![]() It retained the basic trigger mechanism of the Model 39, with the double-action function selectable via a simple frame-mounted setscrew, allowing the pistol to be fired in either single-action or double-action mode depending on the setscrew’s adjustment. The Model 52 was introduced in 1961 and was known simply as the Model 52. We found this to be a great confidence booster for new people coupled with the low recoil, extremely visible sights and one of the best factory triggers on a production handgun. ![]() The pistol is so inherently accurate that brand new shooters are guaranteed to hit the 9 and 10 ring at 50 feet with little to no prior training. We’ve found it to be one of the best pistols to introduce new shooters to handgun shooting. True, it’s a semiautomatic handgun based on Smith & Wesson’s older Model 39 and I wouldn’t want to be shot with one, but still, this was a handgun designed for precision handgun shooting and Bullseye competition. These are low pressure, low velocity loads made with four grains of Bullseye powder plus a 148 grain hollow based wadcutter that leaves the muzzle around 810 feet per second. This is a single-action semiautomatic handgun chambered in. ![]() This week we take a look at a weapon that’s not a weapon in the strictest sense of the word: The Smith & Wesson Model 52. Weapon Trivia Wednesday: Smith & Wesson Model 52 This post anout the Model 52 is made possible by JTF Awesome Team Member Raven Concealment
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