Double-O-Dave
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My...that's a big one.
My homage to Scorpio from the original Dirty Harry movie.
Regards,
Dave
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Found a treasure - .44 Auto Mag
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My...that's a big one.
My homage to Scorpio from the original Dirty Harry movie.
Regards,
Dave
I still have a copy of "Handgun Hunting" by George Nonte and Lee Jurras published i 1975. I read it many, many times back in the day. One of their favorites was, of course, the Auto Mag. They used them in both .44 and .357. One trip to South Africa was particularly productive for them. I haven't read that book for years, but I think I'll have to get it out and go through it again!
Gee, now I need another gun. 
Comment on the photo: "That'll roast a weenie!"
I am glad you brought up Lee Jurras. Lee died in April of 2017 and we were not friends but we talked and exchanged emails
Here is a pic out of Bert Mason's Auto Mag book. I asked Lee if he really took 119 head of game on 4 continents and he said that is accurate. That is not counting the 100's if not a 1000 jack rabbits.
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BigDogBoogie
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Great thread and pics! I've always considered the Automag's to be some of the coolest handguns on the planet.
It was probably about ten years ago that Harry Sanford's son began the long process of auctioning off all the family's Automag related assets on GB.
It was fascinating! Everything from one of a kind guns, to prototype frames and parts, tooling, documents, and the rights to the trademark.
Handloaders of the Automag (that sounds like a cool club!) would do well to look up the writings of Kent Lomont.
He did a lot of load development and was, incidentally, a friend of Elmer Keith's
Best Regards,
Jim
It was fascinating! Everything from one of a kind guns, to prototype frames and parts, tooling, documents, and the rights to the trademark.
Handloaders of the Automag (that sounds like a cool club!) would do well to look up the writings of Kent Lomont.
He did a lot of load development and was, incidentally, a friend of Elmer Keith's
Best Regards,
Jim
Is this thread going to move to the reloading section?
A NIB Colt 1860 still sits on the living room table as opposed to the AutoMag the Mrs said ain’t as pretty as the Colt.... her birthday 1980 in a gunshop.
Has Keith been awarded a Nobel prize in literature yet?
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I started shooting Auto Mags back in the 90'sand we were still using cut down 308 cases. I hated the process and the end products varied greatly from case to case. Starline brass was the best thing that ever happened to the AutoMag.
Kent Lomont's articles on loading is what I followed although not nearly as hot. Lee Jurras tested Kent's loads in Super Vel's pressure barrel and they routinely were at 65,000 psi. You did not want to buy one of Kent's "shooter guns" as they were nearly always shot out.
Here is a Lomont made custon Auto Mag I have owned for a while. It sports a 16" octagonal barrel and is chambered for 44 AMP. The guy I bought it from bought it direct from Kent. It came with the picture of Kent holding at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot.
Kent Lomont's articles on loading is what I followed although not nearly as hot. Lee Jurras tested Kent's loads in Super Vel's pressure barrel and they routinely were at 65,000 psi. You did not want to buy one of Kent's "shooter guns" as they were nearly always shot out.
Here is a Lomont made custon Auto Mag I have owned for a while. It sports a 16" octagonal barrel and is chambered for 44 AMP. The guy I bought it from bought it direct from Kent. It came with the picture of Kent holding at the Knob Creek Machine Gun Shoot.
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An interesting bit of Automag trivia is that the IHMSA organization grew out the earlier Club D'Automag. The silhouette game was intended for automag shooters, but turnout wasn't as was hoped for. So, those early South West matches opened up to other shooters. This was the very early 70s.
I seem to recall that the original intended distance for the rams was 300 meters, not the later 200 meters.
I wonder what the impetus was for the change? I could see where the Automag would have a decided edge at that longer distance.
Good going to the OP.
Beemer1, nice one you got there, too!
Anyone else have some more cool pics?
I seem to recall that the original intended distance for the rams was 300 meters, not the later 200 meters.
I wonder what the impetus was for the change? I could see where the Automag would have a decided edge at that longer distance.
Good going to the OP.
Beemer1, nice one you got there, too!
Anyone else have some more cool pics?
Here is a Lomont Custom 9" barrel chambered in 41 JMP with a Leupold scope mounted in a Herringshaw Maxi-mount. This is on top of a Pasadena frame.
By the way, about 10 years ago I bought an Auto Mag with all the different caliber barrels and a lot of accessories. The guy was an old Silhouette shooter from New Mexico who had bought it direct from Jurras. I was worried the gun would be shot all to hell but it was barely broke in. He told me that it just did not work for him at that game.
By the way, about 10 years ago I bought an Auto Mag with all the different caliber barrels and a lot of accessories. The guy was an old Silhouette shooter from New Mexico who had bought it direct from Jurras. I was worried the gun would be shot all to hell but it was barely broke in. He told me that it just did not work for him at that game.
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Here is a Lee Jurras Custom hand tuned and polished AMP chambered fro 357 AMP. It features a Leupold scope in a Herringshaw Maxi-mount and includes iron sights. The magazines are jeweled along with the trigger, hammer, and bolt. I talked to Jurras about it and he remembered making it for a wealthy customer. One of a kind.
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Is this the same pistol Charles Bronson also used in one of those 70's vigilante movies he starred in? Cool gun, but I suppose expensive to shoot from all the posts.
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