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hi all i need some help in finding a 22 mag semiauto handgun. i heard its made in florida and has a square barrel like a glock thanks in advance

The only one I know is made by AMT I think it is. Makes the big Automag line of pistols and this is the baby brother.<P>Tex

I had an AMT, nice looking gun that wouldn't work on any thing but Winchester ammo. I wouldn't bother with one. <P>Bullwnkl.

thanks for the replies kent [img]images/icons/laugh.gif" border="0[/img]

ya, the AMT blows. a friend of mine had one in .50 cal, and it jammed damn near every shot. what is wrong with a Ruger single-six?

I have an AMT Auto Mag II in .22 mag. It is ammo picky, but it is fun to shoot. Also works as a portable flamethrower. Fire that thing at night and your in for a show. Bought it back in 87 as a novelty. E4E and me put it through it's paces in CA when we were stationed out there. It is a very accurate pistol but it takes some work to shoot it well. I should get rid of it as I don't shoot it much any more, but I can't bring myself to sell any of my guns. It's like selling a kid, ya know? This is the only semi-auto .22 mag handgun that I am aware of.<BR>Keeb

Mobile,<BR>Keeb speaks da truth.It is the only semi-auto 22mag going right now.<BR>It's too cool on a engineering standpoint.<BR>It uses a "floating chamber" that taps gas from the barrel back to the chamber to delay blowback.Mondo weird!!!!<BR>It's hell on Jackrabbits and the odd rattlesnake though!!!!<BR>I can remember several times when a guy would ask"Hey what the heck are you shooting,a .44mag?" and you would have to explain the 5ft muzzleflash and "Whooom!" of unburnt powder,from a little 'ol .22mag.<BR>Lotsa fun,little practicality....we all need one or two of the sort don't we?<BR>Cheers!

i undrestand that the 22 mag is the most powerful cartridge per ounce of weight. anyone know if this is true?

I would think that the most powerful cartriages per weight would be the high pressure rifle cartriages. I really don't know.<BR> I do know that the .22 Mag kills alot better than you'd think it would. Out of a handgun, it hammers jack rabbits, for instance. E

OH yeah when the AMT worked it was way cool. This thing just didn't work very well. If it was reliable I would still have it. One little fact about these guns that is not obvious at first is don't touch the barrel through the cut away slide after a magazine of rounds fired through the gun. Such activity tends to cause nasty burns on flesh.<P>Bullwnkl.