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Offline Armen

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66 vs 669?
« on: February 10, 2009, 03:00:48 PM »
Can anyone give me a thumbnail sketch of the difference between the 66 and 669?
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Re: 66 vs 669?
« Reply #1 on: February 14, 2009, 03:44:54 AM »
Here are the two a Mod 66 and the model 669 and quite frankly I can not tell the two appart myself.

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Re: 66 vs 669?
« Reply #2 on: February 23, 2009, 07:42:23 AM »
I bought a 669 and 66 and the 669 had the full heavy lug barrel and the 66 had the short rib short lug barrel. Mine where 6 inch versions so I do not know if that makes a difference. My 669 resembled the 586 smith and the 66 resembled the 29 smith.
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