This video explores the High Standard T3 Prototype, a unique blowback pistol developed for the US Army Air Corps in 1947. The Army sought a smaller, lighter alternative to the Colt 1911, leading to designs from Colt and High Standard. The T3, chambered in 9x19mm, featured an aluminum frame and an innovative delayed blowback system using rings in the chamber to slow slide extraction. Despite the advanced design concepts and notable engineers involved, the project was cancelled in 1953 due to significant frame damage caused by the aluminum's incompatibility with the high slide velocity. The video details the T3's design, its historical context, and the reasons for its ultimate failure.
This video explores the unique George Wilson Match .45 Autopistol, a custom competition firearm designed by George A. Wilson, a High Standard designer and bullseye shooter. Frustrated with the 1911's suitability for formal bullseye shooting, Wilson developed this pistol in 1961. It features an innovative design with reciprocating parts at the front to allow a high grip, minimizing muzzle flip. The pistol employs a pivoting wedge lock system similar to a Walther P38, boasts a long sight radius, excellent sights, and a competition-grade trigger. The craftsmanship is described as exceptional, a true work of art. Only three of these rare competition pistols were ever made, and the video provides an in-depth examination, disassembly, and firing of one.
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