Posted: 10/7/2007 3:41:00 PM EDT
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I always thought it was a 686 but never knew for sure. It was my Grandma's gun.    And what year did S&W go to floating firing pin?  I have the original grips around here some where. What can you tell me about this handgun? |
L's and K's have the same size grips. |
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Dayum, Grandma packed serious heat!! Except for the Pachmayr grip (I always use Hogue) it looks just like the SWEET 66 I carried for my first two years as a cop until we got sucky S&W 9mm semis. I could put 50 rounds from my 66 into one ragged hole. That 9 was lucky to hit the ground!! |
I bet it has had maybe 100 rounds through it, tops. I also bet my Grandmother only fired it maybe 10 times or so. I'm not really a revolver guy. The gun is not even broke in,  I can't ever remember to get .357 rounds when I'm at the fun shop, *shrugs* |
Big mistake. You do have to have a little knowledge or training of how to make the reloads work well for you. Reloading a revolver quickly is a bit of an art. (a minor one) The Model 66 was the pinnacle of revolver technology or more accurately ART in the early 70's. A lot of hand fitting went into making a good S&W revolver. I like my plastic and otherwise mass produced pistols, but a finely made Smith & Wesson revolver is like fine wine to Boone's Farm. edit** Buy some Winchester .38 loads for it. If you can shoot 50 rounds through it and not fall in love it. You can send it to me freight collect. No questions asked.
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Amen, sell it to someone who will give it the attention it deserves...  I can hear it calling out to me...  I had a 66 for a couple of years, loved that gun. Ended up trading it when I worked at an indoor gun range. Traded it right off my hip to a lady who wanted it for the orange front sight, white outline rear, and lighter weight in comparison to her 681 (fixed sight L frame in 357) I still have that 681, never did get around to replacing the 66 though... 
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The more you guys like it, the less I will shoot it. I will see to it that this revolver is rarely shot during my time on this earth, And give up already on buying it, it's not for sale, and never will be, from my cold dead hand, as they say. I inhiereted this weapon like the majority of my guns, and I will never part with them, only pass them on to the next generation. You can't give away a gift, you fellas should know that. Some things aren't for sale. And I wasn't advertising either, I'm glad yall like it though. |
Combat Magnums are blued carbon steel model 19's, specifically those with a 4" barrel. The gun in the pic is it's stainless equivalent, the model 66. K framed .357's are no longer made, and since that is an earlier -2 variation, it's worth a little more to a collector most likely. Go shoot it with some .38's, and enjoy it. |
I own a M19-3 Combat Magnum with a 2.5" barrel |