Speaking of Model 10s..

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..these will be mine as soon as i get my NJ Pistol Purchase Permits. (Yes, I know-what took me so long ?)
1. Model 10/No Dash. 4" blue, a tiny bit of muzzle wear, looks little fired if any. Faux stag grips.$400 plus NICS, sales tax.
2. Model 10-5. 4" blue, factory grips. Little fired. $425 plus NICS, sales tax.
 
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Pre-requisite mandatory for joing SWCA?????

I always thought that one MUST own at least one Model 10 before even thinking of becoming a member of SWCA. Thanks to all the "enablers" that reside on this Forum, I've had more than my share, but now down to 3 in the safe, NOT counting the original "Model 10" (a US Army, Model 1899).

3 I shoot regular: Model 10 no-dash, 5", Nickel, shipped April 1959, Model 10-6, 4" Heavy Barrel, shipped December 1973, Model 10-5, 4" tapered bbl, Blue, shipped June 1973.

Love em all...........certainly have served a zillion cops well around the world.

For the OP; Congrats on obtaining ANYTHING firearms related in New Jersey........I lived in Cherry Hill area from 1985 to 1988 and after much wailing and gnashing was able to obtain a Model 29-2 after about a year and a half. Left in 1988 and never really looked back. Where can you shoot your new-to-you Model 10's when you get them? I travelled a lot in those days, but never really found a place to shoot...at least not in South Jersey.
 

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The owner of gunshop/range where the 10/No Dash is told me revolvers aren't selling right now. I prefer to buy locally, save on the transfer fees and you actually get to examine them closely.
I was a long-time patron of Ray's in Scotch Plains and there was a
gunshop/range in Hillsborough just north of where I live years ago. 3 indoor ranges have opened up in the last 5-6 years about 30-40 minutes from me.
 
The owner of gunshop/range where the 10/No Dash is told me revolvers aren't selling right now.

That's probably true but not including snubbies. I do believe that J-frames continue to sell well and I bet the new .32 caliber J-frames will do really well. 4" revolvers not so much because the market is concealment and polymer oriented as a general rule.

4" .357 Magnum Model 10 for your viewing pleasure because everyone loves pictures:

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@cmansguns: there are a few outdoor ranges and significantly more indoor ranges in South Jersey. There are currently 3 indoor ranges along the coast between Cape May and Atlantic City, and at least 3 along the Delaware between Deep Water and Burlington City.
 
ISCS Yoda, is that one of the 10-6's that I have read about? I have three model 10's in my collection. Two -7 snubs, that I unfortunately, don't have photos of. One nickel and one blue. One 10-10, and one M&P snub as shown below.
 

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Oh man!!!

Very nice ISCS
One of my many desired grail guns…

That's probably true but not including snubbies. I do believe that J-frames continue to sell well and I bet the new .32 caliber J-frames will do really well. 4" revolvers not so much because the market is concealment and polymer oriented as a general rule.

4" .357 Magnum Model 10 for your viewing pleasure because everyone loves pictures:

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Congratulations on being able to score a couple of Model 10's up there in Jersey. From what I understand it's not an easy thing to do.

I don't have a Model 10 anymore, so I've had to settle for a couple of M&P 38's. ;)

One from 1954 apparently.

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The other from 1916.

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It's funny. Back when I was much younger, and was under the spell of Jeff Cooper, and the 1911 mafia, I laughed at the poor Model 10. Those skinny grips, the "pencil" barrel. The 38 Special? Would that even kill a rabbit?

I'm older now and not a lot smarter, but maybe a bit better educated. :D
 
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.357 Model 10 ? Wouldn't that be a Model 13 ?
I have stayed in NJ too long, but there are a number of good gunshops and I have on the whole done pretty well.
Yes, I am a Jeff Cooper fan but a hit with a Minor Caliber hurts a lot worse than a Miss with a Major.
A pre-war 5 screw is one I would like to find, I can pretend I am a hero in a serial fighting saboteurs and traitors.
 
Much as I love my beautiful older M&Ps, this humble LEO trade-in Model 10-6 gets an inordinate amount of my attention. I got it for a song, presumably because its action was absolutely terrible. Disassembling it and removing the sticky, varnish-like dried oils the previous owner had sprayed regularly and indiscriminately into its innards cured all its ills.

I don’t care for the looks of the heavy barrel, and the Goodyears (if period-appropriate) are downright ugly. But this is a *sweet* shooter.

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Hoping not to offend, but Frailer, don't you love the matte black finish of the top of that heavy barrel of your 10-6---for me it just makes and amazing contrast.
Congrats BlackhawkNJ those were some great prices. I just bought a 4" heavy barrel 10-6 for $575 and thought I got a "deal"---you did very well
 
Nice find on the 10s. I used to live in Somerset and would frequent the range/gun shop in Hillsborough, but I can’t remember its name. I bought a Russian SKS there when they had them by the barrel sitting on the floor. I used the range plenty of times and got to shoot my first Luger there when a fellow shooter let me try it out.

This was all about 25 years ago, it’s sad to hear the shop is gone. Rays too.
 
Much as I love my beautiful older M&Ps, this humble LEO trade-in Model 10-6 gets an inordinate amount of my attention. I got it for a song, presumably because its action was absolutely terrible. Disassembling it and removing the sticky, varnish-like dried oils the previous owner had sprayed regularly and indiscriminately into its innards cured all its ills.

I don’t care for the looks of the heavy barrel, and the Goodyears (if period-appropriate) are downright ugly. But this is a *sweet* shooter.

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And I think the Pachmayr Presentation grips look great. They just look like serious business to me. Of course they were all the rage back in the day.
 
.357 Model 10 ? Wouldn't that be a Model 13 ?
I have stayed in NJ too long, but there are a number of good gunshops and I have on the whole done pretty well.
Yes, I am a Jeff Cooper fan but a hit with a Minor Caliber hurts a lot worse than a Miss with a Major.
A pre-war 5 screw is one I would like to find, I can pretend I am a hero in a serial fighting saboteurs and traitors.

The NY State Police wanted a light weight .357 Magnum so they asked S&W to make them a Model 10 in .357. S&W complied and the guns were a hit, so S&W kept making them and called them the Model 13. After a few years, the troopers saw the guns weren’t really up to the task of firing steady .357, so they needed something else. The troopers didn’t want adjustable sights so S&W created the N frame Model 520 and S&W placed the order for the whole agency. Once they realized it was a 6 month wait, they changed the order and went with the Model 28, which had adjustable sights since that was their only choice. Once the L frame was created, the troopers went to the fixed sighted Model 681, which was their last revolver.
 
The NY State Police wanted a light weight .357 Magnum so they asked S&W to make them a Model 10 in .357. S&W complied and the guns were a hit, so S&W kept making them and called them the Model 13. After a few years, the troopers saw the guns weren’t really up to the task of firing steady .357, so they needed something else. The troopers didn’t want adjustable sights so S&W created the N frame Model 520 and S&W placed the order for the whole agency. Once they realized it was a 6 month wait, they changed the order and went with the Model 28, which had adjustable sights since that was their only choice. Once the L frame was created, the troopers went to the fixed sighted Model 681, which was their last revolver.

Someone in the NYSP hierarchy had a hard time making up their minds.:rolleyes:
 
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