Recommended Gun Shows

Thank you Ken R.

HSCA member attended 2024 gun shows

February 24-25 - Louisville, KY, National Gun Day (nationalgunday.com)

April 6-7  - Tulsa, OK, Wanenmacher's Spring Gun Show (www.tulsaarmsshow.com)

May 18-19 - Greeley, CO, HSCA Annual Meeting,  CGCA Gun Show (CGCA.com)

July 27-28 - Kansas City, MO, MVACA Gun Show, HSCA Midwest Regional (MVACA.org)

August ??? - Portland, OR, HSCA Western Regional (check with Jerry Watson)

September 14-15 - Louisville, KY, National Gun Day (nationalgunday.com)

November 9-10 - Tulsa, OK, Wanenmacher's fall gun show (www.tulsaarmsshow.com)

Many High Standard displays will be at:

Greeley, CO - HSCA Annual Meeting 

Kansas City, MO - HSCA Midwest Regional 

Portland, OR - HSCA Western Regional 

 For those members interested in the annual HSCA meeting at the Colorado Gun show.

Thank you Ken R. for forwarding this.

THE CGCA 58th ANNUAL GUN SHOW

May 18 & 19, 2024

ISLAND GROVE EVENT CENTER

521 N 15th Ave Greeley CO 80631

Thursday, May 16: 2-8 p.m.

at the Main Entrance

Friday, May 17: 9 a.m.-4 p.m.

at the Main Entrance

SET-UP Thursday May 16: 2-8 p.m.

Friday May 17: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

OPEN TO DEALERS Saturday May 18: 8 a.m. - 5:30 P.M.

Sunday May 19: 8 a.m. - 6 P.M.

Please reserve __________ trade tables at $150.00 each and __________ display tables at $130.00 each.

I will need electrical at $35.00  Yes  No • Electric scooter rental  Yes  No 

Same Tables with Full Payment at 2023 show  Yes  No 

Badge Request (Please Print Names Clearly)

____________________________________ _____________________________________

____________________________________ _____________________________________

____________________________________ _____________________________________

I understand that I am allowed two free badges for the first table and one additional free badge for each additional table. Additional Badges purchased before May 1, 2023 will be $30 each badge pre-paid. After May 1, 2023 the badges are $40 each pre-paid before the show.

I will have the following items for sale:

1.___ Antique Firearms 6.___Other antique weapons

2.___ Commemoratives or antique replicas 7.___Collectors cartridges

3.___ Modern weapons (note restrictions)* 8.___Western art*

4.___ Books (Firearms and related) 9.___Indian art and artifacts*

5.___ Other, please specify ___________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________________

I am entering a competitive display  Yes  No. If so, I intend to display the following 

types of firearms...

Opinion from facebook.com 

#1 · Oct 18, 2023  (Edited)

In Colorado, we have one gun show that everyone is proud of - the annual Colorado Gun Collectors' Association show in Greeley, now in its 58th year. Most of the sellers are old, so they have stuff to sell. There is a long tradition of individual private sale tables there, although the age of most members does not give this a long future.

Only Curio-Relics and Antiques are allowed in the door at the CGCA Show. No modern guns. No black guns. 800 tables of just collectible guns and gun-related stuff. The club awards thousands of dollars in prizes for the best display tables so there's always museum-quality stuff to gaze upon and real experts around to learn from.

No clothes or food or tools or coins are allowed. Or art or jewelry, unless related to American history or by native Americans. It's the only gun show worth attending in this state all year. The other Colorado shows are shameless flea-markets.

Hotels are cheap in Greeley and the local politics are pro-gun. The lighting in the show hall is really good and parking is free. Colorado's background check and waiting period laws do not apply to C&Rs and antiques.

Many of the big internet gun auction companies like Rock Island Auctions rent tables to meet the public and promote their services.

May 18 and 19, 2024 with two days of set-up on the 16th and 17th when the table holders have an internal pre-show for each other, before the public arrives. (For a premium admission price, members of the public can access the show during set-up, also.)

Request for help with research project.

 Steve Schrott is leading a research project.

Several members report having Model H-D pistols with safeties in their collections. These are quite rare. This project is to get some estimate as to the number out there. We realize that the results of this project will be, at best, "imperfect". 

The search is for pre-war Model H-Ds with a safety located at the back of the left side of the frame.

These guns will, for the most part, be in very good condition as they were top of the line target pistols before WW II. They will probably be Type II takedowns. The grips will probably be the top-of-the-line target or "Roper" configuration but could be the cheaper black plastic instead. The rear sights are not adjustable. Magazines will have two toned lips. Slide and frame numbers should match. Model H-D is roll marked on the left side of the slide.

WE ARE NOT LOOKING FOR USA MODEL H-Ds OR H-D MILITARIES.  

If you have one, please send a description and if possible, photos of both sides of the pistol or send some contact info to either Steve (SSHistand54@gmail.com) or Jon Miller (nightdoc@aol.com)

This is not an offer to sell or buy your pistol. This is an effort to find out how common they are. Your privacy will be respected

Newsletter correction

 I have just received a call from Bob Snider of HighStandardofMontana.

Bob and Russ Gray have continued pistol and parts production and repairs.

I have been publishing incorrect contact information in the Classified Ads section of the newsletter. They can also make some special order pistols upon request. See newsletter.

Correct contact information:

Bob Snider

HighStandardofMt.@gmail.com

phone number 406-590-0351

My bad and my apologies to all.

Jon Miller

pro tem newsletter editor

 Will the owner of High Standard Trophy 1972 Commemorative

serial number T0000115 please contact me.

jon Miller

2024 dues

2024 dues were supposed to be paid before 31 December 2023.

If you have not paid them, please do so to continue receiving the newsletter and supporting the club.

Thank you,

jon

Model G-380 owner

Please contact me if you possess High Standard Model G-380 sn 6192. 

Nightdoc@aol.com

 HSCA 2024 dues remain at $40.

jon