I see their barrel less model 10"s are now $180.00
vs the $150.00 they had been. That's still a decent
price but not for me.
vs the $150.00 they had been. That's still a decent
price but not for me.
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J&G sales figured it out ( barrel less model 10's )
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I see these as being good for the amateur gunsmith who may already have spare parts on hand necessary to return these revolvers to full functional status. If you have to hire a gunsmith to obtain and assemble all the parts, then it will likely save little money over buying a well used, but usable S&W Model 10.
bluetopper
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I bought one of them a few months ago. I put a 4” pencil barrel I already had off a 10-5 on it. Bought a couple of center pins before I found one that fit.
Dieseltech56
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I bought one because I already had a 4 inch heavy barrel and spare cylinder from a different project. It worked good, wound up being a good shooter
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So where do you buy barrels?
Rodan
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I've got about $300 total in mine, after buying a barrel, front lock parts and having a 'smith install the barrel. I bobbed the hammer and did some light action work myself. Pacs came out of the 'grips box'.
I haven't seen an equivalent S&W for sale here in AZ for anywhere near $300 for quite some time.
If they've raised the price, I'm glad I bought 2...
Rodan
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I found mine here on the forum.
There are also usually plenty for sale on the usual auction sites and even eBay. New barrels in some configurations are still out there as well.
I've been looking for a 3" barrel for #2, but will probably end up with a 4" and have it cut down.
The_Truth
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Are you allowed to link to these? Is the cylinder included or what parts are necessary to make a functioning gun out of it? Would be cool to make a .357 mag Model 10 snub nose.
Rodan
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I don't know about the link, but if you look up J&G Sales in Prescott, AZ you shouldn't have any trouble finding these.
They have everything except the barrel... these were foreign police guns and IIRC, the importation rules prohibit these from coming back in with the original 2" barrels as complete guns, so the barrels are removed. Silly, since they were manufactured here...
Not totally useless. At one time in the South West, especially in Hispanic communities. it was not uncommon to come across a Colt SAA that had the barrel and ejector removed. They made handy close range CCW guns.
Dieseltech56
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I snapped a pic of mine outside today. It’s rough but it shoots better than some nice looking guns I’ve had in the past. Hard not to be proud of one you put together yourself
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The ultimate smooth bore revolver... no bore at all!
Dieseltech56
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I have to wonder what the velocity would be of say a 38 special fired out of just a cylinder, no barrel. Obviously the bullet would tumble, but would it be enough to inflict any damage?
A tumbling bullet penetrates less, but does more damage.
Barrels can be found at apexgunparts.com They have a 4" with Parker Hale sight for @30 bucks and a 5" for 5 bucks more. The 5" barrels are marked .38 s&w but if you don't say anything to your bullets, they won't even notice the .38 special difference.
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Protocall_Design
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When I was in the police academy (reserves, not regulars), the range officer started off with a barrelless and stockless M10. He said (jokingly) OK, you can see I have this fancy target gun with long barrel and best target sights (fingers in the air in front of gun) and special custom target grips (bare steel grip frame).
At 7 yards he shot 6 shots on a B-27 target (what we would qualify on) and had them all in the 9 ring or better. No barrel, no grip panels.
Then he told us "If I can do that with this, all of you can qualify with what you have!" All of us had a complete gun with a barrel and grips. We all qualified.
At 7 yards he shot 6 shots on a B-27 target (what we would qualify on) and had them all in the 9 ring or better. No barrel, no grip panels.
Then he told us "If I can do that with this, all of you can qualify with what you have!" All of us had a complete gun with a barrel and grips. We all qualified.
Rodan
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I love it!
I've used a lot of unorthodox demonstrations over the years to make a point on the range, but never quite like that!
So can a 4” barrel be used and the cylinder & ejector stay in the gun and be used? I have a couple model 15 barrels that I can use, Larry
Rodan
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You will need a full length ejector rod and the associated parts.
A model 15 (light contour, adj. sights) has a barrel contour that is different on top, and it will not quite match up with the fixed sight frame. It will mount up just the same as any other K frame barrel.
