DHart
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I have a beautiful S&W 66 with 2 1/2" barrel that I bought perhaps 20 years ago. I've probably put all of 75 rounds through it. Great action, pristine condition. (Safe queen). One of the reasons I shoot it so little is that I think a 2 1/2" .357 with adjustable sights is just, well, a dumb configuration. Too stubby for it's overall size and I have much better guns for carry purposes. I should have bought a Model 65 with 3" barrel... that gun makes MUCH more sense. Anyway.
I just bought a SP101 with 3" barrel and I have a used 65 with 3" barrel on the way. So I'm set for small .357's. So I was thinking that perhaps my 66 could be rebarreled to be a 4", which would make it a much more sensible adjustable-sighted .357 model 66 configuration in my opinion. (I also have a 6" 686, so I might go to 5", but not to 6")
So the question is, would S&W re-barrel it for me and what do you suppose they might charge to do that? Aside from re-barreling, I could just sell the gun, but it's a great gun and I'd prefer to have it in a 4" or 5" than to not have it at all. Any thoughts? Thanks much.
I just bought a SP101 with 3" barrel and I have a used 65 with 3" barrel on the way. So I'm set for small .357's. So I was thinking that perhaps my 66 could be rebarreled to be a 4", which would make it a much more sensible adjustable-sighted .357 model 66 configuration in my opinion. (I also have a 6" 686, so I might go to 5", but not to 6")
So the question is, would S&W re-barrel it for me and what do you suppose they might charge to do that? Aside from re-barreling, I could just sell the gun, but it's a great gun and I'd prefer to have it in a 4" or 5" than to not have it at all. Any thoughts? Thanks much.