Goncz Assault Pistol

Notes: This is a large pistol that looks very much like a submachinegun.  The Goncz Assault Pistol was designed for urban combat and counterterrorist teams, but found acceptance only among survivalist groups. The weapon comes in four calibers and with two barrel lengths. The long-barreled version can be fitted with a suppresser.

Notes: This is a huge handgun designed to fire a new cartridge, .50 GI. The idea is to make a .50 caliber round fit in a pistol the size of the average .45 ACP pistol, therefore the new round. The Model 1 looks very much like a modernized M-1911-type pistol, but the hammer and sights are different, and there is a skeletonized trigger. The bigger round requires a wider grip, as well as a new barrel and chamber. Because of startup costs and a few financial difficulties, this weapon is still rare, as is the ammunition.

A Model 2 also exists; while the Model 1 is Parkerized steel, the finish of the Model 2 is matte Black Nitrate. In addition, the Model 2 has a MIL-STD-1913 rail under the dust cover and is able to accept a specially-designed .45 ACP conversion unit. It is otherwise identical for game purposes.

Twilight 2000 Notes: This weapon does not exist in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: Originally designed by Webley & Scott of Britain in 1909, Harrington & Richardson entered into an agreement with that company and began to produce this weapon in the US in 1910. It is a basic pocket pistol of the period, with light blued steel construction, a partially open-topped slide for case extraction, and no sight of any kind. It was not a popular weapon, and production stopped in 1914.

Notes: This is basically a larger version of the H&R .25 pistol above, introduced in 1913. It looks similar to a Webley & Scott design of a similar type, but there are numerous differences. The H&R .32 has no external hammer, and has an open-topped slide to allow for case ejection. It has a grip safety in addition to a safety catch.

Notes: A relatively little-known pistol, the Stealth was introduced in 1995 along with the wave of new polymer-framed pistols. The Stealth used a black polymer frame and a stainless steel slide which could be finished in matte black, polished black, or with a polished black finish atop the slide and the sides of the slide in bright steel. The compact Stealth used a 3.9-inch barrel, with a double-action trigger, an ambidextrous safety, and a magazine safety. In 1999, the magazines for the .40 Smith & Wesson version were given strengthened floorplates, and both versions were given half-cock safeties and chamber-loaded indicators. By 2001, however, the Stealth was out of production, and Heritage concentrated on its revolvers.

Notes: This weapon is described as High Standard Chief Gunsmith Bob Shea’s pride and joy. It was originally produced from 1981-1984, then re-introduced in 1995, and was always a limited-run pistol. It is similar to the Trophy Model in design, but with the grip as a less extreme angle. The entire weapon is in a matte black finish, and does not reflect light in any way from any angle. The parts are selected for those with the lowest tolerances and hand-fitted. Original models are available with only a 5.5" heavy barrel, but new production models have a 5.5-inch barrel, anodized finish, and the non-moving sight mount (10-X Citation), the 10-X Shea Citation specially tuned by Bob Shea himself, and the Shea 10-X Victor with barrels of 4.5 or 5.5 inches and tuned by Bob Shea. It should be noted that the Shea 10-X Victor is a very limited production version; only 150 examples are made per year, and they are usually sold long before they are even built.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The new production models are not available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.

Notes: This is a High Standard .22 caliber pistol that has been fitted with a screw-on silencer. The silencer was made for the pistol and is thus quite effective (Class III noise); virtually the only noise is the cycling of the bolt, and the bolt can be locked so it does not cycle. (Locking the bolt in this manner effectively turns the pistol into a bolt-action weapon with an ROF of 1.)

Notes: This is basically a cheap and simple version of the Supermatic series below. It was introduced in 1971 and manufactured until 1983. The magazine release was at the heel of the butt until 1979; after that, it was moved bottom of the side of the butt. The weapon has a heavy barrel and an adjustable rear sight. Interestingly enough, the barrels of the Sharpshooter could be interchanged with those of the various Supermatic weapons.

