[jyl]

Oh, please tell me a little more. In an autoloader, can I use light wadcutter or semi-wadcutter loads for the range, and more powerful hollowpoint loads for defense? Or is it too hard to get, say, a 1911 to reliably feed both?

I don't think I'm likely to ever get a model 52. The choice of ammunition seems too restrictive and the magazine doesn't hold many, plus the used ones I've found are going for $900 (probably more in CA). But I'd sure like a way to punch those crisp holes in the paper.