Back in my youth there was a gun store in Oxford, MS that had one of these for the mear price of $700. In the mid 70s this was a mint to a young man throwing papers for a living. I've always had an admiration for these pistols, about 15 years ago I went on the hunt for one but never found one I actually wanted to spend money on. There is a store in Athens, GA (Franklins) that had a pair of them the last time I was in there on consignment. They wanted about a grand more than I was willing to pay for one.
It's an interesting pistol, stories of parts breakage keep me from buying one. I'm sure that some of this comes from handloaders tring to fit 30-06 powder levels not realizing they trimmed the case to make it fit in the Automag.
Cheers,
Sam
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