S&W Rimfires?

[bushog]

Mr. Bradshaw did quite a series on the S&W K-frame .22lrs.

I'm on one of my quests/infatuations right now with these and other S&W rimfires.

Have boxed 17-4 and a 35-1 on the way.

Wondering if anybody has any experience with the 35-1?

Also wanting a M48. Any comments or suggestions on them?

[ddixie884]

I never shot a M-35 but I had a 4" kit gun. I put target stocks on it and it would really shoot. I was better with a K but probably didn't apply myself I was in my early 20s and had a short attention span............

[taffin]

Mar 25, 2020 8:02:52 GMT -5 bushog said:

Mr. Bradshaw did quite a series on the S&W K-frame .22lrs.

I'm on one of my quests/infatuations right now with these and other S&W rimfires.

Have boxed 17-4 and a 35-1 on the way.

Wondering if anybody has any experience with the 35-1?

Also wanting a M48. Any comments or suggestions on them?

MY M48 HAS AN 8-3/8" BARREL AND SHOOTS LIKE THE PROVERBIAL TACK DRIVER. THE 648 IS ALSO AN EXCELLENT SIXGUN

[bushog]

Mar 25, 2020 22:13:22 GMT -5 ddixie884 said:

I never shot a M-35 but I had a 4" kit gun. I put target stocks on it and it would really shoot. I was better with a K but probably didn't apply myself I was in my early 20s and had a short attention span............

I too haven't had great success with the j frame guns. Both my M63 and M631 are fun but not very accurate in my hands. I'm convinced it's me. We'll see if the 6" barrel steadies the 35-1.

The K frames feel much easier to control and I do better with them thus the several k frame customs I've had done.

[Rimfire69]

I love the kit guns just the way they are but shoot my M63 better with rubber Pachmayrs that fill my hand. That M35 sounds interesting with the longer barrel, keep us updated when you shoot it.

[bradshaw]

“...... I was in my early 20s and had a short attention span............"
----bushog

Only you can do something about that.

"I too haven't had great success with the j frame guns.
Both my M63 and M631 are fun but not very accurate in my hands. I'm convinced it's me. We'll see if the 6" barrel steadies the 35-1.
----bushog

Tiny frame Smith & Wesson revolvers were made for discrete handiness. Thus, the appellation Kit Gun. The vintage Model 34 .22 Long Rifle is notable for phenomenal accuracy, good enough to CLINK the IHMSA turkey @ 165 yards. And probably the ram @ 220 yards, although by that distance imperfections of aim----which set in at the length of a football field----are compounded by the little .22’s penchant to dance in tune with the slightest breeze. Smith & Wesson meant business when making these guns; a prime example is a jewel. The rear sight is an abbreviation of the standard S&W rear, its micro-adjustments less fine. A beautiful sight, nevertheless. I’ve carried the M-34 4-inch much more often in pocket than holstered, even though I’ve made scabbards for the little Smith. It’s killed more rats than cattle, probably because there’s more anticipation in the cattle caper. I’ve handed it to women who wanted to dispatch their own livestock; earhole shot up the ear canal to the brain. A temple shot with a diminutive cartridge brings risk of failure. It is very distasteful to not do it right. You don’t give sleeping pills to an animal you’re going to eat. And you don’t call a vet.

With any small gun bullet place meant is key. The Model 63----stainless version of M-34----made under Bangor-Punta ownership represents highs and lows of S&W quality control. Thus, I hang my interest on the individual gun, not its model number. The old M-34 wears a .100-inch front blade, which I like on that specimen. Later M-63’s came with standard width .125-inch ramp, often with the S&W red insert (introduced on the M-29). I much prefer the red ramp on an otherwise serrated-silver ramp.

The K frames feel much easier to control and I do better with them thus the several k frame customs I've had done."
----bushog

What sort of work did you have done to a K-22, if that was the K-frame? These guns are about as clean a statement of fine manufacturing as can be made. As for the Model 48, John knows ACCURACY, which these guns are about. I had a M-48 4-inch, pried from my hands by a hunter who just had to have it. He wanted the power. Whereas, the K-22 covered my small game desires to perfection, so I barely shot the M-48. My old partner, Ed Verge, brought an M-48 along with other guns on one of our trips to Smith & Wesson. The factory fitted a cylinder in .22 Long Rifle. It shot decent in the firm bore of that M-48, but could quite play with our K-22’s out yonder. Of course, the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire steps up, especially against a breeze.

