Who shoots a S&W model 52 (.38 wadcutters)

I had a nice one years ago and lent it to someone and he would not give it back, just a box of money, damn.
I shoot solid wadcutter and win231, as at that time ,I had about 30 lbs in stock.
Best shooting pistol I ever had.
Do not over load it, and cost very little to feed it, ( at least 20yrs ago it did)
 
Still alive said:
Haven't seen one of these in years. IIRC, they are single action only, right? Does the slide mounted safety drop the hammer too or is it a #### and lock only?
Beautiful gun, congrats to all who have one.
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You are correct single action only and the safety doesn't drop the hammer.
 
Silverback said:
I use 2.7 grains of Bullseye under a flush seated 148 grain HBWC in my 52-2. It is a very soft shooting pistol and as others have said very accurate.
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Yes, the bullet must be seated flush. I have a Lyman 148 gr. hollow base mold that I bought several years ago thinking it would be great in my 52. Trouble is the bullet had a 'tit' (for lack of a better term) that stuck out maybe 1/16' of an inch beyond the leading edge of the bullet. Rounds loaded flush to the leading edge wouldn't fit in the mag. I had a friend who was a machinist turn the top 1/16" off the mould, essentially removing the 'tit'. Then the bullets loaded in the mag fine and shot well. However, it was a single cavity mould and casting was painfully slow so I gave up on it. I now use a six cavity Lee tumble lube 148 gr. DEWC mould and the gun shoots just as well as it did with the HBWC. Also shoots extremely out of my S&W Model 14 so it's now my go to bullseye and PPC target bullet.
 
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