They were trade in's or surplus. I don't know where they came from. I was about to pull the trigger on the J&G Sales Model 10, ($299.99)those were imported by Century Arms from the Hong Kong Royal Police. Then, I heard about these locally (Florida) Shoot Straight, if any Florida folks are interested. They had a boatload across the state. 15 were at the store I purchased from.
The 15 with original grips, and maybe a Tyler "T", and "4 barrel, is t me the most beautiful and balanced handgun visually for sure and close to that physically, in the world.
I love the 15. Ran across one recently at a local flea market, nickel with Barrett grips (checkered, wooden) for (after haggling) $340, and I thought I got a good deal! Wow, $229 for an awesome revolver is better than flea market prices.
I had a mod 15 till my brother borrowed it three years ago. I haven't seen that gun since. It is a great shooter, and the gun that has made me a die hard revolver fan. It may just be the sweetest shooting .38 on God's blue planet.
I wish that I had about 10 days, a 4" 15 and 1,000-1,500 rounds of ammo to teach my son-in-law how to really shoot.
Learn the DA revolver, and learn it well, with a model 15 , and a very good coach/instructor, and you will never lack confidence with any other handgun. When you start getting tight, quick, groups at 25 yards on a PPC target you will learned so much about the basics of handgun shooting that anything else is no trouble.
I was lucky to have that opportunity. (OK, I had a 5" 27, still the same idea). When you see what you can do with that gun, somehow, you see the .38 in a different light and it really does put the "caliber wars" in a different light.
Pretty sure that is the same gun as a Model 10, except with target sights. Model 10 has the rear notch in the frame. You got a hellofa deal! Those thing will still shoot straight with half of the rifling shot out of the barrel. I know this from experience.
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