Good to know since I purchased two AutoMags
Have you loaded any up and shot them yet?
No!
Received the 6.5” Classic a few weeks ago and have a Raven on order
Watched a YOUTUBE video this afternoon on the new Automag 8.5” Founders edition. If you care to watch it do a search for Demolitionranch. It was posted on 12/25/21.
New gun taken out of the wood presentation case and they fired three magazines and on the fourth magazine the recoil spring and recoil rod on the right side flew out of the pistol and the other recoil rod and spring were working there way out also.
Anyone else have this issue and will this be a recurring problem to watch out for as we shoot our pistols?
@softsounds These have operating rods that must be checked and tightened. This is normal for this pistol… checking and adjusting. Not doing this can lead to what happened.
That guy is a world-class moron. If you saw the video he posted last week of him shooting an original gun, it was completely obvious what an ignorant idiot he is. He was shooting an original gun completely dry with no lube. And limp wristing it. Surprise, it jammed. He blamed the gun.
Now he shoots a new one right out of the box, no pre-shoot field strip or lubrication. Never checked to see if the recoil rods were tight before shooting (which is Auto Mag 101). So the inevitable happened.
Some people just can’t have nice things. All you have to do is watch the ‘fail’ videos of morons crashing Ferraris while trying to do burnouts to see this type of thinking at work.
The Auto Mag does not suffer fools lightly. It’s a gun for experts with a certain mechanical intelligence and common sense. As long as this describes you, you will be fine. If you are a demolition ranch guy kind of guy, you will likely find yourself in big trouble before too long….
That guy is a world-class moron. If you saw the video he posted last week of him shooting an original gun, it was completely obvious what an ignorant idiot he is. He was shooting an original gun completely dry with no lube. And limp wristing it. Surprise, it jammed. He blamed the gun.
Now he shoots a new one right out of the box, no pre-shoot field strip or lubrication. Never checked to see if the recoil rods were tight before shooting (which is Auto Mag 101). So the inevitable happened.
Some people just can’t have nice things. All you have to do is watch the ‘fail’ videos of morons crashing Ferraris while trying to do burnouts to see this type of thinking at work.
The Auto Mag does not suffer fools lightly. It’s a gun for experts with a certain mechanical intelligence and common sense. As long as this describes you, you will be fine. If you are a demolition ranch guy kind of guy, you will likely find yourself in big trouble before too long….
That’s what I saw (watched it last night) was the DR YouTube video of him shooting the original 1970’s era AutoMag and yes, I thought he was a moron in that video. I’ll have to check out the new one for a good laugh…
I just purchased myself a small mouse gun (Seecamp) as a Christmas present for myself and before I handed over to my wife to wrap and put under the tree, I had it fully disassembled and in pieces/parts on the table and my wife walked by and was like “have you just purchased a new gun that needs some kind of work done to it?” And I said “no, but it’s a new gun and I will not fire it before fully disassembling it to make myself completely familiar with and fully cleaning/lubing it - and may as well do that now versus Christmas Day”. So that’s just me. I”ll be breaking mine down and lubing it up as soon as it arrives & well before it goes to the range. That guy took a collectors classic 1970’s era AutoMag and completely abused it in the video that I watched and then blamed the gun!
If the operating rods are flush with the frame and tightened, you should should be just fine. If they are extended beyond the frame at all when the action is closed they must be checked to ensure they are not loose. Keep them tightened and the Automag will be smiling (but always check from the side preferably with your fingers as a sweep across the front of the frame… not with the gun pointed at your forehead… 😬 also, you can look at them with the action open and locked. There should be no threads showing on either rod.
Photo showing the action open and locked… no threads showing on the operating rods. A simple check from the side with action open. After the action is closed, sweep your finger across the front of the frame under the barrel and the rods shouldn't be protruding. Always carry an Allen wrench in your range kit for these.
@Paul.Wolf - thank you very much!!
Great posts with pics included.
I would like to add my 2 cents worth to this argument. I do not dispute the lack of knowledge of the Demolition Ranch guy. Maybe lack of class also, Yes, he should of contacted Mr Henry, before flaming the Automag. This issue could, and should have been addressed privately first. Was this gun purchased, or was a loaner sent for review? Either way, for a $4000 gun, it should have been gone over better before it was shipped. Maybe this was just a freak slip up. The recoil rods should have been torqued tight, possibly, with blue locktite on them. Coming loose that quickly, indicates that they were not. Granted, an informed Automag owner would know to check this. Obviously the Demolition ranch guy was not one of these.
@gbertolet I have a good idea all this communication,before long we will find out what really happened? As they say let the games begin!
