Thread: Navy Seals use of Model 66s or 686s?
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Old 01-11-2012, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by murphydog View Post
NIS (now NCIS, of TV fame) did issue a RB 4" model 19, many of which were later transferred to the FBI. Regarding the model 66, there are published accounts of these being acquired (not through standard issue channels) for the SEALs, it being the only corrosion-resistant gun then available in a major caliber.
True, and still strue today. A good friend has an "ONI" rollmarked model 19-2, round butt, four inch barrel, and yellow front sight insert. He's an NCIS agent, and carries this every day. He gets 2 cans of the "FBI" load ever quarter to train.