S&w Model 66 - Page 2

stevieboy · December 25, 2008, 09:25 AM

Mine has the stainless rear sight (front sight, too). I'd guessed that it was a 1972 DOB, but after reading this thread I'm rethinking. It must be a '70. The guy who sold it to me at the gunshow had a big stack of boxes of identical looking guns, complete with papers and cleaning rods, mops, and screwdrivers in unopened plastic wrappers. All of them had the stainless front and rear sights. He gave me a nice story about all of them being unfired leftover factory inventory, etc. When I got mine home and looked more closely at it I found a fair amount of carbon deposit in the cylinders so, obviously, the gun had been more than test fired. I also noticed that the serial numbers on the gun and the box didn't match. I'm guessing that his inventory may have consisted of a bunch of police tradeins. In any event, it's a wonderful gun with a very nice trigger and it shoots tiny groups. It's not the first gun I've owned by a long shot but it'll be the last one I give up.

charles isaac · December 25, 2008, 12:08 PM

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I can push the hammer down with 5 to 10 pounds of pressure (hard to tell exactly how much). Is that typical of this model?

Not typical at all. Worn or someone did some trigger work and went too far.

Not a real big deal as long as you shoot DA only. If you shoot SA at all, I would get it fixed.

bobn · December 25, 2008, 12:23 PM

my 66-5 has the houge rubber grip, mim parts but no internal lock. fwiw, bobn

18DAI · December 25, 2008, 12:52 PM

The zit did not mar the model 66, until the 66-6 version.

The 66-6, also got the "innovative" two piece barrel, and the ugly new frame lines around the hammer.

The 66 was discontinued shortly thereafter.

My 3" and 4" 66-4's do not have MIM parts. My 4" 66-5 does. Regards 18DAI.

jpsshack · December 25, 2008, 01:21 PM

Thank you, Charles.

bobn · December 25, 2008, 03:48 PM

hm, 18dai.... looks like we got it just in time. bobn

December 25, 2008, 12:52 PM	#29
18DAI Senior Member Join Date: September 30, 2005 Location: NC Posts: 2,156	The zit did not mar the model 66, until the 66-6 version. The 66-6, also got the "innovative" two piece barrel, and the ugly new frame lines around the hammer. The 66 was discontinued shortly thereafter. My 3" and 4" 66-4's do not have MIM parts. My 4" 66-5 does. Regards 18DAI. __________________ S&W Model 19 Combat Magnum. Everything you need in a revolver, and nothing you don't.

December 25, 2008, 09:25 AM	#26
stevieboy Senior Member Join Date: March 14, 2008 Posts: 1,695	Mine has the stainless rear sight (front sight, too). I'd guessed that it was a 1972 DOB, but after reading this thread I'm rethinking. It must be a '70. The guy who sold it to me at the gunshow had a big stack of boxes of identical looking guns, complete with papers and cleaning rods, mops, and screwdrivers in unopened plastic wrappers. All of them had the stainless front and rear sights. He gave me a nice story about all of them being unfired leftover factory inventory, etc. When I got mine home and looked more closely at it I found a fair amount of carbon deposit in the cylinders so, obviously, the gun had been more than test fired. I also noticed that the serial numbers on the gun and the box didn't match. I'm guessing that his inventory may have consisted of a bunch of police tradeins. In any event, it's a wonderful gun with a very nice trigger and it shoots tiny groups. It's not the first gun I've owned by a long shot but it'll be the last one I give up.

December 25, 2008, 12:23 PM	#28
bobn Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,105	my 66-5 has the houge rubber grip, mim parts but no internal lock. fwiw, bobn

December 25, 2008, 01:21 PM	#30
jpsshack Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2008 Location: Northern New England Posts: 169	Thank you, Charles.

December 25, 2008, 03:48 PM	#31
bobn Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2006 Location: midwest Posts: 1,105	hm, 18dai.... looks like we got it just in time. bobn