S&W 66's NO RESPECT

[mulehide9]

The pic is my model 66-1.SN 47K75xx. Pinned and recessed, Target Trigger, and Hammer.
Red ramp front sight, White outline rear sight (steel). 6 1/2 inch barrel. Not sure of grips.

This stainless steel version of the model 19, shoots as well as my 586. Why doesn't the 66 get the same respect as the 586 or 686?????

 

[mulehide9]

The pic is my model 66-1.SN 47K75xx. Pinned and recessed, Target Trigger, and Hammer.
Red ramp front sight, White outline rear sight (steel). 6 1/2 inch barrel. Not sure of grips.

This stainless steel version of the model 19, shoots as well as my 586. Why doesn't the 66 get the same respect as the 586 or 686?????

 

[pownal55]

no idea. i would grab a p&r 66 before the other two.

 

[Poohgyrr]

Well, some folks just have no taste and some even like plastic glunk pistols more than our sweet K frames.

There are plenty of us who appreciate the M66's. Here is my M66-2:

 

[Ron H.]

Sir, I'm not sure where you're getting the idea that 66s get no respect. They're immensely popular among the members here, especially in the 2-1/2- and 4-inch varieties.

I'd bet the guys who favor the x86s think the situation is reversed--that the 66 and 19 get all the glory while the x86s languish in obscurity.

Perception is a funny thing, no?

Hope this helps, and Semper Fi.

Ron H.

 

[Sportsterguy]

I like my 4" 586 and think it's a beautiful revolver, but I love my 3" 66-2. Just as accurate if not more so than the 586. Easier to pack and just the perfect all around useful revolver S&W has ever made IMO. Here is a pic of mine for about the 50th time. I never get tired looking at it.

 

[bountyhunter]

Originally posted by mulehide9:


The pic is my model 66-1.SN 47K75xx. Pinned and recessed, Target Trigger, and Hammer.
Red ramp front sight, White outline rear sight (steel). 6 1/2 inch barrel. Not sure of grips.

This stainless steel version of the model 19, shoots as well as my 586. Why doesn't the 66 get the same respect as the 586 or 686?????

The 66 is my favorite revo (I own five of them), but I don't shoot magnums. The 586/686 are L frame revos that are better suited for magnum rounds. The 66 is the K frame with the "snipped off" forcing cone which is not well suited for frequent magnum usage.

 

[pokerdaddy]

Sportsterguy, love the grips on your 66. Which are they?

 

[armybass]

I'll get one as soon as I move on to the non-blued Smiths

 

[mulehide9]

I deon't know the history of the grips. All I know is that they came with the gun.

 

[Sportsterguy]

pokerdaddy. They are Ahrends Boot Grips. Highly recommend for CC.

 

[riptrack44]

Originally posted by mulehide9:
I deon't know the history of the grips. All I know is that they came with the gun.

The grips (stocks) are original S&W target grips.

 

[M29since14]

Why doesn't the 66 get the same respect as the 586 or 686?????

Funny notion. When I think about what I own and use, and what my friends own and use, there are a few 586s, no 686s, that I can think of - and a BUNCH of 19s and 66s.

If I were boondocking for any extended period of time, a 6-inch 66 like yours would be on my "first-choice list." 44 Magnums are great guns, but they are heavy, and their ammunition is heavy and bulky. You can just about carry two boxes of 357s for each box of 44s.

 

[Andy Taylor]

While I personnally prefer the M19, the M66 has my respect, and in most instances I would choose a M66 over a 586/686.

 

[tbury]

I had wanted a 66 since college days (late 70s). I finally bought a 66-1 4"this year, it is one of the best pointing guns I have. I have shot it much more than my 6" 686. So for me the 66 is preferred. However, I do not shoot much full power 357 mag. I think collectors prefer the 19 and 66. Magnum shooters prefer the L frames for durability and full lug balance. JMHO

 

[Texas Star]

I am exceedingly fond of of BOTH the M-66 and the M-686. But the M-66 is handier, and will conceal better.

If you shoot a great many magnum rounds, you should consider the larger model, or the fine Ruger GP-100.

But the backpacker or general camper, who doesn't expect to fire a lot of .357's, may well prefer the lighter M-66.

I have found both to be very accurate, and think which is more so depends more on the individual gun than on the model. But the heavier M-686 recoils less.

 

[tbury]

My 686 is a big lug.

Compared to my 66-1, but I have been casting envious eyes at the 686SSR. That gun might nose out the 66 if I had one.

 

[rcamp]

so what generation of the 66 would b preferred? I always heard -2 ?
never saw a 3 inch 66, wow!

 

[Texas Star]

rcamp-

Go with a 66-3. It has the circa 1988 improvements to lessen the liklihood of cylinder endshake after firing many magnum rounds. Later ones also have that, but I'd avoid MIM parts and The Lock.

Some prefer the Pinned and Recessed guns, but they are no better that I can tell, and need to be attended to sooner after substantial use.

QC on my M-66-3 is at least as high as I've ever seen on earlier ones, and timing has been perfect. The action soon "wore-in" for smoothness, too. I've owned it since 1990, and like it better all the time.

T-Star

 

[ditrina]

My 66-2 WITH Patrick's grips AND respect