Hi Guys. I have a model 48, 8 3/8" that came with a 22LR cylinder as well. I find reference to these guns but have no idea of rarity, value, etc. Great gun (to me) so hope the Guru's here can shed some daylight on it.
Thanks!!

Several of our members have them and post pics from time to time. Opinions vary, as you would expect. The one I had "on loan" years ago was an 8-inch gun and it did seem to be a bit less accurate with .22LR, but truth be told, I shot it a lot more with magnums and wasn't scientific at all with the LRs. I believe that particular gun opened up about 1/2" at 25-yards with the LRs. I could not negotiate a satisfactory price on the gun and, being cheap, ended up with just a plain old (single cylinder) Model 48.

You don't see a lot of them, but I wouldn't call them rare. Wouldn't be able to guess at value without more info on your gun, and even then, it is a niche market and not everyone will pay top dollar for the gun.

I have always thought of them as about the same as having the extra .22LR cylinder for the Jet. Darned nice to have, but mainly useful in the original caliber. I rarely shoot .22LRs in a Model 53, and probably would do the same with the dual-cylinder 48. But as I said, darned nice to have!

Thanks! Just as I thought. The gun is 98% with the box and manual if that helps.

I'd just hazard a guess that gun might sell for around $750 in my area, or maybe a bit more. If it has any goodies, like target hammer, target trigger, or target stocks - or, better yet, special factory sights - even more. It sounds like a nice gun to have. I would hang on to it!

I'ts a good one to keep
I recently picked this 6" one up with box and LR cylinder

Doc- I think (depending on dash #) if you put that gun on gunbroker it would go for at least th $750 and probably closer to $1000. Good high condition 48's w/o the extra cylinder go for $6-700 these days.

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Thanks so much everyone. One thing I love about this forum is when you ask a question, you get a straight answer.