Yes it's a 5". For a non carry gun I want the longest barrel possible.
It does have a very good balance to it.
An M14 would definitely be a cool option.
S&W model 10
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It does have a very good balance to it.
An M14 would definitely be a cool option.
Pat Riot
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Nice revolver at a nice price.
I only have one model 10. It’s a Hong Kong C&E gun that I bought a few years ago at the Cabela’s Gun Library - before the silliness of BPS. I definitely didn’t get a smokin’ deal but I really like it and will never part with it.
When I got it the metal was in excellent shape and no holster wear but the grips were old. I think some Customs & Excise Officer swapped out the grip panels before the gun was shipped back to the USA. I keep wanting to buy another set of grips for it but the darn thing just looks too cool this way.
I only have one model 10. It’s a Hong Kong C&E gun that I bought a few years ago at the Cabela’s Gun Library - before the silliness of BPS. I definitely didn’t get a smokin’ deal but I really like it and will never part with it.
When I got it the metal was in excellent shape and no holster wear but the grips were old. I think some Customs & Excise Officer swapped out the grip panels before the gun was shipped back to the USA. I keep wanting to buy another set of grips for it but the darn thing just looks too cool this way.
The lanyard screw adds a little cool factor to that one. How does it shoot?
I slipped out and shot a cylinder if my 125rnfp +p and a cylinder of 158swc +p at 15 yards.
The high one was me. I have been neglecting shooting lately.
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Pat Riot
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It shoots pretty well with the right ammo. It has a very nice trigger pull. It seems most accurate with standard velocity 158 grain ammo. Hot & light or +P ammo isn’t as accurate to point of aim.
That 32-20 must be fun. I have a Nagant that's about the same ballistically. It's a fun cartridge trapped in a terrible design.
The boys are napping so I stepped out and shot 2 more cylinders.
I was much happier with the last group. First group was 3.5 of titewad and a 158. Second was rnfp 125 with 3.5 of titewad.
Edit. I was using my Titewad 125s not the CFE ones.
I was much happier with the last group. First group was 3.5 of titewad and a 158. Second was rnfp 125 with 3.5 of titewad.
Edit. I was using my Titewad 125s not the CFE ones.
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NIGHTLORD40K
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Nice shootin!
Ya, that .32-20 walked into my buddies shop wrapped in an old tablecloth and several layers of exterior rust, but the timing and bore are dead perfect. I got it for virtually nothing, spent a few hours polishing and cold-bluing, and used the money saved to lay in a lifetime supply of ammo.
It seems about like a .38, recoil wise, so no practical advantages really- but its a fun old-timey gun.
My Dad has one of the seldom seen Belgian 1895 Nagant revolvers- these did not have the gas-seal cylinder and were chambered for a short .30 cartridge. It was built to a very high standard of fit and finish, far better than the Russian variety. Somewhere along the line, a 'smith sleeved the barrel and chambers for .22LR and its a fun little shooter.
You got a deal.
Model 10s are a personal favorite of mine. Especially the 4" tapered barrels.
Thanks. I get irritated by the last shot high. I know it's because I lose focus.
I like seeing guns that got a second chance at life.
load five, shoot six (or in this case load six shoot seven) is an old bullseye shooter saying.
oh, nice revolver. everyone should have a model 10 in the stable. and nice shooting!
murf
I'll have to try that. Basically do a dry fire at the end of each cylinder?
My handsome shooting definitely went downhill in the last 3 years since my sons were born.
They have learned to keep their muffs on and stand behind me already. But I still have to pay attention to them if they are out there.
it is just a way to follow-through on the last shot. most shooters mind will wander to the next thing before the bullet is out of the barrel. the fix is to follow-through on the last shot the same as the previous five (or one, or two, etc.) shots.
you don't actually have to pull the trigger again. the important point is to bring the gun out of recoil (the same as prior shots) and line up the sights again.
luck,
murf
aarondhgraham
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I don't own a model 10,,,
But I do have a pristine Model 12.
Basically it's a Model 10 with an alloy frame.
I wouldn't mind owning a Model 10,,,
But if I did then my OCD would take over,,,
And I would have to buy a model 64 to go with them.
But then I would have a 3-gun set of the same basic pistol design,,,
All made from different metals.
That tickles the OCD side of me.
Aarond
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But I do have a pristine Model 12.
Basically it's a Model 10 with an alloy frame.
I wouldn't mind owning a Model 10,,,
But if I did then my OCD would take over,,,
And I would have to buy a model 64 to go with them.
But then I would have a 3-gun set of the same basic pistol design,,,
All made from different metals.
That tickles the OCD side of me.
Aarond
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I'll have to remember that. It would definitely help.
amd6547
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A couple years ago, I spotted this pre-model 10 on Armslist...noticed it was located nearby, and messaged the guy. Dangdest thing, from the time I spotted it to sitting back admiring my new revolver was about an hour and a half!
It is circa 1957, but not marked Model 10.
Frankly, if the only handgun I owned was this Model 10, I would feel well armed.
It is circa 1957, but not marked Model 10.
Frankly, if the only handgun I owned was this Model 10, I would feel well armed.
ThomasT
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I have a couple of model 10s, a 6" skinny barrel and a 4" heavy barrel with factory nickle plating. I also have a model 65 which is just a model 10 bored out for 357. The nickle plated model 10 was my mothers duty gun when she worked for the Sheriffs department. I just got it a month or so ago and haven't shot it yet. At 50 yards I can keep my shots on a small pie plate most of the time. But sometimes I miss. Its me, not the gun.
I had a RHKP skinny barrel model 10 like posted earlier and it had the same chewed up grips on it. The lanyard was missing and I could never find one to replace it. There is just something cool about a lanyard ring. I sold it back around 2005 and really regret doing so since I only paid a $150 for it.
I had a RHKP skinny barrel model 10 like posted earlier and it had the same chewed up grips on it. The lanyard was missing and I could never find one to replace it. There is just something cool about a lanyard ring. I sold it back around 2005 and really regret doing so since I only paid a $150 for it.
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ThomasT
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Indiana Jones would be proud to carry a gun like that.
Charlie98
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I had kind of the same deal happen... found a 1962 Model 10... looked like a safe queen, but it had incorrect S&W grips (they were new production.) I'm guessing someone took them off to sell, or took them off for a set of custom grips and sold or misplaced them. Anyway, for $395 I couldn't pass it up. It was a lovely little shooter, but I got bored with it and sold it off...
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