Hopefully you like this tour of my Eversull S&W 10-7 PPC Revolver. A few notes on the gun: 1. It weighs about 4 lbs. These are HEAVY guns, which helps them shoot very flat. 2. The trigger pull is currently around 6 lbs, but can be adjusted heavier or lighter using a screw depending on your ammo needs. The light pull may cause issues with some primers, so you can tune your trigger to your ammo easily. 3. I mentioned the sight rib being a "Bill Williams" design, however, I meant a "Bill Davis Customs" design. The dangers of unscripted videos! Please post any questions or comments you have on this gun or on PPC shooting!
why not contact Ken and ask him to rechamber the gun for .357 mag? That gives you more options, and an excuse to refinish the gun without insulting it's history? Lucky bastard.
FYI the Aristocrat rail is actually a Bill Davis design! Yes he was a awesome gunsmith and designer. He's since passed. Yours is a sweet looking rig! Good video, thanks!
I have one of these guns,mine came with a scope,no joke these things are heavy as heck,i found mine in a pawnshop about 20 something years ago,first time i laid eyes on it i was like "i bet you could shoot a cannonball thru this thing and it wouldn't even notice,lol,only modification i did to mine (like it need any more modifying,lol) was i put a normal hammer back on it but i have the old one in a safe place,once i did that i was able to appreciate the smoothness of the action and the hair trigger , my word, its like butter, so smooth,the bore is like glass. It took me a long time to find out exactly what the hell this thing was until i ran into "PPC" after that i tried to find out as much as i could and i actually got in touch with people that had actually participated in some of these competitions, dont know how they did it lugging this heavy thing around, mine came with black Pachmayr grips so that makes it look even bigger, i love those wooden grips on yours , i might have to do that sometime, i would love to know who built my gun, i don't think it was any of the "Big guys" like Cassavant, Eversull or Davis or but maybe a independent gunsmith, great video man, thank you for making it.
The exposed trigger in the holster wasn't really a problem because competitors often placed their thumb on the revolver's hammer when holstering and drawing. Law enforcement agencies who carried duty revolvers did the same. This is what inspired the Tau Development Group's/Langdon Tactical's Striker Control Device (aka, The Gadget) for Glocks. Placing the thumb on the hammer or Striker Control Device when drawing or holstering immobilizes the lockwork, preventing holster-related accidental discharges. I do this when I run my own 6" PPC revolver from the competition holster at Steel Challenge matches.
I understand ending is that a lot of those rib rails were also sized such that the edge of your site picture exactly framed either the edge of the whole target or the edge of the figure in the target. You didn't aim at the middle of the target It was more like squaring up a normal front post and a rear sight. You would set it so you would just barely see white space of the target in the gutter of your sight.
I would save that bluing wear. I'm with you on the its honest wear concept. I have a Taurus PT99 that I got from my grandpa that was essentially new as he owned it that I have close to 100,000 through. I was considering refinishing it and realized that the holster wear is part of the story of what that is and if I refinished it perfectly it would be just another Taurus. If I did a bad job of it it would be just another badly refinished Taurus. But as it is it is a testimony to time with my grandpa. Unfortunately the original barrel got damaged so well I still have that I actually shoot it with a replacement barrel. I think you did right to swap it for the beautiful rosewood looking grips but I wouldn't do any permanent changes to the cosmetics of the metal.
That's kind of where I'm at. The scratches and bluing wear are honest wear. While I'd love for it to look cosmetically perfect, I think it has solid history in the way it looks. But the wood was just personally necessary for me because oh man, it looks SO MUCH BETTER than the Pachys. I still do need to drill out a hole in the front of the wood grips to allow easy access to the spring adjustment, which was a nice feature added to the Pachys.
Yeah, it's in the middle of the front of the grip, so on the seam. I'll half round file it on each grip. Tricky part is just lining everything up perfectly.
Why do I have a sneaky suspicion that this purchase was inspired by the picture of a Dan Wesson PPC revolver that was floating around the internet around 10/15 years ago... Am I correct by any chance? 😁
I believe Dave from ThorsAxe77 if I have the channel name right it has a bit of content on this style of shooting and a few examples. Even if he doesn't he would be a very good contact to get in some of the detailed differences between different PPC pistol offerings.