Notes: in the mid-20^th century, most High Standard target pistols were relatively expensive (in real life terms). The Sport King was designed to be a less-expensive alternative to these expensive High Standards, for use by casual shooters, plinkers, and for varmint control. The Sport King lacked the adjustable rear sight, fluted barrel, and the barrel weights found on many High Standard rimfire pistols, though it retained the excellent mechanical features that made High Standard pistols so popular at the time. The Sport King was built from 1951-1958; the first model, built from 1951-54, featured a lever takedown system to remove the barrel; it was the last High Standard pistol to use this feature. From late 1954-58, the Sport King used a push-button system (with the button located under the barrel on the frame in front and above the trigger guard) to remove the barrel. (The two are identical for game purposes.) Two barrel lengths were available, and they were interchangeable and tapered. In addition, in 1956, a slide hold-open feature was added, this held the slide open when the magazine was emptied, like most pistols of the time. Most Sport Kings were blued, and they typically had brown or black plastic grip plates.

Sport Kings were built again for a short period between 1974 and 1977; these were typically nickel-finished instead of blued. The short barrel was also of slightly different length, being 4.75 inches instead of 4.5 inches. It is otherwise identical to the original version. Between 1956 and 1964, a lightweight version was also built; this model, the Sport King Lightweight, had an aluminum alloy frame and had a black anodized finish or finished in nickel plating for some models sold between 1957 and 1960.

Notes: The Supermatic series is comprised of several different handguns, all small-caliber target/sport-quality weapons firing .22 Long Rifle ammunition and being accurate pistols with a number of nun-standard features.

The Supermatic Citation Military is per haps one of the simplest of this series. It was introduced in 1965 and built until 1984; it was then re-introduced in 1995. Originally, it was equipped with an adjustable sight on the rear of the side; after 1970, the sight was mounted so that the slide moved under the sight mount and the rear sight itself did not move. The trigger stop is adjustable, as is the pull. The barrel is relatively short, but heavy.

The Supermatic Citation MS is designed for metallic silhouette shooting. It features a 10-inch heavy barrel, an adjustable rear sight of the Citation Military type with a rail for a telescopic sight, and the front sight is hooded.

The Supermatic Trophy was built from 1963 to 1966, and was re-introduced in 1995. It has a beveled magazine well and a heavy barrel in two lengths. Older models have the rear adjustable sight on the slide and the magazine catch on the heel of the butt, but newer models are made so that the rear sight does not move with the slide and the magazine catch is moved to the side of the butt. The Supermatic Trophy Military is similar, but the version with the 7.25" barrel has a fluted barrel, and both barrel lengths have micrometer adjustable rear sights. The newer models of the Supermatic Trophy Military have gold-plated triggers, slide catches, safety catches, and magazine releases. They also come with parts for changing the chambering to .22 Short.

Twilight 2000 Notes: The new production versions are not available.

Notes: The High-Standard Victor, designed for competition, was first produced from 1965-1984, and then from 1995 onwards. The Victor has a micrometer adjustable rear sight, adjustable for windage and elevation, mounted on the slide. From 1965-1979, the Victor had a solid sighting rib; from 1979-1984, the sighting rib was ventilated; and from 1995 onwards, the sighting rib was made removable and built from aircraft-quality aluminum. Under the rib is the High Standard Universal Mount, which can mount most scopes. The new production versions also come in a longer, 5.5" barrel version as opposed to the original 4.5" barrel length. Trigger pull is set at 2.25 pounds at the factory, but it is adjustable for pull weight and length of travel. All versions may mount extra weights under the barrel for balance. Finishes include blued and Parkerized, with or without a gold-plated trigger, slide catch, and magazine release.

A rare version is chambered for .22 Short; in fact, it is normally found as a parts kit instead of as a whole pistol. This kit will fit only in the 5.5-inch barrel model.

