Model 10: Round or Square Butt?

I can't believe how many guns shown here have Magnas but lack Tylers. I'm sure that there are some folks who like factory grips, or stocks as some people mislabel them, but I'm not sure that I ever actually met any.

K frame revolvers with Magnas need Tylers at a minimum, or, better, Rogers or Pachmayr grips. YMMV, and that's fine, but that's the way I see it.

I agree, but have you tried ordering Tyler T-grips in the last several years? Like they say; "ain't gonna happen".
 
My wife just looked over my shoulder when I was reading this thread, started giggling.
I asked her what's so funny, she said most women might worry if they found out their husbands were discussing butt shapes on the internet, but that "you guys are super geeks about your guns".
I was going to protest, but, she's right!
:D
 
Just thinking about it some more, I think (with the round butt) the 4" with tapered barrel handles better than the 4" with heavy barrel. It looks better too. The heavy barrel 4" looks very good with the square butt.
 
I have found that a M-10 with the round butt works very well for a short fingered person. Stock grips with a Tyler T allows for a really good feeling grip. I wonder how many shooters have the S&W target grips on their guns for looks & would shoot better with something smaller/properly fitted to their hand?

When I went through the police academy, my firearms instructor pushed for officers to use smaller grips so that one could get more hand on the revolver. His favorite duty sidearm was a M13 wearing Magnas and a Tyler T grip adapter, loaded with the lead semiwadcutter 158 grain +P .38 special "FBI" round.

He was awful fond of my 4" blue M19 that I had roundbutted and had a smooth trigger.
 
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When I went through the police academy, my firearms instructor pushed for officers to use smaller grips so that one could get more hand on the revolver. His favorite duty sidearm was a M13 wearing Magnas and a Tyler T grip adapter, loaded with the lead semiwadcutter 158 grain +P .38 special "FBI" round.

He was awful fond of my 4" blue M19 that I had roundbutted and had a smooth trigger.



When I carry a .38, that's the load I use too!
It worked then I'm thinking it'll still work.
 
Hmm..

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