S&W Model 52-2
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Revoman
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Looks pretty standard other than the grips. What are they asking?
If it's a thousand bucks or less grab it. The magazines have a lot of value in them. Plus the barrel weight.
They only shoot .38 wadcutter target loads. If you don't reload many manufacturers produce them but they get get pricey.
If it's a thousand bucks or less grab it. The magazines have a lot of value in them. Plus the barrel weight.
They only shoot .38 wadcutter target loads. If you don't reload many manufacturers produce them but they get get pricey.
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I'm not really looking for anything. And this does not fill any need which I might have. I was mainly posting it to generate a little discussion and maybe see if it interested anyone else.
The serial number is a bit...eye-catching.
The serial number is a bit...eye-catching.
Revoman
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Maybe made by an employee. I had a shorty forty with a employees initials and the number 1.
Gun appears stock and original to me except for the grips as mentioned, those are very common Pachmayr.
The serial number also appears to be very normal for a late production 52-2.
I am fortunate to own one of the very latest they made, it has a TZT-00xx serial number and was likely made in 1992. I had it out a week ago.
What’s the price on this one?
The serial number also appears to be very normal for a late production 52-2.
I am fortunate to own one of the very latest they made, it has a TZT-00xx serial number and was likely made in 1992. I had it out a week ago.
What’s the price on this one?
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The extra mags are a big bonus. Last I saw, they were running anywhere from $200-300 each. 
I'm also curious as to the asking price.
I'm also curious as to the asking price.
The barrel weight appears factory & if so is worth about $150 & perhaps more.
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I just had them put it aside for me. I’ll post pics when I pick it up.
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Unless they are just crazy on the price, this may be a steal. The weight and the extra magazines are worth at least 150.00 each.
The Goodyears look kinda funky. The good news is model 39 grips fit the 52 and they are easy to find.
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Buy it, heck if nothing else for the mags. Sell five separately and the either keep the pistol or sell it. Either way if handled right the pistol may end up as a freebie. Sell the mags for $225 each and the weight for $150, that comes to $1275. How much was the asking?
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Then what do you suggest? Price them to high and they won't move.
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The advantages to the Model 52 should be obvious. Very accurate blended with very low recoil. It is a pure target pistol. It might do only one thing, but it does that extremely well.
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The way his statement was worded did not read like that. I still see dealers here asking for more than that for primers. Doubt they are selling, but they are asking. You can always come down in a negotiation, difficult to go up...
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I guess I wasn't entirely clear. My position is that the market for original 52 magazines (much like the market for small pistol primers) has gone looney tunes in the past many years.
Everyone is free to have their own thoughts and opinions, my position is that we are a part of the market and we have a big influence on the market. I believe that if we are handloaders and we offer to sell our primers for $125 a thousand or we choose to pay $125 per thousand then we are casting our vote that says "SP Primers should be priced at $125 per thousand" and like many of you other handloaders, I hate that price and wish it were not so. And when I MOST wish it were not so is when I help yet another new handloader get started in this rewarding hobby.
Thus -- to be clear
I think it's a horrendous idea and does a disservice to any/all who gather here to enjoy these fine guns to suggest to someone who may very well have no idea whatsoever of the market... to go out and buy a package deal and then offer the magazines at tip-top or beyond market price, perpetuating this over $200 per magazine lunacy.
As I said at the top, we are all free to have our own opinions and this one is mine. If you read it and think I'm off base or it irks you then I suggest you read it again and be certain to associate me with your feelings, because I assure you that if you think it makes great sense to take a random guy who is otherwise uninvolved in the Model 52 marketplace and use him as a tool to perpetuate ridiculous market prices, the feeling is MUTUAL.
Everyone is free to have their own thoughts and opinions, my position is that we are a part of the market and we have a big influence on the market. I believe that if we are handloaders and we offer to sell our primers for $125 a thousand or we choose to pay $125 per thousand then we are casting our vote that says "SP Primers should be priced at $125 per thousand" and like many of you other handloaders, I hate that price and wish it were not so. And when I MOST wish it were not so is when I help yet another new handloader get started in this rewarding hobby.
Thus -- to be clear
I think it's a horrendous idea and does a disservice to any/all who gather here to enjoy these fine guns to suggest to someone who may very well have no idea whatsoever of the market... to go out and buy a package deal and then offer the magazines at tip-top or beyond market price, perpetuating this over $200 per magazine lunacy.
As I said at the top, we are all free to have our own opinions and this one is mine. If you read it and think I'm off base or it irks you then I suggest you read it again and be certain to associate me with your feelings, because I assure you that if you think it makes great sense to take a random guy who is otherwise uninvolved in the Model 52 marketplace and use him as a tool to perpetuate ridiculous market prices, the feeling is MUTUAL.
