High Standard K-1200 RIOT Shotgun 

I was in law enforcement for 37 years, and I carried a High Standard like that one in my patrol car. Later our department traded it to our supplier with some other firearms to new shotguns, and I was able to purchase it from our supplier. Still shoot it periodically.

I love shotguns especially those old school wood and steel ones.

The high standard12 ga. with heat shield was one of our available firearms in Vietnam at Phu Cat ab in 1967-68. 37th Security police sq. Also had gen1 M-16 with no forward assist and sidearm was S&W 38 combat masterpiece with bull barrel. Old memory.

Beauty.. Wood&Steel.. When the crafmanship is there, i love it.

Who wouldn't love to go to the range with this great man?! Another great video pops!

I was a Missouri LEO in 76/77 and we had High Standards in patrol vehicles. What I like about the HS was depress the slide release and slide traveled all the way down. You didn't have to rack it down any further. I've look for one at gun shops and gun shows without any luck. Enjoy you channel.

Looks like a police Remington, beautiful shotgun.

I find the act of loading shells into a shotguns tubular magazine to be very therapeutic and satisfying. Auditory and tactile nirvana. Nothing else like it😀😀👍👍

"It doesn't want to fall, even when you don't hit it!". Classic!

I just went dove hunting with my dad's Remington Model 31. As I recall, he probably got it in the early 1960's and I had inherited it back in the early 80's when he passed away. It is a 12 ga. and had a 30" full choke barrel, which did not make it too useful for my purposes. I finally started looking at used barrels on eBay and purchased a factory original 28" barrel with a Poly-Choke. After some searching on RU-vid, I was able to break it down and gave the shotgun a thorough cleaning, probably the first in its life. That Model 31 action is like butta'! On researching the proof marks, I discovered that the shotgun was manufactured in Sept. 1949. That's when I was born. The barrel was manufactured in Nov. 1948 and the Poly-Choke installed in Nov. 1950. It makes me smile while I now use this beautiful old family heirloom. I am not a great wingshot, but I had my best day of dove hunting ever with my dad's old shotgun.

This gives an idea on Steve McQueen's (R.i.P) Firepower in "The Getaway" .... 👍

I absolutely love my 1963 High Standard Flight King Deluxe. Most reliable and buttery smooth shotgun I’ve come across. I’ll keep it indefinitely.

I can say I’ve never seen a man that loves guns as much as this man

My first firearm was a High standard 22 pistol. I was nine at the time and shot brick after brick of ammo through it. it is still in the family. I have had a fondness for anything HS since.

I have my dad's old High Standard in 20 that he got for his 13th birthday and it is a great shotgun

It's important to be prepared in case a riot breaks out. Remember when that would have been a ridiculously unlikely event?

I used to have a JC Higgins model 20 that was made by High standard for Sears. Looking at this shotgun it is identical to that model 20 except this is a riot shotgun and my model 20 was a field gun. It makes sense they are identical if they are both made by high standard.

It should be noted that the High standard k-1200 is also the model 200 (sporting model) and JC Higgins model 20 (also a sporting model)

I have the exact same one. My father bought it brand new after the riots in Detroit back in the 1960's. Fun fact, they were not required to have serial numbers back then. You will not find one on this shotgun.

'The Getaway' is a brilliant film, with a very odd pairing between McQueen and Peckinpah--but it worked!!! The remake is not a patch on it.

I have two high standard shotguns, one from 1952 and one from 1960. Both are incredible shotguns, have slam fire and are smooth as silk. Way better than any Winchester or Remington I've ever shot.

hickok45 is a true legend when it comes a guns

I have a J. C. Higgins model 20 that was made by High Standard for Sears back in the day. They were “spruced up” versions of the 1200, with jeweled bolts and a Power-Pak that came with three chokes. These are excellent shotguns and highly underrated. The silver insert is on all of them and was so you could have your initials engraved on it, apparently they didn’t advertise that because I have never seen one the was.

That cycling action as it fires is BEAUTIFUL.

When riots hit last summer, I patrolled my property with an old police 870 with a capacity of 4 in the tube, an attached light, and a dump pouch of 30 shells. Double the capacity would have been nice!

"The most terrifying force of death, comes from the hands of Men who wanted to be left Alone. They try, so very hard, to mind their own business and provide for themselves and those they love. They resist every impulse to fight back, knowing the forced and permanent change of life that will come from it. They know, that the moment they fight back, their lives as they have lived them, are over. The moment the Men who wanted to be left alone are forced to fight back, it is a form of suicide. They are literally killing off who they used to be. Which is why, when forced to take up violence, these Men who wanted to be left alone, fight with unholy vengeance against those who murdered their former lives. They fight with raw hate, and a drive that cannot be fathomed by those who are merely play-acting at politics and terror. TRUE TERROR will arrive at these people's door, and they will cry, scream, and beg for mercy... but it will fall upon the deaf ears of the Men who just wanted to be left alone." - Author Unkown

I inherited my great grandfathers Model 31 20ga. The action is extremely smooth, on the lookout for a 12ga model. You can remove the barrel and is definitely a gem.

