I've been carrying a stainless 2 3/4" Speed Six this summer as my Model 13 needs almost daily cleaning to prevent rust in the rather hot and humid eastern North Carolina IWB summer carry conditions.
I've been looking for a 3" Model 66, but they are... a little hard to find...particularly for reasonable money.
I saw this 2 1/2" Model 66-4 yesterday in one of the local gun shops and initially passed on it, but then came back about an hour later. After a careful inspection, I bought it any way to replace the Speed Six for summer carry.
Oddly enough, the serial number prefix "BSF" is not in my Standard Catalog.
As a Model 66-4 it obviously falls in the 1994 - 1998 age range.
"BRF" prefixes are listed for August 1994, with the big jump to "BVA" in 2003 and the more sequential "CAM" in January 2006.
It also came with the original Uncle Mikes grips that were added to the 2 1/2" in 1994, but it lacks the MIM trigger change made in 1997. So I'm guessing it was probably made in late 1994. If anyone can narrow that down a bit more I'd appreciate it.
I've been looking for a 3" Model 66, but they are... a little hard to find...particularly for reasonable money.
I saw this 2 1/2" Model 66-4 yesterday in one of the local gun shops and initially passed on it, but then came back about an hour later. After a careful inspection, I bought it any way to replace the Speed Six for summer carry.
Oddly enough, the serial number prefix "BSF" is not in my Standard Catalog.
As a Model 66-4 it obviously falls in the 1994 - 1998 age range.
"BRF" prefixes are listed for August 1994, with the big jump to "BVA" in 2003 and the more sequential "CAM" in January 2006.
It also came with the original Uncle Mikes grips that were added to the 2 1/2" in 1994, but it lacks the MIM trigger change made in 1997. So I'm guessing it was probably made in late 1994. If anyone can narrow that down a bit more I'd appreciate it.
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