Basic S&W 10-5 very cool style!

J-Bar said:
My name is not Cartwright and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I would have bought it. Need a range report. I bet 148 grain wadcutters over the classic 2.7 grains of Bullseye will make you happy.
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have not tried Bullseye yet! trying to cycle thur my 10 year old powders. But I’m doing HP38 3.1 gain with a berry plated HBWC. Some Guns love it, other hate it
 
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J-Bar said:
My name is not Cartwright and I didn't stay at a Holiday Inn last night, but I would have bought it. Need a range report. I bet 148 grain wadcutters over the classic 2.7 grains of Bullseye will make you happy.
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Mark_Mark said:
have not tried Bullseye yet! trying to cycle thur my 10 year old powders. But I’m doing HP38 3.1 gain with a berry plated HBWC. Some Guns love it, other hate it
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J-Bar, I think you got me turned on to Bullseye for Wadcutters. I like 2.8 grains of Bullseye under a Bear Creek Supply 148gr HBWC. I also found that Winchester 244 2.6 grains is a very similar load. Both are pleasant to shoot and pretty accurate from my .38s.
 
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I checked the S&W bible; the 10-5 began in 1962 when the sight width changed from 1/10" to 1/8" on tapered barrel models. The 10-6 was also started in 1962 with elimination of the trigger guard screw on heavy barrel models. So it sounds like there were not many 10-5s made since production was limited to less than 1 year.

The movie "American Graffiti" was about the 1962 graduating class and features some great music. Take Old Cartwright to the range and watch American Graffiti when you get back home. That would be a memorable introduction to your collection.
 
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J-Bar said:
I checked the S&W bible; the 10-5 began in 1962 when the sight width changed from 1/10" to 1/8" on tapered barrel models. The 10-6 was also started in 1962 with elimination of the trigger guard screw on heavy barrel models. So it sounds like there were not many 10-5s made since production was limited to less than 1 year.

The movie "American Graffiti" was about the 1962 graduating class and features some great music. Take Old Cartwright to the range and watch American Graffiti when you get back home. That would be a memorable introduction to your collection.
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Old Cartwright 10-5s, the warranty yellow sheet says 1955. I’m going to get this one out early! The most entertaining thread over Mr (s) C. Cartwright we still don’t know if person was a he or She. Since “C,” can be any name

I’ve never seen American Graffiti… should I watch before or after Old Cartwright’s range report!?!?!?!?!

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Mark_Mark said:
Old Cartwright 10-5s, the warranty yellow sheet says 1955. I’m going to get this one out early! The most entertaining thread over Mr (s) C. Cartwright we still don’t know if person was a he or She. Since “C,” can be any name

I’ve never seen American Graffiti… should I watch before or after Old Cartwright’s range report!?!?!?!?!

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I suspect they didn't change the text of the warranty statement date with every engineering change. The K Frame serial numbers from 1962 were K468099-K515478, if that helps.

American Graffiti was nominated for 5 Oscars in 1973, pretty good movie. I remembered the story was 1962 because that's the same year I graduated from high school! I could match every character in the movie with one of my fellow grads. So, yeah, watch it whenever you can.
 
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UncleEd said:
"C. Cartwright" was the great grandson of Adam Cartwright. Used to
visit Charlie regularly while he still owned the Ponderosa Ranch.

Charlie was a nice guy if a bit pretentious.
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Pretentious… not a Smith, but definitely a Colt!
 
Love ‘em all! Model 10s and pre-model 10s show up around me with some regularity, some in pristine condition. Trouble is, my LGSs have figured out that these guns are now desirable and have driven the prices up. I came so close to getting a LNIB example recently but was beaten to the punch by an “ancient” gent :) who wanted it more (and got there first). 10s with lots of holster wear go for $500 now; 95% guns are $700-800.
 
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vanfunk said:
Love ‘em all! Model 10s and pre-model 10s show up around me with some regularity, some in pristine condition. Trouble is, my LGSs have figured out that these guns are now desirable and have driven the prices up. I came so close to getting a LNIB example recently but was beaten to the punch by an “ancient” gent :) who wanted it more (and got there first). 10s with lots of holster wear go for $500 now; 95% guns are $700-800.
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Ughhhh … can we wait till I get mines! lol $800 for a 95%! ouch
 
American Graffiti, one of my favorites. Saw it in 76 as a 16 year old and loved the cars and the music. Storie line is okay, not Shakespeare.
 
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Only have one 10-5, the original numbered grips are back on it now though. Joe
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