Remington Model 48 Sportsman

101guns · August 2, 2006, 04:06 PM

I found a Model 48 in 16 ga. today at a pawn shop. The gun is in good mechanical condition, but the bluing is wearing thin on the barrel in a couple spots. Asking price is $110. Anyone have any experience with the Model 48? I took the forearm off and did not see any cracks or chips. My experience only goes back to the 1100's. Thanks.

smooks75 · August 2, 2006, 04:23 PM

I have a model 11-48 (auto) and love it. It will shoot anything I put in it. I had it shortened to 20in for "riot" configuration just for fun! Parts are hard to find though.

sne7777 · August 2, 2006, 04:33 PM

I have a sportsman 48 in 16ga. My uncle gave it to me a few years before he passed.
It's recoil operated, parts are getting harder to find. I beleive it went out of production in 1962 or there abouts.
It shoots good, recoil is harder than the gas operated 1100's but managable.
The price seems fair for the condition you stated.

Only problem I had was too much oil on the mag tube after cleaning it. We went to the range and I thought I was shooting a bolt action 10ga. Two shoots was all I could take. Thought something was wrong but found out on this forum that some of these guns shoot better a little dirty. I wiped it down and went back the next week and it worked perfect.

August 2, 2006, 04:06 PM	#1
101guns Senior Member Join Date: June 30, 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 228	Remington Model 48 Sportsman I found a Model 48 in 16 ga. today at a pawn shop. The gun is in good mechanical condition, but the bluing is wearing thin on the barrel in a couple spots. Asking price is $110. Anyone have any experience with the Model 48? I took the forearm off and did not see any cracks or chips. My experience only goes back to the 1100's. Thanks.

August 2, 2006, 04:23 PM	#2
smooks75 Senior Member Join Date: June 27, 2006 Location: Reno, Nevada Posts: 161	I have a model 11-48 (auto) and love it. It will shoot anything I put in it. I had it shortened to 20in for "riot" configuration just for fun! Parts are hard to find though.

August 2, 2006, 04:33 PM	#3
sne7777 Member Join Date: June 11, 2005 Posts: 90	I have a sportsman 48 in 16ga. My uncle gave it to me a few years before he passed. It's recoil operated, parts are getting harder to find. I beleive it went out of production in 1962 or there abouts. It shoots good, recoil is harder than the gas operated 1100's but managable. The price seems fair for the condition you stated. Only problem I had was too much oil on the mag tube after cleaning it. We went to the range and I thought I was shooting a bolt action 10ga. Two shoots was all I could take. Thought something was wrong but found out on this forum that some of these guns shoot better a little dirty. I wiped it down and went back the next week and it worked perfect.