Mr. Hickok, thank you for the reference to the movie "The Getaway". It would be cool if you can make a movie reference for every gun that you review (if it's applicable). ☺

Great review as always. Why I like Hickok 45, straight, to the point, no politics or BS. The champ.

Hicock you are the man! You got ne into guns! I’ve never been safer and happier in my life haha!

I have 2 High Standard riot guns left to me by my father. One has a bead sight and one has a rifle sight. The actions are so smooth on those, that you can take the empty gun, hold it straight up and pull the trigger and the action will open simply from the force of gravity.

I love riot shotguns. I have a Mossberg 500 ATP 12 ga. It has Dothan P. D. Etched on the side. Shoots great. Love the show.

Please, 'A fiery, but peaceful protest' Shotgun!

The Shotgun for the Steve Mcqueen movie I think I saw sold not too long back for over $22K

My first shotgun was a High Standard 12 gauge 28" modified barrel in 1974. Great gun.

The length of a shotgun barrel makes a huge difference when having to maneuver inside a squad car or a truck cab.

Had a Remington 870 ‘terminator’ version, traded it away foolishly

We want Hickok 45 and John on the Joe Rogan experience lol great video as always

Hickok!! Nice guns this week sir!

G pants @hickok45 my wife loves your voice and candor, thanks for helping bring her into the firearms, 2A, and firearms safety.

Did’t High Standard make the JC Higgins brand for Sears back in the day ? The receiver looks exactly like my JC Higgins 12Ga

oh my god, Hickok with a gun that I actually own for once. Its a pleasure.

Omg the A-Team. Awesome. So many rounds and no one got shot. It was a amazing. I love it when a plan comes together ! Take me back to the ear,y eighties any time.

That Hi-Standard looks just like a JC Higgins model 20 right down to the inlay badge and the pistol grip trim plate.

Thank you Hickok. Nothing like binging your videos after a day of work and studying. Keep up the good work. 👍.

Im surprised ive never heard of this one! Looks great and looks like it handles better. It reminds me of the 1897 with the pump a little.

I have a High Standard .22 revolver that belong to my grandfather. It’s 80+ years old, it shows it’s age but still functions perfectly. Of course I don’t fire it much because of its age.

This was the same as the JC Higgins model 20 made for Sears. They often came with adustable choke devices. My grandfather had a model 20 made in the late 40s that he had sent away for a polychoke installation which allowed you to adjust your choke with a simply twist. They were very smooth pumping.Plychokes could be had with or without vents. Think I would prefer no vents. Cool gun.

Nothing like shooting an old pump! Wood and steel. Back in the day, they shot paper hulls. Love those Federal paper hulls, they smell so good! With a Mec 600 jr reloader, the paper hulls crimp so nice. You could get 4-5 reloads out of each hull. Good times!

I’ve got a Hi Standard model 66 semi auto 12. My dad handed it down to me. It’s functioned great for years. I don’t use it much anymore, but will never part with it.

I want one of these so bad!!! One of the best looking shotguns to me!!

this dude just gets better with time

I love this man. He's basically the cool grandpa that everyone whishes they had.

The action of this one sounds particularly lovely

Also alot of JC Higgins made for Sears and roebuck where made by high standards n many of the other companies like Stevens Savage Marlin and so on

I have one of these- great shotgun, though more of a collectible these days that something I would shoot often. High Standards are works of art.

Oh man hearing you talk about shooting at the "dump" brought back memories, when I was young I used to do the same thing up the road I would ride my 3 wheeler to the dump and there was old stoves and fridges and things. I would take my Ruger 10/22 all the time. One day I was 11 years old and I grabbed my older brothers gun and took it instead. When I was going through the bottom of the gun cabinet I found his rounds for his gun. I had no idea what 45-70 meant at the time. When I got the the dump with the marlin and took my backpack off and opened that box I was in absolute awe. Those 45-70 looked like a damn 50 cal to my 11 year old .22 blasting ass. I was scared at first honestly and then I shot it 2 times at an old stove looked at the holes it made on the back and was in awe again. Then I went back home. My shoulder was KILLING ME. I'll never forget that day.

I had one of those back in the early 70s. Great shotgun. Wish I had kept all my old guns I really do

I have not heard of this one. The closest I have is the Marine Model Remington 870. Thanks for bringing this to us!

I was gifted the same shotgun from my uncle who was on swat back in the 80s and 90s. I restored it, re blued it. Never shot it but its one smooth gun. Smoothest action of all my pumps and i own alot. Also has a few cartel drug dealer bodies on it. Pretty cool

Thank you for this service.

I enjoy old pumps mainly because they're worn in. The action is all silky smooth unlike a brand new one that's kinda chunky feeling.

One of the greatest movie scenes is Steve McQueen unloading on a cop car with one. They were out of production by the time I came of age so I picked up a Winchester 1300 which is similar. Found out later they were both “related” to the 1200 and was happy.

