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| AMT Backup | |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1978 |
| Manufacturer | AMT Galena Industries High Standard Manufacturing |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 18 oz (0.51 kg) |
| Length | 5 inches (13 cm) |
| Cartridge | .22 LR .380 ACP .38 Super 9×19mm .357 SIG .40 S&W .400 Corbon .45 ACP |
| Feed system | 8 rounds (.22 LR) 6 rounds (.38 Super, 9mm, .357 SIG) 5 rounds (.380 ACP, .40 S&W, .400 Corbon, .45 ACP) |
| Sights | Fixed |
A primary purpose of the Gun Control Act (GCA) is to enable firearms to be traced from the manufacturer or importer of the firearm through the firearm’s sequence of distribution. The sixth gun manufactured was serial number 46 and was. Also the two guns in National Firearms Centre (formerly Pattern Room) have their serial numbers. Irwindale IAI AMT Automag IV RCZ-1.45 Win Mag Semi-Auto Pistol, 1990-1991.
The AMT Backup is a small semi-automatic pistol. It was first manufactured by the Ordnance Manufacturing Corporation (OMC) of El Monte, CA. The first guns made in .380 ACP by OMC are known as the OMC Backup. OMC produced a short run of these pistols before the tooling was purchased by Arcadia Machine & Tool, who took over production. AMT .380 ACP Backup pistols were made by AMT in El Monte, Covina California, and Irwindale, CA.
The original AMT Backup was produced with a single-action only (SAO) trigger mechanism, while the later 'Small Frame' and 'Large Frame' Backup used a double-action-only (DAO) mechanism. These pistols were manufactured by AMT and later Galena Industries (until November 2001).[1] SAO pistols were made with a manual safety, while DAO guns relied on their heavy trigger pull for safe handling.
The AMT Backup was available in a wide range of calibers: .22 LR, .380 ACP, .38 Super, 9×19mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W, .400 Corbon and .45 ACP have all been offered.
The pistol's marketing slogan was 'the smallest, most powerful' backup weapon available (referring to the 45 ACP version).[1]
The AMT Backup line of handguns were being marketed by High Standard Manufacturing.[2]
Sources[edit]
- ^ abShideler, Dan (2010). Gun Digest 2011. Iola, Wisconsin: Krause Publications. p. 114. ISBN978-1-4402-1561-2.
- ^http://www.highstandard.com/
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At the risk of offending the Admin/mods, I am posting a new thread on the Hardballer. I have looked through the 40+ threads on this subject, have found 3 closed threads, and decided to open a new one.
I have owned a used AMT Hardballer since 1992, bought from a private seller at a gun show (a security guard who, after the purchase, informed me that it was a 'dangerous, defective gun') for $150. Took it home, did all the safety checks, and found that when cocked and locked it would drop the thumb safety and hammer upon release of the trigger.
I completely stripped the gun of all parts repeatedly and found no excessive wear on any part, until I saw the sear pin roll back and forth on its own on a flat bench.
I was aware that some Hardballers were manufactured from soft stainless steel, so I replaced the sear pin, hammer pin, thumb safety, hammer strut, and extractor with blued steel parts.
I then throated the barrel (Thank You Jerry Kuhnhausen!) and it now feeds all hardball and Federal Hydrashok 230 gr. hollow points effortlessly. I even expended my Speer 200 gr. Flying Ashtray handloads years ago without a hitch.
Back to the original topic: The serial number is B2600x from Covina CA.
Any idea as to the date of manufacture?
I'll get rid of the gun when I die.