Model 10s back at Bud's

lowercase · April 30, 2013, 12:15 PM

Haven't seen this posted yet, so figured I would post.

Bud's has those Aussie police trade-ins back in stock. They have square and round butt in the 4" models, and 3" square butt Model 10s.

I just snagged one of the 3" ones.

* I have no affiliation with Bud's. Just passing on some news that might interest folks.

glenncal1 · April 30, 2013, 12:45 PM

Just ordered a 3", well just 'cause

spacecoast · April 30, 2013, 05:00 PM

Wish I'd seen this sooner, I would love to have a 3" model 10, a model 15 would be even better.

Noreaster · April 30, 2013, 05:04 PM

Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one!

ToddG · April 30, 2013, 06:47 PM

Darn. Missed it by THAT much!

Nullcone · April 30, 2013, 09:58 PM

Boy Todd, you must not have missed it by much... I got 2 not long before you posted. Luck for next time.

ToddG · April 30, 2013, 11:38 PM

Yup. I saw the 3", jumped over to the two 4"ers and by the time I clicked back to the 3" it was gooooooooone. Booo.

Do they get these back occasionally? I'll keep looking in if so. I'm on the hunt for a couple of 3 or 4 in. M10 or similar for fun and just-in-casing and sub $300 fits the bill nicely.

9mm · April 30, 2013, 11:55 PM

Good deal for $280 w/free ship. Must mean the gun is $250 at their shop? but how are these police trade ins? these were made in 1950's? what cops are using 6 shooters today lol?

My LGS had a model 10 for $180 snub nose, about 75% and the barrel was in good shape for what it was. I think they priced it wrong, but they said it was only $180 so dunno. Should have got that one.

lowercase · May 1, 2013, 01:19 AM

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Good deal for $280 w/free ship. Must mean the gun is $250 at their shop? but how are these police trade ins? these were made in 1950's? what cops are using 6 shooters today lol?

On one of their last sales, I bought a Model 10-10 that was made in about 1988.

Hopefully someone will chime in, but these Australian police trade-in guns from the Victoria Police may have been police academy guns.

AirCool65 · May 1, 2013, 12:46 PM

I bought a 10-8 (4", square butt, heavy barrel) last year from Bud's. It's a Victoria PD trade in (still had the VPD barcode sticker on it). I'd say it's definitely a service weapon, since it had a fair amount of holster wear on it. Mine was manufactured in 1982. I'm very happy with it.

Buzzcook · May 1, 2013, 03:28 PM

I opted for the Model 64. Thanks for the heads up.

On edit, when I checked again today the 64s were all gone, so I would have missed out if not for your post. Thanks again.

glenncal1 · May 2, 2013, 01:27 PM

Those 64's went fast (don't know how many they had), expected the 3" to go fast and they did. These guns are good deals and if you don't like it you can return it.

AirCool65 · May 2, 2013, 01:50 PM

It's probably a good thing that I missed the Model 64's... it saved me having to hear my wife explain to me that I didn't need another gun.

Noreaster · May 2, 2013, 10:21 PM

+1 on missing the model 64. Has anyone got the 3inch model 10 in yet??? PICS, PICS, PICS. Mine should be in tomorrow.

05/03 It came in today. Much better shape then expected. Solid Model 10!

AID_Admin · June 9, 2013, 05:29 PM

So, where are pictures, reports, etc.? I keep looking at 4" one on their site. I totally do not need it, I am 100% sure. But I want one. So I am ready to hear how they are rusty, scratched and have bad bores to help me rationalize why I should not buy one... C'mon guys, input please?!

lowercase · June 9, 2013, 06:16 PM

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So, where are pictures, reports, etc.? I keep looking at 4" one on their site. I totally do not need it, I am 100% sure. But I want one. So I am ready to hear how they are rusty, scratched and have bad bores to help me rationalize why I should not buy one... C'mon guys, input please?!

Sorry. I forgot to update this thread.

My 3" is a 10-5 that has some honest wear to it, but is mechanically perfect. Mine has no rust freckles on it, and I'm glad. It is one heck of a shooter and has a great trigger. The stocks are just those aftermarket magnas with no medallion. I added a T-grip because I had one handy.

Anyway, this 10-5 added to my collection completed my 10-5 trio of 2", 3", and 4" barrels.

Here is a pic of the three with my new acquisition in the middle. Sorry for the low-quality pic. I haven't had time to take a "Glamour Shot" of my new gun just yet.

lowercase · June 9, 2013, 06:26 PM

I want to add that this is the second 3" that I have bought from Bud's. I got one last year and it had a LOT of wear and rust freckles. The worst thing though, is that the barrel was crooked, and it would darn near shoot around corners. POI was almost off of the paper at 21 feet!

Needless to say, it went bye-bye. I think it was one that the Aussies had used as a boomerang.

