A Gifted model 48-3

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One day sitting around our Sunday family dinner we (me and the father in law) were telling stories from the good ol days, "what happened to them?" we say to each other.

He tells me this story of a dog loose in his neighborhood an Akita, about 1980 something. The dog was actively after some lady and her smaller dog, he tells me he goes and gets this .22 he had and pursues this dog (mind you the gun is unloaded). He tells me he's yelling and screaming at this dog trying to get it distracted from the little dog the lady had and boy did he get his wish hahah. The dog took off after him as he turned and high tailed it the other direction, trying to load this revolver, the fastest he ever ran outside of Nam he said. Dog got distracted and ran out of the neighborhood never to be seen again.

We chatted back n forth a bit more about this, then I asked what kinda gun it was.... He replied some kinda S&W, "still got it"! Of course I say let's see it...

He goes and gets the gun brings it to me, I've never seen one like it before, not in my realm of S&W revos I collect or have an interest in. (I've posted about it before but remember after the fact.)

A pretty nice revolver didn't know S&W made a .22mag revo... Hes looking at me with this kinda blank stare and says "you like it, its yours, haven't pulled it out since that day". Needless to say I'm struck by kindness in today's world and it really hit me In the feels...


So anyway, anything special I should know about these?
To bad I can reload for them...

I threw some magnas and a Tyler-T on her and it feels great, yet to shoot her tho gotta find some .22mag.

Thanks for reading
Erik
 

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Erocksmash said:
A pretty nice revolver didn't know S&W made a .22mag revo... Hes looking at me with this kinda blank stare and says "you like it, its yours, haven't pulled it out since that day". Needless to say I'm struck by kindness in today's world and it really hit me In the feels...


So anyway, anything special I should know about these?
Erik
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That's the K22 Masterpiece Magnum Rimfire, Model 48, 3rd engineering change (dash-3). The dash-3 was made between 1967 and 1977, yours was made sometime after 1968, because your stocks do not have the diamond around the screw that holds the stocks (grips) in place. The Model 48 was discontinued in 1986. One in excellent condition is worth about $1100, VGC will bring $700+. I have a M48-4, made in 1981.

Edit: you said YOU threw some magnas on it; what did it have on it when you got it?
 
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That's the K22 Masterpiece Magnum Rimfire, Model 48, 3rd engineering change (dash-3). The dash-3 was made between 1967 and 1977, yours was made sometime after 1968, because your stocks do not have the diamond around the screw that holds the stocks (grips) in place. The Model 48 was discontinued in 1986. One in excellent condition is worth about $1100, VGC will bring $700+. I have a M48-4, made in 1981.

Edit: you said YOU threw some magnas on it; what did it have on it when you got it?
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This is what the gun looked like the day I received it, I pit the magnas on it...


Thanks Moose!
 

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Nice gun, and dates from 1975. The original stocks would have been like the Magnas in the photo. Not sure who the maker is of the target stocks but they are very attractive. I don't think they are Herretts. But if you like the way your hand fits with Magnas and a Tyler T, that's all that matters.

I have a Model 18-4. Many people say that the .22 WMR isn't as accurate as the .22 LR. That may well be at distances of 50+ yards out of a scoped rifle. But I'm pleased with regular 2" groups at 25 yards with several brands of ammo out of my Model 48-4.
 
Now I’m stumped…

I’ve never seen a label like that on Herrett’s. I‘m not sure what they are now, but they’re lovely.

These are Herrett Troopers posted by crazyphil… They were all custom made to fit the owners hand based on a tracing, so the sized vary.

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Now I’m stumped…

I’ve never seen a label like that on Herrett’s. I‘m not sure what they are now, but they’re lovely.

These are Herrett Troopers posted by crazyphil… They were all custom made to fit the owners hand based on a tracing, so the sized vary.

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Also, if you look closely at the grip screw escutcheon on the OP's grips, the grip screw comes in from the opposite (right hand) side than Herrett's.

They look familiar, I may have owned a set many, many moons ago, I just can't place them.
 
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Also, if you look closely at the grip screw escutcheon on the OP's grips, the grip screw comes in from the opposite (right hand) side than Herrett's.
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After looking closer at the OP’s photos, I agree they’re not Troopers. Troopers don’t have the semi thumb-rest on both sides. This is a set of mine, made for huge hands!

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They look more like uncheckered Herrett Shooting Star’s.

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This set was advertised last year on ebay as Herrett’s and appear to be a dead ringer for the OP’s grips.

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It’s possible they were misrepresented. The auction page is long gone and I could only find the one photo. The stamped numbers on the back of the OP’s grips and the label still has me stumped and I don’t know if Herrett always put the screw in from the left side. Whatever they are, they’re very nice! ;)
 

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s&wchad said:
After looking closer at the OP’s photos, I agree they’re not Troopers. Troopers don’t have the semi thumb-rest on both sides. This is a set of mine, made for huge hands!

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They look more like uncheckered Herrett Shooting Star’s.

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This set was advertised last year on ebay as Herrett’s and appear to be a dead ringer for the OP’s grips.

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It’s possible they were misrepresented. The auction page is long gone and I could only find the one photo. The stamped numbers on the back of the OP’s grips and the label still has me stumped and I don’t know if Herrett always put the screw in from the left side. Whatever they are, they’re very nice! ;)
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Thanks for that sir, I honestly wish they fit the hand better, but oh well....

What are the chances of finding a .22LR cylinder ? What would be a search query in looking for one ? A model 48 .22lr cylinder?
 
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