bdb benzino
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Here is a pic
What do you guys think, for less than $300.
Did I do good?
What do you guys think, for less than $300.
Did I do good?
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Picked up an old school S&W 10-8
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rainbowbob
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Me too!
I decided a guy can make a mad impulse buy every once in a while - and it's been a long while for me. So I went out today and bought that nickel 10-8. They were asking $350 + tax, so I offered them $320 + tax and they took it. With the tax it was...$350 - so I saved about $35 by making an offer. They were quick to take it, so naturally I thought "Why didn't I offer less?". But I'm happy with my near mint nickel specimen at that price.
I've never bought a gun from a store before - always been face to face from a private party. So I was somewhat chagrined by all the forms you gotta fill out. It seems sorta like de facto registration. Oh well.
Also, I won't be able to take possession until March 3rd because they have to hold it for 30 days before they can re-sell it. It's gonna be a long wait!
I decided a guy can make a mad impulse buy every once in a while - and it's been a long while for me. So I went out today and bought that nickel 10-8. They were asking $350 + tax, so I offered them $320 + tax and they took it. With the tax it was...$350 - so I saved about $35 by making an offer. They were quick to take it, so naturally I thought "Why didn't I offer less?". But I'm happy with my near mint nickel specimen at that price.
I've never bought a gun from a store before - always been face to face from a private party. So I was somewhat chagrined by all the forms you gotta fill out. It seems sorta like de facto registration. Oh well.
Also, I won't be able to take possession until March 3rd because they have to hold it for 30 days before they can re-sell it. It's gonna be a long wait!
jad0110
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Don't you know it. And I'd love to find a total beater Model 10 (or similar) that could at least shoot wax bullets, if nothing else safely, for $100 or less. I've been wanting a dedicated wax bullet only gun so that I can setup in my garage (with eye and ear protection of course) and practice drawing and firing from the hip at close range targets.
Yes.
For a mint nickel gun, I'd say you did very well. I've had that same feeling though. I recently found a pinned & recessed S&W Model 66-1 2.5" for $450. I offered the dealer $430 cash and he accepted with no hesitation. Same thing happend last spring with a near mint 4" Model 15-3 priced at $329. I offered $309 and my offer was accepted almost before I got the words out of my mouth
.rainbowbob
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Speaking of doing well...$309 for a near mint M 15-3? Wow! I paid $450 for mine. I kinda got took on that one at that price - but sometimes ya just have it!
jad0110
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You know, the way I look at it, if you really like the gun and you are okay with the price, then it wasn't a bad deal at all. Maybe not a great buy, but fair for you nonetheless.
And lately, $450 seems to be the going rate for Model 15s.
Here is that 15-3, made in '69. Shoots like a dream, as good as it looks:
bdb benzino
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The place where I got my model 10, had a model 15 minty for $500 though. A bit steep,but real pretty none the less!!
evan price
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I started with Colt .357 revolvers, then moved into tactical tupperware. Why would anyone want 6 shots of .38 special when .357 was the same size???
Then one day as an impulse I picked up a mint 10-8 4" heavy barrel, looked like it hadn't been fired hardly at all, was a trade-in from a large batch from an armored car company. It was only $220. Grips were chewed up so I put a Pachmayr on it.
Geeeez, I hear people talk about S&W revolver triggers, now I know what they mean!
That 10-8 is now about my favorite range gun. I load a medium-weight Cowboy load with 158-gr lead SWC's and you can shoot it all day- it doesn't beat up the hand or the gun and your brass is right there, no crawling around looking. Accurate as the day is long.
Liked it so much now I am always on the lookout for inexpensive S&W revolvers, pre-lock of course, for my collection. Managed to find a few. The "K" frame is just a sweet shooter, about the perfect size for a .38 special, good for carry, bedside, self defense, plinking, and there are a metric buttload of them out there (still made today!) so parts are easy to find, and you're not wearing out a rare specimen.
Oh, and I still have a few Colts.
Then one day as an impulse I picked up a mint 10-8 4" heavy barrel, looked like it hadn't been fired hardly at all, was a trade-in from a large batch from an armored car company. It was only $220. Grips were chewed up so I put a Pachmayr on it.
Geeeez, I hear people talk about S&W revolver triggers, now I know what they mean!
That 10-8 is now about my favorite range gun. I load a medium-weight Cowboy load with 158-gr lead SWC's and you can shoot it all day- it doesn't beat up the hand or the gun and your brass is right there, no crawling around looking. Accurate as the day is long.
Liked it so much now I am always on the lookout for inexpensive S&W revolvers, pre-lock of course, for my collection. Managed to find a few. The "K" frame is just a sweet shooter, about the perfect size for a .38 special, good for carry, bedside, self defense, plinking, and there are a metric buttload of them out there (still made today!) so parts are easy to find, and you're not wearing out a rare specimen.
Oh, and I still have a few Colts.
madcratebuilder
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I use Eezox these days. Wipe on, let it dry for 24hrs then wipe off. You may notice some rust tint on your patch after the first two or three treatments, but after that the patch is spotless after treatment. I'm maintaining a fairly large collection (100+) and I'm really sold on Eezox as a rust preventive, solvent and lube. No oily film, no finger prints. I still oil and or grease before shooting.
robctwo
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Dad's old 10-6 with new Hogues
Eezox is great stuff. I've been carrying a can in my range bag for two years. At meets it is amazing how many times a good spray of it on a finicky semi-auto will fix things right up. Smells good s well.
SleazyRider
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Thanks, guys, just called my local gun shop and they carry Eezox, so it's on my shopping list.
bdb benzino
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I popped the side plate and did a detail cleaning last night, it appears to have never been opened before.
I cleaned it up nice and now know all the internals are solid and clean, I am really liking this revolver!
Thanks to this forums sticky, taking it apart was a snap. Thanks for all the info you guys put together here!
I cleaned it up nice and now know all the internals are solid and clean, I am really liking this revolver!
Thanks to this forums sticky, taking it apart was a snap. Thanks for all the info you guys put together here!
Husker_Fan
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armoredman,
What holster is that in your pic? It looks perfect for a couple of 4 in k-frames I have.
What holster is that in your pic? It looks perfect for a couple of 4 in k-frames I have.
aHFo3
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I realize +p rating is much newer than the model 10, but my 10-5 doesn't say +p on the barrel, although I shoot them occasionally.
Husker_Fan
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S&W has said any steel gun made after 1953 (the year they started using model numbers) is safe with +p.
armoredman
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Master Leather rig.
I also have true old school leather for it, an old Bianchi. Got the rig out of a used holster bin when I bought the gun for my stepdad, so he would have something to keep it in. It sat under the bed for years, collecting dust and disuse. Cleaned up rather nice, wouldn't you say?
I also have true old school leather for it, an old Bianchi. Got the rig out of a used holster bin when I bought the gun for my stepdad, so he would have something to keep it in. It sat under the bed for years, collecting dust and disuse. Cleaned up rather nice, wouldn't you say?
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