I also got a 4" RB model last year, and it, a Model 10-10 is one of my favorite guns. It came with a non-serrated trigger (which I love), and only had a little holster wear on it and no rust freckles. Mechanically, it's perfect, and the trigger pull is AWESOME. Only my Colt Python has a smoother DA trigger pull of the guns in my collection.

This gun is my HD weapon, and is the gun I use to teach first time shooters. It's just straightforward, non-intimidating (for new shooters), and is easy to shoot well. It is the only gun my wife is comfortable shooting, and it sits in one of those tiny quick access gun safes in case she needs to use it when I'm not around.

The grips it had when I got it were some old beat up magnas and I swapped some Uncle Mike's combat grips onto it because I had them handy.

I know I've posted this pic more than a few times, but here she is.

SgtLumpy · June 9, 2013, 07:10 PM

The listings for the used model 10s at Buds say "Not legal in California".

Why's that?

Sgt Lumpy

lowercase · June 9, 2013, 07:15 PM

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The listings for the used model 10s at Buds say "Not legal in California".

Why's that?

It has to do with CA's stealth gun ban, otherwise known as their "Drop Test".

The good-old Model 10 doesn't pass the test, so it is prohibited from sale in CA.

Yup, CA managed to find a way to (sort of) ban revolvers.

SgtLumpy · June 9, 2013, 07:39 PM

California "Drop Test" as in drop it on the hammer?

Are CA residents allowed to own one, just not purchase one new/used?

Sgt Lumpy

lowercase · June 9, 2013, 07:46 PM

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California "Drop Test" as in drop it on the hammer?

Are CA residents allowed to own one, just not purchase one new/used?

I think it's a drop from 40 feet. Hopefully, somebody more knowledgeable will chime in.

Yes, you can own one in CA, but can't buy one from a retailer.

Sorry that I don't have all of the details about the laws there. I was actually born and raised in CA (Bakersfield)

, but stopped keeping up with the gun laws there when I moved away back in the early 90s.

I remember that it was frustrating for some of my old buddies there when they saw some surplus S&W revolvers that were marked CDC (CA Dept of Corrections), and couldn't buy them.

Webleymkv · June 9, 2013, 07:56 PM

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Quote:
The listings for the used model 10s at Buds say "Not legal in California".

Why's that?
It has to do with CA's stealth gun ban, otherwise known as their "Drop Test".

The good-old Model 10 doesn't pass the test, so it is prohibited from sale in CA.

Yup, CA managed to find a way to (sort of) ban revolvers.

Actually, that's only part of the story. In order to make in onto CA's approved gun list, the manufacturer or importer must submit the gun for testing and pay the applicable fees. Part of the testing is a drop test.

However, just about every S&W revolver manufactured since WWII should be able to pass CA's drop test easily. The issue is that CA requires testing for every single model of handgun to be sold there, they view S&W revolvers with different dash numbers (i.e. 10-5 vs 10-6) to be different models, and the manufacturer has to pay an annual fee for each individual model to keep it on the roster.

Understandably, S&W and just about every other manufacturer will only pay the roster fees for models which are still in current production. Because the M10's that Bud's is selling are not the current dash number, and thus considered different models under CA law, and because S&W stopped paying the fee to keep them on the roster they were arbitrarily deemed "unsafe" by the State of California in its infinite wisdom and therefore no longer legal to sell there

mattL46 · June 9, 2013, 11:02 PM

Do they still have any?

lowercase · June 10, 2013, 12:54 AM

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Do they still have any?

Yep! However, it looks as if the round-butt versions are about to sell out because they went to "VIP sales" only.

http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/i...654_910/gunbar

csmsss · June 10, 2013, 03:27 PM

lowercase, I think you're mistaken - it's the pistol below that is listed as VIP.

April 30, 2013, 12:15 PM	#1
lowercase Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2012 Posts: 287	Model 10s back at Bud's Haven't seen this posted yet, so figured I would post. Bud's has those Aussie police trade-ins back in stock. They have square and round butt in the 4" models, and 3" square butt Model 10s. I just snagged one of the 3" ones. * I have no affiliation with Bud's. Just passing on some news that might interest folks.

May 1, 2013, 03:28 PM	#11
Buzzcook Senior Member Join Date: November 29, 2007 Location: Everett, WA Posts: 6,126	I opted for the Model 64. Thanks for the heads up. On edit, when I checked again today the 64s were all gone, so I would have missed out if not for your post. Thanks again. Last edited by Buzzcook; May 2, 2013 at 01:17 PM.

May 2, 2013, 10:21 PM	#14
Noreaster Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2011 Location: New England Posts: 1,449	+1 on missing the model 64. Has anyone got the 3inch model 10 in yet??? PICS, PICS, PICS. Mine should be in tomorrow. 05/03 It came in today. Much better shape then expected. Solid Model 10! Last edited by Noreaster; May 3, 2013 at 07:39 PM.

