S & W 610 back?

[kn38ms]

Will the folks @ Smitty reintroduce
this bad boy at this years Shot show.

















Please ;a

[hartzpad]

Thanks for getting my hopes up! Just when I had given up hope of getting a new 610. We can hope, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[Bullman]

I recently heard on a thread in here that the 10mm is like a bad word at Smith and Wesson.

[klmmicro]

Originally posted by Bullman
I recently heard on a thread in here that the 10mm is like a bad word at Smith and Wesson.

Maybe we could get them to produce a "640" with a long cylinder? Because they already have the tooling for the 610 cyl, they don't even have to change all that much. Just stamp in .40SW and call it good...

[ILikeFtLbs]

What about a 10mm 1911? They have the .45 and the .38 Super. Whenever I mention 10mm to them they kinda go, "eh? Yea I guess that'd be neat, but I don't know."

[Danny Reid]

I think the 610 is gone for good. S&W, if they ever do another 10mm at all, I think would be much more likely to do a 1911 type or maybe bring back the 1006.

I used to own two 610s, one had the 6" barrel, the other was a Lew Horton edition that had a 3" barrel.

Both were excellent shooters. The problem with the 610 is that it really is a novelty gun, and apart from collectors and die-hard 10mm aficianados...it just doesn't have much appeal. At least not enough, to warrant S&Ws continued production.

Mine were really neat guns. I sold them when I was in a bit of a difficult financial situation. I figured that I already more than had all the revolver bases covered with my 357 magnums and 44 magnums, so the 10mms went bye-bye.

[kn38ms]

Originally posted by Danny Reid
I think the 610 is gone for good. S&W, if they ever do another 10mm at all, I think would be much more likely to do a 1911 type or maybe bring back the 1006.

I used to own two 610s, one had the 6" barrel, the other was a Lew Horton edition that had a 3" barrel.

Both were excellent shooters. The problem with the 610 is that it really is a novelty gun, and apart from collectors and die-hard 10mm aficianados...it just doesn't have much appeal. At least not enough, to warrant S&Ws continued production.





Its kind of like having a Big Block Camaro
when a Small Block will do. No matter how much we dig the 10mm,
if it does not create profit, they won't make it.

[Danny Reid]

Ditto. I hate to see it go, too. But I certainly don't blame S&W from a business standpoint.

What's the point of a 10mm revolver anyway? I can definitely appreciate the desire of 10mm fans to have a revolver. But really...from a practical standpoint...a 357 Magnum revolver duplicates a 10mm's performance. And both the 41 Magnum and the 44 Magnum leave the 10mm in the dust. And the 460 and the 500? Well...that's a WHOLE different story altogether!;)

[10mm4ever]

Originally posted by Danny Reid
Ditto. I hate to see it go, too. But I certainly don't blame S&W from a business standpoint.

What's the point of a 10mm revolver anyway? I can definitely appreciate the desire of 10mm fans to have a revolver. But really...from a practical standpoint...a 357 Magnum revolver duplicates a 10mm's performance. And both the 41 Magnum and the 44 Magnum leave the 10mm in the dust. And the 460 and the 500? Well...that's a WHOLE different story altogether!;) What's the point in a 10mm revolver? What's the point in a .45 acp revolver might be a better question. Or better yet, what's the point in a .44 mag desert eagle, when you could get a revolver? Some folks like to have most, if not all of their handguns in the same caliber.

[Bullman]

Originally posted by Danny Reid
What's the point of a 10mm revolver anyway?

A magnum performance revolver that shoots moon clips = faster reloads

[mobocracy]

Originally posted by Danny Reid
Ditto. I hate to see it go, too. But I certainly don't blame S&W from a business standpoint.

What's the point of a 10mm revolver anyway? I can definitely appreciate the desire of 10mm fans to have a revolver. But really...from a practical standpoint...a 357 Magnum revolver duplicates a 10mm's performance. And both the 41 Magnum and the 44 Magnum leave the 10mm in the dust. And the 460 and the 500? Well...that's a WHOLE different story altogether!;)

I haven't surveyed every possible loading for .357 Magnum, but most .357 mag loads top out at 180 grains. I think you can load some of the few 200 grain bullets, but you have a COL problem on a lot of guns.

Also, 10mm will pack more of a punch, usually around 10-20% more muzzle energy than .357s, at least per the quick survey I did of the offerings @ DoubleTap and Winchster.

Originally posted by 10mm4ever
Or better yet, what's the point in a .44 mag desert eagle, when you could get a revolver?
Less recoil. The gas action on Desert Eagles (and the mass) does an awful lot of recoil absorbtion. I've fired factory loaded 155 grain Hornady XTPs from my 1006 and 44 Mags from a Desert Eagle back-back, and the 10mm load actually had more felt recoil.

I want to know what the point of the .460 is, beyond "because we can." There's a point at which they're just making up new rifle cartridges for handguns, IMHO.

[KB4IFS]

Funny, I shoot both a S&W 460 XVR PC and a S&W 610 6.5".;f

[swampmaster]

Hmmm I have been wondering what 10mm to get rid of jsut so I can get the 460

[G20man32904]

Originally posted by mobocracy
I want to know what the point of the .460 is, beyond "because we can." There's a point at which they're just making up new rifle cartridges for handguns, IMHO.

200grs @ 2200fps and flat shooting as well and just in case a stray elephant gets loose, you can also shoot .454 and .45LC.
All this aside, I agree, its because we can, and its dang fun!! ;f ;I ;c

[Bullman]

Originally posted by swampmaster
Hmmm I have been wondering what 10mm to get rid of jsut so I can get the 460

Got a 610 you can part with?;f

[kn38ms]

Originally posted by Bullman
Got a 610 you can part with?;f





Me first there BM!

[swampmaster]

No I just picked up a NIB 6 1/2 inch to put in the safe man these are high priced now I gave 550.00 out the door I knopw its not bad but not great either.

I already got rid of my 1006 and trying to decide weither the 1076 or the Kimber ST II should go next.I love my 10's but dont use them like I used to and have a New Kimber Eclipse in 10mm just sitting in the safe that wont get used and now the 610 I hate having guns NIB that I dont want to get dirty. I have playing around alot more with the 44spec/mag and bought a NIB 629 and a excellent shape 629 no dash and a 1894 Marlin

[swampmaster]

Bullman you got dibs if I ever get rid of it and will let you know If I find another for sale in 6 1/2 inch as I will buy anymore 3 or 4 or 5 inch I find

[Bullman]

I would be more interested in a 3 or 4 inch, maybe a 5. 6 1/2 is a little big for my needs.