Model 10, any fans?

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I have a Model 10-8, 4" heavy barrel I bought about 30 years ago at a local gun store. I was allegedly a police trade-in and the full-cock hammer sear was gound off so it could only be fired double action. I sent it to Smith & Wesson and asked them to put in a wide-spur target hammer. I always thought the gun shot to the left until I recently took my first shooting lesson which changed my grip, and now I can shoot it to the point of aim.

I'd love to hear from Model 10 owners about their guns. My serial number is 19D4XXX. Maybe someone can tell me when it was made.
 
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I too have a S&W Model 10-6

I too have a S&W Model 10-6 . It is in good condition, by serial # it was manufactured 1971-72, it was a used service revolver, not fired often, however high holster .wear. My problem is it works fine in double action also, however it will not function as single action, as the hammer will not stay in the fully cocked position. I was able to inspect the internal workings, and everything is clean and functional.

I would like to hear more information about how you sent yours off to S & W.
 
Mine is a 10-11 that was a heavy barreled prison trade in that I got last summer. The price was too good to pass up ($230 shipped). I like it more than I expected. Shoots a little high, but groups great. It's my first ever dedicated 38 special. The older I get the more appreciation I have for the "specials". She's not the prettiest girl at the dance. But she is a lot of fun.:D
 
I read an article in The American Rifleman about the S & W service department which gave a contact to call. I phoned them and got instructions about sending the gun. It is to an address in Springfield Massachusetts that doesn't mention the name. They then called me back with a price to replace the hammer, I seem to remember it was $62 at the time. It was repaired and sent back to me, new Target hammer installed. I'm thinking about having an adjustable rear sight and a new front sight installed too, by Cylinder & Slide in Montana. That would turn it into a K-10 and be unique. I only paid $125 for a gun that didn't have any collector value anyway, so any more modifications will more than double my investment. I don't care - I love guns, reload my own ammunition, and cast my own bullets.
 
I got a model 10

I got one new over 30 years ago. It impressed me by just BEING there. So well made and 'life depends on it' reliable. I kick myself because I had to trade it in recently to get a new gun that I wanted pretty bad. I wish I could have afforded to keep the model 10. It was the perfect HD firearm.
 
I have a model 64 and love it. I am looking to get a 10 as well. Their simplicity is very appealing to me.
 
hanover67,
Your Model 10-8 dates to 1983. It's an awesome revolver. If it wasn't then many thousands of Police Departments throughout the world would never have bought them. It was S&W's bread and butter gun....
 
i own two model 10 wheelguns: both square butts (down here many times you can't choose); one of them with a 2" barrel (i usually carry that gun) and another one with a 4" bull barrel.
 
My head-of-the-bed gun is a 10-5, square-butt, standard tapered barrel, original factory stocks and a Tyler T-Grip. I picked it up some years ago for a very reasonable price, thinking it would be a good rough-weather hunting sidearm--it has been professionally coated with a Teflon-type black finish. (That's probably why the price was good, people considered the coating off-putting.) It's in very good mechanical condition, and I had a good smith give it a nice trigger and action job.

Now I can't hunt anymore in good weather, much less bad, but it's a fine house gun. I think I prefer the tapered standard barrel, visually; and with the Tyler T it handles and balances nicely.
 
I recently bought a pencil barrel model 10, no dash. For a prolific revolver such as this one, you don't see many of the no dash models around. I believe it was made around 1960. It's a real classic, built with watchlike precision and a beautiful blue finish. Enjoy yours.
 
My dad bought my maternal grandfather a model 10--probably a 10-5--in about 1965. I can still remember looking at that shiny, new 4" gun in its box. When my grandfather died, Dad refused to protest when the gun went to another son-in-law.

Dad died an untimely death waiting for a heart nearly thirty years ago. I've gotten nostalgic in my 50's. When I found a like new (sans box or papers) 10-5 at shop, I traded a beautiful 15-3 nickel snubbie for it straight up. I knew the shop was getting a better deal, and I didn't care a bit.

That 10-5 was the first fixed sighted gun I owned. This won't surprise experienced Smith fans, but I was stunned when I discovered how perfectly regulated that wheel gun is. If a fella uses 158 gr. bullets, you can shoot the proverbial whiskers off mosquitoes. :) Love model 10s! And now I have a 64-6 to keep it company...and a 15-3. All three 4" guns shoot like match guns.

PC
 
My favorite model 10:

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My first gun i baught was a mod 10 heavy barrel from a friend since then i have bought many guns and sold to many all of which i regret especialy the 10 and a 65 but no worries if i find those 2 models again they will never be sold. Mqay the mod 10 live long and prosperus.
 
How many?

I LOVE MODEL 10s.....!!!! :D

My second revolver was a 2" Model 10, acquired in 1981, I think. (My first was a 4" Model 19 that I blew up in 1997 - a story for another day). It still locks up like a bank vault. Subsequently I acquired .... I want to say three more like it, plus a nickel plated Model 15 snubbie but it was stolen, plus an old Wells Fargo 4" Model 10 that is extremely accurate.

Someday I'll dig them out of the safe and list the model numbers because they're not all the same era.

***GRJ***
 
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