Model 10 Converts?
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Badkarma 1
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Ya know it's funny, I was going to post a new topic on the .38 Special asking if it was "the answer" to all the ballistic hoopla and caliber trends. And then I find this thread!
God knows I have one of about everything and shift preferences monthly, yet I find that these days I gravitate to an old 10-7 that sits next to my bed. It's a skinny barrel version that looks like it's seen better days and it is a solid performer be it house duty or taking out a varmint in the back yard.
It's funny indeed how these plain unpretentious service revolvers with their fixed sights and plain jane appearence just seem to be "The Answer"! I think I'll buy a few more of these. Dale
God knows I have one of about everything and shift preferences monthly, yet I find that these days I gravitate to an old 10-7 that sits next to my bed. It's a skinny barrel version that looks like it's seen better days and it is a solid performer be it house duty or taking out a varmint in the back yard.
It's funny indeed how these plain unpretentious service revolvers with their fixed sights and plain jane appearence just seem to be "The Answer"! I think I'll buy a few more of these. Dale
R. M. Vivas is going to school, and stays kind of busy. He visits here occasionally. I reckon we'll hear more from him eventually.
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+1 for carrying a gun you enjoy shooting. If you don't enjoy shooting it, you probably won't find yourself driving to the range to shoot it.
I enjoy owing and shooting my revolvers very much, most of my autoloaders are just tools to me. If it comes down to taking a few .38 wheelguns to the range, or something like my Glock or 1911A1, the wheelguns pretty much always win.
I enjoy owing and shooting my revolvers very much, most of my autoloaders are just tools to me. If it comes down to taking a few .38 wheelguns to the range, or something like my Glock or 1911A1, the wheelguns pretty much always win.
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Plus a Model 10 doesn't have that gimmicky adjustable sight thing....who needs them!
oberon
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Interesting. I promoted home ordnance and ballistics while my son was growing up. He learned safe handling from an early age. (his ol' man is somewhat of a hardnose when it comes to serious business) He was my brass handling assistant for years, resizing every spent case on a single stage until he caught on. Nowadays I have to process all my own brass, even if he comes over and takes a bunch of my ammo and shoots it all up. No complaint here, though; he's a fine family man and a good shot to boot. He's got his own reloading setup now, so he won't be cleanin' me out again any time soon.
When it was time for him to learn to shoot, he went through everthing I had at the time, including .38s, .357s, .41 mag., .44 mag, .45 acp, and 9mm, plus a couple of carbines and rifles. His choice? He settled on a 4' Victory. It was the revolver for him. The gun is old an a little beat up but it shoots great, and was 'soft' (his description) in the hands of a youth. I believe that some sytems approach perfection.
When it was time for him to learn to shoot, he went through everthing I had at the time, including .38s, .357s, .41 mag., .44 mag, .45 acp, and 9mm, plus a couple of carbines and rifles. His choice? He settled on a 4' Victory. It was the revolver for him. The gun is old an a little beat up but it shoots great, and was 'soft' (his description) in the hands of a youth. I believe that some sytems approach perfection.
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FlYFiShErMaN
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Best shooting gun I have is my 10-5. They are great guns!!!
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There's nothing wrong with .38 130 gr. +P HP's for self defense, either.......don't buy the hype, it's perfectly fine
There's still a lot of fans of the FBI load out there, too.
The .38 Special is still one of the most versatile SD rounds out there. Some of the +P+ loads are on par with low end .357. The old standby 158 gr. LRN is a lower end choice for defense but will still do the job.
There's still a lot of fans of the FBI load out there, too.
The .38 Special is still one of the most versatile SD rounds out there. Some of the +P+ loads are on par with low end .357. The old standby 158 gr. LRN is a lower end choice for defense but will still do the job.
photoman
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Last time I saw chrono testing results on the CorBon 110gr JHP+P, it was running around 1200 fps out of a four inch barrel. Very close to magnum velociites.
jeffrey
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I got my first Model 10 just a few months ago -- a clean 10-5 5-inch. Accurate, easy to shoot and elegant as anything revolver I've ever seen. There is something about the lines of a 5-inch pencil barrel that my heavy barreled 65s and 66s just can't match. But it won't replace the Ruger Speed Six as my bedside gun -- I could stand losing the Ruger to an evidence locker, but not that model 10.
