AMT AutoMag V

AMT AutoMag V[1]

AMT Automag V with factory 5-round magazine and .50 Action Express Cartridge.
Type Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin United States
Production history
Designer Harry Sanford
Manufacturer Arcadia Machine & Tool
Unit cost $900 MSRP[2]
Produced 1993-1995
Number built fewer than 3000
Specifications
Weight 1310 g (46.2 oz)
Length 27.3 cm (10.75 in)
Barrel length 16.7 cm (6.5 in)
Width 3.5 cm (1.375 in)
Cartridge .50 Action Express
Action Single action
Effective firing range Approx. 50 m (165 ft)
Feed system 5 round magazine
Sights Front and rear adjustable

The AMT Automag V is a large single action semi-automatic pistol made by Arcadia Machine and Tool (AMT). The weapon was created by Harry Sanford, who also invented the original .44 AutoMag pistol. One of the extremely small number of handguns that fire a .50 caliber cartridge, it is also one of the few semi automatic guns that fires the .50 Action Express cartridge, it is said to be "the most ergonomic and lightweight of all of those autoloaders".[3] Its built-in compensator ports in the barrel assist in keeping muzzle rise to tolerable levels. The recoil, however, is still surprisingly brisk even for the most experienced shooter. The Automag V has a 5-shot magazine capacity (5+1 total) and is, like all of the AMT pistols, made primarily of cast stainless steel.

Production quantity was supposed to be 3000 units, numbered 0001-3000 to 3000-3000. This goal was never reached, however. The MK V used the same frame as the MK IV, and pistols have been discovered with MK V frames with MK IV slides and vice versa.

See also

References

  1. ↑ AMT Automag V Owners Manual Archived January 18, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ Fjestad, S.P. (1997). Blue Book of Gun Values (18th ed.). Minneapolis, MN: Blue Book Publications. p. 99. ISBN 1-886768-08-0.
  3. ↑ Detailed analyses of the AMT Automag


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