The more i use/shoot a firearm i do get attached to it, regret selling most guns i ever have for one reason or another

I use the featherweight '06 as it's more suited for field use but I want to try use the standard model '06 if I know I won't be walking much.  I also use my tikka 6.5CM cuz it's lighter shooting and has better range.  I have an old Savage 99 in 300 Savage too that I'd like to rotate in with the others.   I go to Lanai primarily as all my grandfather's Molokai and Big Island connections are long gone.  My son is only 7 but is counting down to when he can come along to the range and even getting his hunting license.

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The more i use/shoot a firearm i do get attached to it, regret selling most guns i ever have for one reason or another

I don't find any attachment to the guns that I've bought.  They are all tools and in shooting them, they show wear.  I haven't really worn any of my guns out, but a couple of ARs are close to barrels being shot out.  That and there's always something coming out that is newer and seems better that I want to try.  I've only sold the first AR that I bought.  Don't regret that one because I sold it to a good friend and that was after an experience with the manufacturer's CS that left a bad taste. 

Hey Inspector - The High Standard is a model 103 (Sport something, maybe King) .22 lr.  Seems like in decent condition.  But one that seems like my dad thought was more of a beater.  All the rest of the handguns were either in MFR boxes or holsters.  This one was just lying on the bottom of a filing cabinet drawer. 

Seems like my dad was also a revolver person.  I never saw his full collection before, so I never knew all the guns he had.  But he has more revolvers than semi-autos.  Who knows, maybe revolvers are in my blood after all.    Funny thing was maybe a year ago, he mentioned wanting to get a Glock 17.  I was like, "you can, but you can always shoot mine".  And he was like "you have a Glock 17?".   


 

I don't find any attachment to the guns that I've bought.  They are all tools and in shooting them, they show wear.  I haven't really worn any of my guns out, but a couple of ARs are close to barrels being shot out.  That and there's always something coming out that is newer and seems better that I want to try.  I've only sold the first AR that I bought.  Don't regret that one because I sold it to a good friend and that was after an experience with the manufacturer's CS that left a bad taste.

My tastes have changed over the years. I was a young man when revolvers ruled and the 9mm semi autos were just starting to take over the LE market and there was a shit load of surplus revolvers on the market. Instead of buying the revolvers I bought the new semi autos. While I don’t regret buying any of them, I have also sold off most of them. I found more fascination and derive more pleasure out of shooting a revolver. Then my tastes turned to older and older revolvers. And eventually I got back into rifle shooting. Once again I went for the AR’s but after a while I got a taste for the old military bolt actions and now single shot rifles. One part of my fascination with guns has not changed and that is oddball guns and/or guns that shoot oddball cartridges.

For me the pleasure of reloading is relaxing and fulfilling when I shoot what I made. But when I get to shoot and oddball gun with an oddball cartridge, that is the best. 

My tastes have changed over the years. I was a young man when revolvers ruled and the 9mm semi autos were just starting to take over the LE market and there was a shit load of surplus revolvers on the market. Instead of buying the revolvers I bought the new semi autos. While I don’t regret buying any of them, I have also sold off most of them. I found more fascination and derive more pleasure out of shooting a revolver. Then my tastes turned to older and older revolvers. And eventually I got back into rifle shooting. Once again I went for the AR’s but after a while I got a taste for the old military bolt actions and now single shot rifles. One part of my fascination with guns has not changed and that is oddball guns and/or guns that shoot oddball cartridges.

For me the pleasure of reloading is relaxing and fulfilling when I shoot what I made. But when I get to shoot and oddball gun with an oddball cartridge, that is the best. 

I too am interested in firearms with more history.  Like the 1903, lever actions, Mosins even.  Those are more for fun and enjoyment of firearms of history.  The semi-auto handguns and ARs are tools.  They have their own history and they are fun to shoot, but they are a different "gear" for me. 

Hey Inspector - The High Standard is a model 103 (Sport something, maybe King) .22 lr.  Seems like in decent condition.  But one that seems like my dad thought was more of a beater.  All the rest of the handguns were either in MFR boxes or holsters.  This one was just lying on the bottom of a filing cabinet drawer. 

Seems like my dad was also a revolver person.  I never saw his full collection before, so I never knew all the guns he had.  But he has more revolvers than semi-autos.  Who knows, maybe revolvers are in my blood after all.    Funny thing was maybe a year ago, he mentioned wanting to get a Glock 17.  I was like, "you can, but you can always shoot mine".  And he was like "you have a Glock 17?".   

So your HS SK is sort of the low end of the HS line. There was one model lower called the Duramatic. I don’t think the Duramatic was designed by HS, though. Your SK is old enough that is was made in one of the two buildings in Connecticut. Does it say Hamden or Hartford? Interesting to note that your model is probably the one with the high raked grip. In other words, the angle of the grip is the same as a Luger instead of the angle of the 1911. Some people find that this grip points more naturally. Some don’t like it. Your SK is more for plinking but will probably be the most accurate plinker you have ever shot. A couple of suggestions would be not to dry fire it and do not fire it until you replace the recoil spring. Oh, and do not shoot high or hyper velocity ammo out of it. Standard velocity only. It probably should be thoroughly cleaned before you try fire it.

I would love to see it some day!!!

So your HS SK is sort of the low end of the HS line. There was one model lower called the Duramatic. I don’t think the Duramatic was designed by HS, though. Your SK is old enough that is was made in one of the two buildings in Connecticut. Does it say Hamden or Hartford? Interesting to note that your model is probably the one with the high raked grip. In other words, the angle of the grip is the same as a Luger instead of the angle of the 1911. Some people find that this grip points more naturally. Some don’t like it. Your SK is more for plinking but will probably be the most accurate plinker you have ever shot. A couple of suggestions would be not to dry fire it and do not fire it until you replace the recoil spring. Oh, and do not shoot high or hyper velocity ammo out of it. Standard velocity only. It probably should be thoroughly cleaned before you try fire it.

I would love to see it some day!!!

Definitely!  I plan on shooting this gun for sure.  Went through the ammo stash last night and I saw some older .22 lr ammo.  Thought of you .22 lr ammo aficionados. 

Will check out the Hamden or Hartford thing, hopefully this weekend.  Hopefully I get the stuck revolver resolved as well.  It's a .41 Mag, so definitely an interesting one.