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My secret shame
I got this 10-8 several years ago, when the Twin Falls FD sold off a bunch of their old duty guns. I knew the copper who had this one - he shot a guy in the face with it in a used car lot, so I snatched it up for all of $150. There were nicer ones, but I appreciated the history and it had the best action.
It had old Pachy's on it. At some point I came into these awful grips, as part of some trade. I think they are Mustangs, from a possibly defunct company.
I put them on this Model 10 to make sure they were K frames before putting them on eBay, and that is where the trouble started.
They felt great.
Nothing is right about them. The checkering is grotesque, and they barely fit the gun.
But they fit me, so I didn't sell them.
In my defense, the gun isn't that much to look at, either. Lots of holster time and wear, broken only by the occasional face shooting.
I took it to the range today, and as expected it shot just fine, even with my ****** kitchen-table Lyman 310 & Lee dipper reloads.
I may give it a whirl as a carry gun.
Anyone else have an ugly girl they take to the dance?
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01-03-2017, 08:46 PM
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This old model 58 has much the same kind of a tale. I carried it for years.
We flew over a guard rail and down a snowy slope when I got hit while investigating a wreck.. I spent 2 hours on my hand and knees feeling in the snow to find it.
Drawn and dry fired 10 times every day before I went on duty for 13 years.
That practice kept us alive in several serious social encounters.
It ain't purty anymore, but there ain't enuff money in the world to buy it.
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01-03-2017, 08:52 PM
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This old model 58 has much the same kind of a tale. I carried it for years.
We flew over a guard rail and down a snowy slope when I got hit while investigating a wreck.. I spent 2 hours on my hand and knees feeling in the snow to find it.
Drawn and dry fired 10 times every day before I went on duty for 13 years.
That practice kept us alive in several serious social encounters.
It ain't purty anymore, but there ain't enuff money in the world to buy it.
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Model 58 with TT and TH ?
Awesome grips-factory or custom ?
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01-03-2017, 08:52 PM
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I love posts and stories like this
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01-03-2017, 09:12 PM
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This old model 58 has much the same kind of a tale. I carried it for years.
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Dang If you call that ugly I want to see what you call purdy.
I'd take that one any day.
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01-03-2017, 09:25 PM
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I got this 10-8 several years I knew the copper who had this one - he shot a guy in the face with it in a used car lot, so I snatched it up for all of $150. There were nicer ones, but I appreciated the history and it had the best action.
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I've been approached by those pesky used car salesmen a time or two myself,......they must really be obnoxious in ID.
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01-03-2017, 09:28 PM
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Model 58 with TT and TH ?
Awesome grips-factory or custom ?
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I installed the trigger and hammer soon after I got the gun.
Home made and only attempt at making grips.
Too poor to buy a pair of Targets back in 1966
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01-03-2017, 10:09 PM
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It is hard to say; although I have a lot of police trade-in firearms. There is a law enforcement distributor near here, and I have bought a lot of firearms from them.
One in particular is a Model 10-5 I obtained for little money. It was in great mechanical condition with a very nice trigger especially single action. The poor revolver was a mess appearance wise. It had a large crusty area on the right side of the frame between the hammer - grip frame and to the trigger well. Not as much rusty in appearace as a dissolved area.
I suspect it might of been caused by blood since I have heard of similar deterioration by blood staying on a blued finish over time. (could of been a suicide) Anyway, I ended up stripping it down and soaking it in a fifty-fifty mix of white vinegar and water to remove all the old bluing and using Belgian Blue for a new finish.
It is now a much nicer looking revolver even if may have a checkered past.
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01-03-2017, 10:17 PM
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I wanted a shooter grade Registered Magnum and what better than a well used KCPD issue.
The gun listed above have character and have earned their place in our hearts.
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01-03-2017, 10:50 PM
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Here are two of my carry guns. The Model 13 is my off duty gun. Accompanied by two speedloaders (remember those??) and stoked w/ Remington 125 JHP ammo, I'm pretty confident I can bring any adverse encounter to a conclusion.
The Model 36 is my every day back up on duty. It rides in a pocket holster w/ two speedstrips. (Federal 110 JHP low recoil ammo).
I did add the Safariland stocks to the 13 a few days ago:
My issued pistol on duty is a Glock 21 .45 ACP which I've grown to like also.
Best,
Charles
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01-03-2017, 11:27 PM
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Great story sigp220.45. My first S&W was a model 10 much like that, without the history, as far as I know. Wish I still had it.
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01-04-2017, 07:12 AM
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I had a 1955, five screw, M&P, a few years back that had all the blue missing from the right stock up to the cylinder, and up the lower frame almost to the front screw. Just bare metal with some patina. Everywhere else looked fine. The metal was fine, just no finish. Maybe blood...maybe something else. No idea.
I kept it for a while, then listed it for sale asking "X" for it. It just sat. Nobody was interested. Finally after a week, maybe more, I had a young fellow contact me. He was starting a new job as a security guard and needed a gun for work, but he only had "Y" and wondered if it was enough. He didn't care what it looked like, but he couldn't start his new job without one. He reminded me of me when I was his age and wanted a handgun but couldn't afford one. Turned out, "Y" was just enough.
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While I enjoy looking at pristine mint in box guns posted here, the sort pictured in this thread are my favorite. Usually they work well are accurate and inexpensive to purchase.
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I picked up this 10-5 from someone who was trying to pull a fast one on me (and succeeded). Was told it was functioning perfectly, but just suffered some surface cosmetic damage. Carried a lot, shot a little. I thought it would be a good knock-around gun for times when I didn't want to worry too much about damaging my safe queens. He wanted $250., but quickly accepted my offer of $200. When I got it home, I found that the cylinder was able to be spun backwards with slight effort. I replaced the cylinder stop and I was back in business.
When I got it to the range, I was blown away by the accuracy of this old fixed sight classic. It is an absolute, point of aim, tack driver. I don't have to worry about scratching it up or it losing collector value. It has become one of my favorite shooters.
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Love the stories and pictures of these non-safe-queens.
When I saw the title, I immediately thought of Sylvester the cat's son saying "Oh, the shame"
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