Recent content by RetDet

Understood. I carried a 6" on the job for many years. I am familiar with working handguns and holsters. The holster holds intrigue only because, unlike the Barsony you mentioned, the main thrust of the Eagle effort was toward military customers, and this one is of the very same...

As I understand it, all S&W revolvers, stainless or not, use chrome-moly steel for every spring in the gun. I wonder whether those needed extra protection for salt water exposure missions. Not knowing the specific S&W metallurgy specs, it is hard to determine whether the standard springs would...

Thank you all for the remarks. I love this stuff. I hope more come in. Someone must have carried a 6", else this holster wouldn't exist.

There was quite a discussion about the 66 and 686 use right here in this exceptional forum. Also in the HKPro forums and others. http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/101912-navy-seals-use-model-66s-686s.html?highlight=66+686+marcinko

This holster is for a 6" model. Which apparently makes it a bit of an outlier.

Those 3" Chiefs are excellent revolvers. The ejector rod is long enough to get the spent cases clear of the cylinder, The sights are a bit wider than on the 2 models were back then, and the extra barrel length does nothing to reduce concealability. I loved mine and carried it for years o the job.

I picked up this Eagle flap holster the other day. There are none pictured like it elsewhere on the web that I have found. I wonder whether any last generation Special Ops guys might have seen one and can tie it to the S&W 66 or 686 revolvers used by those forces. Eagle (St Louis) made this of...

Accurate shots at 25 yards and even further are entirely possible at 25 yards and beyond with any J Frame S&W. All that is necessary is that you master the basics - excellent focus ON THE SIGHTS, proper grip and triggering, and watch that follow through. If you do your part, the J Frame...

Thanks you guys. Interesting thoughts and info. I love this stuff.

Those belt slots were added by a user. No maker's mark on this holster. Just the "38" "4"

I have always loved to examine interesting holsters. The old pocket style holsters fit that description. Until recently, all of the pocket holsters I have seen are pretty much just a double layer back with a shaped-to-the-gun pouch on the front. Yesterday I bought this pocket holster for $10...

Just a week ago, I emailed S&W with a parts question and received some of the answer in a few days. I had asked for the missing info in the middle of a rambling question, and they missed that. That's MY fault. So, I sent a follow-on question and got my answer on a Saturday 2 days later. Plenty...

tennexplorer, I don't believe the ft sight base was modified for the XS. It appears that a heavy dose of sealant and the pin hold it in the factory slot. tomcatt51, thanks. I will seek those sights. I used to have a revolver with a particularly deep notch, probably 30% deeper than my others...

Thanks for the data and the welcome. Good to be with you guys.