AMT Automag II or IV
I have an opportunity to purchase either one of the above. The 30 carbine used but in 98 +% no box or papers, plain Jane version, or the 45 Win Mag. with factory custom wood grips and gold clip NIB. The price differential is sustantial as in the 45 being 50% more, neither of them cheap. As an investment which would you pick? As a matter of accuracy/power it appears to me that the 30 carbine has it over the 45 Win Mag especially at "longer ranges", as the Win Mag drops like a stone. So weighing those factors, which is the better investment or most likely to be most desireable in the future? My concern w/ the Win Mag is ammo being discontinued and the value plummeting. And lastly outside of the Webley does, or has anyone made a semi automatic more powerful. If so what is THE most powerfull semi ever factory produced. Thanks for any help, I've spent hours going over ballistic tables, Trading / Ref. Manuals etc. I'm more confused now than when I started.
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I'm guessing that you're talking about the Automag III and IV. The Automag II is .22 magnum.
These guns are so different that they're just not in the same class.
The .30 Carbine is at best a poor rifle round and worse yet as a pistol cartridge. Too light a bullet, too much muzzle blast, not fast enough out of a short pistol barrel, loses energy quickly.
The .45 Win Mag bullet has about 2-1/4 times the frontal area as the .30 and twice the weight. More yet with 250 grain handloads.
Only you know which one fits your purposes as a handgun. As an investment, who knows? Probably never have a high collector value and unless someone picks up the manufacture of them, parts will dry up and value as shooters will decline.
Your local sport shop may not carry ammo, but it's available as well as brass and bullets. Several Wildeys, LAR Grizzlys, Thompson Centers, etc. out there so will probably be ammo around for some time. The Desert Eagle in .50 AE has a little edge in power over it.
I wouldn't worry about the curved trajectory of the .45. That's not a thing to consider at the ranges you usually shoot these things at. Your ability to shoot accurately will determine whether you hit the target at 75 yards or not.
To me, there's no contest here. No comparison. It's like choosing between a bicycle and a Harley 1200. Both have 2 wheels, but that's about it.0 -
I'm sure you meant the Wildey, which fired some pretty heady stuff.
As far as which is the better investment; are you going to be tempted to shoot the one you buy? If so; I'd pick the carbine. The other is too expensive to use.
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