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    S@W Pre. M10

    Here is the picture of it.Attachment 228039 The son bought a new gun sold this to me. Best I can figure it was mfg. in the '30' sn 308xxx
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    Yup! .38 Special Hand Ejector.

    DON'T shoot any +P in it, standard lead loads only.
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    I am to old to shoot + P
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    I +P at night. I'm old too.

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    Nice gun; DO WANT! But have something else I can shoot, at least.

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    They are wonderful smooth and accurate vintage revolvers. I had man a dozen or more over the years and still have two of them. Everybody is correct that you will beat them to pieces in short order with higher than normal pressure.

    I take it down one step more and load all my plinking and range 38 Specials with 3/Bullseye over your prefered 150 - 160 grain cast bullet. This is below the full snort level and are just as much fun to shoot.

    Here are my remaing two a 1913 and 1931 production.
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    Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.

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    Very nice. Not many things made today with such attention to detail.... At least not that I can afford
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    Heck common as house flies! Everybody's got one

    S-prefix about 1945.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dutchman View Post
    Heck common as house flies! Everybody's got one

    S-prefix about 1945.

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    At the gun shows around here something that nice would go for $900-1000. A rusty piece of junk they'd ask $400+ and the seller would more than likely get it, but, not from me.
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    OK, gotta join the party here and post some eye candy:

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    Quote Originally Posted by Char-Gar View Post
    They are wonderful smooth and accurate vintage revolvers. I had man a dozen or more over the years and still have two of them. Everybody is correct that you will beat them to pieces in short order with higher than normal pressure.

    I take it down one step more and load all my plinking and range 38 Specials with 3/Bullseye over your prefered 150 - 160 grain cast bullet. This is below the full snort level and are just as much fun to shoot.

    Here are my remaing two a 1913 and 1931 production.
    There is a problem I have when I check these threads; it gets me to thinking. Just wondering if your pre-10's shoot to point of aim with 3 grains of Bullseye and a 160 grain SWC. And then I was thinking about my old war horse Victory, and how I might just see how it shoots with that load.
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    It gets me drooling since I don't have one, or an M10, sigh. Youse folks are definitely enablers LOL

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    Of course like a lot of us here I didn't buy a box full of PD trade ins when they were $125 each 20 yrs ago. Of course I wish I did. The Original M&P is my 2nd favorite S&W revolver behind the Combat Masterpiece. If I was limited to one handgun, the m10 4" would suit fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JoeJames View Post
    There is a problem I have when I check these threads; it gets me to thinking. Just wondering if your pre-10's shoot to point of aim with 3 grains of Bullseye and a 160 grain SWC. And then I was thinking about my old war horse Victory, and how I might just see how it shoots with that load.
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    Bear in mind these old pistols were sighted for a "center hold" and not the 6 O'Clock target hold we are used to. Also with the old hump back hammer you can't see the rear sight with the hammer down.
    Disclaimer: The above is not holy writ. It is just my opinion based on my experience and knowledge. Your mileage may vary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Char-Gar View Post
    Bear in mind these old pistols were sighted for a "center hold" and not the 6 O'Clock target hold we are used to. Also with the old hump back hammer you can't see the rear sight with the hammer down.
    Exactly, that is why I designed this target; a variation on the Brit tin hat target:

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