ThomasT
Member
I finally got my HB model 10 back from S&W. I sent it to them at the first of the year and 6 short months later it came back repaired. I got the gun from my mother who worked for the Tarrant County Sheriffs office for 18 years. When I got it I noticed the barrel to cylinder gap looked really big. And it was. I could fit a .016 feeler gauge in the gap.
So I sent it back to S&W and thinking since it was a factory defect they would repair the gun but I was wrong. I had to pay $103 for S&W to set the barrel back and refit the gap. I got it back a couple of days ago and checking the gap they made sure this time around it was tight. I mean really tight. I can't get a .0025 feeler gauge in the gap. Thats the smallest I have. I like it.
So I had to spend $103 to repair a free gun. I'm ok with that. And there aren't a lot of factory nickle model 10 guns around. This may replace the model 15 I have used for at least 25 years as my go to HD gun. Or I may load it up and stash it close to where I sit by my computer.
So I sent it back to S&W and thinking since it was a factory defect they would repair the gun but I was wrong. I had to pay $103 for S&W to set the barrel back and refit the gap. I got it back a couple of days ago and checking the gap they made sure this time around it was tight. I mean really tight. I can't get a .0025 feeler gauge in the gap. Thats the smallest I have. I like it.
So I had to spend $103 to repair a free gun. I'm ok with that. And there aren't a lot of factory nickle model 10 guns around. This may replace the model 15 I have used for at least 25 years as my go to HD gun. Or I may load it up and stash it close to where I sit by my computer.