And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
one of the most lethal men I ever met in life carried a Browning Medalist. but he worked it over quite a bit. shorter barrel, no sights on it. just a grove he made along the top of it. grips where thin and fit his hand. auto body plastic looked like hell, but he could pull it and dump the magazine into a playing card at 25 yards in no time at all. he used to be in the OSS back in WW2 grew up with Mom and her friends before the war. nice guy too. he scared the shit out of me as a kid. he taught me a few things that I have not forgotten. he was also very good with a knife. his was maybe 4 inches long.
I shot a friend's Hi-Standard "Victor" some years ago and was impressed by its accuracy and balance. All of these types of pistols are a joy to shoot and easy on the hand, wrist and wallet!
Bought one 5 years ago. Prettiest firearm I own. A little fussy about ammo but a hoot to shoot!
ReplyDeleteI also have a 1963 Colt Woodsman Match Target, It's no medalist buy it's also a very good looking shooting iron!
Delete… and the Browning Medalist…!!
ReplyDeleteone of the most lethal men I ever met in life carried a Browning Medalist.
Deletebut he worked it over quite a bit. shorter barrel, no sights on it. just a grove he made along the top of it. grips where thin and fit his hand. auto body plastic
looked like hell, but he could pull it and dump the magazine into a playing card at 25 yards in no time at all. he used to be in the OSS back in WW2
grew up with Mom and her friends before the war. nice guy too.
he scared the shit out of me as a kid. he taught me a few things that I have
not forgotten. he was also very good with a knife. his was maybe 4 inches
long.
Good luck finding one in good condition....
ReplyDeleteSaw a nice one Saturday in Tucson (Murphy's if anyone is looking) - almost went for it, but the 45LC was calling louder.
DeleteI might add the Beretta 76 to that list. Steve_in_Ottawa
ReplyDeleteTo each his own I suppose.
ReplyDeleteI shot a friend's Hi-Standard "Victor" some years ago and was impressed by its accuracy and balance. All of these types of pistols are a joy to shoot and easy on the hand, wrist and wallet!
ReplyDeleteI love my Hi-Standard Sport King from the 1960s. Still accurate and very easy to shoot. My kids all grew up with that as the first gun they used.
DeleteI too have a Hi-Standard (along with a '88 or '89 S&W 622_. I could shoot them for hours on end.
DeleteHand craft produced weapons are industrial art.
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