Model 10 Pricing?

[Point 357]

You guys aren't thinking like Kalifornians...

"Wow, look at that Model 10, and ONLY $300, what a steal..."

This holds true here in Southern Maryland as well. You simply will not find a functional hand gun for less than $350.

Unless you happen to stumble upon someone who has inherited one and is so freaked out about having it in the house that they just wanted it gone...

 

[OFT II]

The ad shows the weight to be 1.15 pounds. That's a little light for a steel frame model 10. It would be about right for a model 12 but it says that it has a steel frame. I'm confused.

 

[GrkPranksta69]

Assuming it actually is in mechanically good condition, tight lock up, good timing, etc., that's an acceptable price for a very effective tool. No show piece, obviously, but there's lots of hidden beauty about a pre-83 Model 10 that's mechanically in good condition. Those light barrels are nice, too.

Thanks for the advice, I passed by there and looked at it in person. Not so great as I thought it would've been for the money.

I would save my money and wait for a nicer one to come along. There are a LOT of Model 10s out there.

Usually, if they look that bad on the outside, they aren't perfect on the inside either. But if you know the dealer to be an honest guy, it may be 100% mechanically, like he says.

Here is an example of a thread about BudsGunShop.Com which always seems to have some decent deals on S&Ws:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/314114-buds-has-3-4-model-10s-again.html

Thanks for the link, I'm thinking I may just go with one of these for the price they're looking at.

I used to live in Charlotte, the nick name for Hyatt's gun shop was too high Hyatts...

They may be a bit too high on some things, but they've been good overall to me.

GrkPranksta69, I'm also in the area and was at Carolina Sporting Arms last weekend. It's right off South Blvd. They had a model 10 in much better condition with a lot more bluing left and the grips were in nicer shape.

Can't remember what they were asking but I think it was similar in price. Might not hurt to give them a call or stop by for a visit.

I actually stopped by CSA yesterday and saw that they have a Hong Kong Police Model 10 that looks incredibly nice for almost the same exact money as this one. And it has the cool factor of being a foreign service weapon.