1968 unfired model 10-5

In memory of dad · October 12, 2013, 01:17 PM

Traded into this from a older fellow who kept it and a gun rug since the day he bought it! Never fired it and it's flawless for being a 1968 model. Think I going to shoot this puppy after all these years.

CajunBass · October 12, 2013, 01:19 PM

I don't blame you a bit. They're great shooters.

And that's a nice one. Enjoy it.

Ibmikey · October 12, 2013, 01:35 PM

Back in the sixties police team shooting was very popular, I shot a Model 19 6" but my buddy had six kids and a 4" light barrel M&P..said he could not afford a gun with adjustable sights. He used that M&P to land in the top 20 shooters in the entire state. Smith made them to shoot so go have fun.

Johnny Falcon · October 12, 2013, 03:07 PM

That's a fine specimen you've got there. I have a 10-5 also, and it's one of my favorite firearms to shoot. It's safe to say that you won't be disappointed.

Joe_Pike · October 13, 2013, 02:37 PM

I also have a 10-5, but with a 5" barrel.

You 've got a good looking revolver there.

RussB · October 13, 2013, 03:10 PM

Congrats! nice find

VonFatman · October 13, 2013, 03:51 PM

Congrats on a very nice (not to mention pristine) S&W! You are going to enjoy that revolver.

Bob

bedbugbilly · October 13, 2013, 08:28 PM

Nice find! That's beautiful!

I had a chance to buy one that was in pristine condition last year - like an idiot, I passed on it and have been kicking myself ever since!

Let us know how it shoots!

skoro · October 14, 2013, 07:11 AM

That's a real nice one.

The 10-5 is one of my favorites and I think you'll find it to be a good shooter. Handles extremely well.

Hunter Customs · October 14, 2013, 08:55 AM

That's a sweet Smith you have there.
I know they are made to be shot but I don't know if I could make myself shoot that one.

Best Regards
Bob Hunter
www.huntercustoms.com

GyMac · October 14, 2013, 07:01 PM

The more you shoot them the better they get.

Obambulate · October 16, 2013, 04:42 PM

Beautiful. In many ways that 10-5 blows away anything you can get new today.

In memory of dad · October 16, 2013, 05:29 PM

I going to fire it off tomorrow! Can't wait cause the action is just sweet on this puppy

shortwave · October 16, 2013, 08:20 PM

A true 'work of art'.

Enjoy!

October 12, 2013, 01:19 PM	#2
CajunBass Senior Member Join Date: May 6, 2005 Location: North Chesterfield, Virginia Posts: 4,767	I don't blame you a bit. They're great shooters. And that's a nice one. Enjoy it. __________________ For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life. John 3:16 (NKJV)

October 13, 2013, 02:37 PM	#5
Joe_Pike Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2010 Posts: 1,581	I also have a 10-5, but with a 5" barrel. You 've got a good looking revolver there. __________________ Stay Groovy

October 13, 2013, 03:51 PM	#7
VonFatman Senior Member Join Date: November 23, 2000 Location: Kansas City Posts: 587	Congrats on a very nice (not to mention pristine) S&W! You are going to enjoy that revolver. Bob __________________ "Onward thru the Fog"

October 13, 2013, 08:28 PM	#8
bedbugbilly Senior Member Join Date: November 19, 2009 Posts: 3,287	Nice find! That's beautiful! I had a chance to buy one that was in pristine condition last year - like an idiot, I passed on it and have been kicking myself ever since! Let us know how it shoots! __________________ If a pair of '51 Navies were good enough for Billy Hickok, then a single Navy on my right hip is good enough for me . . . besides . . . I'm probably only half as good as he was anyways. Hiram's Rangers Badge #63

October 14, 2013, 07:11 AM	#9
skoro Senior Member Join Date: April 30, 2008 Location: Texas Posts: 1,952	1968 unfired model 10-5 That's a real nice one. The 10-5 is one of my favorites and I think you'll find it to be a good shooter. Handles extremely well.

October 12, 2013, 01:35 PM	#3
Ibmikey Senior Member Join Date: June 1, 2013 Location: Now relocated to Texas Posts: 2,943	Back in the sixties police team shooting was very popular, I shot a Model 19 6" but my buddy had six kids and a 4" light barrel M&P..said he could not afford a gun with adjustable sights. He used that M&P to land in the top 20 shooters in the entire state. Smith made them to shoot so go have fun.

October 12, 2013, 03:07 PM	#4
Johnny Falcon Member Join Date: August 18, 2010 Location: Maine Posts: 66	That's a fine specimen you've got there. I have a 10-5 also, and it's one of my favorite firearms to shoot. It's safe to say that you won't be disappointed.

October 13, 2013, 03:10 PM	#6
RussB Senior Member Join Date: November 21, 2007 Location: CT Posts: 159	Congrats! nice find

October 14, 2013, 08:55 AM	#10
Hunter Customs Senior Member Join Date: March 26, 2005 Location: Osborn, Missouri Posts: 2,697	That's a sweet Smith you have there. I know they are made to be shot but I don't know if I could make myself shoot that one. Best Regards Bob Hunter www.huntercustoms.com

October 14, 2013, 07:01 PM	#11
GyMac Senior Member Join Date: April 19, 2012 Posts: 189	The more you shoot them the better they get.

October 16, 2013, 04:42 PM	#12
Obambulate Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2011 Posts: 582	Beautiful. In many ways that 10-5 blows away anything you can get new today.

October 16, 2013, 05:29 PM	#13
In memory of dad Member Join Date: August 8, 2013 Posts: 93	S@w I going to fire it off tomorrow! Can't wait cause the action is just sweet on this puppy

October 16, 2013, 08:20 PM	#14
shortwave Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2007 Location: SOUTHEAST, OHIO Posts: 5,970	A true 'work of art'. Enjoy!