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Old 03-02-2021, 12:16 PM
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Long thread, and did not read all the Post's completely. I have a friend (Ya, just one). At a gun show about two years ago he was a couple of steps ahead of me. He found a Model 52 for sale, he bought it. I came with a couple of magazines. When he got home he realized that one of the mags would not fit. He went back the next day to see what the deal was. When he got there the seller apologized for the mistake. He then asked if he wanted some more pieces that would fit his pistol and some paperwork. The seller had a complete Model 39 slide and barrel assembly for his 52. The story is that the pistol belonged to a ISP Patrolman that shot on their team. The team armorer had acquired the pistols and the spare uppers all from S&W. He fitted the uppers to the 52 frames. The upper does not seem to shoot near as well as his straight up Model 39's.
Wow, interesting information.
I'd never considered mixing the two or if it were even possible.
Many years back I had sweet Model 52...that I never should have sold :-/
Any idea what modifications were necessary to make that combo work?
Thanks!
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