goldwinghg
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I have seen model 66-1,with pinned barrels, and some that don't. Why is that? Are the non pinned barrel model a newer version of the -1 model.
Model 66-1, 2 1/2" barrel pinned?
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Tom_R
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Smith and Wesson stopped pinning the barrels on their guns around 1982, give or take. The 66 no dash, and the 66-1 were the only two versions that were pinned. The 66-2 introduced non-pinned barrels for the 66.
This is also the time they stopped recessing the cylinder chambers on magnum guns and .22LR revolvers as well.
Pinned and recessed model 66's were only around for about 11-12 years, as compared to other models that were out for decades like 19s, 27s and 28s.
If you find a pinned and recessed 66 at a good price,cit is a must snag.
They are really, really going up in price though. People know what they have, and others really want them.
This is also the time they stopped recessing the cylinder chambers on magnum guns and .22LR revolvers as well.
Pinned and recessed model 66's were only around for about 11-12 years, as compared to other models that were out for decades like 19s, 27s and 28s.
If you find a pinned and recessed 66 at a good price,cit is a must snag.
They are really, really going up in price though. People know what they have, and others really want them.
Not so. Counterbored charge holes were discontinued on the revolvers for magnum calibers, but not on the rimfire revolvers.
Toward the end of production of the 66-1 Smith eliminated the barrel pin before going to the 66-2. They were likely just using up frames with the barrel pin hole and probably using up the remainder of their recessed chamber cylinders. I've actually seen -1's both ways: pinned but not recessed & recessed but not pinned. I have never seen a -1 that was not pinned & not recessed, but they may exist. It would be an anomaly. All 66-2's that I have seen have been not pinned or recessed.
My 66-1 has the recessed cylinder, but is not pinned. Also, the prices for all of the older S&W revolvers are sky rocketing.
