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Friday, May 27, 2016

HSCA Display at Louisville NRA Meetings - 2016

 HSCA AT NRA  2016  - President jon Miller

HSCA set up a display at the NRA 2016 annual meeting  in Louisville
Kentucky.  Vice  President Steve Schrott proposed a theme of showing one of each of   
the major  types of High Standards produced by the company.   
We had derringers, revolvers, semi- automatic pistols,  a suppressed
pistol, rim-fire and center-fire rifles and even a UD-42.  The Olympic Slow fire
pistol designed  and produced by High Standard was also exhibited.  There was
a lot of history and diversity  in that 10’x10’ booth.
You would think there would be plenty of room to move  around in one
hundred square feet.  There could have been except for the constant flow of people   
stopping to  see the gun they grew up with or that some family member had
left them.  Then they started asking questions and  stayed a while to just
talk.
Steve wanted to show the diversity of High Standard  production and
accomplished it.  He  said he just wanted to start people talking and getting them
interested in High  Standards.  He certainly  succeeded.
Ken Rabeneck, John Stimson, Lee Horner and Jon Miller  also took turns
manning the booth and answering  questions.
It was really a great way to spend a weekend in  Louisville.  Next year’s
annual  meeting is in Atlanta.   
HSCA will hold its annual meeting at the MVACA/NRA Collectors show  in
Kansas City, Missouri in July.  We will have the exhibit there for your 
enjoyment.




L-R: John Stimson, Steve Schrott (sitting), Jon Miller

Tom (Lee) Horner

Steve "recharging"



2 comments:

  1. Who is the old man standing by himself in the display area? Ken, I should have taken a picture of you and posted it so I wouldn't have looked so bad. Just kidding. I believe everyone had a good time sharing stories and talking High Standard. I know I was pretty envious of all the beautiful guns the guys had displayed and I am looking forward to getting together in Kansas City.

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  2. Yeah, I can make anyone look good if I stand beside them! It was a lot of fun talking about Hi-Standards all weekend. Looking forward to doing it again in July at the HSCA Annual Meeting in KC.

    More photos of this display will be in the July Newsletter.

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