3" model 10-8 back from gunsmith

[Biblethumpncop]

I had a worn 4" round butt model 10-8 police trade in that cost me about $275 if I remember correctly. I dropped it off at my gunsmith last year and had the barrel cut to 3", slab sided, dovetail front sight and a hammer installed. I was going to have it parkerized but it was taking too long so I said to throw some cold blue on it and I will have it hard chromed later...

I got it back last week. I decided to swap in some stainless parts from a model 64-3 parts kit I had. My version of a Pinto! Fun project-I might not get it hard chrome now. Time will tell.

The gun is about 1/2 ounce lighter than my 3" model 64-5.

 

[earlthegoat2]

Pretty cool looking 10.

I think you are probably going to want to do a more durable finish. Doesn’t have to be hard chrome necessarily. I would keep the look though. Maybe cerakote the frame a dark color to mimick the current look.

 

[ontarget]

Nice custom job. I really like the 3 inch look.
The Pinto job is great too.
So how does it shoot?

 

[Biblethumpncop]

Nice custom job. I really like the 3 inch look.
The Pinto job is great too.
So how does it shoot?

I just got it back so I hope to take it out this weekend.

 

[Pat Riot]

It looks pretty cool. I agree with @earlthegoat2

Looking forward to a range report.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Looks great!

 

[whisler]

I love 3" revolvers and that one is a gem.

 

[Obturation]

I'm a sucker for slab sided barrels. Looks good.

 

[adcoch1]

I want one! 3", love the sights, and the slab side is just right.

 

[Jonesy814]

That looks great. If I was to ever have a barrel cut down like that, I think I too would go for a slab sided barrel. Getting hard to find a gun decent enough to work with for a budget price. Have seen a few lately that were pretty darn rough, but they were priced like they were made of gold

 

[Tallball]

That looks terrific!

 

[ECVMatt]

Great looking gun!

 

[Biblethumpncop]

Thanks everyone. The gunsmith is a good guy, local to Boise and only charged me $125. All in, I have about $420 into the gun, including the sight. I will look for cost effective ways to have a good finish on it. I'm still leaning towards Mahovsky's Metalife hard chrome. I have it on my Diamondback and like it a lot. I want to shoot the gun for a while first, to make sure I want to invest more into it. I do have the stainless model 64-5 to carry, so this might be a fun gun or keep in my sock drawer.

 

[Monster Zero]

I had a worn 4" round butt model 10-8 police trade in that cost me about $275 if I remember correctly. I dropped it off at my gunsmith last year and had the barrel cut to 3", slab sided, dovetail front sight and a hammer installed. I was going to have it parkerized but it was taking too long so I said to throw some cold blue on it and I will have it hard chromed later...

I got it back last week. I decided to swap in some stainless parts from a model 64-3 parts kit I had. My version of a Pinto! Fun project-I might not get it hard chrome now. Time will tell.

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Most excellent. I like it the way it is.

 

[rklessdriver]

Very nice. I really like the chop to 3", modern dovetail front sight and slab sided barrel. I have a few trade in K frames and thought many times that I want to do one of them identical to yours. Metalife hard chrome is going to make it perfect.
Will

 

[gotboostvr]

If you keep the stainless cylinder on it, cerakote, or similar paint coatings should work pretty well, it'll wear quickly on the cylinder though.

You could have it nitrided as well to keep that dark finish.

I really like the look of that.

Might have to have my 3" M65 done up similarly.

 

[halfmoonclip]

That is great looking revo.
Have had great luck with Metalife; produces a very durable, and handsome finish.
Those 64 action parts are factory hardchromed, and are great stuff.
Moon

 

[d'zaster]

The sub cuts on the bbl give it a unique look. Very cool project.

 

[SteadyD]

Love the two tone. I wish more revolvers came with a similar finish.

 

[horsemen61]

That looks like a perfect packing pistol!

 

[JFrame]

When I revisit this thread, it makes me think of the Model 10-16 security trade-in (with finish surprisingly in what I would assess to be as much as 90%) I acquired back in the day, which sits in the safe. A custom job akin to what the OP had done might be just the ticket to liven things up.

 

[Blkhrt13]

I’ve been looking for a beater four inch to do this too for a while. It’s been a thing for a while I’m sure. Slowly the older rougher shooters are disappearing.

 

[no.5enfield]

Old thread, but what is the holster with the belt clip?

 

[jstert]

Thanks everyone. The gunsmith is a good guy, local to Boise and only charged me $125.

it’s quite impossible (for me anyway) to find a decent gunsmith who does good work on revolvers for a decent price. does this boise gunsmith take in work from out of state revolver owners i wonder?

 

[Biblethumpncop]

Old thread, but what is the holster with the belt clip?

I made both holsters. The holster with a clip is an IWB.

Since my last post, I sold the model 64 and put the blued cylinder back in the model 10. I also put the case hardened bobbed hammer and trigger back in it.