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Years ago I bought one of them. I took it to the range and ran about 70 rounds through it with no malfunctions. I then brought it home, thoroughly cleaned it and it's been sitting in my safe ever since. It's too good to get rid of, but wasn't fun to shoot. The sights were Milletts (one of the best) and the trigger was a professional make and was competition grade, being fully adjustable. The barrel has a recessed bore and the grips are rubber wrap-arounds, like those made by Pachmayr.
The reason I haven't shot it is because it's more of a competition pistol, and I tend to shoot for fun. But when I came across the above photos, I wondered if anyone else has one of these and whether they've had any problems with them, and whether they shoot them often.
It's a great gun. If someone took a Ruger and customized it, they'd have an AMT Lightning. Oh yes, at the time it came out, Ruger didn't have any stainless guns except the 1 in 5,000 model that cost an arm and a leg. I think Ruger threatened to take AMT to court shortly after the pistol was introduced. Ruger and AMT apparently reached an agreement and the AMT vanished.
So does anyone else have one of these pistols? And if so, what do you know about them?
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The reason I haven't shot it is because it's more of a competition pistol, and I tend to shoot for fun. But when I came across the above photos, I wondered if anyone else has one of these and whether they've had any problems with them, and whether they shoot them often.
It's a great gun. If someone took a Ruger and customized it, they'd have an AMT Lightning. Oh yes, at the time it came out, Ruger didn't have any stainless guns except the 1 in 5,000 model that cost an arm and a leg. I think Ruger threatened to take AMT to court shortly after the pistol was introduced. Ruger and AMT apparently reached an agreement and the AMT vanished.
So does anyone else have one of these pistols? And if so, what do you know about them?
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