High Standard Double-Nine W-104 .22 Revolver

[1srelluc]

I picked this one up today pretty cheap ($175) because it would not operate in double action but I suspected a part was just froze-up and it was....Easy fix when I got it home.

This nine-shot double action revolver (hence the Double-Nine name) was made sometime between 1961 and 1970.

To be honest I don't know why they bothered with double action at all as the DA pull is around 15# but the single-action pull is about 3# on this one....5.5" barrel.

They served well for a decent quality outdoors .22 revolver and this example was still in pretty good shape with just a bit of holster wear.

 

[Mack The Finger]

I wanna H&R 929 !

 

[Chuz Life]

I wanna H&R 929 !

I had a single action H&R nine - before my boating accident.

 

[BothWings]

That's a nice catch. Hi-Standard makes some decent yet affordable firearms.

Personally, when it comes to .22 revolvers, I been wanting an Iver Johnson Sealed 8 for quite awhile.

 

[Chuz Life]

I picked this one up today pretty cheap ($175) because it would not operate in double action but I suspected a part was just froze-up and it was....Easy fix when I got it home.

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This nine-shot double action revolver (hence the Double-Nine name) was made sometime between 1961 and 1970.

To be honest I don't know why they bothered with double action at all as the DA pull is around 15# but the single-action pull is about 3# on this one....5.5" barrel.

They served well for a decent quality outdoors .22 revolver and this example was still in pretty good shape with just a bit of holster wear.

Looks like my brother's Colt (has a .22 mag and a regular ,22 LR cylinder)

 

[1srelluc]

That's a nice catch. Hi-Standard makes some decent yet affordable firearms.

Personally, when it comes to .22 revolvers, I been wanting an Iver Johnson Sealed 8 for quite awhile.

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I had one and to be honest it did not shoot very well. Basically H&R lockwork and the same terrible trigger.

 

[1srelluc]

Looks like my brother's Colt (has a .22 mag and a regular ,22 LR cylinder)

Not in the same league though....I have a 4.75" Colt New Frontier with both cylinders. I've never used the .22 mag cylinder. I never really cared all that much for .22 Mag out of a revolver.

 

[Chuz Life]

I picked this one up today pretty cheap ($175) because it would not operate in double action but I suspected a part was just froze-up and it was....Easy fix when I got it home.

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This nine-shot double action revolver (hence the Double-Nine name) was made sometime between 1961 and 1970.

To be honest I don't know why they bothered with double action at all as the DA pull is around 15# but the single-action pull is about 3# on this one....5.5" barrel.

They served well for a decent quality outdoors .22 revolver and this example was still in pretty good shape with just a bit of holster wear.

Look at the tail on that hammer.

I wonder if it would fanfire?

 

[1srelluc]

Look at the tail on that hammer.

I wonder if it would fanfire?

No idea, not that I would do that to any SA I cared about.

 

[Chuz Life]

Not in the same league though....I have a 4.75" Colt New Frontier with both cylinders. I've never used the .22 mag cylinder. I never really cared all that much for .22 Mag out of a revolver.

I never owned a .22mag, but if I ever get one, it would be in a North American pocket folder like this.

 

[1srelluc]

I never owned a .22mag, but if I ever get one, it would be in a North American pocket folder like this.

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LOL....Years ago I bought a guy's "collection" of those things at a yard sale....Seven of them, pretty much worthless (better than harsh language I guess) but he had one in .22 short with the original belt buckle still in it's box. I got more for that one than I paid for the whole lot.

I don't know if they solved it but they used to lave lots of mainspring (breaking) issues.

 

[Chuz Life]

LOL....Years ago I bought a guy's "collection" of those things at a yard sale....Seven of them, pretty much worthless (better than harsh language I guess) but he had one in .22 short with the original belt buckle still in it's box. I got more for that one than I paid for the whole lot.

I don't know if they solved it but they used to lave lots of mainspring (breaking) issues.

I never had a spring issue on the one I lost off the side of that dang boat.

 

[BothWings]

I had one and to be honest it did not shoot very well. Basically H&R lockwork and the same terrible trigger.

