Some love for the model 66????
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younggun456
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Was there ever a 2.5 inch square butt 66?
Been carrying my 66 2 1/2" in a nice pancake holster lately, falling in love with the model 66 again. Handles the .357 magnum load well, and shoots the 38 special like a dream. No matter what else I bring to the range, I put a few rounds down range with the 66.
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Nice trio! Just got back from the range a couple hours ago and once again my 4" 66-1 shined like gold hammering out a quarter size group double action at 30'.
Very nice.
I had never owned a 66 until I traded into a 4" 66-2 today. On Tuesday I'll be picking up a police trade-in 66-1 with the 2.5" barrel.
I had never owned a 66 until I traded into a 4" 66-2 today. On Tuesday I'll be picking up a police trade-in 66-1 with the 2.5" barrel.
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As far as I'm concerned, there are two types of people...Those who own 66's, and those that will after they shoot one...
So true. I have converted several polymer gun people by offering rhem to try my 66. The general reaction is WOW!
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THAT'S TOO BAD, KulKanin. THE MORE THAT THEY ARE PREOCCUPIED WITH THEIR TUPPERWARE, THE LESS THEY WILL BE IMPACTING THE SUPPLY OF THE REAL STEEL, AND WOOD GUNS, THAT WE ADMIRE, AND PURSUE.....
bananaman
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Never owned a 4", but sure enjoy shooting my 66-2 2.5" Took it on my last range trip. Bob
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I love me some 66. Need a 4" to round things up.
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No dash on top, 66-4 Lady Smith in middle, 66-8 on the bottom. So we have a P & R, a pre lock, and the latest version.
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We carried 4" model 66 when I was hired on to the Sheriff's Office. I liked them fine, but later found the model 65 and prefer it. I sold almost all my revolvers when we changed to the model 645. I have bought two J frames back, and plan on buying the new 3" model 66 in lieu of buying a used model 65, when I have the money saved back up.
Qc Pistolero
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My model 66 in 4'' is the gun I regret selling the most(along with my 5'' model 1988 in .45acp).Why do you guys keep posting photos of such a beautiful gun?Guess you like seing a 63 yrs old guy cry!
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Ashlander
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Not in the catalog as a production gun, but one never says never about S&W.
This ? comes up on occasion. The only such example I have seen was in the Clint Eastwood flick "The Gauntlet." His character definitely carries a SB snub 66 with service-style SB Magna stocks. I have no idea how it came about. This is confirmed in the IMDB for "The Gauntlet."
Mas Ayoob once mentioned swapping bbls between a 4" and a snub 66, the end result being a RB 4" gun that would conceal well under an outer garment and a SB snub that would handle better in snub nose matches. Hope this helps a bit.
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