I would be less than astonished to learn that the FBI was behind the heavier barrel. It also has considerable field utility, although I prefer the more versatie. I do know that if I was selecting a revolver primarily for home defense, the M-64 heavy barrel would probably be my first choice. I'd have to look it up, and lack time just now. But I suppose that early ones may have been made as M-10-1. examples that I have seen were all marked as M-10-6, if blued. I do know that the idea caught on in a BIG way! I do not know if Jordan or someone else suggested the heavier bbl. Sights / Optics: The front sight is a serrated ramp blade fixed to the barrels wide rib. Barrel Length: 4, Pinned with un-shrouded ejector rod. Per the Standard Catalog of Smith & Wesson, P175, 'Model 10-8, 4' heavy barrel, marked 'BPD' for Boston Police Department'. barrel is also very good and especially with five-inch length, performs very well. The backstrap is marked 'BPD' and '3324-M'. I owned a M-64 with heavy barrel for some years, and liked it very much. Popularity of the heavier barrel was very strong, so much so that the stainless M-64 was made for only a short time with standard barrel. when he urged S&W to make the Combat Magnum, but the gun has one. He didn't mention whether he had asked for a heavier bbl. The gun stays on target better in rapid pointed fire. He pointed out that the heavy barrel points better and gives the experienced shooter a better feel for where the muzzle is as he fires. The late Bill Jordan once showed me the advantages of the heavier barrel, using both an old M&P and a heavy barrelled one. But I do believe that most, if not all, of the heavy bbl. He and I have had some differences as to whether the guns with model numbers in the frame are any stronger. If Saxon Pig sees this, he may want to note that. He said that a S&W official had assured the famed holster maker that the new gun was made of a new and stronger steel, and could handle higher pressure ammo better. version in Chic Gaylord's, "Handgunner's Guide" in 1960. Strain screw, don't do that: it can result in misfires. I'm not sure what you mean by "loosening the trigger spring." If you mean that you backed off the tension on the mainspring
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Long live the Smith & Wesson Model 10, in all it's model series and configurations!!!!
I can't tell you the exact amount I paid for it now, but it was just under a hundred bucks. There was something about the Colt that just didn't feel right in my hand. Why S & W made the Bull BBL? I don't know.Like was mentioned above, we had a choice of a Smith or a Colt in. I know they were the standard 158 grain round nose. I loosened the trigger spring, and used some emery cloth to smooth out the rough edges, and that thing operated better than a sewing machine. That ole bull barrel was a damn good gun. AW, you didn't do that did you? I never did either