich have been fired most extensivelyshow little battering of the slide that onewould expect.COMMON & UNUSUAL SIGHTSThe sights used on the rapid-fire gunsare both common and unusual. The rearsight is the standard adjustable sight usedon High Standard guns ofthe time, but themethod of mounting it was new, and twodifferent rear sight placements were used.High Standard has begun the practice ofplacing the rear sight on the barrel with its103 series. This was intended to eliminate apossible harmful effect from sight motion.This practice was continued with therapid-fire gun. 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