Showing off my NIB 952-1...mine at last!

[at-home-daddy]

Some of you may have noted my mentioning (ad naseum) in the past about how someday I was going to get a 952 (preferably a 952-1), that it was at the top of my Want List, that someday one would be mine blah, blah, blah...

Well, that day finally arrived a few weeks back.

It's a New-In-Box, pristine 952-1, complete with alumimum PC case, papers, manual, etc. -- even the original cardboard box. It was bought new by the previous owner, a gentleman who was far more a collector than shooter. The gun sat in his safe for years unfired and, due to my own time constraints, remains that way to this day...but that'll be changing soon enough! I'll be sure to update this thread when I have a few range-time comments.

While I haven't had a chance yet to get it to the range, I did take a few moments today to finally get a shot of it for bragging rights.

(BTW, thanks go to forum member Grinder for his help in my search over the last year or so. While I may have found this particular one on my own, it was nice to know he was keeping an additional eye on used gun listings.)

 

[4864]

Very nice. Should be a sweet shooter.

 

[JoeHatley]

Congrats on the nice find!!!

Joe

 

[ragman]

Hey seems to look better over here.

 

[shovelwrench]

Nice!!!

I'm normally a stainless guy, but for a while was thinkin of gettin one of those. I could'nt help but like the looks of em in blue.

 

[at-home-daddy]

Originally posted by ragman:
Hey seems to look better over here.

What can I say, I like to share the love...and two is always better than one.

 

[29aholic]

I wish Smith would make that in a 38 Super.
Nice looking gun.

 

[JamesArthur60]

Hmmm, I prefer and have the stainless 952-2, but I must say I really like that blued model.

 

[BIG DOG]

WOW!
That pistol is a beauty!
G

 

[at-home-daddy]

Originally posted by JamesArthur60:
Hmmm, I prefer and have the stainless 952-2, but I must say I really like that blued model.

I debated stainless vs. blue for quite a while, but ended up choosing the blue dash-one model as I slightly preferred the dash-one (and I have a stainless 945). They're both very attractive guns, to be sure...it wasn't an easy decision.

 

[Sprocket]

Originally posted by at-home-daddy:

Originally posted by JamesArthur60:
Hmmm, I prefer and have the stainless 952-2, but I must say I really like that blued model.

I debated stainless vs. blue for quite a while, but ended up choosing the blue dash-one model as I slightly preferred the dash-one (and I have a stainless 945). They're both very attractive guns, to be sure...it wasn't an easy decision.

The best choice would have been "both"

congrats

 

[greenmachine]

I bought a 952-1, then they came out with the dash-2 in stainless, and I thought - nice but I already have a 952. So far so good, but then they came up with that dreaded long slide and I couldn't resist. The plan was to get the long slide then sell the dash-one, sometimes plans just don't work out.

 

[Joni_Lynn]

Great looking 952-1!!!
952's are a little bit like 1911's and N frames, it's so very very hard to stop with just one.

 

[at-home-daddy]

Originally posted by Joni_Lynn:
952's are a little bit like 1911's and N frames, it's so very very hard to stop with just one.

Oh my, don't tell me that -- I had the same problem with 945s!

 

[Joni_Lynn]

I've had this problem with other guns, just not to quite the same extent.
Enjoy the 952-1.
How far does your eject cases?
Mine just barely tosses them out and since I'm a leftie that means they often hit my right arm and occasionally burn.

 

[kjohn]

Very nice, indeed!!

 

[at-home-daddy]

Originally posted by Joni_Lynn:
How far does your eject cases?
Mine just barely tosses them out and since I'm a leftie that means they often hit my right arm and occasionally burn.

I wish I could tell you -- but I havent' had a chance yet to get it to the range. I'm hoping next week. Once I do, I'll update this thread with that info. I hope it's more than what you describe...that sounds rather weak. Think you might need a new recoil and/or extractor spring?

 

[Eagle Guns]

Congrats,Beautiful gun.At my age I guess I'll have to make do with my Mod.52,but that's no problem Lucky to have it.

 

[animalmother]

Nice gun and great pic.

 

[Grinder]

Now that beauty was worth waiting for