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Posted: 3/21/2015 7:28:31 AM EDT
Looking at a model 52-1 38 special that is going up for auction locally today.  Built in the 60's, this gun does not look like it has been fired.  Has box, two original mags, cleaning kit and all papers with it.  Gunbroker has a few listed with high starting bids but no one bidding on them and I am just trying to get a feel for what to pay for this thing.  Any help would be greatly appreciated.




 
Link Posted: 3/21/2015 3:10:16 PM EDT
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Looking on Gunbroker under completed auctions it looks like guns in the condition you describe are going for around $1400.00.
Link Posted: 3/21/2015 8:03:20 PM EDT
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 Bought it today for $945.00 , Looking it over there isn't even a wear mark on the blued guide rod.  Also picked up a set of Herret target stocks for it and a Hensley and Gibbs 4 cavity wadcutter mold for another $45.00.  All in all a good day.
Link Posted: 3/21/2015 8:49:32 PM EDT
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 Bought it today for $945.00 , Looking it over there isn't even a wear mark on the blued guide rod.  Also picked up a set of Herret target stocks for it and a Hensley and Gibbs 4 cavity wadcutter mold for another $45.00.  All in all a good day.
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Good buy!! My wife shot a Model 52 for a while.............
IF you find accuracy off a bit I'd suggest trying a different bullet first.I've seen guns that would not shoot one style of wadcutter very well just be dead nuts accurate with another....particularly bevel base (or double end) vs. hollow base........
   best of luck .......
Link Posted: 3/21/2015 8:56:31 PM EDT
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    Going to cast up bullets from the original owners mold first and hope for the best.  By the looks of all the auction items this old guy was OCD as shit so I hope that means he would not keep a mold for boolits that would not shoot.
Link Posted: 4/6/2015 6:57:35 PM EDT
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I think you did pretty well on that gun. Very nice!  As you appear to be a reloaded, I'm sure you'll be able to dial that pistol in nicely.
Link Posted: 5/15/2015 8:48:25 AM EDT
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    Going to cast up bullets from the original owners mold first and hope for the best.  By the looks of all the auction items this old guy was OCD as shit so I hope that means he would not keep a mold for boolits that would not shoot.
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Have you fired yours yet? What kind of results?

I just bought a 52-2 advertised as LNIB and I paid quite a bit more than you did, but I'm happy if it's as good as it looks.

Will pick it up today. Can't wait to get to the range!
Link Posted: 5/25/2015 1:50:44 PM EDT
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Where are the pics?
Link Posted: 5/26/2015 12:28:15 PM EDT
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Where are the pics?
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Sorry I forgot!!
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