Just purchased a Model 52-2

[Duke Aquaro]

A happy day for me. The gun was owned by the owner of the range where I shoot. He had two, and now he has one! ( In truth, it was his wife's gun.) I am a very happy owner as I was able to shoot the gun BEFORE I bought it. And it is wonderful. Came with the original box and two mag's. Of course I now need a few more mag's and I have seen some very poor review's of mag's on the Midway site. Any truth to that? I am looking forward to using the gun in local bullseye shoots. It is a beauty.

[dave b]

You will really like that 52. They sure shoot great,and what a trigger. Why do you need so many mags for a bullseye match?

[505Gibbs]

Originally Posted by Duke Aquaro

A happy day for me. The gun was owned by the owner of the range where I shoot. He had two, and now he has one! ( In truth, it was his wife's gun.) I am a very happy owner as I was able to shoot the gun BEFORE I bought it. And it is wonderful. Came with the original box and two mag's. Of course I now need a few more mag's and I have seen some very poor review's of mag's on the Midway site. Any truth to that? I am looking forward to using the gun in local bullseye shoots. It is a beauty.

AS far as I know S&W still offers mags for the 52!
You may not like the price but if there are issues you have a place to complain to.

[handgunner356]

I have never seen any mags for the 52 other than S&W mags. So I don't know why Midways would be of any less quality. That said ANY 52 can be finicky with it's ammo and mags.

[Duke Aquaro]

Thanks for the response'. I want two more mags because we shoot a timed round of 5 shots, 4 times. The line would wait for me to reload my two mags, but I hate that. So I will most likely buy two more. The Midway mags appear to be S&W mags at a lower price. The numbers are the same. Will buy and "tune" them if necessary. About the trigger.........wow is all I can say. Thanks again.

[Jeff423]

I've occasionally seen them on Gunbroker. Typically they are higher priced than new. Some people try to get big bucks for the older ones with metal followers. I have both and don't see any difference.

Jeff

[TSQUARED]

I shoot a S&W 52-1 and have never experienced any mag problems using 2.8 gr. Bullseye, Rem 1.5 behind Remington 148 gr. LHBWC seated flush with a very slight roll crimp. I have used both the old magazines with metal followers and the new ones with plastic followers - never had an alibi run with either one.

[BADSBSNF811]

Been shooting a 52 for 20+ yrs. Never had an issue with any S&W magazine.

[Sven]

Originally Posted by Duke Aquaro

I want two more mags because we shoot a timed round of 5 shots, 4 times. The line would wait for me to reload my two mags, but I hate that.

Oh, I wouldn't worry about that. . . they're going to be waiting for me, anyway!!!

Nice gun! I have to admit I'd like to pick one up myself, but with what I have invested in the two bullseye guns I already have, I think I'd better just keep shooting .45acp in the center fire match. Do you use optical sights or iron?

[Duke Aquaro]

I use optical ( DOT ) on almost everything I own, EXCEPT my 1911 and the 52. I cannot bring myself to put optical sights on them. I am a traditionalist!! ( And 62 years old and I cannot see the sights and the target at the same time anymore! )

[Jeff423]

I'm almost your age and I put a red dot on my 52-2. The BME mount I use fits where the iron sight went and did not require any filing. That way I can return it to it's original pristine condition.

Jeff

[HighExpert]

Your 52 ammo will be more accurate if you use a 9mm taper crimp instead of the rollcrimp. I reloaded for the 52 for years and learned the tip from a 'smith at the factory who built 52s all day long.