Our indoor range echoes worse than most. In a stroke of wisdom the powers that be removed old fashioned acoustic ceiling tiles and replaced them with dry board. However, it remains the only place to go at "O'Dark-30".
S&W Model 10, Heavy or Pencil
- Thread starter lamarw
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Our indoor range echoes worse than most. In a stroke of wisdom the powers that be removed old fashioned acoustic ceiling tiles and replaced them with dry board. However, it remains the only place to go at "O'Dark-30".
Sounds like you're doing OK without any help. However, if it would be convenient to be able to use plugs, try the following if you haven't already.
First off, it may be that the best plugs are the orange military ones that have three rings on them. Could be that one size DOES fit all.
Second, it helps to have an insertion tool. For the gov't plugs, a gov't ball point pen works perfectly. Unscrew the bottom barrel of the pen and put the shaft of the plug in the barrel of the pen.
Third, it helps to straighten out the ear canal for insertion. When inserting a plug into the right ear, reach around behind your head with your left hand and grab your right ear lobe. Pulling on it will straighten out your ear canal a little and make it much easier to insert the earplug with the pen barrel in your right hand. Go only as far as you need to get a seal.
You probably already know what I would recommend for the left ear.
Hope this helps. It works great for me.
Heavy barrel for me as well. First issued duty weapon was a Model 10 with heavy barrel. Love at 1st sight, if you can fall in love with an inanimate object like a gun.
I like a pencil barrel with a partridge sight . . . . .
Partridge sight:
Patridge sight:
shouldazagged
Absent Comrade
Best explanation I've seen yet!
Texas Star
US Veteran
Because it's not stainless and you could get a M-65!
It's a matter of preference and I personally like the heavy barrel versions.
Shooting Padre
US Veteran
My first S&W revolver was a Mod 10 Pencil barrel. Having used the Mod 15 in the service, I thought the pencil barrel looked kind of light, wimpy or just old. The longer I've had the Mod 10, the more I like it. I have now a Mod 15, and I think they are both classics in their own right. Hey, if it says Smith and Wesson on the side, what else could we ask for??!! 
Shooting Padre
US Veteran
Oh Man!! Standard barrel then. Just when I think I know something, I read the forums and got back to school.
I picked-up my new (used) Model 10-5 from my FFL today. Looks a lot better after I cleaned it up. It has a standard barrel.
Plan to put a few rounds through it after the weekend. Don't like to do any shooting on the weekend since a lot of folks come to the lake on the weekend wanting peace and quite except for the personal water craft buzzing around. During the week I have the place to myself and can shoot out back. On the lake the front is always the side toward the lake.
Plan to put a few rounds through it after the weekend. Don't like to do any shooting on the weekend since a lot of folks come to the lake on the weekend wanting peace and quite except for the personal water craft buzzing around. During the week I have the place to myself and can shoot out back. On the lake the front is always the side toward the lake.
M3Stuart
Member
Good for you, you can't go wrong with any of them. Be sure to post some pics.
I prefer the standard, or tapered, barrel. I've sold off all my HB 10's and 64's. I only have the standard 10 4" and a tapered 10 3".
I've since sold off the HB 10 shown below. I liked the balance of the std and 3" better.
I prefer the standard, or tapered, barrel. I've sold off all my HB 10's and 64's. I only have the standard 10 4" and a tapered 10 3".
I've since sold off the HB 10 shown below. I liked the balance of the std and 3" better.
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bananaman
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Pencil legs....... good! 4" K Frame barrels ......Heavy, Good! Don't get these confused! Bob
ayetee
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ayetee
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I have never had the chance to see a tapered 10 3", must be quite a rare bird.
They were scarce or at least uncommon until the state of Victoria Australia surplused their square butt 3" tapered barrel 10s approximately two years ago. Buds sold them for $279 shipped. They sold out fast.
For reasons that elude me square butt 3" 10s ordinarily have tapered barrels while round butt 3" 10s have heavy barrels.
