I have very limited knowledge of revolvers as all my other handguns have been Glocks(I love em). But I was looking for a woods gun at my local store. I stumbled upon a model 66-1. The sales man had a book full of serial numbers, and he said mine was manufactured in 1979 or 1980. It has a 4" barrel. The finish is excellent. Handles have a few scratches but other than that it is in great shape. What is a gun like my model 66-1 worth? It does not have a lock and the firing pen appears to be mounted on the hammer. I do not know if those are good or bad things, but it's what I've got! Thanks for the help.

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The handles are called stocks or grips. In SW Ohio it would go for $600.00 to around $700.00. Depends on factors you have not provided. Like did it come with box. More detailed photos would be needed. Other regions the price might be higher or lower. Online auction prices one would need to add on the stupid factor.

Around Vegas they ask $750 and most sit there until they lower it to under $700.

Gunbroker also tells you a lot. As low as $580 recently (Money order only) add shipping and transfer and we are in the $650 range again.

$650-$700 seems to be average your gun. On a bad day one will go over $800-$850. I lost out on a few 66-1 that went for (IMO) crazy prices.

Correct grips, box and papers add to the price for some buyers, but not me. I buy shooters!

I have the box and paperwork. After the background check and tax I paid $640. After buying it I looked on GunBroker and saw similar ones priced in the 650-800 range with some outliers on both the high and low end. With that in mind this is going to mostly be a safe gun. Occasionally I may carry it in the woods and do some plinking.

Can't go wrong for $640 OTD. If I was looking for another 66-1 in 4", I would have bought it. I say good deal.

$700 gun in my neighborhood.

You got a good deal.

I suspect that once you take it out and shoot it, it won't spend a lot of time in the safe after that.

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I second what vigil617 said, you need to take that revolver out and shoot it!

Not a bad price for a 4inch 66. I paid right around 700 for a 66-2 snubbie.....which I considered to be a good deal......would it have been a great deal to get it for 600 or under that sure, but you did not get burned on the deal......

I think you did just fine on this deal. The 4.0 inch barreled .357 Magnum is my favorite field gun. As you probably know, you can safely shoot standard velocity .38 Special ammo out of your Model 66, as well as the +P ammo as well. You'll need to clean out the cylinder before shooting .357 Magnum ammo out of it after firing any .38 Special ammo from it. One of my favorite loads is the standard velocity 158gr. LSWC (Lead Semi-Wadcutter). I find it very versatile as it can be used for informal target shooting, plinking, and even for hunting small game. In my younger days, I shot boat loads of the 148 gr. wadcutters, but I found the LSWC ammo to be much easier to reload the cylinder. If you find you really like to use this revolver in the field, start looking for a lever action .357 Magnum rifle (Marlin or Henry) if you really want to have a fun, lightweight combination for the field - plus, you'll get to channel your inner cowboy.

Good luck,

Dave