My new (NOS) 66-1 w/6" barrel

[413Maxwedge]

what cleaning method do you use to clean off the oil and gunk ?

After disassembling it I just wiped everything down with clean rags and a little Hoppe's #9 Bore Cleaner. I wrapped the rags (or paper towels) around chop sticks to clean around the inner pins and grooves. More clean rags and elbow grease to dry and polish, and a few drops of gun oil as I put it back together.

The seller told me it was cosmolene grease, but when I research that it usually looks like a dark grease. This gun had a dull coating of clear waxy grease on the outside and was sticky inside. Now it's super smooth action.... Much smoother than my modern Smiths.

 

[413Maxwedge]

I had to do a quick double take at the first picture in this post -- I think you BLED on the revolver! Ensure that is off the revolver everywhere you leaked on it. Blood will attack over time, no doubt.

I DID cut my knuckle while working on it, but didn't realize it got into the pictures. Its been wiped down several times since that picture.

 

[TheTinMan]

Did they ever make stainless (flash chromed) full target triggers and hammers? I searched for them forever and gave up. I can't recall ever seeing a "full target" 66 and came to believe they never made them. I've seen ones with case-hardened hammers and triggers but the ones I know about were not factory.

I don't know that I've ever seen a "full target" Model 66 either.

The first Model 66s (no dash) came with a stainless rear sight that wasn't black. The change to black happened during the 66 (no dash) run IIRC:

 

[snw19_357]

Did they ever make stainless (flash chromed) full target triggers and hammers? I searched for them forever and gave up. I can't recall ever seeing a "full target" 66 and came to believe they never made them. I've seen ones with case-hardened hammers and triggers but the ones I know about were not factory.

Sure did. Four inch (prod code 102707) and 6" (102711)

 

[boykinlp]

And baby got some new shoes.

I, too, think new shoes look fantastic on a S&W!
Larry

 

[sbrmike]

413Maxwedge that is one special revolver. That is the nicest looking non-original grips I recall seeing on a model 66. Model 66's are just great. I have a fairly worn 66-1 myself, but in 4 inch. Those grips really look sharp on that gun. Man, those internals have me envious!

 

[Roofuss]

My recent 66-1 find

My recently acquired model 66-1 I picked up a couple weeks ago.