AMT 45 Back up
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Lost Sheep
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I would be all over that.
The sights are almost non-existent, reliability in feeding was spotty, but if you have a good one (take it to the range and run a variety of bullet shapes through it, or, at least, dry-cycle a bunch).
The good ones were great and still smaller than most others available at the time or today.
Good luck
Lost Sheep.
The sights are almost non-existent, reliability in feeding was spotty, but if you have a good one (take it to the range and run a variety of bullet shapes through it, or, at least, dry-cycle a bunch).
The good ones were great and still smaller than most others available at the time or today.
Good luck
Lost Sheep.
Mine has been a good little pistol. I never have had any FTF as long I use ball ammo. It is designed as a concealed cover not a range gun. Thus the sights are adequate. It hits where it is pointed too.
Here's a thread from last month on it.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=550941
Here's a thread from last month on it.
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=550941
Airman Basic
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Swapped one even for a 38 LCR. I got the better deal, I think.
I spent a fun few months trying to get one to run correctly. I had no sucess.
I did all of the reccomended things, smooth this, polish that, new springs. No luck.
Even realizing the gum was made 20 years ago or so the quality of machine work, deburring, etc was rather poor
I became convinced it was a mag issue, messed with that a bit but short of making custom mags....
In the end I got rid of it. A gun has to be reliable, all else follows from there. In addition As a pocket gun it is too heavey, as a belt gun I would rather something with real sights and only slightly larger. Ditto for a briefcase gun.
I take everything with a grain of salt but there is a reason why AMT is frequently mentioned in negative terms.
I did all of the reccomended things, smooth this, polish that, new springs. No luck.
Even realizing the gum was made 20 years ago or so the quality of machine work, deburring, etc was rather poor
I became convinced it was a mag issue, messed with that a bit but short of making custom mags....
In the end I got rid of it. A gun has to be reliable, all else follows from there. In addition As a pocket gun it is too heavey, as a belt gun I would rather something with real sights and only slightly larger. Ditto for a briefcase gun.
I take everything with a grain of salt but there is a reason why AMT is frequently mentioned in negative terms.
2ndsojourn
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Hey Kev, maybe that's the one RsqVet had that's making its rounds. 
deadcoyote
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I've always wanted one of these but never been able to find one. Also, the web-r-nets are full of horror stories. FWIW, my buddies dad has used an AMT .38 super for a CCW gun for darn near 30 years and it runs fine. I believe the .38 super and .45 are built with the same slide/frame just different mags and barrel.
dakota1911
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I picked up one back around 2005 with the box etc. Looking at it I figured it would be interesting to shoot and probably the reason it was almost new. For a DAO hammer fired little pistol I was impressed. It was not that hard to shoot. The trench sights are what they are but I figured you would not be shooting it at 50 yards. I picked up mine for $199. I bought a second new mag for it from one of the mag selly people at a gun show a couple years later for $30. Mine has been reliable with 230gr FMJ and 230gr JHP. It is on the bottom in the picture below under a Colt Defender and Glock 36. It is an all steel pistol so if you look at them with am empty mag the Colt is about 26.7 ounces, the Glock 23.2 ounces, and the AMT 25.9 ounces.
I shot a friend's years ago w/o any issues. I forget what kind of ammo he was using, but he did say that limp-wristing for some shooters was an issue.
Myself, I've never had any issues of any kind with limp-wristing, and his AMT shot fine.
A few years ago, I did pick-up a NIB AMT .45 Back-Up. I bought it as more of a spur-of-the-moment thing, than anything else. I got it for a very low price, all paperwork present, and I've since picked-up an add'l. 8 factory mags for it.
I've yet to shoot it though.
Myself, I've never had any issues of any kind with limp-wristing, and his AMT shot fine.
A few years ago, I did pick-up a NIB AMT .45 Back-Up. I bought it as more of a spur-of-the-moment thing, than anything else. I got it for a very low price, all paperwork present, and I've since picked-up an add'l. 8 factory mags for it.
I've yet to shoot it though.
slick slidestop
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I have always liked the size and looks of them, but always had bad luck with FTF's and FTE's. So much so that I could never trust one. This was back in the late 80's early 90's hopefully they improved over the years.