The NRA still do a PPC comp every year I believe. I enjoyed shooting it as a competition, that holster was very much from a time of 'big boy rules' and skilled shooters as for the holster the classic upside down holster would be incredible and somewhat perfect for carry. Please at least shoot a course of fire and see WHY this gun was setup how it was. A full reblue may eat the markings sadly but someone like Turnbull could be incredible.
Like you.. I prefer wooden grips on handguns.. Wooden grips are a separate genre and give an Aura of Regal. mysticism. I have the same Smith and Wesson model 10-7... a POLICE Return from the ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE when Hong Kong was still under The British. From the condition of My S&W model -10-7.. it seemed that it was kept mostly in the drawer and NEVER saw the light of day 😅😂
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Hopefully you like this tour of my Eversull S&W 10-7 PPC Revolver. A few notes on the gun:
1. It weighs about 4 lbs. These are HEAVY guns, which helps them shoot very flat.
2. The trigger pull is currently around 6 lbs, but can be adjusted heavier or lighter using a screw depending on your ammo needs. The light pull may cause issues with some primers, so you can tune your trigger to your ammo easily.
3. I mentioned the sight rib being a "Bill Williams" design, however, I meant a "Bill Davis Customs" design. The dangers of unscripted videos!
Please post any questions or comments you have on this gun or on PPC shooting!
Is there a way I can DM you my father has one but its a little different. I would like to compare models.
@@angry_z_rider4275 Feel free to email me at the address in my profile.
why not contact Ken and ask him to rechamber the gun for .357 mag? That gives you more options, and an excuse to refinish the gun without insulting it's history? Lucky bastard.
@@mattparker9726 That can't safely be done. The Model 10 frame isn't strong enough for consistent .357 Magnum firing.
These are made to shoot wadcutter ammo.....148 hbwc being the most accurate
Appreciate the history lesson. Very very cool acquisition
Glad you enjoyed it! I love diving into weird subjects like this. One day I'll get my hands on a "SMOLT" revolver and dive into its history.
@@booliganshootingsports that would be incredible!
Man you find some keepers for the safe man. Nice find. I’d love one.
I prowl my local gun sale website and find some real gems sometimes.
Got to love those old railguns.
Had one myself back in 1980 and a ted blocker holster. IT was a great gun and now that I have seen yours I will be on the hunt for another. Thanks
FYI the Aristocrat rail is actually a Bill Davis design! Yes he was a awesome gunsmith and designer. He's since passed. Yours is a sweet looking rig! Good video, thanks!
I have one of these guns,mine came with a scope,no joke these things are heavy as heck,i found mine in a pawnshop about 20 something years ago,first time i laid eyes on it i was like "i bet you could shoot a cannonball thru this thing and it wouldn't even notice,lol,only modification i did to mine (like it need any more modifying,lol) was i put a normal hammer back on it but i have the old one in a safe place,once i did that i was able to appreciate the smoothness of the action and the hair trigger , my word, its like butter, so smooth,the bore is like glass.
It took me a long time to find out exactly what the hell this thing was until i ran into "PPC" after that i tried to find out as much as i could and i actually got in touch with people that had actually participated in some of these competitions, dont know how they did it lugging this heavy thing around, mine came with black Pachmayr grips so that makes it look even bigger, i love those wooden grips on yours , i might have to do that sometime, i would love to know who built my gun, i don't think it was any of the "Big guys" like Cassavant, Eversull or Davis or but maybe a independent gunsmith, great video man, thank you for making it.
Beautiful revolver and I love the new old stock grips. You just can't get better looking than wood grips.
Beautiful revolver and great video! I own a stock 10-7 HB and the factory action is fantastic.
The exposed trigger in the holster wasn't really a problem because competitors often placed their thumb on the revolver's hammer when holstering and drawing. Law enforcement agencies who carried duty revolvers did the same. This is what inspired the Tau Development Group's/Langdon Tactical's Striker Control Device (aka, The Gadget) for Glocks. Placing the thumb on the hammer or Striker Control Device when drawing or holstering immobilizes the lockwork, preventing holster-related accidental discharges. I do this when I run my own 6" PPC revolver from the competition holster at Steel Challenge matches.
Still a thing in Europe!
