Bought a 10-8 from Buds about 2 months ago. Gun locked up tight, but it was rough. I thought I could live with it, but it was bugging me. Yeah, I have more into this gun than it is worth, but I am super pleased with the results. Here are a few "before" pics:
And now the "after"
Stocks are Altamont finger-groove rosewood with medallions. Just couldn't put those Hogue rubber grips back on such a nice gun.
Gun was done by East Coast Bluing, in New Hampton, NY. I saw a video on Youtube with a Model 10 that had been done by them and I was shocked to find out they were 5 minutes from my job, so no shipping charges. Job took just over 6 weeks, which is long for them. They usually do it in 2, but they are a small shop and they were busy this time of year. Whole job cost me $270, but that included a $75 charge for disassembly and reassembly. If you detail strip it, you can save that. S&W quoted me $285 and a minimum of 10-12 weeks. And that was before shipping.
So this one will never be sold, because I have too much into it. But that's a good thing, because although it is not MY duty gun, it was a cop duty gun and I want something nice to pass on to my son one day. My Uncle gave me his duty Model 10 years ago because his son had a drug problem and he didn't want a gun in the house. Years later, when his son was clean, I saw my Uncle at a family event and he asked about the Model 10. I told him I rarely shot it and he dropped the topic. The next day, I shipped it to an FFL near him and when it arrived, I called him and told him to pick up his gun. He was so happy. He fired that 10 more than once on the job (NYPD like me), and killed one guy with it.
Now I gotta wax it. Prints and rub marks are drawn to this!
And now the "after"
Stocks are Altamont finger-groove rosewood with medallions. Just couldn't put those Hogue rubber grips back on such a nice gun.
Gun was done by East Coast Bluing, in New Hampton, NY. I saw a video on Youtube with a Model 10 that had been done by them and I was shocked to find out they were 5 minutes from my job, so no shipping charges. Job took just over 6 weeks, which is long for them. They usually do it in 2, but they are a small shop and they were busy this time of year. Whole job cost me $270, but that included a $75 charge for disassembly and reassembly. If you detail strip it, you can save that. S&W quoted me $285 and a minimum of 10-12 weeks. And that was before shipping.
So this one will never be sold, because I have too much into it. But that's a good thing, because although it is not MY duty gun, it was a cop duty gun and I want something nice to pass on to my son one day. My Uncle gave me his duty Model 10 years ago because his son had a drug problem and he didn't want a gun in the house. Years later, when his son was clean, I saw my Uncle at a family event and he asked about the Model 10. I told him I rarely shot it and he dropped the topic. The next day, I shipped it to an FFL near him and when it arrived, I called him and told him to pick up his gun. He was so happy. He fired that 10 more than once on the job (NYPD like me), and killed one guy with it.
Now I gotta wax it. Prints and rub marks are drawn to this!
, but when they actually agree to shoot it... you can see the light bulb coming on. They rant about how smooth and accurate... "easy to hit with" that it is. 