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12/14/2015 9:23:26 PM EDT
Do the Model 52 .38 SPC pistols shoot the full wadcutter round or just the ball and semi-wadcutter rounds? Thanks!
12/14/2015 9:49:00 PM EDT
[#1]
Semi wad cutter only.
12/14/2015 9:53:21 PM EDT
[#2]
Sorry... but you are wrong!

Full wadcutters only, seated flush with the case  I regret selling the one I had. It was a tack driver.

The Smith & Wesson Model 52 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Smith & Wesson for Bullseye shooting. It was one of the first semiautomatic pistols chambered in .38 Special with flush-seated, full wadcutter bullets. The shape of the rimmed cartridge limited the magazine capacity to five rounds. A variant, known as the Model 952, in 9 mm Parabellum, is still produced in limited quantities by Smith & Wesson's Performance Center. The Model 52 was discontinued in 1992 when the machinery to manufacture the pistol broke down and it was deemed too costly to replace.[1]
12/15/2015 2:39:20 PM EDT
[#3]
Thanks all. BTW, if you are familiar with the Colt .38 SPC MR, which do you prefer, the Colt of the S&W?
12/15/2015 5:20:33 PM EDT
[#4]

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Sorry... but you are wrong!



Full wadcutters only, seated flush with the case  I regret selling the one I had. It was a tack driver.



The Smith & Wesson Model 52 is a semi-automatic pistol developed by Smith & Wesson for Bullseye shooting. It was one of the first semiautomatic pistols chambered in .38 Special with flush-seated, full wadcutter bullets. The shape of the rimmed cartridge limited the magazine capacity to five rounds. A variant, known as the Model 952, in 9 mm Parabellum, is still produced in limited quantities by Smith & Wesson's Performance Center. The Model 52 was discontinued in 1992 when the machinery to manufacture the pistol broke down and it was deemed too costly to replace.[1]
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Yep, I mis typed.



 
12/16/2015 9:16:33 PM EDT
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Thanks all. BTW, if you are familiar with the Colt .38 SPC MR, which do you prefer, the Colt of the S&W?
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Smith, hands down.
12/17/2015 12:20:27 AM EDT
[#6]


The Model 52 is a fantastic pistol, and a real looker.