A local gunsmith (sales are a secondary business) bought 25 Model 66-1's from the state of Arkansas. I was in his shop, with gun money in my pocket, and he brought me the three best from which to choose.
I don't have pictures yet of the my new purchase because the gun is dirty. The state didn't clean them before the sale. The gunsmith got them two hours before I arrived and didn't have time to clean them all.
I thought I checked the cylinder gap in the store. It seemed really narrow. Now that I am home with the gun I can see that on three or four of the chambers the cylinder actually touches the forcing cone near the top. The other three chambers have a more normal looking gap. If I had a guage I could give you the specs.
Why would some portion of the cylinder face touch the forcing cone at the top? I can't get dental floss in the gap on half of the cylinder.
Also, the front screw hole for the rear sight is through the top strap. You can see the hole above the forcing cone. Is this normal?
I was so giddy over the purchase of a pinned and recessed Model 66 that I may have made a bad purchase.
I don't have pictures yet of the my new purchase because the gun is dirty. The state didn't clean them before the sale. The gunsmith got them two hours before I arrived and didn't have time to clean them all.
I thought I checked the cylinder gap in the store. It seemed really narrow. Now that I am home with the gun I can see that on three or four of the chambers the cylinder actually touches the forcing cone near the top. The other three chambers have a more normal looking gap. If I had a guage I could give you the specs.
Why would some portion of the cylinder face touch the forcing cone at the top? I can't get dental floss in the gap on half of the cylinder.
Also, the front screw hole for the rear sight is through the top strap. You can see the hole above the forcing cone. Is this normal?
I was so giddy over the purchase of a pinned and recessed Model 66 that I may have made a bad purchase.
