THE MODEL 10

[Frailer]

Beautiful gun. I've admired your work ever since I saw a Model 60 you'd re-worked sitting on your table at a show in Louisville a year or so ago. In fact, I tried to buy it, but it was a customer's gun for display only.

I really need to bring one of my J-frames to you one of these days.

[Mr. Smith]

Can you tell us a bit more about the parkerizing? Do you do it inhouse? - john

I do not park in house I have a good friend that dose it for me.

[Mr. Smith]

Beautiful gun. I've admired your work ever since I saw a Model 60 you'd re-worked sitting on your table at a show in Louisville a year or so ago. In fact, I tried to buy it, but it was a customer's gun for display only.

I really need to bring one of my J-frames to you one of these days.

I would be glad to have you.

[jmanrogers]

I'm sure you friend will be well pleased. Very NICELY done. Got to love the old revolvers!

Is there a reason you chose to have the revolver parkerized over having it reblued? if so, why? Did you bead blast the revolver before parkerizing?

Thanks

[JHC]

On these classic revolvers, I'd have insisted on not re-finishing as a holster worn blued wheelie has charm and character than a parkerized finish cannot match. But that's personal preference only offered because the OP specifically asked for the feedback.

[7 RING]

I have a soft spot in my heart for K Frame Smith&Wesson revolvers. There is one just like it at the LGS. This makes me want to go wheel and deal for it.

[fury413rb]

That parkerizing looks pretty cool. Great way to bring some life back and give it a unique look IMO.


Last gun show I picked up one when I was working the table for the club. I didn't let it in past the inspection table.

Ignore the sig250 please... It was a gift from a well meaning family member. It doesn't stay covered in fingerprints either. That picture was literally the day I brought it home.

[HKGuns]

Your re-done model 10 looks really nice that finish should wear very well.

I sent my AUS Victoria police trade-in model 10 back to S&W for a re-blue and slapped some Altamont grips on it and it turned out fairly well.

[CAVDOC]

It is too bad the current generation of shooters obsessed with plastic fantastic and high capacity do not show enough appreciation for the classics-
A model 10 with appropriate loads is effective stone dead reliable can stay loaded forever without issue, pretty much never needs spring or part replacement for decades and will outshoot for accuracy just about any modern auto.
My own thin barrel 10 ( cost me a whopping $165) will hold a five inch hand held group at 50 yards- no way any glock/sig/hk/x'd can do that

[HKGuns]

It is too bad the current generation of shooters obsessed with plastic fantastic and high capacity do not show enough appreciation for the classics-

You're correct, they think they have it all figured out in "most" cases. However, with experience they "should" learn to appreciate all of those that came before.....