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**44 AMP** · May 14, 2009, 10:26 PM

Was chambered in .44 AMP (Auto Mag Pistol). This is not the AMT Automag pistol (II-V). The AMT guns were in .22mag (II), .30 carbine (III), 9mm Win Mag & .45 Win Mag (IV) and .50 AE (V). These guns are a completely different design than the original Auto Mag, and the only similarity is the name (Auto Mag vs. Automag), and the fact that some of the same people (Harry Sanford, and likely a few others) were involved in making both gun designs

The original Auto Mag was also later offered in .357 AMP (the .44 case necked down). Custom barrels were also made in .22, .25. & 30 calibers, all based on the .44 case (a cut off .308 WIN). After the international marketing rights to the Auto Mag were sold to Lee Jurras (of Super Vel ammo), small numbers were also offered in .41 JMP (Jurras Mag Pistol), also a necked down .44AMP case.

Small numbers (prototypes) of the Coonan automatic were made in .41 magnum (the standard revolver round), but never put into production.

The only other .41 autos I am aware of are those made for the .41AE (Action Express), which is not in the true magnum pistol class.

Only the Desert Eagle in .41 Rem Mag is currently available, Auto Mags in .41JMP are quite rare, more so than either .44AMP or .357 AMP guns.

And yes, a couple of years ago Wildey introduced the .44AMP chambering for their pistol. It is the smallest caliber (diameter) round they have ever offered.

May 14, 2009, 10:26 PM	#10
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,900	The original Auto Mag pistol.... Was chambered in .44 AMP (Auto Mag Pistol). This is not the AMT Automag pistol (II-V). The AMT guns were in .22mag (II), .30 carbine (III), 9mm Win Mag & .45 Win Mag (IV) and .50 AE (V). These guns are a completely different design than the original Auto Mag, and the only similarity is the name (Auto Mag vs. Automag), and the fact that some of the same people (Harry Sanford, and likely a few others) were involved in making both gun designs The original Auto Mag was also later offered in .357 AMP (the .44 case necked down). Custom barrels were also made in .22, .25. & 30 calibers, all based on the .44 case (a cut off .308 WIN). After the international marketing rights to the Auto Mag were sold to Lee Jurras (of Super Vel ammo), small numbers were also offered in .41 JMP (Jurras Mag Pistol), also a necked down .44AMP case. Small numbers (prototypes) of the Coonan automatic were made in .41 magnum (the standard revolver round), but never put into production. The only other .41 autos I am aware of are those made for the .41AE (Action Express), which is not in the true magnum pistol class. Only the Desert Eagle in .41 Rem Mag is currently available, Auto Mags in .41JMP are quite rare, more so than either .44AMP or .357 AMP guns. And yes, a couple of years ago Wildey introduced the .44AMP chambering for their pistol. It is the smallest caliber (diameter) round they have ever offered. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.