The perfect citizens revolver!

I kinda like the term "Citizen's revolver". It's got sort of a classic 50's sound to it for me.

Is it perfect? No, but I suspect it's pretty close to it for most people. Enough power for most people. Simple, and inexpensive, but still good quality. I imagine a lot of them got sold to people who weren't what we would think of as "gun people", but to "citizens" who wanted a gun for the nightstand, glovebox, or to slip into a jacket pocket, "just in case."



1955 Smith & Wesson M&P 38,
 
"or to slip into a jacket pocket"
What kind of jackets do you have that you can fit a K frame it? Besides that you're pretty much spot on.
 
What kind of jackets do you have that you can fit a K frame it? Besides that you're pretty much spot on.
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I donno...Pretty much every jacket I own I can carry a 2" K-frame in, including the one I've been wearing all night. The gun is a Model 12-2, not a Model 10, still it's a K-frame. The only difference is one's aluminum, the other steel.



I've got a couple of hunting/work jackets I can carry a 4" K-frame in too. No big deal really.
 
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My perfect revolver

Of all my revolvers,and there are many,many,many,the least expensive is my perfect revolver-NAA mini in 22mag.It's with me almost always,and I trust will allow me to get to something bigger.It's in my pocket inside and outside the house,and never in the way.To me,the perfect revolver is not one in a glove compartment,or a vault,or anywhere out of reach.I love my Smiths and Colts,but they're all too large to have with me all the time.If your perfect revolver is for hunting or target shooting,then I misunderstood the meaning of the perfect revolver.
 
Because of it's simplicity of use and maintenance,,,
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.... Well, my Single Actions are 'really' simple to use and maintain as well. :) And been around for a looong time too. As far as I am concerned, the perfect citizen revolver doesn't exist... Each of us make our own choice (a good thing) :) . Mine happens to be a Single Action six-gun to do everything I need doing in general. Yes, I have a Bulldog for CC, but that just re-enforces the idea there is not perfect citizens revolver that fits everyone.
 
My Model 10 has Pacmeyer Rubber grips but i do not like the flat spot left just behind the trigger on the right side. It sems like there should be a shallow swell to support the trigger finger at this spot.
I see pictures in this string of a set of rubber grips that seem to have just such a filler swell at this point, ANyone know what brand those are?
I will likely end up fitting wooden Combat style grips, as I prefer wood.
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I just picked up a Pre 10 with a 5" barrel - DOB 1952 - I've been looking for a nice 10 with a 4" for a while but haven't run across one yet - I passed on one last winter and am kicking myself. This Pre 10 just feels soooooo good in my hand. I love vintage revolvers and to me, the Pre 10 and 10 are what I refer to as a "classy classic".

I also picked ut a Pre 15 Combat Masterpiece - 4". Pretty much the same as a 10 but with different sights - it feels like butter in your hands. There is just soething about the older vintage hand ejectors and their "lines" - I much prefer them over revolvers with shrouded ejector rods, etc. - who needs all that extra iron?!

Great photos guys . . . great pistols! It's a lot of fun looking at what others have . . . and three big "huzzahs" for the Model 10! :)
 
A Model 10 is pretty dang close to perfect, a nice size (K Frame), .38 Special that can be loaded up or down, fixed sights instead of more fragile adjustable sights, available in 2 up to 6 inch barrel lengths, and best of all, it's a revolver. Here is my trusty old Model 10-6.

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