Notes: The JS dates back to 1987, to a pistol then called the Maverick. At that point, the manufacturer did yet not exist under the name "Hi-Point," but soon incorporated under the name of Stallard Arms which soon thereafter Iberica Arms, and soon after that Iberica Arms, (and also sold under the Haskell name at one point) until finally deciding on the name "Hi-Point" in the mid-1990s. Today, the pistols are still being manufactured by Hi-Point, but distributed by MKS Supply.

The Model JS is for the most the same as the original Maverick; Hi-Point began manufacturing it as the JS (often called the JS-9) in 1991, and was built until 1998. The rest of Hi-Point’s current pistol line is based on the JS. The JS is a mid-sized pistol with a 4-inch barrel, and has an alloy frame. The JS has fixed low-profile sights and uses simple blowback operation. Despite the light alloy frame, the JS is a quite heavy pistol for its size – because of that simple operation. The JS has no breech-locking mechanism, instead using a heavy steel slide with powerful recoil springs to ensure that unlocking and locking works properly. This does in fact make the mechanism of the JS series work properly, and also keep the mechanism simple – but it also has the effect of increasing felt recoil and contributing to the bucking feeling many shooters get from the entire series. (In other members of the series, especially as the chamberings go up the scale in power, that problem only gets worse.) The weight helps mitigate this, but many shooters find rapid firing with the entire JS series difficult.

Alternate chamberings started appearing in 1991. The JH (also called the Model 45 or JH-45) fires the .45 ACP round. The barrel of the JH is longer at 4.5 inches, and the frame was enlarged and strengthened to handle the increased chamber pressure and size of the .45 ACP round. The original JS-type sights were replaced with adjustable three-dot-type in 2002. In 2002, the polymer-framed JH-P was also introduced; the JH-P also uses a light alloy slide, and has increased magazine capacity. The JH-P-L came shortly thereafter; it is a JH-P with an integral laser aiming module under the dust cover. The JC (also called the Model 40, M-40, or JC-40) was also introduced in 1991, and is chambered for .40 Smith & Wesson. It is otherwise the same as the JH, to include having a JC-P (which is also called the 40SW/Poly) version; however, no JC-P-L version has been made to date by Hi-Point.

In the mid-1990s, the JS was replaced by the Model C (or C-9, or simply "C"). The Model C is now considered the base Hi-Point pistol. It has an alloy frame and stainless steel slide, and can have a black or chrome finish. The grips are made from checkered acetyl resin. Original Model C pistols had fixed sights, but in 2002, these were changed to adjustable three-dot sights. A bolt hold-open feature was also added. The Model C uses a shorter 3.5-inch barrel, but it is still considered by many to be a little too large and too heavy to be a good concealed weapon. Variants include the C-P, with a polymer frame; the C-P Lightweight (or the C-P-L) with a polymer frame and an alloy slide; the Model C-Comp, introduced in 1998, with longer 4-inch barrel equipped with a compensator, and slotted to allow use of a laser aiming module or a small flashlight; this model is single-action and also has a larger magazine. The Model C-Comp-L is the same, but an integral laser aiming module is mounted under the muzzle compensator. For game purposes, the C-Comp-L otherwise shoots like the standard C-Comp.

The Model CF (also known as the Model 380, M-380, or CF-380) is perhaps the easiest of this series to shoot – most likely do to the fact that it chambered for the lower-powered .380 ACP round. The CF uses a polymer frame and a stainless steel slide; like other JS series pistols, the CF originally used fixed JS-type sights until 2002, when they were replaced by adjustable 3-dot-type sights. CF’s also have a trigger-locking mechanism, which is disengaged or engaged with a key. The CF may be a bit smaller and lighter than the Model C or CP, but is still considered by many to be too large to be a proper concealed-carry weapon. Similar to the Model C, the CF also has a CF-Comp version and a CF-Comp-L version.

Twilight 2000 Notes: Only the basic JS, JH, and JC versions are available in the Twilight 2000 timeline.