Taurus Model 66 Pre Lock & Comparison To Pre Lock 65

[@LionquestFitness]

A couple of beautiful revolvers. Good find on both of them.

[@garageguy879]

Thanks Greg,,always good to hear from you.I have some things to do tomorrow but if the rain holds off,I plan on putting some rounds through the 66.I'll be sure to give you a shoutout.

[@josephliptak]

My blued 66 has 7 serial numbers with no letters. That's how I bought it brand new in the box in August 1988.

[@jasonashley4579]

I have two Taurus model 65's, one made in the 70's thats absolutely mint, got the box and everything that came in it, I have a newer production also, they've both been just as accurate and reliable as any Smith or Ruger wheel guns I own.

[@garageguy879]

These have been very underrated revolvers over the years. They just keep working.

[@easyfiveOsink]

I came across a Taurus 66 like yours (just blued) two months ago. First time out with 158 grain 357 kept them all in the black at 25 yards. Very pleased with the old Brazilian.

[@Bfreeman189]

I've got a 66 just like that. Best trigger I've ever felt on a revolver

[@garageguy879]

I have to agree with you.

[@thomasreto2997]

Thank you for the great information man! I happen to have the model 65. Beautiful piece that has feather like pull on a single action setting. It, does, however, need a new grip, thanks to your video, now I know how to make it original. Looking forward to next time on the range, we try it out!

[@garageguy879]

I really need to get this out of the safe and do an update video on it.I hope your's works well for you.

[@thomasreto2997]

Grip came in. I ordered a nice rosewood and black grip with the Taurus logo. Looks and feels fantastic in my hands. Will take it to range

[@bigbossman3806]

When a person works hard you should be able to treat yourself to a new toy once in awhile, great find.

[@garageguy879]

Thank you.

[@scottf.3808]

A pair of beauties as nice find sir....Good stuff.....

[@marciocumpiancumpian2075]

Olá,aqui do Brasil, é muito bom ver fã americano da marca brasileira. Dois revólveres maravilhosos, tenho um 82s fabricado no início dos anos 80,realmente é o melhor gatilho de revólver da Taurus. Um abraço 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@garageguy879]

Greetings from Virginia.Over the past few years Taurus has made some really dependable firearms.But it is always good to find some of their older classics.I have always had a good opinion of Brazil.Beautiful women & good firearms are made there.

[@Stevew443]

Those are beautiful revolvers. A couple years ago I picked up a newer 66 from a friend. I did not need it either, but I am keeping it because I love revolvers and I love .357 magnums. The 66 I got is the 6 inch blued with the 7 round cylinder. I paid half what you got yours for, but then again. we were not in a gun buying panic time back then. Looks like you got a good deal on a very good gun.

[@garageguy879]

I got to shott the 66 earlier today and i was very well pleased with it.The hammer and trigger action on it,,well all I can say is smooth.I'll have that video up by the middle of the week.

[@leepenlack5548]

yes the model 65 has a smooth as butter trigger pull. i have one like yours with blue finish. thats not a bad price for the 66, considering all the guns being sold lately, thats a keeper

[@scottmorgan1016]

Oh Mark I am drooling . Those 2 are nice. Your wheel gun collection is superb Mr. Holster would be proud. Can't wait till weather breaks for you to shoot.👍👍

[@garageguy879]

Thank you Scott.Speaking of mr Holster,I picked up another little Ruger revolver today.I'm making the video later tonight.

[@scottmorgan1016]

@@garageguy879 sweet

[@thomasosteen6027]

Great looking revolvers Mark. Thanks for sharing. Take care

[@garageguy879]

Thank you Thomas.You and your family take care too.

[@jerryjohnsonii4181]

Nice Revolvers !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@garageguy879]

Thank you Jerry

[@jmac6782]

Awesome video as always. Great looking revolvers. Take care...

[@garageguy879]

Thank you very much.

[@scottmorgan1016]

Thanks for the shout out. I watch 779 also

[@garageguy879]

You guys both have excellent channels.

[@jackbauer9077]

Beautiful guns!!!! My very 1st pistol was a 66 as a kid for deer hunting side arm. Might be a Taurus but it’s my favorite gun. Been shot a ton and I love it. Been a great wheel gun!

[@garageguy879]

Taurus back in the late 70's was awesome.I plan on shooting this one a ton.Thank you for watching and commenting.I hope to have my 1st shots video coming up soon.

[@jackbauer9077]

@@garageguy879 awesome look forward to it! Thanks for the awesome content.

[@evilargus8404]

Top lovely Guns.

