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DO YOU THINK.....
...These Pach's make my butt look too big??
Just picked up this Model 10-5, and suddenly realised....
I have no leather for it.
I have no speed loaders for it.
and, I certainly have no spare k Magnas for it.
My first k-frame, and the expenses are adding up already.
I'll bet I'm not the first to suddenly wake up.
I knew I didn't have a single Mod 10, probably one of the most widely used revolvers of all time, and the price was right.
Serial # D 651 7xx, looks like 1973-74. TACC1
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Nice looking 10. I have no fixed sight guns at this time and the
model 10 will be my first, when i find one thats in good shape like
yours. Now to find one at a good price.
I'd love to get a nice 547 but they are so high priced.
The purchase of the firearm is the easy part. Then the fun begins
buying all the other goodies.
chuck
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These Pach's make my butt look too big??
Well it had to happen sooner or later, someone asked the question that turns brave men into a quacking pile of Jello.
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03-28-2012, 07:25 AM
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Same thing I tell my wife..."It's not the Pach's."
I can't turn around that I don't trip over a decent M&P/Model 10. The problem I have is not bringing them all home. There is ALWAYS something different about them.
To the OP. Nice one you got there.
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Pachmeyer grips are very popular, however they do have a steel plate inside the rubber to stiffen them. On two separate occasions I have had the steel plates wear through the rubber and scratch the heck out of the bluing. This happened on a Colt 1911 and on a N frame S&W.
Personally, if you prefer the rubber type grips over wood, I would switch to Uncle Mikes. The Uncle Mikes grips do not use the steel inside and will never damage your gun. Just my .02 cents.........
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03-28-2012, 07:56 AM
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TACC1 that is a very nice model 10.
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03-28-2012, 08:14 AM
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Thanks for the kind words, but I got lucky, as the auction pics didn't do
justice to the condition. It feels strange to hold a gun this big.
I couldn't get in off the highway before dark, yesterday, but I have hopes for today, and wads and bunches of ammo. If it shoots as good as it looks, it'll be big-grin time. TACC1
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Congrats on the deal TACCI. It's the quintessential S&W revolver and served a lot of cops well for many decades.
They are definetely great shooters. 
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You'll like it. Any way is a great way to start with K-frames, Model 10s included. I prefer the one you have with the tapered barrel, but the HB models are certainly more gentle to shoot, and you recover with them a lot quicker, if rapid-fire is of any interest to you.
I am not averse of Pachmayr stocks (prefer the older "presentation" model to the "gripper" you have on your gun) but on a Model 10 like yours I have always preferred magnas and T-grip. If you are just shooting aimed fire and not shooting particularly heavy loads, you may find you don't even need the T-grip.
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Four HKS #10 Speedloaders and a nice pancake holster should do the trick. K frames are addicting...
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The problem I have is not bringing them all home. There is ALWAYS something different about them.
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But Honey, I don't have one with this serial number, so I gotta buy it! 
TACC1, welcome to the wonderful world of K-Frames!
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Went to the Range Today
Windy as all get-out, so my target stand was useless. I had some
wadcutters, and ran some rounds thru for function test and POA.
All you folks who've been shooting k-frames right along know
how sweet the trigger is in DA & SA. What a sweet experience!
POA was right on the money at 25 yards, too. I'll run some
158-grn thru it next time (tomorrow?). Wish it had been a round-butt,
but I'll struggle along somehow. What a great day! TACC1
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No gun collection is complete without at least one model 10 and at least one 1911. Two must haves!
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Tacci-this is a big gun.
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...These Pach's make my butt look too big??
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Ho no, not at all, why they look just like the day it was made ....:P 
Nice 10, 10s are great shooting guns!!
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That's a really nice Model 10. The action on these broken-in K frames is great I have a set of Hogues, Uncle Mike's and a set of Pach's for K frames. They are all very nice grips for shooting... not for styling. I can't say anything bad about any of them. But you can pick up a set of K frame Magna's or Target's here on the forum or a gun show for a decent price.
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No, that's a nice butt! You can't get into serious trouble asking that about a gun. ( some of you know what I mean) My 10-8 Aussie turn -in wears C.T. 207's, that look kinda of big, but feel good, and are functional. Bob
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Luv shooting the K frame! Good on ya!
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tacc1...........
that is a super looking model 10.
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Nice. You just can't go wrong with a 10!
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Back To The Range
A friend and I went to public land for some plinking. He'd just acquired a .22lr revolver, so that needed wringing out. Plus,
I brought .22's and the S&W 10-5. At 25 yards, it was at least as accurate as the rimfires. Recoil with wadcutters is similar.
Wouldn't you just know it, the magnas came in the mail
while I was out. They need testing, and refinishing.
Butt looks smaller now. TACC1
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Congrats on the good looking Model 10 and no you are not the first with that wake up call.
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thats better! i try to keep extra factory grips just in case i get a nice smith with papsmears on it
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Well, there ya go! Found some grips on the Forum, and thanks
to Mag-Num, got them refinished. I don't know the right
name for the grips, presentation, target, service?
First time I've seen worm-holes in stocks. REALLY nice
to shoot!
Got my eyes peeled for a Rd. Butt model. Hope that finding
stocks/grips goes as well as it did for this gun. TACC1
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Those are magnas - just what you need for that Model 10. Start with those and go from there. You may not need to go any further.
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A former armorer friend of mine thought the trigger was
a little Too nice. He replaced the strain-screw with a
proper one, and suggested that the main-spring may
have been altered. I still am amazed at how nice the trigger
is, compared to the j-frames I've got.
I ended up with three more sets of stocks/grips. They're
no magnas, and don't feel like they give good control.
I'm a happy camper with this gun! TACC1
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