
I'm currently keeping watch over three of them and I love 'em!
For ammo, I'm running new (very) old stock Star swaged 148gr HBWC and 2.7gr Bullseye.
Let me pull up something I wrote a few years ago:
This trip down memory lane is necessary to detail my biggest personal regret in almost 30 years as a hardcore, dedicated and passionate handgunner:
I bought my first S&W Model 52 in November, 2015 as a 43-year old man.
Okay, maybe I didn't "need" a Model 52 when I was 15yrs old. Or even when I was 22. Agreed. But waiting until 2015 to finally convince myself that maybe I need to try this iconic pistol and see if it might be something I like...?!
Yeah. Sincerely, my biggest gun related regret wasn't selling something I now miss like many will claim, my regret is how many years went by before I ever even put my hands on a 52 just to catch a glimpse of the brilliance.
We have many 52 discussions in the semiauto forum -- run a search, bump an old one or start a new one, I don't need to detail what makes a 52 special in this particular post but if nothing else, take a lesson from my lost years between 1988 and 2015: if you don't know about a Model 52, please ask to handle the next one that you see in person. See if you also pick up on the magic that surrounds these pistols. They simply are NOT like other pistols.
That is from a discussion I opened 3-1/2 years ago. I highlighted the most important part.
http://smith-wessonforum.com/smith-...s-w-mod-52-my-biggest-regret-handgunning.html
I couldn't help myself but to start this thread. Jeppo it is not bad luck because you did not open the discussion, I did. ;D
Today is a great day to talk about the Smith & Wesson Model 52 pistol!