I understand ending is that a lot of those rib rails were also sized such that the edge of your site picture exactly framed either the edge of the whole target or the edge of the figure in the target. You didn't aim at the middle of the target It was more like squaring up a normal front post and a rear sight. You would set it so you would just barely see white space of the target in the gutter of your sight.
Hey so you know the heavy barrel and weights were for steadying the sight picture when working the long DA pull
Nice piece.
I wonder if PPC will make a comeback eventually when revolvers seem even more nostalgic given the changes in the times.
I can only hope.
I love the sight rails on that bad bitch. I love red dots but the innovative sight styles are a lost art on guns today.
nice revolver, where did you bought the wood grips?
eBay I believe
I would save that bluing wear. I'm with you on the its honest wear concept. I have a Taurus PT99 that I got from my grandpa that was essentially new as he owned it that I have close to 100,000 through. I was considering refinishing it and realized that the holster wear is part of the story of what that is and if I refinished it perfectly it would be just another Taurus. If I did a bad job of it it would be just another badly refinished Taurus. But as it is it is a testimony to time with my grandpa. Unfortunately the original barrel got damaged so well I still have that I actually shoot it with a replacement barrel.
I think you did right to swap it for the beautiful rosewood looking grips but I wouldn't do any permanent changes to the cosmetics of the metal.
That's kind of where I'm at. The scratches and bluing wear are honest wear. While I'd love for it to look cosmetically perfect, I think it has solid history in the way it looks. But the wood was just personally necessary for me because oh man, it looks SO MUCH BETTER than the Pachys. I still do need to drill out a hole in the front of the wood grips to allow easy access to the spring adjustment, which was a nice feature added to the Pachys.
@@booliganshootingsports perhaps you should file it so that you don't tear out grain. Or drill very undersize and gradually work your way up.
Yeah, it's in the middle of the front of the grip, so on the seam. I'll half round file it on each grip. Tricky part is just lining everything up perfectly.
@@booliganshootingsports clamp a block of steel as a fence to guide the file?
Why do I have a sneaky suspicion that this purchase was inspired by the picture of a Dan Wesson PPC revolver that was floating around the internet around 10/15 years ago...
Am I correct by any chance? 😁
The purchase was inspired by finding this one for sale locally for a great price, lol. I don’t know what pic you’re talking about.
Pretty dang cool.
Sent this link to my dad we have one just like this couldn't find info anywhere
People like Cowboy Action, so it seems like PPC could maybe be brought back as a retro thing.
I believe Dave from ThorsAxe77 if I have the channel name right it has a bit of content on this style of shooting and a few examples. Even if he doesn't he would be a very good contact to get in some of the detailed differences between different PPC pistol offerings.
Is that a new every day carry?
Only if I can find a proper barrel-down leather shoulder holster to sling this thing with STYLE.
shout out to Barry Burton and his custom Colt Python from Resident Evil.
The NRA still do a PPC comp every year I believe. I enjoyed shooting it as a competition, that holster was very much from a time of 'big boy rules' and skilled shooters as for the holster the classic upside down holster would be incredible and somewhat perfect for carry.
Please at least shoot a course of fire and see WHY this gun was setup how it was.
A full reblue may eat the markings sadly but someone like Turnbull could be incredible.
Nice PPC revolver,Change the grips for Hogue rubber.
Nah, the S&W wood grips are PERFECT on there.
Could this be the inspiration for the SG22 sights???
Nah, I designed the SG22 long before I had this. The SG22 sights are just the simplest things I could integrated into a carry handle, lol.
This looks like a mixture between Last Word and Hawkmoon.
Wow!!!
That gun new probably cost the equivalent of $10,000 in today's money.
They really were big bucks back in the day and can be bought for pennies on the dollar now.
Like you..
I prefer wooden grips on handguns..
Wooden grips are a separate genre and give an Aura of Regal.
mysticism.
I have the same
Smith and Wesson model 10-7...
a POLICE Return from the ROYAL HONG KONG POLICE when Hong Kong was still under The British.
From the condition of My S&W model -10-7..
it seemed that it was kept mostly in the drawer and NEVER saw the light of day 😅😂
I vote against rebluing that thing.
Eww now you’ve got my attention good sir. Jk ya had my attention before I knew about the account but that’s a tight piece.
I have a bill davis 10-6.... sub 1" @ 25 y off bench w/ 148 hbwc. Paid $500. 😆
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