Smith & Wesson Model 66-2

[Snake Plisskin]

I picked up this nice Model 66-2 4" this am .Target hammer and target trigger and man is the trigger sweet..!!!

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

The Model 66 that I have has one of my personal best triggers for sure.

 

[ontarget]

There you go again Snake.
Nice job on another great acquisition.

 

[shoebox1.1]

Again? Jeese Louise...Lol guy steps in poop finds a c note under the turd! Haha. And a reoccurring theme here.. polished steel and pretty wood stocks. We can read snake like an open book! You sure do have good taste! That’s for sure

 

[ThomasT]

Really nice. I have owned a couple. But be careful. It doesn't appear to have an internal lock and you might hurt yourself with it.

Just kidding. One of the best handguns you can own. I wish I had kept the two I had from long ago. I paid less than $200 for them back in the 1990s.

 

[Mr. Mosin]

Gorgeous wheelgun. Stainless Combat Magnum, isn't it ?

 

[Snake Plisskin]

Gorgeous wheelgun. Stainless Combat Magnum, isn't it ?

Thank you, Yes , it is basically.

 

[Mr. Mosin]

Thank you, Yes , it is basically.

Very nice.

 

[Starter52]

All-in-all, the 4" Model 66 is simply the finest revolver ever made.

Congrats .

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

All-in-all, the 4" Model 66 is simply the finest revolver ever made.

Congrats .

Whoa....thems fightin words!

Dont know about EVER, but it is a very fine revolver.

 

[JJFitch]

I think my shoulder would be out of joint getting my wallet out for that one!
Smiles,

 

[Riomouse911]

I saw the title and before seeing the OP I just knew Snake was at it again!

Well done sir, well done. The good old 66-2 is one of my favorites as well .



I do wish I had the original wood grips rather than the Pachmayr Presentations it came with, Snakes grips look great.

Stay safe.

 

[Pat Riot]

Snake, that’s a beauty.

 

[Armored farmer]

Great gun, I love my 66-3.

 

[.38 Special]

Yeah, I'll take issue with "best revolver ever" too. Having said that, it's probably top three, anyway. I am jealous, regardless.

 

[LUCKYDAWG13]

Congrats just beautiful

 

[ThomasT]

The OPs gun is so nice and I always liked the 19/66 revolvers that now I have bid on not one but TWO model 19s on gunbroker. Thanks Snake. Just what I need. Another gun.

 

[Homerboy]

15 years ago I bought its twin for $325. Sold it stupidly to buy something else. It would cost me more than twice what I paid for it to replace it. This year I made a vow to not sell any more revolvers. The prices in them just keep going up.

 

[ThomasT]

15 years ago I bought its twin for $325. Sold it stupidly to buy something else. It would cost me more than twice what I paid for it to replace it. This year I made a vow to not sell any more revolvers. The prices in them just keep going up.

I learned the same hard lesson the same hard way. There are lots of guns I wish I had back and I can't even remember why I sold them. Dumb I guess.

 

[bannockburn]

Starter52

I would beg to differ with you sir. It is my belief that the S&W Model 686 is one of the finest .357 revolvers S&W ever built, along with the Model 27.

 

[Armorer 101]

The 19 and 66 are my favorite revolvers as backup carry guns for rifle hunting. I had the nice folks at Andrews Leather build me a cross draw rig to keep the hammer off the rifle stock when moving about. RCBS 162g hard cast with a stout load of H-110.

 

[Bayou52]

I've got a 1979 vintage 66-1 which is the last of the P&R'd models, I believe. Great shooter.

 

[bangswitch]

All-in-all, the 4" Model 66 is simply the finest revolver ever made.

Maybe the finest K frame revolver. I've always loved the M19 and M66 because of their size and balance. I had a M19-2 long ago, traded it for a M66-1, and I rue the day I sold the M66 to a friend. Not much of a friend, he won't sell it back, LOL, but at least I know it has a good home. I finally found a nice M19-3 to replace it. But lately, I've come to love the big N frame guns, too, and can't say the M19 is a better revolver than the M27 or M28. They sure look good together, though. OP, your M66 is gorgeous, looks brand new.

 

[shoebox1.1]

Sucks when the “ friend” won’t sell you back your gun! I sold a mint RARE Romanian md65 to a pal and he won’t cough it back up .. that’s one I can’t duplicate

 

[ThomasT]

I got badly outbid on the two model 19s I mentioned earlier. Oh well. I have a Ruger Security Six made in 1986 IIRC and its a decent model 19 replacement. The trigger is not as good as a model 19 but its not far off. I guess I will just have to be happy with that. I should never have sold the 19s and 66s I used to own.

You don't mind selling something when you think you can always get another. Some lessons are hard learned. Don't sell your best guns ever.