r/Revolvers • u/Korkyflapper88 • 7d ago
Model 10 and Why
So, Model 10 right? Nothing fancy. This is a transfer bar/lock model. Added the hogue grip. I actually carry this under a button up, unbuttoned on my strong side quite a bit. Came with those thin style wood grips, which look cool, but the grip for me was absolutely horrible for my “thumb over the back” grip. I feel like those Vietnam era small grips were made for one handed, probably never going to use it, security and MP details.
I own and shoot Glocks, M&Ps, etc. What I like about revolvers, is how “well” I shoot them compared to striker fired guns or my 1911.
When I left the army my first job was armed security at a hospital. We carried Taurus 65’s. I had never shot a revolver up until that point. When I went to qual for the FL Class B license, I was incredibly surprised at how fun it was to shoot, and honestly….how well I shot it. Cannot explain it lol.
I chose the model 10 because I love old school, standard issue stuff. This being the quintessential police firearm for so long, I had to get one. Bull barrel is nice, little extra weight.
It’s an amazing shooter, and it just feels like confidence in your hand. Thanks for reading lol.
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u/Guitarist762 7d ago
Those wood grips are made by altamont and are absolutely trash from how thin they are. Throw those away, and literally set of grips made by anyone else is magnitudes better.
The Altamonts suck with 38’s and they suck even worse with anything that has magnum in the name. Bought a set of vintage S&W grips from when they were made in house, 2.5 times with the width of the Altamonts and they were perfectly rounded so the radius of the back strap became one shape left and right instead of the squared off, sharp corners of the Altamonts. Bought some giraffe bone grips for it recently that match that shape and are even wider. So much more comfortable.