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Callahan's Auto Mag Joined: 08 Mar 2008 Location: Virginia Beach Status: Offline Points: 1038 |
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Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 2:11am |
In case anyone is interested check out this auction. www.grindstaffauctions.com On the page scroll down to Prince George VA. Large Business and Estate Liquidation and click on it. About 57 lines down is the TDE 44 AutoMag.
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"This is the 44 Magnum Auto Mag and holds a 300 grain cartridge and if properly used it can remove the fingerprints"!!!
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wbautomag
Callahan's Auto Mag Joined: 15 Feb 2012 Location: Texas Status: Offline Points: 728 |
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If you look this gun may have some serious problems on the inside look at the safety its kocked up and the barrel lock is broke.
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Travis Morgan
International Auto Mag Joined: 13 Dec 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 170 |
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Yup, barrel lock is definitely fubar'd!
Also looks like mag is missing? ....wonder what the cause of the barrel lock failure was - or is it missing /lost and the guy just jammed a pin in there? ....would be nice if someone knew how to disassemble and post a pic to see what shape the frame is. but hey, it's an auction and might be a good value as a parts gun?
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Dances with AutoMags
Callahan's Auto Mag Joined: 13 Oct 2011 Location: Valley Glen Status: Offline Points: 530 |
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I expect this gun had an out-of-battery firing. The barrel latch and probably the bolt and cocking-piece are also broken. I wrote an article about this problem that I posted here once, titled, "What every Gunsmith should know About The Auto Mag." Here is the part about the barrel latch problem:
"Catastrophic Consequences Here Now comes a surprise. The barrel latch
was designed incorrectly. First it doesn’t fit into the recess in the frame
properly and has to be fitted by filing off quite a bit of metal. Here is the
big problem. The right hand side of the barrel latches “tang” is likely to rub
on the side of the recess in the barrel assembly. Sometimes the factory ground
a sixteenth of an inch off of the right hand side of the tang to prevent it
from rubbing on the barrel . Keep in mind that the barrel has some
lateral movement and combine this with no clearance or lubrication between the
barrel latch and the barrel; it is just a matter of time before the barrel
latch tang breaks off. One scenario is, while firing the gun
the barrel latch tang breaks off due to rubbing on the barrel assembly. If the
broken tang jams the barrel and prevents it from moving forward, the gun will
not go into battery and you will know your gun is broken. A second scenario is that the tang
breaks off and falls into a recess in the frame, the barrel goes forward and
falls off of the frame and into the dirt. Again you know your gun is broken. Here is the problem scenario. The tang
breaks off and allows the barrel to move too far forward but it doesn’t fall
off of the frame. With the barrel too far forward, the
bolt rotates ON THE WRONG SIDE OF THE RECEIVER LUGS. The cartridge is held
snugly into the bolt-face by the extractor and the cartridge is supported by partially
being in the chamber. You fire and destroy the gun. This is the “out of
battery” firing you often hear of. The back of the bolt, the bolt rotation
pin and the cocking piece will break. Sometimes the entire back of the frame is
blown off of the gun. Sometimes the ring on the frame that holds the bolt will
be bent backwards or is broken off entirely. When a gun is found with the above
problems and has a broken barrel latch, it is the case that the barrel latch
caused the problem. Maybe while shooting, you notice that
the barrel latch is un-latched. You re-latch it and shrug it off thinking that
maybe you accidently hit it or the detent spring or plunger is weak or dirty.
Do not take this lightly. Check the barrel latch to barrel clearance on your Auto Mag shooter and re-check it if you change barrels." |
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Rumore
Callahan's Auto Mag Joined: 14 Nov 2008 Location: Inola, OK Status: Offline Points: 474 |
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I had one B series Automag with a 8.5" factory vent rib barrel, and the barrel latch would rotate to the unlocked position when the last shot was fired. The barrel nearly came off the frame on several occasions.
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