Smith Model 52 Owners Please Read!! I need help!!

l98ster · March 20, 2010, 10:25 AM

Hi everyone,

My smith model 52 has been great up until yesterday. While I was testing some new loads, the gun began to double fire every so often. By double fire, I mean it went full auto for 2 rounds!!

Upon further inspection, it seems that the sear is not holding the hammer back well enough.

When I cock the hammer, it stays back. When I push the hammer with my finger as if to push it back up toward the slide, it is still nice and tight.

HOWEVER, with the hammer pulled back, I can place my thumb on the hammer, and when I pull it back even more with just a SLIGHT pressure and release, the hammer will release as if it is firing!! My finger is nowhere near the trigger at this point.

I put the gun away deeming that this is an unsafe condition. Any thoughts????

Thanks!!!
-George

Walt Sherrill · March 20, 2010, 10:27 AM

Yeah. You've got a very special gun and it needs very special treatment. Send it to S&W and let them deal with it -- don't trust it to a local gunsmith unless you're SURE he knows what he's doing with the 52.

(I'm a past owner of a 52-2, sold during a period of financial need.)

rjrivero · March 20, 2010, 10:27 AM

It needs to go to a gunsmith or back to Smith and Wesson PRONTO.

March 20, 2010, 10:25 AM	#1
l98ster Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2010 Location: Hopewell Junction, NY Posts: 454	Smith Model 52 Owners Please Read!! I need help!! Hi everyone, My smith model 52 has been great up until yesterday. While I was testing some new loads, the gun began to double fire every so often. By double fire, I mean it went full auto for 2 rounds!! Upon further inspection, it seems that the sear is not holding the hammer back well enough. When I cock the hammer, it stays back. When I push the hammer with my finger as if to push it back up toward the slide, it is still nice and tight. HOWEVER, with the hammer pulled back, I can place my thumb on the hammer, and when I pull it back even more with just a SLIGHT pressure and release, the hammer will release as if it is firing!! My finger is nowhere near the trigger at this point. I put the gun away deeming that this is an unsafe condition. Any thoughts???? Thanks!!! -George

March 20, 2010, 10:27 AM	#2
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	Yeah. You've got a very special gun and it needs very special treatment. Send it to S&W and let them deal with it -- don't trust it to a local gunsmith unless you're SURE he knows what he's doing with the 52. (I'm a past owner of a 52-2, sold during a period of financial need.)

March 20, 2010, 10:27 AM	#3
rjrivero Senior Member Join Date: November 17, 2008 Location: NW Ohio Posts: 1,399	It needs to go to a gunsmith or back to Smith and Wesson PRONTO.