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January 24, 2009
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A High Standard Sentinel MK III, to go with my MK II & complete the set.
This one went two rounds on GB recently…the first round just because I couldn't make up my mind.
The 2nd round, the seller dropped his price a bit & SHOOT threatened to "e-slap"
me if I didn't jump on it this time…well, I hate being e-slapped as much as the next guy, so I jumped on it!
It's got some character marks on it, that I saw on the auction pics & some more that I couldn't see, but for just under $300 shipped, I'm happy.
The frame has a bit of Barney going on, with some fading & some rust freckles on the right side.
I noticed immediately that the gun looked well oiled…HOWEVER…the action was as stiff as my bones when I get outta bed in the morning.
Today I removed the side cover for a look-see. There was a lot of lube in there, that looked like it had been put there 15 years ago…that stuff was like tar. So I started cleaning up the gooped mess (brake cleaner was the only thing that would soften that crap) & before long the only thing left intact was the firing pin & rear sight!
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Now it feels a whole lot better. BTW, off to the left you'll see what the mailman brought me today (perfect timing)…one of EWK's absolutely fantastic barrel nut wrenches. Thanks Eric!!
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May 2, 2009
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Hey, that looks really nice now that it is finally off of GB...
... Good addition to the collection.
SHOOT
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February 25, 2009
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"The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
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November 17, 2008
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Nice addition, O King Of Chops. 
Wisdom is merely the realization of how little one knows, therefore I am wise.
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January 22, 2008
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Looking forward to seeing a picture of this one soon with the cool UT background!
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January 24, 2009
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Thanks, guys.
Jody, today would have been perfect for a nice UT background shot, but I had other obligations get in my way.
I'll try for something fitting soon.
BTW, did you get my PM about the box top?
July 5, 2009
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Congratulations on the purchase CF!
I also purchased one of Eric's wrenches and I agree it works great. (The idea being to keep the original wrenches in pristine condition.)
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October 13, 2009
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Good deal, glad the wrenches are doing the trick!!! 
I'm curious, did Dan Wesson make these for High Standard? Sure looks like a Dan, I'd be very interested to know a little bit more about the story behind 'em!
Eric
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January 24, 2009
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Yes, DW made these for HS from '73 thru '75, hence their relative rarity...and thus my interest in them as a collector. Here's an informative thread on these guns, with tons of valuable info from the HS guru, John Stimson.
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October 13, 2009
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Wow, that is great information on the High Standard connection, thanks so much for the link!!!
Pretty neat they made a porkchop shroud with a recessed nut too...now with all those porkchop shrouds you've got, you have to have a spare you can send me so we can reverse engineer it and get some made!!!! But first lets see how it goes for making the standard shrouds. The steel is scheduled to be arriving tomorrow, that's one step of many!
Eric
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March 2, 2008
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Got enough steel to make the Action Cup type?
I'm guessing that more than a few would sell here.
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I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
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October 13, 2009
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Hey Steve, Yep, the action cup or PPC is definately on the list...the one thing with that shroud is it would nice to find an original so we could get some dimensions off of them-from what I understand the lower part is an interchangeable weight-would be really nice for the reproductions to be interchangeable with the originals.
Please tell me that one in the picture is yours! 🙂 They're about impossible to find, and on top of that I need to find someone willing to help me out!
Thanks!
Eric
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March 2, 2008
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Not mine-PM on the way
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
January 22, 2008
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We're getting a little off topic for this post but I'll through my two cents in. Obviously it would be nice for your parts to interchange with the original Action Cup shrouds but I'm not sure there's (I am sure) enough out there to be concerned with that.
Eric I think you should start a topic and ask for feedback from forum members on what they would like in a custom shroud. I know I have some views on this.
Very nice HS CF!
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March 2, 2008
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I took us off topic, sorry
I went to a bookstore and asked the saleswoman "Were is the Self Help Section?" She said if she told me, it would defeat the purpose.
George Carlin
January 22, 2008
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October 13, 2009
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Jody, Thanks for stepping in to put CF's thread back to where it needs to be...on HS DW's not PPC's. Will start a new topic as I think it would be pretty interesting to see what we can come up with.
Eric
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