S&W model 52-2 Target Master. Shooting 38 special wadcutter revolver loads in a semi-auto pistol.

[@tad_william_kepley]

It makes anyone who shoots it look good. One of the best Smith autos ever produced. Love mine

[@exspiravit6920]

Good God, this gun does things for me....things I won't talk about, it's sexy anyway. I doubt I could afford it. I only have a few old guns, one being my dad's old S&W Model 19-3 all blued with black soft rubber grip. Has a 4 inch barrel, and I began training with it, because I wanted to learn to be lethal/proficient with a magnum and .44 is too much for my skinny ass wrists. I can knock the eye out of a charging bull with it (or probably a Grizzly if I don't sht myself first), but I don't run much .38 through it, because I wanted to be lethal with. 357 specifically. I heard the .357 rounds can crack the cone (I can't remember if that's the correct term for it "the cone" which is just where the business end of the cylinder meets the female (Lol) end of the barrel.) I haven't had any problems with anything like that, although I would love to have it re-blued as the areas where it was laid commonly have faded the bluing on it which sucks, but it is sentimental.

[@johnyoung5377]

An old but great gun, I still have my 52-1 and shoot it once a year before I do the annual cleaning/lub 😁😁!

[@arshooter1]

The standard, 2.7 grs. of Bullseye Powder, what a nice load.

[@OrionCorsari]

A spectacular machine. I have two….one still NIB. And, nothing smells better than burning calcium carbide. Damn I miss those old days

[@davidashcraft8259]

Nice old pistol ! Very unique.

[@lgwappo]

This pistol always amazed me. It runs wadcutters but one of my carry guns can't feed some brands of 9mm HP ammo. Just the really pointy stuff runs.

[@clangerbasher]

I had forgot about these.

[@jp9094]

I used to own the Colt National Match Mid Range semi auto in .38 spl wadcutter which was a contemporary of your pistol. It was much more accurate than I was!!

[@rickpopham5400]

Yeah, that was true of most of MY guns! 🙂

[@brockpauley1579]

Great video sir!!

[@arshooter1]

I HAVE TWO, ONE THAT HAS BEEN THROGH THE RINGER FOR PARTS AND THE OTHER WHICH IS PRISTINE. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THIS PISTOL.

[@exposingthedarknesswiththe9190]

*That seems like a lot of unnecessary work when they have Trijicon Sights now days.*

[@rickpopham5400]

A shooting buddy of mine had one back in the day, so I'm very familiar with it. Great shooter and very accurate. I was shooting 3 gun bullseye matches at the time and thought really hard about getting one for the centerfire round. I ended up using my Gold Cup .45 for both the centerfire and .45 rounds. The thought of working up another match load and then loading all the rounds I'd need in another caliber made me tired. 🙂 Even back then - mid '80s - late 90's they were expensive new and fairly scarce used. Still, I wish I'd picked one up then. I think they were discontinued sometime in the '90s.

[@rbm6184]

I kind of figured that you couldn't get more than a limited number of rounds to function reliably in a mag with a rimmed cartridge. The mag has to be very specialized to stack the rims of the rounds and function right so they don't catch on each other even with only five rounds. That is why the rimless .38 Super was more popular.

[@EXCILIO]

Just purchased two 52-2s unfired. Have to start reloading.

[@cizfiz]

Bravissimo 🥇👍👍👍🇮🇹

[@elmsfeuer]

Is the gun reliable with factory loads and standard recoilspring?

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

Yes very reliable. I’ve never had a jam or misfeed

[@elmsfeuer]

@@EugeneJankowskiJr Thank you very much! Great video about an extraordinary gun.

[@EXCILIO]

@@EugeneJankowskiJr Does not function with Fiocchi. Single shot 20 times. Have heard the same from other 52 owners.

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

@@EXCILIO I’ve only tried US manufacturers like Winchester, federal, Remington and my own reloads

[@NaNa-rb7ou]

I thought bullseye shooting is 1 hand only, unless they changed the rule

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

It is. I was just checking accuracy

[@OrionCorsari]

You have some pretty significant bullet yaw resulting in obvious key holing on the paper. Try a different projectile and/or different powders & charge combinations. This gun deserves and can do much better.

[@craigfinley2507]

Damm you are a great shot that was a special gun how much did it cost. You were very lucky to have found that

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

Found it at auction for $700, I don’t think anyone else knew what it was. I was very lucky and I’m very happy with it.

[@frankevans6584]

@@EugeneJankowskiJrwow.

[@craigfinley2507]

I never new they made 38 automatic, can you shoot those bullets out of a 38 revolver , can it shoot regular 38spl ammo LRN bullet. Get back please

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

The model 52-2 shoots.38 special wadcutter only. The same .38 special target round used in revolvers. I think I showed it in the video. It’s a unique engineering feat to get a blunt, rimmed cartridge to feed in a semiautomatic pistol. Even so, it’s a special target pistol and wasn’t designed for concealed carry.

[@تحسينالزهيري-ض9ص]

❤.

[@necdetyonal]

are you selling this gun i am intrested

[@EugeneJankowskiJr]

No. Not for sale at this time. It took me a long time to find this one and it’s almost like new. Tks

[@Manfred-cf9rn]

​​​@@EugeneJankowskiJr 😢😰😭😭🙏 Please... 56- years ago, when I was in college,a friend was offered one for an equivalent to $80( outside the USA). He did not buy it because the.38 special wadcutter /Semi-wadcutter Ammo was like finding a "hen's teeth" then..😰

[@OrionCorsari]

I have one NIB - never fired. Located in Colorado. Let’s talk

[@Gator-357]

It's not a "wadcutter" pistol and the rounds are not "double enders" you apparantly either don't know what you are talking about or are misinformed. And you can not use wadcutters in an automatic and expect it to function properly and reliably. Wadcutters are made to be used in revolvers. In an automatic, you need to use either semiwadcutters or match ammo for reliability

[@danieltorstensen6020]

You are so confident but so wrong. Look up the Colt Gold Cup Mid Range pistols.

[@576103]

Uh…your ignorance is breathtaking. The Model 52 *is* a wadcutter pistol. The magazine is so short that the wadcutter bullet needs to be seated flush with the end of the case or else it won’t fit. Any other style of bullet simply cannot be used. Wadcutter bullets come in two styles-hollow base (HBWC) or double-ended (DEWC). Apparently he is using DEWC.

[@jimlacefield7176]

Also the guy in the vid says double enders and that they are reloads. A double ended wadcutter is a "thing". Wadcutters come in hollow base and double ended. Again......do some research before you post shit talk and embarrass yourself.

[@keithwilliams2766]

The only ammo my 52-1 will chamber and shoot is .38 Special wadcutters. The Model 52 is a very unique pistol and highly collectable. A semi auto that is designed to fire only wadcutters is a concept that is hard to wrap your mind around, but it does exist.

[@576103]

@@keithwilliams2766 Colt also made a version of the Gold Cup National Match 1911 that was similarly chambered.