The model 10 is one of those handguns I always wanted and I'm glad I got this one as it's quite a nice example.

@@314299 Yes, it is.

Glad you liked it and thanks for the comment!

They certainly did (and still do) provide good service. The fixed sights are a bit of a limitation but if standard loads are used they seem to shoot pretty much to the sights.

Thank you sir!

Glad you liked it. I had the footage and figured I ought to do something with it.

Oddly I find I don't shoot a whole lot better using single action. When I shoot PPC most of the course of fire requires DA so I like to practice that.

It must be that "climate change" they keep going on about.

They certainly are a durable, well made design. And if something gets out of order there are lots of bits and pieces around to get them working again,

@@314299 , The pinned barrels are the best....

Thanks Ken.

I'm sure you will be pleased with it.

The standard grips look nice and classic but they are a hindrance to shooting the revolver to its potential. I have since added a set of Pachmayer grips and they help a lot.

That camera has nerves of steel!

I have and old Lyman 358430 mold that is just the thing for making up 38/200 loads as it drops .360" bullets of 200 grains.

@@314299 Thanks but I do not cast my own I buy some pre cast or copper jackets I just use it for punching paper! It is my intent to pass it on to a museum when I am done with it as well as my Grandfathers M1917 Smith he carried in WW1!! My grandmother had it in a drawer of her writing desk and my brother and I would play with it when they were out! Of course we must get rid of the Liberal stupidness first!

Yes, it's 4" so 12(6). Being so classified made it much cheaper to purchase than a regular restricted. You pretty much have to load and cast if you want to any amount of shooting with .38 S&W revolvers, the factory ammo price is horrendous.

@@314299 Yeah, I got my 686 during the last 9mm ammo crunch. I was able to grab a few boxes of .38 Special for cheaper than 9mm at the time...and well that only took about a month to flip around the other way. The last time I saw .38 on the shelf at the same shop, it was only a few bucks cheaper than .357

@@leningrad4268 The only time I've bought .38spl factory ammo is if I come across some old boxes of the stuff for cheap at gun shows. The current prices on factory stuff is way too high.

Those are a nice revolver, very smooth actions.

Sounds good, hope your range visit was a good one.

Actually I also took a G21 with a conversion 10mm LW barrel, replace extractor and new 10mm mag, it blew up on my hand. My own reloads. 200gn LFP w/ 7.5 grains of W-231, I think I overcharged them.

@@renehernandez9207 Yikes! Hope you are OK.

Good plan. I have some older ".38" molds that drop fat bullets so those are what I'll use, or I'll powder coat some regular .358" size bullets to bring them up to .360.

That’s cool. Is it actually marked "mod 11” on the frame? I’ve been researching these a bit just because I’m curious… a person can get lost learning about all the different S&W revolvers and their variants

@@guaporeturns9472 No, it wasn't until the late 1950's that S&W went to the Model designations. At the time, it was just an M & P with a 5" barrel in .38 S&W.

@@slowhand1198 Yeah I know about the number designation year.. they actually made a few marked mod-11 for Britain and a few of the commonwealth’s and was wondering if yours was one.

@@guaporeturns9472 Ah, I get what you mean. They did run them for quite some time. Although FTR'd in 1955, it was made in 1941, so no model designation.

If I could have only one handgun it would be a 4" 686.

@@314299 do you have a lever action rifle in .38 special? Also, can this revolver shoot the older.38 police positive? Ir is the case taper too sudden?

@@johnny-james No I do not have a lever action .38 Spl. Something I probably will get one of these days. I'm not sure which round you are referring to as the "38 police positive", do you perhaps mean the .38 S&W? My .38 S&W reloads will not fit in a .38 special chamber, but apparently some of the factory made .38 S&W loads will fit.

Yeah the prices for antique handguns have gotten vastly overinflated, but with the antiques being the only option for "new" handgun acquisitions it's not surprising I suppose.

Thanks.

Staging works better for me.

Nicer weather than at the moment.

I really wish I had bought one of these years ago, it's one of those guns that seemed so common that I always thought I would just get one "sometime". I lucked out on this one as it's in almost new condition and does not loom to have been fired much at all.

I think the footage was from this past July.

@@314299 makes me wish spring would hurry up

@@guaporeturns9472 Indeed. It's still very winter-like here, although over all the winter has not been reasonable.

@@314299 same here.

No, we can still own and use handguns, at least at the moment. As it's registered we are somewhat screwed should they decide to ban them.

I think most of the bullets landed in the vicinity of the target!

@@314299 I was referring too the smokey powder

@@cory8791 As this was a while ago I forget if I was using bullseye or if it was some other powder, it could have been Accurate #2. As for all the smoke It's mostly the bullet lubricant that is responsible. With powder coated bullets there is very little smoke generated.

Sounds interesting but I am located in Canada and shipping/importation might be an issue.