Range day with Smith m52

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Had a lot of fun shooting the m52 today. Great weather, great company, great GUN. Always amazes me how accurate this thing is with a steady diet of 148g hbwc and 3.0 grains of bullseye. I had no malfunctions at all with this hand load. Seems accurate enough. Shot 40 rounds at 10 yards and then moved back to 25 yards to see what I could do... I have a lot of work to do.

10 yards
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25 yards
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This one was shot with my Dan Wesson PM7 45acp at 25 yards. I did shoot 5 rounds with the m52 at this target as well.
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The weather here in Michigan has been really crappy. So, I've spent the last few weeks reloading. I've got about 1k rounds of .38 Special with 148 gr HBWC to shoot up this coming week My 52-1 is ready to go.

Good shooting. It's hard to believe that a WC in a semi works so accurately, but the Model 52 is really tight, and that bushing really keeps the barrel locked down.
 
I like pretty holes in papers but where's the pictures of gun that made them? :D ;)

As far as accuracy you may not be Annie Oakley but they looked good to me. ;) Can't say I could do much better for sure. On a good day I'm ok but when My back is acting up I just can't steady to much for long shots. Guess I'm as good at 11 yards fast as slow shooting. Heck just the other day I tried to bench rest to test some of my rounds for accuracy and they looked awful for bench rest accuracy. I passed on trying again and shot pretty much the same from a shooing stance as the bench rest test. LOL.

I hear you on the weather, been a long winter and though It is a little warmer below you were I live, IT's been awful this winter.
 
Both distances were shot offhand. I rarely shoot with a rest unless shooting rifles.
 
The "52" will keep you honest on your trigger and your follow through. Love mine except with a cross wind on the 50yd line.
 
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