AMT AutoMag V

AMT AutoMag V
AMT Automag V with factory 5-round magazine and .50 Action Express Cartridge.
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	United States
Production history
Designer	Harry Sanford
Manufacturer	Arcadia Machine & Tool
Unit cost	$900 MSRP
Produced	1993-1995
Number built	fewer than 3000
Specifications
Weight	1310 g (46.2 oz)
Length	27.3 cm (10.75 in)
Barrel length	16.7 cm (6.5 in)
Width	3.5 cm (1.375 in)
Cartridge	.50 Action Express
Action	Single action
Effective firing range	Approx. 50 m (165 ft)
Feed system	5 round magazine
Sights	Front and rear adjustable

The AMT Automag V is a large single action semi-automatic pistol made by Arcadia Machine and Tool (AMT). The weapon was created by Harry Sanford, who also invented the original .44 AutoMag pistol. One of the extremely small number of handguns that fire a .50 caliber cartridge, it is also one of the few semi automatic guns that fires the .50 Action Express cartridge, it is said to be "the most ergonomic and lightweight of all of those autoloaders". Its built-in compensator ports in the barrel assist in keeping muzzle rise to tolerable levels. The recoil, however, is still surprisingly brisk even for the most experienced shooter. The Automag V has a 5-shot magazine capacity (5+1 total) and is, like all of the AMT pistols, made primarily of cast stainless steel.

Production quantity was supposed to be 3000 units, numbered 0001-3000 to 3000-3000. This goal was never reached, however. The MK V used the same frame as the MK IV, and pistols have been discovered with MK V frames with MK IV slides and vice versa.

See also

• AMT AutoMag II
• AMT AutoMag III
• AMT AutoMag IV

References

• AutomagV 2.jpg

  AMT Automag V with factory 5-round magazine

• AutomagV 4.jpg

  Automag V with slide retracted, revealing barrel compensator ports.

• AutomagV 3.jpg

  Close-up of compensator ports.