[@JG-xt9io]

Nice Taurus revolver , saw one online on armslist, blued it was in 22 magnum . It looked like it was in decent shape and bluing looked nice . Those are some nice finds , like the wooden grips . I know what it's like not having time , been working overtime for awhile only getting one day off a week

[@thecheapshot1065]

My first 357 was a Taurus 627 tracker. I loved it. It took a lot, and I mean a lot, of my earliest and often over powdered and over crimped rounds. Even took a squib 38 hammered back and jammed into the wrong cylinder hole of center shearing the copper jacket and some lead off the bullet before I got it freed up. Took it in to get inspected and everything locked up and lined up well. Still never liked ports on a pistol. Barrel length is already so short at 4" why start bleeding off preasure before its necessary. Looking at a 66 when I learned of the 65. What am I concerned with the tracker was the Microscopic play in the adjustable site I say microscopic but probably about a millimeter or just under of drift. I do prefer it over or notch style sight but if you learn to shoot aa frame notch style sight it won't ever shift. I'm a huge fan of the GP100 And ask these trackers go up more and more Options for $500 357 dwindle. My biggest concern is are the triggers the same and Is the 7 shot cylinder Inherently weaker then the 6 shot as I would assume would be the case. 1 of these would be amazing with an unflutted cylinder with The maximum amount of material left unaltered So it could handle Over pressure with ease. I'm not talking about 150% rounds But If I can hit 125 without Worrying about over stressing Any component in the revolver it would be worth the extra weight for deep woods carry

[@doublem1402]

I would allways hope God forbid if things went bad I had my old model 65,it's blued and very reliable

[@Ringoluck]

How can I find out when my Taurus was produced? I have an old one.

[@SiliconDrifter]

Call Taurus

[@belayasmert9943]

I just pick up the same one at pawn shop for 250.00. 4" model Has some holster wear. All else is solid. Timing, lockup. Great rifling in the barrel . Hella smooth action both double and single. Wood grips are good to go. My thought was F" it for 250 its a bargain . Im not sure if the finish is stainless or nickel satin finish ? My serial # 53 and with no letters. Cant find anything on the innerweb to help me out with mfg date.

[@asintonic]

Nice pistol. Question, can you use a rear sight from a Smith and Wesson on this pistol? I lost the rear sight by accident for this pistol. Thanks

[@garageguy879]

That's a good question but I honestly don't know.

[@jmac6782]

You will need to check out Jon’s Guns over in Bristol, VA on Exit 7 sometime. I like them and Highlands Arms in Abingdon. I’ll need to run over to Scotty’s sometime in your town.

[@garageguy879]

I'm going to Jon's tomorrowt to get another Ruger if they haven't sold it yet.I've got several firearms from them.Highlands is a little low on stock right now but they always bounce back.Scotty has only been in business for a couple of years but he'll give you a good deal.His stock is a little low now but he does have some Para 1911 handguns.

[@daedalx]

That 66 is newer, mid to late eighties. Lots of Taurus revolvers around that time when they were making changes, streamlining their processes, used older unused parts. So newer production runs had older serial and model numbers. Ie. the first 669s still said 66 on the frames.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

That's interesting. I'm trying to date a 66? I just acquired. I had never heard that some 669s had 66 on the frame. I need to look into this.

[@mudejartrainingnaturalscie6938]

@@BowWowPewPewCQ They took down the serial number lookup website a few years ago, a few months after I started buying these revolvers.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

@@mudejartrainingnaturalscie6938 Yes. I found a great resource on a Taurus forum with a knowledgable guy who has the production notes. Mine is from NOV1986

[@cleondubois1270]

Wonder if Taurus made either one of them with the 2.5" bbl. and smaller grips? That would be a great find too.

[@garageguy879]

I think they had the barrels in 3,4,& 6 inch lengths.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

Thanks for the video. I acquired a blued model 66 I'm trying to date. I've got some conflicting info regarding the logo, s/n, no recessed chambers etc. My s/n has 7 digits all numbers, chambers are not recessed, hammer block only. Have any ideas? How many digits in your s/n? Recessed chambers? Thanks on anything you can suggest.

[@garageguy879]

On my 66 the serial # has 8 numbers,no letters & no recessed chambers.It does have the hammer block.Now on the 65,it has only 6 numbers in the serial #,no letters.It doesn't have the hammer block or recessed chambers.When I called Taurus,I was told that if there were no letters in the serial #,it was pre 1981.I was also told that they didn't have manufacture date records before that time.I hope this little bit of info helps.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

@@garageguy879 It does help thanks. I've been told when they moved from FL to GA all the records went to the ATF. BTW, my 66 has a hole and screw on the front of the trigger guard like your 65.

