S&W 1006 10MM
I recently picked up this model from a fellow at work. He's had it since new and only put a couple of hundred rounds through it. It came with the box, manual & warranty card as well as other information. I told my co-worker that they were selling for close to $800.00 on Gunbroker. He sold it to me for $450.00 so I think I got a great deal. Anyway, my main question is this. Do I sell or do I keep??
I have never had a 10mm and think that ammo may be hard to find (at least locally in Tampa). Yes I can find all I want online but that's not the point. It's not like a 38 or 9mm, always readily available.
What are the good points about the firearm, and what are the bad points? Should it be another safe queen or is it worth the effort to keep for down the road in a few years?
I have never had a 10mm and think that ammo may be hard to find (at least locally in Tampa). Yes I can find all I want online but that's not the point. It's not like a 38 or 9mm, always readily available.
What are the good points about the firearm, and what are the bad points? Should it be another safe queen or is it worth the effort to keep for down the road in a few years?
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If you're not gonna shoot it, get rid of it, list it on the auction side and make a few bucks in the process! 0 -
You can also shoot 40S&W out of it, if you can't find 10mm 0 -
quote:Originally posted by tajjn
You can also shoot 40S&W out of it, if you can't find 10mm
WRONG! YOU CAN NOT SHOOT 40 S&W OUT OF A 10MM PISTOL. YOU CAN SHOOT 40 OUT OF A 10MM REVOLVER WITH THE PROPER MOON CLIPS, BUT NOT OUT OF A SEMI AUTO.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Chris8161
quote:Originally posted by tajjn
You can also shoot 40S&W out of it, if you can't find 10mm
WRONG! YOU CAN NOT SHOOT 40 S&W OUT OF A 10MM PISTOL. YOU CAN SHOOT 40 OUT OF A 10MM REVOLVER WITH THE PROPER MOON CLIPS, BUT NOT OUT OF A SEMI AUTO.
Specific to THIS particular Smith auto, you can do this if you can find a suitable replacement barrel in .40SW.
Supposedly Bar-Sto *ONCE* offered these, but they are next to impossible to find now.
It might still be possible to get a custom one made, though.
As to the original question about whether or not you should keep it, that depends on you.
The 10mm round is fairly expensive and can be a little harder to find than other more common rounds.
Its also a fairly powerful round when loaded to original specs (which many factory loads are NOT). So its a very good round for HUNTING.
Its also quite a good round for defense (the 10mm was originally designed as the "ultimate" defensive auto round), but many find the gun a little too much to handle.
Personally, I'm not that fond of the actual GUN, since it doesn't fit my hand all that well, but that's subjective.
As a collectible gun, this one is probably going to increase in value. But as a "shooter" its probably not that practical given the expense of ammo and recoil.0 -
quote:I have never had a 10mm and think that ammo may be hard to find
It might not be as hard to find as you might think.
I'm not sure about Tampa but Bass Pro in Orlando has 10mm ammo. I've been to very few cities where I can't find 10mm ammo.
I buy my 10mm practice ammo at Academy Sports $22.00 for Blazer 200-Grain 50 Rounds.
I get the good stuff online. http://www.doubletapammo.com/php/catalog/index.php0 -
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
quote:Originally posted by Chris8161
quote:Originally posted by tajjn
You can also shoot 40S&W out of it, if you can't find 10mm
WRONG! YOU CAN NOT SHOOT 40 S&W OUT OF A 10MM PISTOL. YOU CAN SHOOT 40 OUT OF A 10MM REVOLVER WITH THE PROPER MOON CLIPS, BUT NOT OUT OF A SEMI AUTO.
Specific to THIS particular Smith auto, you can do this if you can find a suitable replacement barrel in .40SW.
Supposedly Bar-Sto *ONCE* offered these, but they are next to impossible to find now.
It might still be possible to get a custom one made, though.
As to the original question about whether or not you should keep it, that depends on you.
The 10mm round is fairly expensive and can be a little harder to find than other more common rounds.
Its also a fairly powerful round when loaded to original specs (which many factory loads are NOT). So its a very good round for HUNTING.
Its also quite a good round for defense (the 10mm was originally designed as the "ultimate" defensive auto round), but many find the gun a little too much to handle.
Personally, I'm not that fond of the actual GUN, since it doesn't fit my hand all that well, but that's subjective.
As a collectible gun, this one is probably going to increase in value. But as a "shooter" its probably not that practical given the expense of ammo and recoil.
It will shoot a 40 S&W out of a 40 barrel, but will only go bang once then experience a failure to feed unless the magazine is modified. The feeding geometry is different as the 10 is longer than the 40. The solution is to stockpile ammo.
As for the original question, get some ammo and shoot it and see what you think before you make a decision. Make sure you get a selection of ammo to do this, and Winchester Sliver Tips are one of them. They are the most powerful, commonly available 10MM round today. Truly what the 10 was meant to be. I own one of those, and an original FBI issued 1076, and will not part with either. I took a deer with the 1006 a few years ago. I also own a Glock 20, and 29 in this chambering...imagine that. Just try it before you sell it, as it can't hurt it, as it has been shot.
By the way...you have something that not everyone else has or can handle.
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Thank you all for your input. I'll probably shoot the firearm a couple of times and see if I like it. After that, I'll make a decision.
I'm leaning towards keeping it simply because it's not going to hurt me to keep it, and the possibility of increasing in value down the road.
Thanks again,
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quote:Originally posted by tsr1965
quote:Originally posted by beantownshootah
quote:Originally posted by Chris8161
quote:Originally posted by tajjn
You can also shoot 40S&W out of it, if you can't find 10mm
WRONG! YOU CAN NOT SHOOT 40 S&W OUT OF A 10MM PISTOL. YOU CAN SHOOT 40 OUT OF A 10MM REVOLVER WITH THE PROPER MOON CLIPS, BUT NOT OUT OF A SEMI AUTO.
Specific to THIS particular Smith auto, you can do this if you can find a suitable replacement barrel in .40SW.
Supposedly Bar-Sto *ONCE* offered these, but they are next to impossible to find now.
It might still be possible to get a custom one made, though.
As to the original question about whether or not you should keep it, that depends on you.
The 10mm round is fairly expensive and can be a little harder to find than other more common rounds.
Its also a fairly powerful round when loaded to original specs (which many factory loads are NOT). So its a very good round for HUNTING.
Its also quite a good round for defense (the 10mm was originally designed as the "ultimate" defensive auto round), but many find the gun a little too much to handle.
Personally, I'm not that fond of the actual GUN, since it doesn't fit my hand all that well, but that's subjective.
As a collectible gun, this one is probably going to increase in value. But as a "shooter" its probably not that practical given the expense of ammo and recoil.
It will shoot a 40 S&W out of a 40 barrel, but will only go bang once then experience a failure to feed unless the magazine is modified. The feeding geometry is different as the 10 is longer than the 40. The solution is to stockpile ammo.
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Don't know about the S&W, but I have a Glock 10mm, with 40S&W, 357 Sig, and 9x25 barrels. They all feed just fine out of the factory 10mm magazines. So some guns do work with just barrel swaps.0 -
Yes, switching out the barrel is one thing, but there was a reply to this thread stating that it was ok to shoot 40 S&W from his model 1006 10mm...that is not an option! 0 -
My bad I was thinking Model 610 which I have.[:(] 0
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