First thanks to all of you that posted threads on the Automag. It prompted me to make this acquisition of an AMT Automag III in 30 Carbine.
I just completed the transfer yesterday at my local gun shop. The shop owner and his gunsmith both commented on the gun condition, original box and paperwork. See the attached pictures.
Next we gave the Automag and inspection and broke it down for a good cleaning and lube. It was obvious the gun had little use and needed a little lubrication. It was dry and may have never been lubed.
While disassembled for TLC I noticed there’re departures from the standard 1911 with some innovations in the design. I also noticed that the frame was fairly light as compared to the heavy barrel and slide assembly. The surprise is the balance of the fully assembled weapon. The long sight radius should make it easy to hit the target.
We like to use a little Mil Comm TW25B for the heavy metal-metal contact areas and CLP, where light oil is appropriate. I like to use a very light coating of TW25B for the slide-frame interface on all my slide guns.
I found disassembly to be simple, but a little difficult the first time. I gave the barrel bushing extra lubrication to make it easier to dissemble the next time. The barrel bushing is hard to rotate into the dissemble position and you can’t use a 1911 barrel busing tool because of the design of the guide rod and guide rod bushing. I used a small brass punch to depress the guide rod bushing while rotating the barrel bushing for disassembly and reassembly. I found this quite awkward but managed accomplish this without launching the guide rod bushing and spring. Consider this a little warning if you have never disassembled an Automag before. I’m attaching an exploded assembly diagram that may help you understand what I’m attempting to describe.
If it doesn’t rain here today I’m ready for the range and some that “fun” the Automag fans here are talking about.
The attached link gives a little history of the AMT Automag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMT_AutoMag_III
Have a great day!
I just completed the transfer yesterday at my local gun shop. The shop owner and his gunsmith both commented on the gun condition, original box and paperwork. See the attached pictures.
Next we gave the Automag and inspection and broke it down for a good cleaning and lube. It was obvious the gun had little use and needed a little lubrication. It was dry and may have never been lubed.
While disassembled for TLC I noticed there’re departures from the standard 1911 with some innovations in the design. I also noticed that the frame was fairly light as compared to the heavy barrel and slide assembly. The surprise is the balance of the fully assembled weapon. The long sight radius should make it easy to hit the target.
We like to use a little Mil Comm TW25B for the heavy metal-metal contact areas and CLP, where light oil is appropriate. I like to use a very light coating of TW25B for the slide-frame interface on all my slide guns.
I found disassembly to be simple, but a little difficult the first time. I gave the barrel bushing extra lubrication to make it easier to dissemble the next time. The barrel bushing is hard to rotate into the dissemble position and you can’t use a 1911 barrel busing tool because of the design of the guide rod and guide rod bushing. I used a small brass punch to depress the guide rod bushing while rotating the barrel bushing for disassembly and reassembly. I found this quite awkward but managed accomplish this without launching the guide rod bushing and spring. Consider this a little warning if you have never disassembled an Automag before. I’m attaching an exploded assembly diagram that may help you understand what I’m attempting to describe.
If it doesn’t rain here today I’m ready for the range and some that “fun” the Automag fans here are talking about.
The attached link gives a little history of the AMT Automag
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMT_AutoMag_III
Have a great day!
