S&W Model 66-1 Snub

[DevilDog72]

Thanks! I really like them better than these...I think

I for one like the stags on the 66.... the bone would look excellent on a 19 snub..... as a matter of fact I have a 19-4 snub that would look great with the bone...... hint, hint

 

[Cocked & Locked]

I hear you DevilDog72

Actually those white looking ones are on a 2.5" 19-2 now! They are made of elk antler.

I will keep your "hint, hint" in mind

 

[Cariboo Canuck]

Looks like there are a lot of M66 snubby fans out there. I bought 66-2 (unpinned, not recessed) a few months back 'as new' for $500 Cdn. That's about $23.79 USD after the exchange ... ;>)
Put on a set of Ahrens grips and shoot it in IDPA.

That led to the purchase of a M19-4 (pinned/recessed) snubby for $375 CDN. It had been tuned for PPC but shot very little to look at it.

I'm currently negotiating on another M19 snubby as well. Like the man said - like potato chips, you can't just have one.

One of my IDPA pals has a pal who is a retired cop. He says he has at lest 40 S&W snubbies of various types. That's being down right greedy.

 

[nate-dogg]

I have a 66-2 4inch but I would love to own a 66 snub nose! All these pics are making me jealous!

 

[moralem]

I would venture a guess that folks are going to want a pretty penny.....this one a 66-3 is going for 1000 dollars in my neck of the woods.

So I looked into this one, but too steep a price considering I have my monthly gun budget aimed at a model 57 no dash....which are just as, if not more expensive. I was tempted when he offered to take off the stocks and let it go for $900.....oh so tempted. But I am only 4 days into the month and I would have exhausted my mad money too early into the month. January's budget was spent on a high power which I have posted in one of the current HP threads. I am one of those SW accumulators that thinks I have to have at least one .41. But now I am thinking I need to have one snubbed .357. Such first world problems to have......

 

[srsmyth]

I have read here that some folks don't think of 3" 66's as the snubby but since I saw a 3 incher in here I'll throw mine in too. It had a rubber mono grip on it when I received it but I really like the stag grips on stainless. A 66-2 Ashland, it's definitely been used, no box, but I needed a 3" to have all the barrel lengths.
Steve

 

[srsmyth]

I was tempted, but I am only 4 days into the month and I would have exhausted my mad money too early into the month.

Ahah ! And I thought I was the only one with that issue...

 

[PALADIN85020]

Day and night guns...

These two serve me well as day or night guns - I want the bad guys, if necessary, to get a good visual on what they are up against. The 66 is a dash two, primarily because my dash one is a safe queen, and if I have to give one up for evidence, I'd prefer it, because it's not P&R. The 19 is P&R, but it's a duplicate.

John

 

[alwaysoutdoors]

A 2.5" 66 P&R is one I can't seem to "pin" down. Thanks for rubbing it in. : )

 

[moralem]

Ahah ! And I thought I was the only one with that issue...

There is s reason why they call it disposable income. It comes in and goes right out. Haha


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[apollo99]

Didn't really see the big attraction to the model 66, I have a 686-3 2 1/2" and didn't really see a need for a 66 2 1/2", a month ago I traded into a 66-5, it was in 99% condition. I now see the big Attraction to this k frame .357. It is about as perfect a carry revolver as I have ever held. I am now a convert.

 

[Marine24]

You all are doing well. Missed my chance at a Lew Horton 3" model and ended up with a 66-6. First of the internal lock models.

It will work just fine as a truck gun.


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[opaul]

You all are doing well. Missed my chance at a Lew Horton 3" model and ended up with a 66-6. First of the internal lock models.

It will work just fine as a truck gun.


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A 66 in hand is better than no 66!

 

[opaul]

I picked this -1 up (private party) at our local PHX S.A.R. 3-Day gun show 4 years ago. $375 OTD.

Well,
Not only is that a beautiful revolver but also a stunning photograph. I'd say you did very well indeed sir

 

[.357magger]

Will post pics later tonight but just got a 66-1 2.5" day before yesterday as a birthday present to myself. Went to local GSM about 2 months ago and was playing with one on a table. I carried an identical twin for years before LEO retirement. Was wondering why I ever sold such a comforting old friend. So was on the lookout since that day.

Found on GoingBroker, like new condition, for $750. Hit the Buy Now key instantly.
Came in and better than described. Pics to follow. They truly are outstanding carry guns. Small enough to conceal well, large enough to shoot well.

 

[Cariboo Canuck]

About 2 weeks ago, I drove almost 5 hours (round trip) to Orlando to snatch this little beauty. Price was $675. with box and all original paperwork (no tools).


I'm still very satisfied with my purchase, although I now have to find a 66 no dash to put in that darn box.

Who made the grips?

 

[cstep]

Recent acquisition for me, a 66-5 3.25 inch w/ hi viz front sight. It's my only 66, and its pre lock but not pre mim. Shown with a few of my 38 special reloads, 158 grain coated Missouri lswc, 3.6 grains of titegroup. They shot great in my model 10-8, have yet to try them in the 66-5.

 

[Tony2much]

Who made the grips?

Uncle Mike's K & L frame (Round Butt) Grips #59006.

They were designed by Craig Spegel and commissioned by Michaels of Oregon. I've tried several different grips on my snubs, but keep coming back to these.

No longer in production and getting a little harder to find, but still obtainable from ebay fairly often.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Some great pictures...... my second gun was a 2 1/2" 19 and later a 66....... but as I looked through this thread I was reminded....... if you are lucky enough to find a 3" 66 you'll never go back to a 2 1/2 inch.

moralem's post with the stag grips........ says BBQ all the way!!!

 

[Jerry M]

Here's mine.
Regards,
turnerriver

Awesome with those grips and that El Paso rig!!!