Attachment 259945 Here is my gun and, shamefully, it is an unfired safe queen. The "pencil" barrels shoot just as well so you really can't go wrong with a 10-? What ever you end up with, post some pics-we love gun porn. It was as good a shooting gun as I've ever held.
Its in pretty damn good shape for being 30 plus years old. I had a heavy barrel model 10 and, like a young fool that I was, sold it. From what I was told its an 60s to 70s year modle and it was the gun used by police and detectives. I have a nickle 24 and a 629 with the dreaded Hillary Hole and neither has ever gave 1 minute of problems. S&W purist hate the look and I am a fence straddler when it comes to the lock. Later models also features the lock with the hole in the left side of the frame just above the cylinder latch. Smith started using MIM instead of machined parts along about 1997, which some people complain about but I have never had a bit of a problem with MIM parts. These are the 4in Heavy Barrel model chambered in.38. In particular, there are a LOT of 10-5s out there and it seems like its safe to say almost all were ineligible. The box shows signs of some wear and tear from tape and storage. And anything from 10-7 and above clearly came from 1977 or later. It seems like most 4-screws are worth checking into. Like new,Pistol Pac model,8,6,4,2 1/2 heavy vent rib barrels,2 sets grips. 'Pre-10', 'Victory', no model number 'M&P' definately are.
The 10-10 applies the same package as above to the heavy barrels. Dan Wesson Mod 15 357 10 Full Lug Barrel with Ventilated Rib and Shroud. These are very desirable features for a S&W that you are going to shoot a lot with some top (not OVER the top) loads in. The Model 10 and other Smith & Wesson revolvers, were the most popular police pistol not just in the US but around the world with British, Irish. From there on through the 10-8 models, the changes are pretty minor until you get to the 10-9, starting in 1988 which included the new yoke retention system, radius stud and floating hand hammer nose bushing on the tapered barrels. By 10-6 the trigger guard screw had been eliminated which is no deal breaker for a shooter/carry gun. Beginning with the 10-2 on the standard barrel and 10-3 on the heavy barrel guns the threads on the extractor rods were changed to left hand threads to keep from loosening and giving way harder opening.