I think of these K-frame .22’s as a violin with a cylinder on it.
David Bradshaw

[matt56]

I’ve had two S&W rimfires. I have my 1948 K22 and I once owned a 34-1 from the 80s after they did away with pinned barrels. The K22 is the only 22 target revolver I’ll ever need. It does way more than I’m capable of. The 34-1 I sent down the road. With the factory square butt J frame grip I couldn’t shoot it worth a hoot. It also had one chamber that would bulge the brass and cause sticky ejection. I could have easily lived with it but I just let it go. The guy I traded it to didn’t seem to care.

[matt56]

I’ve had two S&W rimfires. I have my 1948 K22 and I once owned a 34-1 from the 80s after they did away with pinned barrels. The K22 is the only 22 target revolver I’ll ever need. It does way more than I’m capable of. The 34-1 I sent down the road. With the factory square butt J frame grip I couldn’t shoot it worth a hoot. It also had one chamber that would bulge the brass and cause sticky ejection. I could have easily lived with it but I just let it go. The guy I traded it to didn’t seem to care.

If I decide I ever need a tackle box gun I still have my 30-1, I like the thought that I can load for it

[bushog]

Thanks David!

Mar 26, 2020 8:20:56 GMT -5 bradshaw said:

“...... I was in my early 20s and had a short attention span............"
----bushog

Only you can do something about that.

I didn't write the comment about my 20s but surely I have more of an attention span than I did then too...at least in some regards..

"I too haven't had great success with the j frame guns.
Both my M63 and M631 are fun but not very accurate in my hands. I'm convinced it's me. We'll see if the 6" barrel steadies the 35-1.
----bushog


Tiny frame Smith & Wesson revolvers were made for discrete handiness. Thus, the appellation Kit Gun. The vintage Model 34 .22 Long Rifle is notable for phenomenal accuracy, good enough to CLINK the IHMSA turkey @ 165 yards. And probably the ram @ 220 yards, although by that distance imperfections of aim----which set in at the length of a football field----are compounded by the little .22’s penchant to dance in tune with the slightest breeze. Smith & Wesson meant business when making these guns; a prime example is a jewel. The rear sight is an abbreviation of the standard S&W rear, its micro-adjustments less fine. A beautiful sight, nevertheless. I’ve carried the M-34 4-inch much more often in pocket than holstered, even though I’ve made scabbards for the little Smith. It’s killed more rats than cattle, probably because there’s more anticipation in the cattle caper. I’ve handed it to women who wanted to dispatch their own livestock; earhole shot up the ear canal to the brain. A temple shot with a diminutive cartridge brings risk of failure. It is very distasteful to not do it right. You don’t give sleeping pills to an animal you’re going to eat. And you don’t call a vet.

With any small gun bullet place meant is key. The Model 63----stainless version of M-34----made under Bangor-Punta ownership represents highs and lows of S&W quality control. Thus, I hang my interest on the individual gun, not its model number. The old M-34 wears a .100-inch front blade, which I like on that specimen. Later M-63’s came with standard width .125-inch ramp, often with the S&W red insert (introduced on the M-29). I much prefer the red ramp on an otherwise serrated-silver ramp.

Surely like you said I just need to spend some more time....and maybe buy a M-34!

The K frames feel much easier to control and I do better with them thus the several k frame customs I've had done."
----bushog

What sort of work did you have done to a K-22, if that was the K-frame? These guns are about as clean a statement of fine manufacturing as can be made. As for the Model 48, John knows ACCURACY, which these guns are about. I had a M-48 4-inch, pried from my hands by a hunter who just had to have it. He wanted the power. Whereas, the K-22 covered my small game desires to perfection, so I barely shot the M-48. My old partner, Ed Verge, brought an M-48 along with other guns on one of our trips to Smith & Wesson. The factory fitted a cylinder in .22 Long Rifle. It shot decent in the firm bore of that M-48, but could quite play with our K-22’s out yonder. Of course, the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire steps up, especially against a breeze.

I think of these K-frame .22’s as a violin with a cylinder on it.
David Bradshaw[/font

I had 6" and a 4" K-frame .327 conversions done by Hamilton Bowen. Seen the prices of the K32s lately? Ouch!