Model 66 snubbies and pics

[kilo charlie]

66-2 My "farm" gun. One of my favorite firearms.

 

[RSBH44]

I will probably be listing this one on the forum in a few days.
It is a 66-1 with 2.5" barrel, pinned an recessed with red ramp.
Magna grips are like new - I just bought them from a fellow forum member
that took them off his model 66 when new. The gun also comes with a set of rubber grips.
Reason for sale: duplicate from my collection

Now listed in for sale forum.

Damn, Not home from work early enough to snag it!

 

[SC_Mike]

My 66-2. It now sports a Tyler T grip with the originals.

 

[hard nose street cop]

What ammo were you shooting? I had a snub M19 and with service stocks like on your gun, it was NOT nice to shoot.

In fact, recoil left the outline of the checkering banged into the palm of my hand for a few minutes. I usually shot Remington 158 grain SP or HP ammo or Speer's 140 grain .357 because those were the .357 loads that I could find. I did try Remington's 125 grain hot smoker but for only a box before I decided that it was too hot for both the 2.5-inch gun and my four- inch one.

I thereafter restricted use of that 125 grain load to N-frame .357's, although I'd use it in a Ruger GP-100 if I felt any real need. But I don't. Winchester's 145 grain Silvertip will mess up a man or a coyote enough that I don't think I need to abuse my guns with very hot 125 grain ammo.

That was in the 1970's and I sold that snub M-19 and never replaced it with a gun having a barrel that short, in .357 Magnum.

I would like a three-inch M-66 like yours to accompany my four-inch one, but I'd use smooth grips, prob. factory rosewood service models with a Tyler adaptor, or a Pachmayr rubber grip.

I was not a fantastic shot with that snub M-19. I could cover the 25 yard groups with the palm of my hand, but longer guns are far easier to shoot well. My six-inch M27 would put all six shots into a small ragged hole on a good day. I do find three-inch guns quite a bit easier to shoot well than true snubs.

Of course, most buying those snubs expect to use them at close range. Anything over ten yards is long range for some.

I also tried some Remington's 125 grain SJHP in my 586 2 inch it only 1/2 of a box for me decided that it was too hot, haven't shot any sense.

 

[Model39]

2, 3" Model 66's With Keith Brown Stocks

 

[jughed440]

66-2 on top, and a 66-4.

 

[BE Mike]

My 66-2. It now sports a Tyler T grip with the originals.

I carried mine like that (with Tyler T grip) for years. With an IWB Rogers holster, it was easy to conceal under a Guayabera shirt.