5:48 Man, Mr. Hickok was a LARPer? Truly the Garand Thumb of his time

I was drafted in late 1970 and by March 71 I was stationed at a Nike Hercules missile battery in Gross-Sachsenheim Germany. I was a computer/switchboard operator at first then the acquisition radar operator. If our missile battery was in a lower non-critical status everyone would pull guard duty allowing others to go on leave. My first time on guard duty I was given a High Standard Riot shotgun very much like yours along with a Colt 1911 45ACP. Both of the guns were so worn out that I doubted they would even fire and both looked like they were chrome plated on the left side. This next thing needs to be explained a little bit. On the base we had three areas, the "Admin"/administration area, "down range" where the missiles and launchers were located, then my area "The Hill" with all the radar dishes control vans along with something called the "High Power Dome" this was a long range radar that covered a large portion of Germany and Czechoslovakia. To have access to both the Hill and Down Range you needed to have a T.S. clearance or higher. Around 3:30 AM wile I was on guard duty on the Hill I noticed someone run across an open area from the High Power dome heading towards the outer fence but inside the compound. I ran down from the guard tower and started chasing them a man and woman and three kids. As I cought up with the man I pulled out my 45 flipped the safety off aiming right between his shoulder blades I pulled the trigger but nothing happened. They all started slipping under the fence and running. After a bit I went back to my post and called my captain with the field-phone. The next day I was walking both of my officers along the path I had chased them and every 10 to 15 feet we found a nasty old greenish blue 45 round laying on the ground. With in one day we had new M-16s, 45s and ammo. I always wondered if the shotgun would have worked but always had my doubts.

I've got a remington model 31 16 guage and it is the smoothest pump I've handled. Love it. Great video

8:00 being able to see the round go down range is something special.

My first Shotgun was a JC Higgens bolt action, it was a gift.

Always a pleasure. Didn't know H.S. and Moss 500 were similar designs.

Mister, you know how to open a video with a BANG! Love it!

Brings back memories of my model 1200 had to hand it back in 1996 after the Port Atthur massacre along with my Ruger 10/22 love your show I'm a big fan been watching you for years I always show my mates your videos, down to earth factual and fun Tony South Australia

Greetings of Brazil ❗ We love Hickok 45 here. Mr. Hickok test the CBC Military 3.0 shotgun! I can't say if it's already available in the USA...but it would be really nice to see it in your hands. Greetings!

YES THAT GONG WENT GONGGGG NOTHING LIKE A QUALITY SHOTGUN,IT LOAD SO SMOOTH ,QUALITY MADE

Gotta love a 12ga shotgun!!!! :)

Wish I had that range at my house!

I just inherited this gun from my uncle along with many other gems Great video

I have a High Standard .22 revolver that belonged to grandfather. I want to find some new grips and restore it. It shoots great!

Speaking of movies; an awful lot of people will probably also remember this shotgun type as the gun that Tackleberry went a little crazy with in the very first Police Academy movie.

One of you're best vids hickok45.

Pump shotguns and Hickok go together like ice cream and apple pie. Love my 1200 Defender, it will always be mine.

The words "riot" and "mob" were removed from our national vocabulary until this January

I really like handguns, semiautomatic and revolvers, same with rifles, but shotguns… good lord… I love me a good shotgun

Looks like a maverick 88 with wood! Down to the shape of the trigger guard incorporated safety and Mossberg like shell elevator

Have an old Winchester lever action. That my dad left me ) rough condition. Afraid to shoot it ) was told just leave it original. Reckon it will be passed on to the grandkids ; )

God Bless Hickock and Son. Just when its a ho hum day , the good ole boys from KY upload a new video showing us some shooting, and some history on another great American firearm. Thanks for doing what you guys do! I am about to buy my 1st shotgun after shooting friends guns for years. I am set on finding a Rock Island VR80 because of its easy to find magazines and AR type action. 5 ,9, and 13 round mags and drums are available. Keep an eye out for them Mr. Hickock's Around here they are hot hot hot!

I have a field gun from sears , it was made by high standard a great gun . My father brought it used for 65 dollars and I have used it since I was 12. Never missed a beat.

I have an old Winchester model 1200 defender I purchased back in the early eighties it still looks and functions perfectly.

I’ld take anything with a short barrel and wood furniture. The best every time 😊😊. Thanks 🤙🏼❤️🇺🇸🤠

Yes I actually have held a model 31 hickock thanks for asking. Shortly after, I woke up and I didn’t have a supermodel girlfriend or expensive sports car or awesome gun.

Shoot looks like a riot to shoot

There's a name I don't see very often anymore. My dad had an old 22 target pistol made by them

My first firearm was a High Standard Sport King 22LR pistol. I had no idea they made shotguns too.

I have the Rock Island copy of this gun, the M5. Even as a cheap $250 knock-off, their design is a peach. Love it.

Same as with my S&W 916 bbl, not just threaded, but fixed by heavy torque .

One of the smoothest actions ever! I had a 150 that would slam fire like the old Ithaca 37"s. The silver plate on the stock is factory.

looks like a shorter barreled model 12... I love it

I like your range Boss, 🤝 nice positive environment. Thanks for letting me visit. Much respect Hitcock 45.

What a beauty

So cool watching the slug fly!

I love shotguns...in my opinion is all a person need for home defense.