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My neighbor girl down the road was wanting a little larger home defense gun. She has a near NIB first year K22 that her dad bought new, that I have been advising her not to shoot. I did a little looking around and found her a Model 10 HB in a DAO. I gave her some of my Federal NyClads for it. She really loves that gun.
She has been my neighbor girl for 20 some odd years, she may not really qualify as a girl anymore, as she is probably close to 50 now days.
I picked up a 64-3 HB a while back. I have been carrying it pretty regular lately. I have been tuning on it a little also. Right now it is beside the stove letting some Bright Sight "Green" sight paint dry for a third coat tomorrow. I will probably have it cut for a Novak 1911 sight. And install a .170 Fiber Optic front sight for Defensive pistol matches at the Club shortly. I wanted to see how the sight paint worked first.
In my opinion a 64 HB cut for a Novak .170 Tritium 1911 front sight would be the ultimate house gun.
Bob
She has been my neighbor girl for 20 some odd years, she may not really qualify as a girl anymore, as she is probably close to 50 now days.
I picked up a 64-3 HB a while back. I have been carrying it pretty regular lately. I have been tuning on it a little also. Right now it is beside the stove letting some Bright Sight "Green" sight paint dry for a third coat tomorrow. I will probably have it cut for a Novak 1911 sight. And install a .170 Fiber Optic front sight for Defensive pistol matches at the Club shortly. I wanted to see how the sight paint worked first.
In my opinion a 64 HB cut for a Novak .170 Tritium 1911 front sight would be the ultimate house gun.
Bob
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photoman
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Bob... If you do that front sight, be sure to post some pictures. Sounds like a real interesting concept.
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I remember the first time my wife ever shot a handgun, and it was with a 4-inch Model 10-6. I put up a B-27 silhouette and she put the very first six rounds right into the ten ring from 7 yards out double action. Both her cousin who was an ex-cop and I were impressed. I have told my wife that whenever she wants, she can shoot my M & P .38 4-inch that I have now. I also put a down payment on a 2-inch Model 10-5 that I have told her will be the bedside gun from now on. She can shoot with the best of them.
The Model 10 has always been Smith's workhorse from day one, back when it started as the M & P until today. You can't kill them with just regular use, and they are reliable, very, very reliable. I have long said that the Model 10 should be everyone's first handgun. They made over 6 million of the darn things. A good .38 loaded with say a nice handload of Winchester 231 and a 158 grain Hornady XTP will get the job done.
The Model 10 has always been Smith's workhorse from day one, back when it started as the M & P until today. You can't kill them with just regular use, and they are reliable, very, very reliable. I have long said that the Model 10 should be everyone's first handgun. They made over 6 million of the darn things. A good .38 loaded with say a nice handload of Winchester 231 and a 158 grain Hornady XTP will get the job done.
Of all my 10's I like this 3 inch the best
amazingflapjack
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I had a 4" m-10 pencil while in SEA-a great gun. Recently I found a M65-3 3" RB that is another K frame that really hits all the buttons. I put a Hogue rubber bantam grip on it and my wife really likes it as well. There is no substitute for the K frame. Flapjack
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Several years ago I carried a 4" Model 10 when I worked as an armed guard at a bank. I carried it loaded with FBI loads. I never felt under-gunned with it. At the time I had to qualify every year in .38/.357, .45, and 9mm. Even when I shot the revolver last I shot it better than the semi-autos (which, btw, were a Series 70 Colt Gold Cup and a Beretta 92FS that I actually had more trigger time and training on than revolvers). The company I worked for got rid of their armed accounts and I still kick myself for not at least trying to purchase the gun I carried (or the dozen or so similar 4" Model 10s they had in a filing cabinet drawer at the office).
tom turner
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There's nothing NOT to like about a Model 10 (or its predecessor, the Military and Police model. They handle and shoot great!!!
