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Jcordell 08-20-2015 05:38 AM

S&W Model 10-5 with 6" barrel. Just because.
 
I'm a huge fan of Smith's K frames. I now have eight various K frames to include four M&P/Model 10 revolvers. For awhile I've been wanting to add a long-barreled Model 10 to my collection. By the fifties the 6" barreled revolver was on it's way out with law enforcement. It just wasn't very comfortable to have a long barreled revolver while sitting in a car. But S&W kept offering the 6" barrel until the mid-eighties. Mine was made in 73. Now I need a Model 10 snubnose (2" bl) and also one with the 3" barrel. This one has some real Old School charm. The funny thing is when I was younger (we're talking over fifteen years ago) I didn't appreciate the Model 10. It was just a plain old 38 Spl revolver. No bells and whistles. I don't feel that way about it anymore. It's a very functional revolver, but also very well made and capable of some impressive accuracy.

http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...pscjnfy2zv.jpg
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9bzruhnb.jpg
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...psrcvajf0i.jpg

S&Wshooter 08-20-2015 05:34 PM

>aim at suspect on other side of room
>accidentally poke them in eye
>department sued

funkychinaman 08-20-2015 06:03 PM

If you're not going to shoot it, you might as well get some vintage grips on it. The right grip panel is partially covering the S&W logo.

Jcordell 08-20-2015 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by funkychinaman (Post 42060)
If you're not going to shoot it, you might as well get some vintage grips on it. The right grip panel is partially covering the S&W logo.

It's already happened. I put some K frame wooden target grips on it from the early seventies - which is when my version was made.

Jcordell 08-20-2015 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by S&Wshooter (Post 42059)
>aim at suspect on other side of room
>accidentally poke them in eye
>department sued

Used by Dirty Harry's kid brother Lightly stained Sam. :D

Sorry best I could come up with in such short time.

Yournamehere 08-22-2015 11:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jcordell (Post 42062)
Used by Dirty Harry's kid brother Lightly stained Sam. :D

Sorry best I could come up with in such short time.

I lol'd for what it's worth.

I'd love to see this with the wood on it. Really cool pencil barreled Model 10 variation. I've messed with a few 10-5s and the nuances in the way they balance and point are an interesting juxtaposition from the ubiquitous straight wall bull barrel versions. I have a hard time deciding whether or not I'd rather have a 10-5 or a 10-6 as my one Model 10. I could always buy both of course.

Jcordell 08-23-2015 10:27 AM

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I'd love to see this with the wood on it.
Like this?
http://i1197.photobucket.com/albums/...psjalzsid1.jpg

Jcordell 08-23-2015 10:28 AM

I like the look of wood on my revolvers, but when it comes to actual shooting I prefer rubber grips. So I have both.

Jcordell 08-23-2015 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Yournamehere (Post 42063)
Really cool pencil barreled Model 10 variation. I've messed with a few 10-5s and the nuances in the way they balance and point are an interesting juxtaposition from the ubiquitous straight wall bull barrel versions. I have a hard time deciding whether or not I'd rather have a 10-5 or a 10-6 as my one Model 10. I could always buy both of course.

I like the heavy barrel for the Model 13/65 and the Model 14 Target Masterpiece, but I prefer the tapered barrel for the Model 10. More for the esthetics than any perceived advantages.

Nyles 08-23-2015 07:16 PM

Very nice! I've never actually shot a proper Model 10 in .38 Special but I but its a tack driver.


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