Briefly this afternoon I was out driving making visits to church members. The route to one of my church members house went through a small town where there is a very good gun shop. I walked in and saw a plethora of handgun... but nothing that really caught my interest. I saw a 4" 66-2 in the case. It had the typical features one would expect... smooth trigger, service hammer, target grips, red ramp front sight, plain black rear sight. It was sooty from recently having been shot. The action was nice... locking up very tightly as though it had not be shot very much. SA and DA trigger pulls are what one would expect from a S&W. We jaw jacked a minute or two. I opined that he ought to at least clean the revolver before I bought it. He kindly reduced the price enough to cause me to consider that it was worth my investment of "sweat equity." We agreed on $475 OTD including the obligatory tax, etc. I figure the price was not a barn burner... but in my area it's hard to find any kind of a decent S&W revolver for anything less than $500. And stainless steel guns are always more money. I found a little Uncle Mike's Sidekick Holster behind the counter which he agreed to include in the deal along with 7 rounds of Hornady .357 Mag. Critical Defense ammunition. I did not call my wife and ask what she thought. I later called and told her what I'd done, figuring it would be easier to get forgiveness than permission. 
!!! I have taken some pictures but haven't a clue as to how to post them to this site. My wife will not be home till Sunday so I can't upload them to the site she uses. If I can get her on the phone, I'll try to get directions so that I can post pictures. The pistol as purchased is sooty from recent shooting. I figure a nice evening spent cleaning and wiping it down will be an evening well spent. The result will be a very nice new revolver for which I've been looking for a long while.
!!! I have taken some pictures but haven't a clue as to how to post them to this site. My wife will not be home till Sunday so I can't upload them to the site she uses. If I can get her on the phone, I'll try to get directions so that I can post pictures. The pistol as purchased is sooty from recent shooting. I figure a nice evening spent cleaning and wiping it down will be an evening well spent. The result will be a very nice new revolver for which I've been looking for a long while.
