44 Automag
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CAJUNLAWYER
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Ya know........that's one gun that I just never had any desire to own.
But whatever........................if it floats yer boat than go for it
But whatever........................if it floats yer boat than go for it
Herknav
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Fine specimen. Even came with a Saturn V!!
rags
I didn't know they made the Automag in "Saturn V." Talk about pricey ammo!
firestrat
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The first time I saw an Automag was on the cover of "The Executioner" book series my grandfather used to read in the '70's.
Here's a sample I found. Unfortunately, the size doesn't show the Automag too well, but here you go.
Here's a sample I found. Unfortunately, the size doesn't show the Automag too well, but here you go.
8th SPS USAF
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44 Auto Mag
I owned a 44 auto mag 6 in bbl and a 357 10 in bbl conv bbl. Traded them
on my MI Thompson SMG
8th
I owned a 44 auto mag 6 in bbl and a 357 10 in bbl conv bbl. Traded them
on my MI Thompson SMG
8th
The first time I saw an Automag was on the cover of "The Executioner" book series my grandfather used to read in the '70's.
Here's a sample I found. Unfortunately, the size doesn't show the Automag too well, but here you go.
OMG.. I'm old enough to be his Grandfather.. AND I bought the book new!!
GatorFarmer
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The pictured book was a reprint of Mack Bolan adventure number one, not the original. The original came out circa 1968 or so. I used to have a copy. I had tons of them, and loved reading them, back in the 1980s. Had an original copy of the first one that I found used.
I think the Automag came along later in the series. At first it was a .460 Weatherby and a .444 Marlin Lever gun and I forget what kind of handgun Bolan had. He did use an Automag in the series for a long time though.
I think the Automag came along later in the series. At first it was a .460 Weatherby and a .444 Marlin Lever gun and I forget what kind of handgun Bolan had. He did use an Automag in the series for a long time though.
Pontiaker
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I have had a few of them, still have my favorite one with several barrels in both .44 am and .357 am. Here are a few pics. I also bought a used barrel and cut it down to 4 inches like the very rare Jurras Backpacker model, they only made five of them.I also engraved the skull and flames on this short barrel after I polished it out. They are really alot of fun to shoot. Check em out....I also have a large collection of memorabilia for these, holsters, etc...
Matt
Matt
Our local gun shop has one on consignment. It come with a .45 Win Mag barrel and a .44 Auto Mag barrel plus dies, brass, ammo and more. I thing the owner is asking $3500 for everything.
Don't know if it is a good deal or not but the cool factor is certainly there.
Don't know if it is a good deal or not but the cool factor is certainly there.
John Ross
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Found a copy of this picture published in the Auto Mag Newsletter in 1973. Thought you might like to see what I looked like at age 16. Graves Gladney was my uncle. Kent Lomont, JD Jones, and Buz Chamblee have been friends for almost 40 years. Phil Forbing is Kent's cousin. Dan Yaich I ran into at the SHOT Show a few years back. Mike Barach I haven't seen since that weekend. Photo was shot by another longtime friend, Lee Jurras, at his old Super Vel facility. Lee said he believed I was the youngest Auto Mag owner and shooter in the country at that time.
And then, horror of horrors, I found this:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-automag-returns-the-new-kodiak-44-amp/
And then, horror of horrors, I found this:
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2010/09/08/the-automag-returns-the-new-kodiak-44-amp/
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The Last Standing Knight
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....do I hear a "bear defense" thread in the making?
Yes.................
Back in the early '70s, a college buddy of mine ordered one out of Shotgun News for $268, IIRC. He made his ammo out of .7.62 NATO blanks.
We went down to his family's farm and shot it some. I managed to hit a snapping turtle at about 75 yards, shooting offhand.
The pistol was very accurate, but kept losing the rear sight. Lee Jurras sent him a couple.
We went down to his family's farm and shot it some. I managed to hit a snapping turtle at about 75 yards, shooting offhand.
The pistol was very accurate, but kept losing the rear sight. Lee Jurras sent him a couple.
I got into the Automag game late. I didn't buy one until 1977 after I had been in the Army a couple of years. I read one of my friend's "Executioner" books and then read a gun magazine article about them. They had a used one in a gun store in Savannah and I picked it up with the dies for $700. I remember back in those days, Super Vel was considered the cat's meow. Now I've been back into shooting for a couple of years, after about a 15 year hiatus and now that my kids got old enough to enjoy shooting, I think it's time to bring it back out again.
