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The .44 Auto Mag Pistol has a long and strange history. The Original company AMC (Auto Mag Company) or AMP (Auto Mag Pistol) had a controversial start and the gun was assembled and sold through a variety of different companies (or variations of the same company) between 1971 and 1982. AMC/AMP went bankrupt in 1972 due to really unsound business practices, and other companies continued making or assembling the weapon for another 10 years with varying degrees of success. But ultimately all production of the weapon stopped in 1982. The version most commonly seen (at least in chains of U.S. 'used gun' commerce) is the AMT .44 Automag, which is the 8th incarnation of the weapon (built in Covina, CA and assembled in Irwindale, CA). The .44 Automag was given a brief bit of glory when it was featured in the 1983 Clint Eastwood Movie ''[[Sudden Impact]]'' but that didn't revive any attempts to bring the gun back into production. | The .44 Auto Mag Pistol has a long and strange history. The Original company AMC (Auto Mag Company) or AMP (Auto Mag Pistol) had a controversial start and the gun was assembled and sold through a variety of different companies (or variations of the same company) between 1971 and 1982. AMC/AMP went bankrupt in 1972 due to really unsound business practices, and other companies continued making or assembling the weapon for another 10 years with varying degrees of success. But ultimately all production of the weapon stopped in 1982. The version most commonly seen (at least in chains of U.S. 'used gun' commerce) is the AMT .44 Automag, which is the 8th incarnation of the weapon (built in Covina, CA and assembled in Irwindale, CA). The .44 Automag was given a brief bit of glory when it was featured in the 1983 Clint Eastwood Movie ''[[Sudden Impact]]'' but that didn't revive any attempts to bring the gun back into production. | ||
AMT (Arcadia Machine and Tool) was one of the followup companies that tried to resurrect the Auto mag Pistol (While the name Automag was used the designs had very little to do with the | AMT (Arcadia Machine and Tool) was one of the followup companies that tried to resurrect the Auto mag Pistol (While the name Automag was used the designs had very little to do with the original Auto Mag handgun). AMT manufactured the Automag II in .22 WMR, Automag III in .30 Carbine, Automag IV in .45 Winchester Magnum and Automag V in .50 Action Express. AMT also made a Baby Auto Mag chambered for .22LR. | ||
{{Gun Title|AMC .44 AutoMag pistol}} | {{Gun Title|AMC .44 AutoMag pistol}} | ||
Revision as of 23:43, 21 June 2014
Specifications
Type: Pistol
Caliber: .44 AMP, .357 AMP, .41 JMP, .22 WMR, .30 Carbine, .45 Winchester Magnum, .50 AE
Capacity: 7-round magazine
Fire Modes: Semiautomatic - short recoil operated, rotary bolt
Information
The .44 Auto Mag Pistol has a long and strange history. The Original company AMC (Auto Mag Company) or AMP (Auto Mag Pistol) had a controversial start and the gun was assembled and sold through a variety of different companies (or variations of the same company) between 1971 and 1982. AMC/AMP went bankrupt in 1972 due to really unsound business practices, and other companies continued making or assembling the weapon for another 10 years with varying degrees of success. But ultimately all production of the weapon stopped in 1982. The version most commonly seen (at least in chains of U.S. 'used gun' commerce) is the AMT .44 Automag, which is the 8th incarnation of the weapon (built in Covina, CA and assembled in Irwindale, CA). The .44 Automag was given a brief bit of glory when it was featured in the 1983 Clint Eastwood Movie Sudden Impact but that didn't revive any attempts to bring the gun back into production.
AMT (Arcadia Machine and Tool) was one of the followup companies that tried to resurrect the Auto mag Pistol (While the name Automag was used the designs had very little to do with the original Auto Mag handgun). AMT manufactured the Automag II in .22 WMR, Automag III in .30 Carbine, Automag IV in .45 Winchester Magnum and Automag V in .50 Action Express. AMT also made a Baby Auto Mag chambered for .22LR.
The AMC .44 AutoMag pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scared to Death | John Stinson | Ted Lonergan | 1981 | |
| Sudden Impact | Clint Eastwood | Harry Callahan | Fitted with wooden grips | 1983 |
| The Intruder | Various gang members | 1986 | ||
| Beverly Hills Cop II | One of the robbery crew | 1987 | ||
| Malone (1987) | Burt Reynolds | Richard Malone | 1987 | |
| Hardware | The deputy security guard | 1990 | ||
| Destination Vegas | 1995 | |||
| Hackers | Robotic arm fitted with pistol | 1995 | ||
| Crying Freeman | Masaya Katô | Ryuji Hanada | blued | 1995 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice - Season 2 | Ted Nugent | A drug dealer | "Definitely Miami" | 1984-1989 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Notations | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 to Life | 2006 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto IV | Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony | As "Pistol .44" | 2008 |
| Hitman: Absolution | 2012 |
Anime
| Character | Film Title | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanuka Clancy | Patlabor: The Movie | . | 1989 |
| Yakuza thug | Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence | 2004 | |
| Ein | Phantom of Inferno | 2009 |