S&W Model 48 .22 magnum thread/info sources?

[JMV366]

Has there been or is there a S&W Model 48 .22 magnum thread/info source that someone can direct me to...?

I would like to learn about the variations, barrel lengths, etc.
In the market for a Model 48.

Thanks
JMV366

 

[ColbyBruce]

Blood damage on the side plate. There was a spot like this under the barrel too.

I owned one, a 48-2, I think, six years ago. I paid $107.00 for it, as it was a former LE evidence gun. The gun needed refinishing, I disliked the 8 3/8" barrel, and already had a S&W 650 so I sold the 48 to a neighbor. He sent it back to the factory and had it nickeled. He did change the stocks to factory combats to fit his hands.

 

[Old TexMex]

Here's one I just typed "model 48" into the search slot up top:
http://smith-wessonforum.com/s-w-revolvers-1961-1980/159892-model-48-k-22-mag-masterpiece.html

Get one, love one.

 

[PA Guns & Ammo]

If you think the 617 goes for crazy money then you do not want to look at these

 

[weatherby]

Mine may be my most accurate S&W

 

[dlbleak]

what are the 8 3/8 barreled 48's going for? i have a nice example with a period correct box that i traded for. really just wanted the gun and didn't care what the value was at the time. i have since learned that it may be worth way more than the trade!

 

[glenncal1]

The basics are that they came in 4", 6" and 8 3/8" barrel lengths. The first guns were produced in the late 1950's. Some came with additional .22lr cylinders. 6" are the most common. The long tube guns get the most out of the .22wmr cartridge and balance better than you would think. Oh BTW the model 48 is built on the K frame, there were other guns made on the smaller J frame.

 

[NavyVet24]

I think you will love a 48 when you get one. I lucked into this 48-4 for $500 early this year. Nelson Ford went through it and I really like the gold dot he added. I have a set of Target Grips on order for it and it will be perfect.

 

[Rule 303]

I have a Model 48 six inch that I paid a whopping $250.00 in the late 1990s. It was in like new condition, sans Box, tools and papers. I was considered the Dirty Harry of the Texas Panhandle with it on the Field with the Jack Rabbits. "Do You Feel Lucky, Well Do You, BUGS"

Rule 303

 

[Mike McLellan]

It's just a K22 with a bigger bark and a nice bite.

 

[b.guggenmos]

Yep. I like them also. Just wanted another caliber in 8 3/8 when this came along. Congrats!

 

[silentflyer]

I have a M48 8 3/8 that's super accurate with the 40 or 50 grain rounds not so good with the lighter weight CCI stuff.
Gave 800$ for it a couple of years ago with box papers and a second set of grips.

 

[Jeffrey A. Cooper]

what are the 8 3/8 barreled 48's going for? i have a nice example with a period correct box that i traded for. really just wanted the gun and didn't care what the value was at the time. i have since learned that it may be worth way more than the trade!

I really wanted one and was out bid by some one with the name, "bust them" on a Ohio auction site. Went looking, well I paid $900.00 for a dash-4 in the box, like new from a guy in Virginia. I think that the 8 3/8 barreled are the premium length barrel for the 48's. It is a dream, very happy, money is for food, home, and Smith&Wesson.

 

[steamloco76]

I had been searching for a nice model 48 for about four years, really wanted the 8 3/8ths barrel but this ultra clean 6 inch was too nice to pass up for around $700. Sold two other guns to buy it. Sad thing-I've been unable to go shooting since I bought it

 

[dlbleak]

I really wanted one and was out bid by some one with the name, "bust them" on a Ohio auction site. Went looking, well I paid $900.00 for a dash-4 in the box, like new from a guy in Virginia. I think that the 8 3/8 barreled are the premium length barrel for the 48's. It is a dream, very happy, money is for food, home, and Smith&Wesson.

Thanks Mr.Cooper, I've followed them on Gunbroker but they go all over the place. Been thinking about trading mine for a 651 but havn't decided yet.