I bought some 52 cal bullets with both the gray and maroon sabots from Knight. They shoot excellent. I also bought a bunch of Parker production conicals in 52 cal. They were the Hydracon. It shoots great but the recoil on it is a lot harder than the saboted bullets. I really like the 52 .I don't think it is a bad caliber. I have to order everything anyway as i live in the boonies, so the fact that a store don't stock any 52 cal stuff is irrellevant. A lot of stores don't stock much if anything for a 45 cal either but that don't make it a bad caliber. Stock up on what you need and you are good to go. I would recommend the 52 cal. Mine shoots great.