My first Nosler M48 Handgun is chambered in 6.5CM. I was wanting a second M48 Nosler Handgun as a varmint rig. The Nosler M48 Handgun is not shown to be chambered in 223 Rem, or any other .224 except the 22 Nosler. That is unless you have connections.
I did manage to locate a new and unfired M48 Handgun in 22 Nosler on Gun Broker. This was a custom M48 NCH with Fluted Barrel, Harrell's 4 Gill Muzzle Brake and a different bolt than my 6.5CM came with. It was ordered with an UGLY White Barrel & Action (Not in the White, Bright White), and a Bright Orange Chassis. UGLY. The seller told me the original owner had it color matched to some Exotic Sports Car he owned and was very proud of. It was from an estate. My earlier comment about having connections. They had a second M48 for sale that was not in a listed chambering. The original owner had connections.
My first stop before bidding on it was to go by Hunts Long Range to see if he could refinish it back to a respectable color combination, and for how much money. He could make it look good again, so I bid on it. Well I got it well worth the money, as no one else wanted the Ugly outfit either. A week or two after getting it, the Gunsmith had it looking respectable. Black Barrel & Action with a Three Color Camo finish on the chassis. That cost me even more money as I ended up having the same three color camo finish done on the Plain Jane chassis on the 6.5CM M48.
Mark Hampton did an article on a 22 Nosler M48 Handgun for I believe American Handgunner. I took the M48 over to his house for a look, and ended up with a couple Box's of factory Nosler Ammunition to get it up and going.
For Glass, I decided on a new Weaver Classic Extreme 8-32X-50mm Scope for it. The 8-32X Classic Extreme Scope has a 30mm Tube, Duplex Reticle, and Covered Target Knobs. After shooting it a little I was hooked. It is an absolute Tack Driver. On a very good day, I shot a 600 yard 3 shot group with it that was 3-5/8 Inch. I was going to shoot 5 shots, however I quit while I was ahead. I am not sure now if I was shooting the factory ammunition of my reloads after my brass came in.
This was off a Harris Bench Rest Swivel Bipod. I had a Squeeze Bag under the butt. I was shooting on the Hi-Power Range at the Club off a Concrete Bench. The scope was probably turned up to 32X. I took a picture of the group as no one would have believed I shot a group like that with a handgun.
The 22 Nosler has had some bad press over the years. The bad press did not come from me. My 22 Nosler is Accurate, Easy on Brass, and is way ahead of a 223 handgun.
I Like It!
Bob R
I did manage to locate a new and unfired M48 Handgun in 22 Nosler on Gun Broker. This was a custom M48 NCH with Fluted Barrel, Harrell's 4 Gill Muzzle Brake and a different bolt than my 6.5CM came with. It was ordered with an UGLY White Barrel & Action (Not in the White, Bright White), and a Bright Orange Chassis. UGLY. The seller told me the original owner had it color matched to some Exotic Sports Car he owned and was very proud of. It was from an estate. My earlier comment about having connections. They had a second M48 for sale that was not in a listed chambering. The original owner had connections.
My first stop before bidding on it was to go by Hunts Long Range to see if he could refinish it back to a respectable color combination, and for how much money. He could make it look good again, so I bid on it. Well I got it well worth the money, as no one else wanted the Ugly outfit either. A week or two after getting it, the Gunsmith had it looking respectable. Black Barrel & Action with a Three Color Camo finish on the chassis. That cost me even more money as I ended up having the same three color camo finish done on the Plain Jane chassis on the 6.5CM M48.
Mark Hampton did an article on a 22 Nosler M48 Handgun for I believe American Handgunner. I took the M48 over to his house for a look, and ended up with a couple Box's of factory Nosler Ammunition to get it up and going.
For Glass, I decided on a new Weaver Classic Extreme 8-32X-50mm Scope for it. The 8-32X Classic Extreme Scope has a 30mm Tube, Duplex Reticle, and Covered Target Knobs. After shooting it a little I was hooked. It is an absolute Tack Driver. On a very good day, I shot a 600 yard 3 shot group with it that was 3-5/8 Inch. I was going to shoot 5 shots, however I quit while I was ahead. I am not sure now if I was shooting the factory ammunition of my reloads after my brass came in.
This was off a Harris Bench Rest Swivel Bipod. I had a Squeeze Bag under the butt. I was shooting on the Hi-Power Range at the Club off a Concrete Bench. The scope was probably turned up to 32X. I took a picture of the group as no one would have believed I shot a group like that with a handgun.
The 22 Nosler has had some bad press over the years. The bad press did not come from me. My 22 Nosler is Accurate, Easy on Brass, and is way ahead of a 223 handgun.
I Like It!
Bob R