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

@@garageguy879 Just for clarity... Your 65 has neither a hammer block or transfer bar? I thought the early revolvers(other than the .22lr)had a hammer block and Taurus changed to a transfer bar later. had a hammer

[@BowWowPewPewCQ]

I've been doing a lot of research and got info posted buy a Brazilian police officer. He is referencing a factory tech manual published only in Portuguese. Per him, some models had alpha numeric s/n starting 1981. However 65 and 66 were numeric only until NOV1988. A "5" prefix was added in NOV1986 with 5124899 making the first 7 digit s/n. The first Stainless was JUN1986 with 110249. The extractor rod changed to left hand threads in AUG1981 with s/n 23764 on the 66 and 23728 on the 65. The logo starting 1981 will have a "long horned" bull with large "Taurus" and small "Brasil"1973 to 1981 had a Hereford bull with short horns. The "Brasil" was dropped in 1996. Transfer bar instead of hammer block happened NOV1988. The hammer lock started in 1998. Recessed chambers started being omitted with 68480 in JUN1985, was a mix of some with some without until 84978. I can't swear to any of this but it "fits" with my research. Just an FYI. FWIW

[@asintonic]

Hi, mine has on five numerals does that mean it was made before 1981? Thanks

[@garageguy879]

The CS person I talked to at Taurus told me that if there are no letters in the serial #,then it was made before 81.What model is it?If it's an older looking revolver,I'd say yes.Mine has 6 numbers,yours may be older than mine.

[@asintonic]

@@garageguy879 well mine is a four inch and has a 66 stamped into the frame and 636 on the yok. I thought the 65s were the blued steel version. Mine has no letter and start with 78... did you get a chance to see if a Smith 66 rear sight fits the 4 inch? Thanks and peace.

[@kampuskop]

I wish Taurus would make a classic series of revolvers just like these..... I cannot stand the look of new Taurus revolvers.

[@Mowkade]

I just picked up a new inbox model 66 4 inch some may say it was a little bit pricey, but I think $400 out the door is a pretty good deal for the equivalent of a Smith and Wesson model 66.

[@garageguy879]

@Mowkade 400 is a really good price.I have a brand new 66 myself but haven't been able to put the 1st shots through it yet,,weather doesn't want to cooperate.

[@abelacosta516]

Hi Mark. Saw your video on Taurus 66 and 65. I have a couple of questions if you don't mind?

[@garageguy879]

Go ahead

[@abelacosta516]

I recently bought a Taurus 66 used. I been looking and trying to research on it but don't find much on the one I have as looks. It looks like your 65 and has the same similarities Except it has the adjustable rear sights as your 66. Do you know if Taurus made a 66 model that looks just like the 65 with the rear sights? Thanks

[@garageguy879]

@@abelacosta516 The rear sight is the only difference between the older 65 & 66.The 65 has the notched rear sight & the 66 has the adjustable rear sight.In 1991 Taurus started putting the 7 round cylinder in the 66.

[@abelacosta516]

@@garageguy879 Ok thanks. It has The same barrel length, hole in front of the trigger guard, and gap behind the trigger, and it's 6 rounds just like your 65. But it has the adjustable rear sight.

[@garageguy879]

@@abelacosta516 yes,the rear sight is how you tell the only difference between the 65 & 66 up until 91

[@trapdoorspringfieldmodel1888]

Congratulations on the unexpected find!

[@garageguy879]

Thank you!

[@michaelhedgepeth5106]

I'm plumb jealous of ya! Na, I'm carrying on. I've got my uncle's old Taurus in .38spl. with those medallions on wooden grip's, it's a blued snubby. He's been gone 5 year's now come May, I reckon. I've not taken it out and handled it yet! My 1st cousin handed it to me at the funeral an I lost my composer for a while. I was taught a lot of Firearm's related stuff by My Uncle Stanley Ruffin ! He was a Vietnam Vet. U.S. Marines Corp. He was shot to shit his second week in country and pissed off cause he woke up in a German hospital and missed bout the whole thing....as he always said. My Papa always said he was damned Lucky !

[@garageguy879]

He really was lucky to survive that.These old Taurus revolvers put the new ones to shame.

[@michaelhedgepeth5106]

@@garageguy879 Yes Sir! I been all comments on the latest bs going on. Atf has raided a guy's home over doodads he's toyed with for quite sometime. It's got a whole lot of us Steaming wanting explanations an all.IDK, Man. Gettin deep for a few Good Men. It WONT Stand Brother. If your a Praying Man, Please talk to the Man upstairs to for a spell♥️