Originally Posted by SS336
I can’t comment on the new M66’s
But I have had this M66 since new, 73 or early 74. I like it a lot obviously since I still have it. 😁
I do shoot +P .38spl handloads in .357 cases in it mostly now. It has had a lot of various ammo shot out of it. Carried it when I was in the sheriffs posse back in the 80’s. It’s been on hunting trips etc. Not a problem with it at all. The SS is a lot easier to keep up than a blued M19. Just a great revolver.

A few years ago
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Very nice and one of the first ones because of the all-stainless rear and front sight. What's your recipe for your +P 38spl loads if you would like to share?

And to the thread starter: I had the M66 black brother. Very comfortable to carry and to shoot even with 357 Magnum loads. Not the heavy type like Philip B. Sharpe did decades ago while inventing the 357 Magnum.

But you should avoid shooting 357 Magnum loads with the lighter bullets than 158 grains because you may cause some damage to the forcing cone.

Elmer Keith