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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 14, 2022 15:10:49 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 14, 2022 15:11:04 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 14, 2022 15:11:14 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 14, 2022 15:11:25 GMT -5
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Post by AxeHandle on Dec 14, 2022 15:11:44 GMT -5
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Post by tj3006 on Dec 16, 2022 16:43:43 GMT -5
I would think returning the rear sight and screws to original style parts would be easy. AND PROBABLY the front sight to.
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Post by bradshaw on Dec 16, 2022 22:31:20 GMT -5
The 2-1/2” M-66 occupies, for those who learn it, a performance strata shared by few compact pistols.
I’ve never seen those sights. For the factory red ramp, S&W molded plastic into a dovetail. Floor of the dovetail in drilled with two tiny holes to keep the plastic from drifting out. Perhaps the tritium insert is an interference fit, pressed in with a sight pusher. Question for the buyer: are the lamps bright enough to last a while?
As for marred screw slots, if the action feels right, it may be good to go. Sideplate may have been lifted to remove trigger stop, only. Chambers look to have minor .38 fouling. Strip-clean & lube not a bad idea.
David Bradshaw
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Post by ezekiel38 on Dec 18, 2022 17:51:55 GMT -5
That sight setup (Tritium ampules) was a popular option among cops in the 80s. It was either Trijicon or Meprolight. My money is onTrijicon. I think a gunsmith named Trapper Alexiou out of Minnesota used to offer a set also.
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Post by JSutter on Dec 20, 2022 9:33:25 GMT -5
Congratulations on your snub M66. Those are sweet and yours looks great.
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Post by Jon Erdmann on Jan 16, 2023 7:04:42 GMT -5
Congrats on the mod 66-1, I found a mod 66-8 2.75" and love it.... carry it daily.
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Post by hounddogman on Jan 16, 2023 22:08:06 GMT -5
Those sights are Meprolight. If they were installed according to instructions then the front insert was fit to the dovetail and loctite 609 retaining compound was used . I do not know what it would take to remove that. I installed a set on a 5 inch 686 for my dad 15 or 16 years ago. Every thing was still tight when he sold the gun. He wanted the tritium sights after having a hard time hitting a skunk a night using the truck headlights.
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