The S&W 10xx Series

[alwaysshootin]

This will make you cry, it does me. Before I owned my first 10MM, and looking desperately for a G20, back about five or so years ago. It was my first OGCA meeting, and talking to an elderly gentleman from northern Ohio, about my desires for a G20, who by the way months later, is who sold me, my first G20, a 1.5 Gen, but that's another tale, tried to sell me a 1006. Knowing little about the "TEN", and nothing about the S&W line, looked at it, and thought, wow, that's a big, heavy, gun!


     It was used, but pristine. He even said, he knew the original owner, and believed, it was unfired. Are you ready to cry?  He said, he had the box, but, only one magazine. I could have it for $425, and, I passed!   Somebody, please kick me, because my legs are cramping from kicking myself. Told you, you'd cry!

[sqlbullet]

Kick?  You deserve more than a kick!

Ah well, we have all seen these deals pass us by.  My usual one is an ad that pops up when I am in church or some other place that I can't just make a phone call and buy right now, and by the time I get to an area I can call it is sold.

There was a Garand in the paper like that about a year ago.  $300, I called about 15 minutes after it listed and it was sold, and he had four others on the list if the sale fell through.  I think the seller was starting to realize he had put it up to low.

[Smee78]

I enjoy Shadows 10mm pics, I think my next 10mm will be a 1086, it will go good next to the 1076 & 1006.

And for the previous poster KICK!

[The_Shadow]

This will make you cry, it does me. Before I owned my first 10MM, and looking desperately for a G20, back about five or so years ago. It was my first OGCA meeting, and talking to an elderly gentleman from northern Ohio, about my desires for a G20, who by the way months later, is who sold me, my first G20, a 1.5 Gen, but that's another tale, tried to sell me a 1006. Knowing little about the "TEN", and nothing about the S&W line, looked at it, and thought, wow, that's a big, heavy, gun!


     It was used, but pristine. He even said, he knew the original owner, and believed, it was unfired. Are you ready to cry?  He said, he had the box, but, only one magazine. I could have it for $425, and, I passed!   Somebody, please kick me, because my legs are cramping from kicking myself. Told you, you'd cry!

Alittle something for Alwaysshootin

[alwaysshootin]

Thanks guys, the kicks, make it all better now!

[Vice]

Very impressive collection Shadow! 

[The_Shadow]

Vice, It looks like you have a nice collection listed also in your sig line... 

[Ronin]

For those of you that have the 1086 and another 10xx series gun, how would you rate the trigger and controlability of the 1086?

[The_Shadow]

I like the double action only trigger as it is consistant shot to shot, reset is fair too.  The only draw back is that if you have a failure to fire situation there is no second strike as the slide travel particialy cocks the hammer.  Tap / Rack and go!

[DM1906]

I like the double action only trigger as it is consistant shot to shot, reset is fair too.  The only draw back is that if you have a failure to fire situation there is no second strike as the slide travel particialy cocks the hammer.  Tap / Rack and go!

I don't see that as a drawback.  If you have a misfire in a "situation", ALWAYS clear the action and start over.  DON'T mess with trying to re-cock.  It'll get you killed.  Practice clear/fire! Doesn't matter which trigger action you have.  Always "swipe" your slide as you rack (rack with your thumb toward you, not away).  It will clear a stove pipe, or whatever.  Better to have a live round on the ground, than a dead round in the pipe.

[sqlbullet]

I don't see that as a drawback.  If you have a misfire in a "situation", ALWAYS clear the action and start over.  DON'T mess with trying to re-cock.  It'll get you killed.  Practice clear/fire! Doesn't matter which trigger action you have.  Always "swipe" your slide as you rack (rack with your thumb toward you, not away).  It will clear a stove pipe, or whatever.  Better to have a live round on the ground, than a dead round in the pipe.

This is great advice and exactly what I was taught at the academy years ago in my previous life.  I have never understood the military fascination with "second strike".