April 30, 2013, 12:45 PM	#2
glenncal1 Senior Member Join Date: April 21, 2009 Location: Denver area Posts: 504	Just ordered a 3", well just 'cause

April 30, 2013, 05:00 PM	#3
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 4,461	Wish I'd seen this sooner, I would love to have a 3" model 10, a model 15 would be even better.

April 30, 2013, 05:04 PM	#4
Noreaster Senior Member Join Date: January 30, 2011 Location: New England Posts: 1,449	Thanks for the heads up. Just ordered one!

April 30, 2013, 06:47 PM	#5
ToddG Member Join Date: June 29, 2012 Posts: 23	Darn. Missed it by THAT much!

April 30, 2013, 09:58 PM	#6
Nullcone Member Join Date: September 8, 2011 Posts: 34	Boy Todd, you must not have missed it by much... I got 2 not long before you posted. Luck for next time.

April 30, 2013, 11:38 PM	#7
ToddG Member Join Date: June 29, 2012 Posts: 23	Yup. I saw the 3", jumped over to the two 4"ers and by the time I clicked back to the 3" it was gooooooooone. Booo. Do they get these back occasionally? I'll keep looking in if so. I'm on the hunt for a couple of 3 or 4 in. M10 or similar for fun and just-in-casing and sub $300 fits the bill nicely.

April 30, 2013, 11:55 PM	#8
9mm Senior Member Join Date: January 9, 2011 Location: Land of the Free Posts: 2,834	Good deal for $280 w/free ship. Must mean the gun is $250 at their shop? but how are these police trade ins? these were made in 1950's? what cops are using 6 shooters today lol? My LGS had a model 10 for $180 snub nose, about 75% and the barrel was in good shape for what it was. I think they priced it wrong, but they said it was only $180 so dunno. Should have got that one.

May 1, 2013, 12:46 PM	#10
AirCool65 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 110	I bought a 10-8 (4", square butt, heavy barrel) last year from Bud's. It's a Victoria PD trade in (still had the VPD barcode sticker on it). I'd say it's definitely a service weapon, since it had a fair amount of holster wear on it. Mine was manufactured in 1982. I'm very happy with it.

May 2, 2013, 01:27 PM	#12
glenncal1 Senior Member Join Date: April 21, 2009 Location: Denver area Posts: 504	Those 64's went fast (don't know how many they had), expected the 3" to go fast and they did. These guns are good deals and if you don't like it you can return it.

May 2, 2013, 01:50 PM	#13
AirCool65 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 2013 Location: Virginia Posts: 110	It's probably a good thing that I missed the Model 64's... it saved me having to hear my wife explain to me that I didn't need another gun.

June 9, 2013, 05:29 PM	#15
AID_Admin Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2013 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 323	So, where are pictures, reports, etc.? I keep looking at 4" one on their site. I totally do not need it, I am 100% sure. But I want one. So I am ready to hear how they are rusty, scratched and have bad bores to help me rationalize why I should not buy one... C'mon guys, input please?!

June 9, 2013, 06:26 PM	#17
lowercase Senior Member Join Date: August 30, 2012 Posts: 287	I want to add that this is the second 3" that I have bought from Bud's. I got one last year and it had a LOT of wear and rust freckles. The worst thing though, is that the barrel was crooked, and it would darn near shoot around corners. POI was almost off of the paper at 21 feet! Needless to say, it went bye-bye. I think it was one that the Aussies had used as a boomerang. I also got a 4" RB model last year, and it, a Model 10-10 is one of my favorite guns. It came with a non-serrated trigger (which I love), and only had a little holster wear on it and no rust freckles. Mechanically, it's perfect, and the trigger pull is AWESOME. Only my Colt Python has a smoother DA trigger pull of the guns in my collection. This gun is my HD weapon, and is the gun I use to teach first time shooters. It's just straightforward, non-intimidating (for new shooters), and is easy to shoot well. It is the only gun my wife is comfortable shooting, and it sits in one of those tiny quick access gun safes in case she needs to use it when I'm not around. The grips it had when I got it were some old beat up magnas and I swapped some Uncle Mike's combat grips onto it because I had them handy. I know I've posted this pic more than a few times, but here she is.

June 9, 2013, 07:10 PM	#18
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	The listings for the used model 10s at Buds say "Not legal in California". Why's that? Sgt Lumpy

June 9, 2013, 07:39 PM	#20
SgtLumpy Senior Member Join Date: January 2, 2013 Posts: 779	California "Drop Test" as in drop it on the hammer? Are CA residents allowed to own one, just not purchase one new/used? Sgt Lumpy

June 9, 2013, 11:02 PM	#23
mattL46 Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2013 Posts: 656	Do they still have any?

June 10, 2013, 03:27 PM	#25
csmsss Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Orange, TX Posts: 3,078	lowercase, I think you're mistaken - it's the pistol below that is listed as VIP.