Model 10-5 found at LGS Had To Bring Home

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I went to the LGS to buy a new Ruger or Smith revolver. I checked the used counter first. I couldn't leave this almost mint 10-5 by itself. Came home took the side plate off. I cleaned and lubed it. Can't wait until Monday to go shoot it!





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Macinaw said:
I went to the LGS to buy a new Ruger or Smith revolver. I checked the used counter first. I couldn't leave this almost mint 10-5 by itself. Came home took the side plate off. I cleaned and lubed it. Can't wait until Monday to go shoot it!





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Very nice find! That is beautiful!

My brother-in-law has the 10-5 that his mother bought new in 1967. Box paperwork, tools...everything, even the receipt. IIRC, it was around $129.
It is in mint condition. His mother and father shot half a box of old Super X (I think) 158gr LRN ammo, and no more! They kept it loaded as a HD weapon at first, then unloaded and put it away as the kids grew from toddlers to elementary age. He even has the 1/2 box of original ammo.

Not to hijack the thread, but I have a question.
He offered it to sell it to me for $300!!
I told him that it is worth more and I would give him a truly fair price.
So, what do all of you think? $450? $500? It is mint! It looks just like the OP's M10.

Thanks

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Yikes! I just realized that I am hijacking this thread. I had several posts opened in different tabs and was reading a few. I thought that this one had several replies. I see that I am the first.
Sorry OP.
 
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At first, I thought,"So what,another model 10 story",but when I saw the photo,I totally got the appeal-that's a really nice one,and would have tempted me too.
 
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That looks a lot better than the 10-5 that I rescued earlier this week for $250. :o I knew it had been refinished, but what I didn't pick up on was that it was a custom refinish by Bubba with a can of gloss black spray paint and that the gorilla size rubber grips were put back on before the paint had cured. :mad:
 
Man that is a nice one. That gun would have been tagged at $450.00 or higher at my favorite gun shop. And it would have been gone in a day or two.

There was a time when I thought the Model 10 was about the most boring thing in the world. Then I learned to appreciate the elegance of simplicity. It's about as close to "everymans" gun as I've ever seen.

I used to own a half dozen of them. Today, I'm down to just one, a rather ratty 10-7. I think if I ever got rid of all but one, it would be the one I'd keep.
 
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