Anyone own or ever shoot .44 Automag?

[mbliss57]

44 Automag in in 44AMP. Not the new ones that are just coming out (not sure you can get these yet) but one made in the 1970s to early 1980s?
If so can you post some pics and description of reliability, fun factor?
Also who was actual manufacturer as there were several in the production the 9000 guns produced. I would love to own one if I ever found one at a reasonable price. That would be under $2K!

 

[Univibe]

I shot one, '79 or '80 it was. I still remember that although it was 40 years ago. Like the GF I had at the same time. Won't forget her either.

 

[Chino74]

Only way Ur gonna get an original AM for under 2K is if the seller doesn't know the value so good luck w that. Athough it could happen I guess. AS to the new company, I wouldn't drop almost 3 grand on an entry level AM from this company with no track record & apparently they R not producing but don't quote me, that was my impression when I was researching. I checked their site & mostly crickets altho have not been there is several month.

Members at that site on their forum there were waiting & hoping. I think some actually got early production pistols, the rest I dunno. There seemed to be very little in the way of updates or new info..

Ur better off getting a Wiley...they still make them.

 

[Chuck24]

I have a Pasadena one that I bought about 20 years ago. It's an attention drawer at the range, very strong recoil springs, I really have to cock the hammer to easily pull back the bolt. It's fun to shoot, reloading is a must. Performance wise I'd rather shoot the 29.

 

[mbliss57]

Only way Ur gonna get an original AM for under 2K is if the seller doesn't know the value so good luck w that. Athough it could happen I guess...... [\QUOTE]

I am not expecting to find one under $2K. All I was saying is that is what I would be willing to pay. Which sums up how much I really want one. I would be just as happen with a 30 minute range session. Thanks for info.

 

[Breakaway500]

A friend and I got 44s about the same time,back in the 80s He got an Automag and I got a Redhawk. They were both heavy guns. His Automag recoiled more softly than my Redhawk but was fussy about ammo. He sold it a few years later. I still have my Redhawk and along the way picked up an Auto Mag V in 50AE. Well constructed but still not as much fun to shoot as my Redhawk.

 

[Drm50]

I got two Automags NIB on a trade with LGS in 1972. They weren't selling and were considered sleepers. I made up 20rds and shot one of them. My
buddy's dad was a machinist and he wanted to show one to guys at work.
To make a long story short, he sold both of them for me. $250@, and I was happy to get rid of them. I know both owners and one AM is still NIB and the other fired very little. These guys never let me forget the deal. In the same deal I got two Colt AR-15 Sporters. They were also duds in sales at the time. It took awhile but got $150@ out of them. I had traded a mint
A.Fox SxS and took these guns instead of cash. I came out ahead back then so I don't cry about hind sight.

 

[Muley Gil]

A friend of mine ordered a .44 out of Shotgun News for $268, back in the early '70s. Of course, he reloaded for it. I fired it several times at the range. Later, we went down to his family's farm for a weekend. A stream through the property had been dammed up by beavers and was full of turtles. I hit a good sized snapper at about 50 yards with his Auto Mag. The result was red turtle mist.

The catfish population was much better after the number of turtles went down.

 

[colt_saa]

I had both a 44AMP and a 357AMP. They were on the temperamental side. I still have an etra magazine, spare bolt and other spare internals left sitting in a drawer. The big problem is the frame rings would crack and there goes your AutoMag

Lee Jurass and Harry Sanford were nothing short of geniuses getting this thing going with the metallurgy and machining of the day.

Modern CNC machining and MIM parts should make it much easier to produce a reliable version today. However, I would not buy one of the new ones until they had a bit of a track record.

The AutoMags are gone now and have been replaced with the LAR Grizzlys in 45 WinMag, 357 Magnum and 357/45WGM which is is a botttleneck.

In addition to those I have Wildeys in 45 WinMag and 475 Wildey Magnum

 

[peh_7]

Got to Shoot one of the originals in early '70s

When I was in college in the early '70s a shooting friend of mine and LGS owner/custom reloader, who ran his business out of his house, got two (2) of the original models with consecutive S/N in the low 300s. We shot one of them a couple of times with his custom made ammo and I can say that it was a real treat. The felt recoil was much less than expected. As I remember we didn't have any malfunctions even with the hottest loads he came up with. My wife at the time who only weighed about 115 pounds didn't have any problem controlling it either. Not sure what he did with them, but he said he would only sell them as a pair. I wish I would have had the money at the time to buy them but he wanted a premium of about $600 for the pair.

 

[dave1918a2]

When I first joined the gun club in 1975, I started shooting the Magnum Handgun matches. These were 25 - 40 round matches shot at 100 yards. A gentleman from Boulder hat a 44 automag and I did enjoy shooting it. A person needs large hands as the grip is quite big. Dick remarked on several occasions that if You were to shoot an Automag all the time You needed three. One to shoot, one for spare parts, and one back at the factory being rebuilt. His were very accurate and not all that much felt recoil. If I found one today around the 2K mark I would be tempted, but I'm sure I would pass unless I had a buyer for 2.5K.

 

[KSDeputy]

Dirty Harry did.

 

[tennexplorer]

I fired the same one that Miley Gil did. Fired it one time at twilight with a load of 2500. The fire that came out the muzzle and the ejection port was impressive to say the least.

 

[LoboGunLeather]

One time. Two rounds. Enough for me.

 

[robvious]

never have shot one... but back in the day as a small kid... at the range with my dad... saw one of his friends have his malfunction during a match... cleared it and then chucked it into the woods... I naively asked my dad if I could go get it... 45 years later I still remember it... wild morning at the range... so I have no personal experience owning or shooting one... and am fine that way...

 

[Drm50]

What was the retail price of Automag when 1st out? I know during this
time my measuring Stick was a stock 1911 series 70 at $100. I think I
paid approx $200 for S&W 29-2 but that may have been jacked on the
Dirty Harry movie.

 

[Chuck24]

What was the retail price of Automag when 1st out? I know during this
time my measuring Stick was a stock 1911 series 70 at $100. I think I
paid approx $200 for S&W 29-2 but that may have been jacked on the
Dirty Harry movie.

I think the pre order price was about 250.00

 

[mbliss57]

Great stories and information. More than I had hoped for!
A little present from You Tube.

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