Model 1026

[XTrooper]

This afternoon I snagged this beauty. It's the big brother to my Kentucky State Police M1076.

 

[Dot_mdb]

Nice gun and it looks like it is in great shape. Good luck with it.

Is there really a big advantage to having the decocker on the frame?

Bill

 

[XTrooper]

Thanks!

In my view, there are two advantages. First, a frame-mounted decocker pistol is always ready to go. Cocked or decocked, if you pull the trigger, it's going to go bang. If you forget to snick off the safety/decocker on a slide-mounted version, the pistol won't fire. Second, when decocking the frame-mounted versions, the hammer falls only to a half-cock notch (the hammer actually sticks out from the back of the slide when decocked), so the double-action trigger pull is shorter and lighter than on those models with slide-mounted decockers.

 

[fredj338]

Nice, all it needs is a spare 357sig barrel! Click in & get on the group buy.

 

[Denver Dick]

Excellent find! Although I prefer the size and feel of the 1076, the 1026 seems to come up less often, especially since S&W made less than 2,000 of them. Since I already have a 1006, 1066 and 1076, I might be real interested myself, if I came across a really nice one. Again, you done real good.

 

[XTrooper]

Excellent find! Although I prefer the size and feel of the 1076, the 1026 seems to come up less often, especially since S&W made less than 2,000 of them. Since I already have a 1006, 1066 and 1076, I might be real interested myself, if I came across a really nice one. Again, you done real good.

Thanks, DD!

I agree. I prefer the 1076 also, but I wanted a spare yet didn't really want to buy another 1076, so when this excellent condition 1026 came along, I had to grab it. The other nice thing is, though I was prepared to pay a ridiculous amount of money for it, I got it for $150 less than I paid for my 1076! Regarding production, the number I've seen most often for the 1026 is 3135. In any case, it's definitely a low production model.

fredj338: I would, but this takes care of my .357 SIG chores.

 

[Dot_mdb]

when decocking the frame-mounted versions, the hammer falls only to a half-cock notch (the hammer actually sticks out from the back of the slide when decocked), so the double-action trigger pull is shorter and lighter than on those models with slide-mounted decockers.

Interesting. I didn't know the frame mounted decockers only decocked halfway.

Bill

 

[XTrooper]

Bill,

In this photo of my KSP Model 1076, you can see the serrated top of its hammer sticking out from the rear of the slide. This is the normal "decocked" position of the hammer on the 1076 and 1026. In fact, the only way you can get the hammers on these models to stay fully forward (as seen in the photos of the 1026 above) is to pull the trigger on an empty chamber (dry fire the pistol).

 

[Denver Dick]

XTrooper wrote:

. . . the number I've seen most often for the 1026 is 3135.

That number rang a bell for me so I check the factory letter on my 1006 which gives numbers for all 10mm. Here they are:

Model 1006 26978 units
Model 1026 3135 units
Model 1046 151 units
Model 1066 5067 units
Model 1076 13805 units
Model 1086 1660

I always have a senior moment when getting the numbers correct from memory for the 10mm pistols, except the 1006 and 1066. I can remember those . . . oh, and the number of 4576 pistols made, 1389 units.

 

[XTrooper]

XTrooper wrote:That number rang a bell for me so I check the factory letter on my 1006 which gives numbers for all 10mm. Here they are:I always have a senior moment when getting the numbers correct from memory for the 10mm pistols, except the 1006 and 1066. I can remember those . . . oh, and the number of 4576 pistols made, 1389 units.

I'm intimately familiar with senior moments, amigo.

 

[Gary1911A1]

So that was you that outbidded me on GunBroker.

 

[XTrooper]

So that was you that outbidded me on GunBroker.

Apparently, Gary. My apologizes, partner.

 

[Dot_mdb]

In this photo of my KSP Model 1076, you can see the serrated top of its hammer sticking out from the rear of the slide. This is the normal "decocked" position of the hammer on the 1076 and 1026. In fact, the only way you can get the hammers on these models to stay fully forward (as seen in the photos of the 1026 above) is to pull the trigger on an empty chamber (dry fire the pistol).

I have two 3rd gen Smiths. One is a 4046 DAO. That gun has the early double action and when I compare the trigger on that one to yours, with both in the precock position, the 4046 is significantly futher back and appears to have a much shorter trigger pull to release the hammer.

My other gun is a 3913. The first shot is double action. When I compare that trigger to yours it appears to be in the same position relative to the trigger guard and the 3913 isn't cocked!

Can you estimate the double action trigger pull on the 1026? I would guess that the DA trigger on my 3913 is around 12 pounds and on the 4046 it might be about 9 lbs or slightly higher.

Bill

 

[XTrooper]

The 1026 should be here tomorrow. I have a trigger pull gauge, so I'll let you know exactly what its trigger pull is by the end of the week.

 

[st regis]

I was lucky enough to snag up a 4576 in the box with a round trigger guard a while back. It rocks, as the young folks say!

 

[Denver Dick]

No box with mine, St Regis, but it's 99%. Great pistol. You hang on to that 1 of 1389 pistol. How about a photo of the end label on that box. Thanks.

 

[XTrooper]

The 4576 is a rare find. Congratulations to both of you. Personally, I'd like to see photos of one or both of them as I'm not sure I've ever laid eyes on one.

 

[st regis]

Will get pics up tonight of box and gun......waiting to testify....No, its not a govt computer....

 

[Old Navy]

Here is my 1086 that's like new and has fired less then 100 rounds.

Those are my hot hand loads of 155g Winchester JHP/ST running about 1600 fps from a 6.5" 610, but to give exact figures I would need to check my records. I would love to carry the gun, but it's too rare to bang around carrying. My G29 is the pocket gun currently.

One of these days I need to take pictures of my 610 no dash 5" and post here on the revolver side.

 

[XTrooper]

That's a real beauty, Old Navy!

Say, how is the recoil when shooting hot 10mm loads out of the 610? I've been thinking about getting one for deer hunting season this year.

Thanks!