Took an old friend out shooting this morning...
3" Heavy-barrel, round-butt Model 10, loaded with the Keith HP (cast soft) loaded over 8.5 grains of HS-7 with a CCI 550 primer (this is a +P load). Clocked at 910 fps from the 3" Model 10. It was a good morning.
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Took an old friend out shooting this morning...
by Slow Hand 
, Indiana, Thursday, August 08, 2013, 16:39 (4069 days ago) @ Glen
Looks great! Love the 3" K frames. I just saw a 3" square butt advertised locally for $330. The ad said it was an Austrailian contract and it had some sort of crest up near where the fifth screw would be on a five screw. It's tempting... If it were a round butt, I'd probably be mailing an offer. I've already got a great 3" model 65, so. I don't really need either but they are pretty sweet!
There were some 3" K-frames from a South American contract
...that were floating around about 35 years ago. Might have been meant for Peru or Chile originally?
In any case, the interesting thing about them was that these sported 3" pencil barrels, as opposed to the heavy barrels we usually see. Combined with the round butt it not only handled quite nicely, it had a very "retro" look about it.
Of course I wasn't smart enough to buy one then, and have NEVER, EVER seen another.....sigh.
Otony
There were some 3" K-frames from a South American contract
The Aussies have the pencil barrel. I'm toying with the idea of roundbutting mine. Seams like there was a Shooting Times article about that project way back in the '80s.
There were some 3" K-frames from a South American contract
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Thursday, August 08, 2013, 20:17 (4069 days ago) @ Wildcat
This one was a heavy barrel:
http://ingunowners.com/forums/handguns-pistols-revolvers/308251-smith-wesson-model-10-5...
I had an old Spanish Smith copy years ago I round butted. I just t
Installed a set of RB stocks and scribed a line. Ground to that line and finished up with files and sandpaper until it looked ok. Worked fine for a cheap tackle box gun!
Actually, that 10-5 has a 'standard' 3-inch barrel
If you look closely, you can see the rib is fairly narrow and slightly tapered toward the muzzle (as is the barrel itself).
That is the 'standard' profile for a 3-inch M&P barrel; the taper is slight, and straight, but the barrel is actually fairly 'light'.
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In contrast, the 'heavy' barrel seen on Model 65s, etc. has virtually no taper, and the rib is almost full width (and likewise un-tapered).
Similar 3-inch 'bull' barrels also appear on later Model 10s than the 'dash 5'.
HTH 
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Actually, that 10-5 has a 'standard' 3-inch barrel
by Slow Hand , Indiana, Friday, August 09, 2013, 09:18 (4068 days ago) @ FOG
I see what you are saying now. My 3" 65 and my wife's 4" 10-? Both have straight, no (or minimal) taper heavy barrels
I'd still like to find an old Hand Ejector with a round butt and turn it into a factory looking 3". Nice and slim, smooth ction. Sounds like a fun project!
Took an old friend out shooting this morning...
Model 10 heavy barrels are just cool. Here is my old friend (a 4 inch) after I treated her to a new finish and new stocks.![[image]](images/uploaded/2013080900102652043372e36ad.jpg)