Model 10 Gunsmith Special

I never thought to do that. I "assumed" the cylinder was ok
and the barrel was too. It shot fine, the ditch dirt clods broke
up and no lead was spit at the cylinder/barrel gap. I did do the
shine the light into the recoil shield cylinder gap and see if the
charge holes looked uniform with respect to the firing pin hole.

I need to quit being a Khyber Pass gunsmith and get a little lathe
and mill. Doing this stuff with Magic Markers, Glardon Valorbe
needle files, Sears Craftsman automotive feeler gages, 4"vice and
calibrated eyeball is a little primitive. A lot of fun but kinda crude.
 
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I fixed my 10-7 gunsmith special with the original cylinder from the 10-8 I posted above. I didn't install it initially because the yoke face needed filed a little for the cylinder to close. Once you remove material from the yoke there's no going back.

The end result is all chambers pass the match range rod, it cleaned up all endshake and my cylinder side to side play is less. One ratchet tooth needs filed a little but otherwise the timing is perfect. Hopefully it shoots as good as it did before.

I don't have a mill or a lathe either and while I want one of each I'm not sure if I'll ever go past the point I'm at now. I have too many hobbies as it is
 
I shot wadcutters yesterday and the cylinder started to
drag on the forcing cone of the 4" barrel. I had to file a bit
to open it up. When I started the barrel cylinder gap was
.004". I opened it to just under .007' . Took it out today and
the ditch clods didn't have a chance. This has been more fun
than I thought possible.

I just wish the rocks would come out of the garden as easy
and fun.
 
A good guy with a file can do some real precision work. A klutz with a mill and a lathe can destroy stuff fast.

I got mine yesterday. Its a 10-7 and looks really good except for the stampings in front of tthe trigger guard. I am going to lightly peen that are well the use a small wheel attachment, with a wheel that matches the radius, on my industrial belt sander and smooth it out. I fount a 4" heavy barrel and longer ejector rod in the parts pile. Might just use them to start with. Maybe someday do something else with it.
 
If you zoom in on my pic a little you can tell the 4 inch heavy barrel doesn't match up with the top contour of the 10-7 frame. It's not very noticeable but someone with an eye for model 10s would spot it right away. I've been trying to decide if I want to leave my heavy barrel on or keep my eye open for another barrel configuration.
 
3 inch 13

Bullman said:
It would be a good project gun to build a 3 inch K frame, I have a thing for those.
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I bought 2 of those jg guns Bought a 3" 13 barrel and cylinder, for one.The other will be a pinto. 2.5 stainless barrel and a stainless 357 cylinder. My frame wrench arrived Be a little while till i get to it .
 
Are there other barrels that will fit? there are J frame barrels all over GB...
 
just another shade tree smith

Yes I know enough to be dangerous. I ordered one to learn with. Will other Smith revolver barrels work? If so what models. I don't want much just easy answers...:o
 
Think I well get one or two, got a 19 cylinder and barrel, and a 64 cylinder and barrel, pinto sounds nice.
 
Just picked up my 10-7 with no barrel today. It's in decent shape; about what I expected. Now the hunt begins for a barrel.
 

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I picked a couple of these up a few weeks ago.

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I found a 2" heavy barrel for one and dropped it off at the gunsmith this afternoon to be installed. I'm pretty good with a S&W double action, but the serious stuff I'll leave to the pros. If it shoots decently, I'll slick up the action, bob the hammer and maybe hard chrome it. I might even *gasp* Cerakote it. :p

I'd like to find a 3" barrel for number two... they seem to be pretty scarce at the moment. Maybe shorten and slab side a 4" heavy barrel? Who knows. Gonna see how #1 turns out first.
 
I had a .45 M1911 mix master Cerakoted a few years ago and it turned out really nice. I also have a Howa .243 that came Cerakoted in a grey color that looks really nice. I was actually thinking, if I get one of these, getting it Cerakoted, as there is no one in this area that does blueing and I don't really want to mail it anywhere.
 
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Here's mine, picked up this morning. That's a lightweight barrel picked up from a member here. It was installed, and all new springs installed, along with stoning some internal parts by my gunsmith as my birthday gift from him.

I'll probably keep on the lookout for a heavy barrel so it's just right.


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