Roman being an impressionable youngster
WB
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 16:12 (1407 days ago)
Just had to have a .50 AE Desert Eagle. I’d probably felt the same I’d I were his age now. His first job, his money, better than just pissin’ it away. I’ve just started loading for it and my goodness! Factory fodder around $70/20! Plus it throws your brass all over. But his money….
I probably felt the same about the AMP when I was his age. $600 was a lot of money when N frames were $325 and Pythons $400!
when I bought my first Auto Mag they were $269
Gary Reeder
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 16:35 (1407 days ago) @ WB
And a S&W model 29 was $135. A Python was the same price. But I sold the Auto Mag with an extra barrel for $4500 a few years later.
I finally got one for $1300, sold for $1500.
WB
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 18:19 (1407 days ago) @ Gary Reeder
But I don’t like to talk about it these days! Lol
Have you noticed the extraction issues
Bob Denning
, Kalispell MT
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 18:41 (1407 days ago) @ WB
The brass ejects in a perfect arc. Hits my forehead then the hot brass falls down my tshirt. I’ve learned to shoot mine GANGSTA style to avoid this. I can’t use the sights but it’s a rush to shoot.
I have brass dies and bullets but haven’t reloaded any yet. I’m still using my stash of old Samson ammo at $30/20
Sped up or down a little and it will change.
WB
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 19:37 (1407 days ago) @ Bob Denning
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I had the same happen to me.
Jim Taylor
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Monday, September 26, 2022, 20:37 (1407 days ago) @ Bob Denning
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If the new Auto Mags were readily available
Gary Reeder
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022, 12:40 (1407 days ago) @ WB
I would grab one in a New York minute. I have shot all the semi auto hunting handguns and the Auto Mags were by far the most accurate, especially the 41 Auto Mags. The most dependable was the LAR Grizzly as it was just an overgrown 1911. The Wildey and the Desert Eagle I won't go into any comments on either. But the Auto Mags, especially the B model with the solid bolt, in 41 Auto Mag, was the absolute finest semi auto hunting handgun ever. I have taken everything from turkey to Bison with mine and if they jammed or had any problems it was due to my handloads. I had 11 Auto Mags at one time. When the prices started going sky high on them I started weeding the batch out one at a time, until I got down to 3 guns. I When I sold my last one the company that is making the new Auto Mags was projecting delivery in a few months. I wanted to try one of them and that was the only reason I sold my last Auto Mag, plus a fellow at the custom show who offered me $4500 for it. Unfortunately I have yet to see any of the new Auto Mags. Alcorn has had one paid for for a couple of years and nothing yet. I sure hope the new Auto Mags will see the light of day before too long.
When our gun shop was in Florida we would book a handgun hunt every 8 weeks, usually up at Tellico Junction in Tennessee. A couple of my guys there at the shop also hunted exotics with their Auto Mags. I also hunted Bison in Texas with the 44 Auto Mag and quite a few medium size critters in Africa with that same gun. What all this boils down to is I really like the Auto Mag.
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