8th SPS USAF
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44 automag
I had a 44 with I think was 6/6.5" bbl and a 357 10" bbl. Alot of fun.
Traded them on a M1 Thompson FS.
I had a 44 with I think was 6/6.5" bbl and a 357 10" bbl. Alot of fun.
Traded them on a M1 Thompson FS.
Peter M. Eick
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I have been following that Kodiak 44AMP for a while. I don't see them doing much though. I believe they will follow in the tradition of all of the other AMP manufacturers before long.
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Yet another gun I wish could be brought back with some justice done to it and not watered down. That and the LAR Grizzly in .45 Win Mag.
westcoast362
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I ran across some photos of my factory engraved Auto Mag. I will attempt to post them.
In 1973 or ’74 my Army buddy at Ft Eustis, VA sold his M28 Highway Patrolman to me so he could buy a .44 Auto Mag. I was shooting for the battalion pistol team at the time and he lent me that new pistol so I could try it out.
There I was, standing on the firing line with this stainless steel brute in my hand. God, those rounds looked huge as I loaded them into the magazine. Inserting the magazine, chambering the first round, I prepared myself for what was assuredly going to be the most ferocious recoil I had ever experienced.
As I tightened my two handed grip on the pistol, bending my knees a bit more and leaning a little harder and further forward in anticipation of the recoil, I pressed the trigger; BOOM she went, and I plowed up a couple of feet of earth in front of the 25 yard target! I had over compensated for the recoil and pulled the shot about three feet low. Darn it! This thing didn’t kick much more than my 1911A1!
After that shot I assumed my one-handed target shooting stance and shot the remaining rounds at the bull’s eye. It shot fairly well; at least as well as my 1911A1 – maybe better.
And that was my one and only experience shooting a .44 Auto Mag.
The follow up story on my buddy is kind of sad. You see, though he bought that pistol legally in Virginia (active duty, on a permanent change of station assignment, he qualified as a “resident”) he was actually a resident of Brooklyn, NY. Upon his discharge he returned to Brooklyn and applied for a pistol permit; which was denied. To the best of my knowledge (I visited him in ’76) that pistol remained in its original box safely hidden in his basement – he was unable to ever openly admit that he was in possession of that “evil” device. I hope and pray that he never got into any trouble over it – he was a really decent person, and a friend.
Here’s to you Bill – Salute.
There I was, standing on the firing line with this stainless steel brute in my hand. God, those rounds looked huge as I loaded them into the magazine. Inserting the magazine, chambering the first round, I prepared myself for what was assuredly going to be the most ferocious recoil I had ever experienced.
As I tightened my two handed grip on the pistol, bending my knees a bit more and leaning a little harder and further forward in anticipation of the recoil, I pressed the trigger; BOOM she went, and I plowed up a couple of feet of earth in front of the 25 yard target! I had over compensated for the recoil and pulled the shot about three feet low. Darn it! This thing didn’t kick much more than my 1911A1!
After that shot I assumed my one-handed target shooting stance and shot the remaining rounds at the bull’s eye. It shot fairly well; at least as well as my 1911A1 – maybe better.
And that was my one and only experience shooting a .44 Auto Mag.
The follow up story on my buddy is kind of sad. You see, though he bought that pistol legally in Virginia (active duty, on a permanent change of station assignment, he qualified as a “resident”) he was actually a resident of Brooklyn, NY. Upon his discharge he returned to Brooklyn and applied for a pistol permit; which was denied. To the best of my knowledge (I visited him in ’76) that pistol remained in its original box safely hidden in his basement – he was unable to ever openly admit that he was in possession of that “evil” device. I hope and pray that he never got into any trouble over it – he was a really decent person, and a friend.
Here’s to you Bill – Salute.
John Eilertson
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I read once that they had to hire a diver to help "finish" that scene where Eastwood uses his Automag. Apparently, the story was that after it would fail to operate properly Clint would fling it into the ocean. So, so "the show could go on", they had to go find it. Maybe true, maybe not. If it were ME, I'd try to control myself enough to not chuck it out of easy retrieval. Gotta figure a quick worker like Clint would think the same. Just something I read awhile ago.
hotmerc
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They still sell new Mack Bolan books today.
