Pawn Shop find: Customized HS Duramatic (why?)

[gb6491]

I fell in love with the H&R 22 revolvers, some models that went for $100 or less now go for $400 plus! I'm plenty old enough to have bought them all new way back, but didn't even know about them back then. Hindsight is 20-20!

You're preaching to the choir brother I've a couple of re-badged (Sears and Western Auto) High Standard revolvers that probably went for a song back in the day. They are not in the same league as your H&Rs, but fun plinkers none the less.
Here's the Sears:

...and the Western Auto:

Regards,
Greg

BTW, I took a shine to this little 922 some time back. It pretty much has a permanent home in a pocket of my range bag

[Bills1873]

Nice! That model 99 nickel or stainless?

[gb6491]

Nice! That model 99 nickel or stainless?

It's nickel.

[Bills1873]

Guns of our youth. I'd drool over them in my younger days, they seemed unobtainable. Now we can have them.

[b4uqzme]

I've never really been in many pawn shops. They aren't too common in this area. But there are some. I visited one just the other day. Not many guns but they did have a JP Sauer and Sohn 44magnum SAA in about a 5.5 inch barrel. It wasn't in bad shape and not a lot of money. But is stayed in the store. It didn't follow me home.

Nice Hi Standard BTW!

[Alfonse]

That's awesome. I love the looks of that. Kind of a Woodsman grip angle.

What blows my mind (ok it's small but it can still be blown) is how the front strap checkering follows through and perfectly aligns with the grip checkering. I can't imagine how difficult that would be to pull off.
If it matches up on the other side my head will plumb fall off at the neck.

Glad that beauty found a deserving home. It will be loved and well taken care of.........

Could you do that with my MK or K9 sir? I think that would look great.

That is a great find Greg!

[Bawanna]

Could you do that with my MK or K9 sir? I think that would look great.

That is a great find Greg!

I've done 3 panels with a panel on the back strap but carrying the checkering wrap around like that, maybe if I got real lucky.

Going around like that is tough. Sounds like a personal challenge though. When I get some time I might have to take you up on it.

[Armybrat]

Those Hi-Standards were pretty good guns for the money. I bought this Model 101 new about 40+ years ago and had a lot of fun plinking around at the family land with it. traded it off last year towards a new Ruger Super Blackhawk.