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The man has a chance to buy a nice pistol and mags. If the price is reasonable. While he is at it, is possible to recoup part of his expenditure by selling the extra magazines. If he only has one 52, does he need 7 magazines? I would pick the best two and sell the rest. At the worst he will off set the cost of the 52, at the best he may recover the entire out lay for the gun.
Sevens at no time did I associate you with my statements until you jumped on my statement about selling the mags. I respect your knowledge of the 52's. I would suggest we stop wasting space here. Just email me to continue this, I can be reached that way for further discussion.
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Well I am supposed to pick the gun up tomorrow, they have limited hours and I work. I have a 52-1 that I enjoy. I always wanted a 52-2.
I could have bought many brand new over the years but I settled for a older used one when I had the chance at a good deal. This appears to be another. Turns out the dealer is twenty minutes from my house. I am a shooter and collector of guns. No safe queens here.
This is for me as a soon to be retirement gift. Oh and I already have a spare pair of grips. When I get it I will clean it up and post a picture.
I could have bought many brand new over the years but I settled for a older used one when I had the chance at a good deal. This appears to be another. Turns out the dealer is twenty minutes from my house. I am a shooter and collector of guns. No safe queens here.
This is for me as a soon to be retirement gift. Oh and I already have a spare pair of grips. When I get it I will clean it up and post a picture.
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So you bought the 52, not FPrice? Hope it was a good deal. Down here a nice one with the box is running about $2K. Mine came with 2 mags and a S&W aluminum locking case, cost was $1K a couple of years ago. Congratulations.....
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First off, hats off to FPrice for posting this and providing the info.
So I bought the gun and picked it up tonight. I didn't get home till about an hour ago. I am still cleaning it. Just needed a break.
The dealer told me on the phone it was probably 90% or better shape with seven magazines. I looked it over today and it was hard to tell the real condition. The slide racked a little rough with some drag. The Pachmayr grips looked a little rough and the gun was pretty dirty. The trigger was very light and smooth.
Anyways at home the grips were difficult to take off they had been on so long. The drag was dried up oil and powder and gunk. Now the good news about 30 Q-tips later just about all the gunk and powder residual is gone. The finish appeared flat but now it shines. Very minor marks I would rate the gun 95% or better. I am still cleaning and soaking.
No box, paperwork or barrel wrench. But it does have a minty S&W barrel weight. Some of the mags have white paint marker and two have a few scratches on the base plate. They will clean up also. One mag is the older metal follower.
So the damage was $1100.00 out the door. I am very happy with the deal. Pictures will probably be tomorrow at this point.
Also I have a pair of wooden grips to put on when I am done.
So I bought the gun and picked it up tonight. I didn't get home till about an hour ago. I am still cleaning it. Just needed a break.
The dealer told me on the phone it was probably 90% or better shape with seven magazines. I looked it over today and it was hard to tell the real condition. The slide racked a little rough with some drag. The Pachmayr grips looked a little rough and the gun was pretty dirty. The trigger was very light and smooth.
Anyways at home the grips were difficult to take off they had been on so long. The drag was dried up oil and powder and gunk. Now the good news about 30 Q-tips later just about all the gunk and powder residual is gone. The finish appeared flat but now it shines. Very minor marks I would rate the gun 95% or better. I am still cleaning and soaking.
No box, paperwork or barrel wrench. But it does have a minty S&W barrel weight. Some of the mags have white paint marker and two have a few scratches on the base plate. They will clean up also. One mag is the older metal follower.
So the damage was $1100.00 out the door. I am very happy with the deal. Pictures will probably be tomorrow at this point.
Also I have a pair of wooden grips to put on when I am done.
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Wow. I paid $599 for my 52-2 but that was 15 or so years ago. Only came with one mag, I think?
I went to a gun show, to chase down the mag guy. I asked for a 52 mag. He had a big box of loose mags, so he began to dig in. And dug. Dug some more. With his arm in almost to his shoulder, he pulled it out holding my 52 mag. It was the only one at the show as well.
I love my 52! The accuracy, the soft shooting, the great trigger, it all makes them such wonderful guns to shoot.
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That was a good deal. On the subject of 52 magazines, you see lots of them on the market. The specimens listed for $150 and up are just that, listed not selling. The average selling price is $125 to $150. This doesn’t include new in package magazines which are quasi collector items. I have been bidding on everyone I come across and making offers. I was offering
$110 until I had 20, not counting the ones in guns and boxes.Now doing
$101 and expect to drop further. For those not in the know and factoring
the 3k aftermarket’s at $79.95.
$110 until I had 20, not counting the ones in guns and boxes.Now doing
$101 and expect to drop further. For those not in the know and factoring
the 3k aftermarket’s at $79.95.
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The Triple K aftermarkets are no good. I have had two sets of them and returned both sets as they did not function in my 52. Won't call them junk, but won't make good paperweights.
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It’s a FRAME weight. Mounts to frame, not the barrel.
