Weapon Profile: .44 Automag Pistol (AMP)

Type: Magnum Handgun
Model: .44 Automag
Creator: Auto Mag Corporation
Caliber: .44 AMP
Capacity: 7-round single-column box magazine
Rarity: 4 out of 5 S.T.A.R.S.

Specifications:
Adjustable target sights, standard '6.5 inch' ribbed barrel, 7-round magazine with a semi-automatic, short recoil action. Customizations: extended '8.5 inch' ribbed barrel, ability to equip pistol and rifle scopes, ability to equip a muzzle break (to dampen recoil), extended 14-round magazine, trigger guard mounted clip-on flashlight/laser pointers




Background & Other Details:

The .44 Auto Mag pistol (AMP) is a large caliber semi-automatic pistol. It was designed between 1966 and 1971 by the Auto Mag Corporation to make a semi-automatic pistol chambered in .44 AMP. The Auto Mag is a modest weight pistol designed to give handgun owners .44 Magnum power in a semi-automatic pistol. It's somewhat of a rare sight in Raccoon City, but shops like Kendo and MacLead's may potentially have one, if its not already a part of someone's personal stock. Its ammo is more rare than the gun itself, due to it being a 'very particular' proprietary munition, but thankfully MacLead's got you covered as their fame was in re-creating rare ammunition for the distinguished client.

The pistol's reputation and looks have made it popular in cinema and novels and several versions are listed as "Curios and Relics" by the ATF. The .44 Auto Mag Pistol cartridge was introduced in 1971, and cannot chamber standard .44 magnum. Its rimless, straight wall case was originally formed by trimming the .308 Winchester or .30-06 case to 1.30 inches (33 mm). Loaded ammunition was once available from the Mexican firm of Cartuchos Deportivos Mexico and from Norma (a Swedish firm), which produced empty cases.



Compatible Ammo:

.44 Automag