That's good to know. I never heard a review like that about it before but it's food for thought. People say horrible things about Charter Arms Bulldogs too. I had one in 357 myself, one of the late 70's models made in Stratford, CT that had some of Charter's best QA and best reviews. Like your new gun it had one minor thing wrong with it that I fixed. I had it for about 10 years and it never acted up again. It shot well and locked up nice when cocked into SA. I know the Sealed 8 went through various incarnations as did the Bulldog. Maybe your experience was due to a poor production run, shitty factory, poor QA or something. In fact, I think the Sealed 8, while originally a top-break gun, was eventually reimagined and redesigned with a conventional mechanism. Which type was yours?

 

[Chuz Life]

That's good to know. I never heard a review like that about it before but it's food for thought. People say horrible things about Charter Arms Bulldogs too. I had one in 357 myself, one of the late 70's models made in Stratford, CT that had some of Charter's best QA and best reviews. Like your new gun it had one minor thing wrong with it that I fixed. I had it for about 10 years and it never acted up again. It shot well and locked up nice when cocked into SA. I know the Sealed 8 went through various incarnations as did the Bulldog. Maybe your experience was due to a poor production run, shitty factory, poor QA or something. In fact, I think the Sealed 8, while originally a top-break gun, was eventually reimagined and redesigned with a conventional mechanism. Which type was yours?

Where does the "sealed 8" get it's name? I understand it's likely 8 shots. . . but what makes it a "sealed" eight?

 

[BothWings]

Where does the "sealed 8" get it's name? I understand it's likely 8 shots. . . but what makes it a "sealed" eight?

It's a top break revolver, so unlike one that opens sideways and has space between the cylinder and frame which inadvertently allows gases and flash to escape, the Sealed 8's cylinder sits flush within the frame on the barrel end, thus "sealed". The 8 chambers in the cylinder are also counter -bored, meaning that they are slightly larger at the shooter's end so the cartridges can be completely contained within the cylinder and don't protrude out. This further contributed to the "seal". It was all about containing the blast.

NOTE: In my previous post to 1srelluc, I stated that the Sealed 8 eventually featured a side-swinging cylinder in later versions. I could swear that I read this at one time and actually saw them featured on GunBroker, but now I can't find any information whatsoever to corroborate that now.

 

[Chuz Life]

It's a top break revolver, so unlike one that opens sideways and has space between the cylinder and frame which inadvertently allows gases and flash to escape, the Sealed 8's cylinder sits flush within the frame on the barrel end, thus "sealed". The 8 chambers in the cylinder are also counter -bored, meaning that they are slightly larger at the shooter's end so the cartridges can be completely contained within the cylinder and don't protrude out. This further contributed to the "seal". It was all about containing the blast.

NOTE: In my previous post to 1srelluc, I stated that the Sealed 8 eventually featured a side-swinging cylinder in later versions. I could swear that I read this at one time and actually saw them featured on GunBroker, but now I can't find any information whatsoever to corroborate that now.

Neat! Thanks!

I wonder how much that affects FPS.

 

[1srelluc]

That's good to know. I never heard a review like that about it before but it's food for thought. People say horrible things about Charter Arms Bulldogs too. I had one in 357 myself, one of the late 70's models made in Stratford, CT that had some of Charter's best QA and best reviews. Like your new gun it had one minor thing wrong with it that I fixed. I had it for about 10 years and it never acted up again. It shot well and locked up nice when cocked into SA. I know the Sealed 8 went through various incarnations as did the Bulldog. Maybe your experience was due to a poor production run, shitty factory, poor QA or something. In fact, I think the Sealed 8, while originally a top-break gun, was eventually reimagined and redesigned with a conventional mechanism. Which type was yours?

I did not have it long enough to remember other than it being a top-break..

 

[the watcher]

I've had a smith model 17, a ruger single 6 and a H&R 999, and the H&R was the most accurate of them, the smith was smooth, but I could just shoot the sportsman better for some reason.

 

[1srelluc]

I've had a smith model 17, a ruger single 6 and a H&R 999, and the H&R was the most accurate of them, the smith was smooth, but I could just shoot the sportsman better for some reason.

My late-30s era Colt Officer's Model .22 is my most accurate .22 revolver.

Like this one:

I guess my High Standard SuperMatic Trophy is my most accurate .22 semi-auto.