Now AMT has scaled up the concept for those who want a lot more punch with the45 ACP Back Up. Tear down was deceptively simple polished up a few things and now Id like to see if there is any improvement in trigger pull.
6282009 I dont know about the hardballer but I have an AMT Backup in 45 ACP and despite all the bad press and the terrible reputation of this little gun it is one of the most reliable pistols I have ever owned.
Amt backup 45 review. 4192017 I have an amt 45 backup DAO and found it to be the best gun Ive ever owned along with the amt 380 backup SS. Dad bought me and my bother an AMT 45 longslide consec serial s. If you can buy one for a price that seems good to you snatch it up.
Tool better known as AMT was a niche firearms manufacturer from Irwindale California. Tool AMT Backup 45 is the smallest commercially-produced semi-automatic 45 ACP pistol. For more information on how these numbers are calculated please visit the Concealed Carry Factors information page.
If possible shoot it with 230gr ball as a test before purchase. 1242013 Arcadia Machine. True story about the inconsistancy.
They got it to feed hardball by changing the barrel but then it started blowing the magazine out. Blowback operation can be a safe and reliable means for a handgun to operate but it has some flaws. 3282020 Any of yall have any experience with the AMT Backup in 45 ACP.
High Standard now makes the AMT Backup again so there are new guns and parts. It has about the worst trigger pull you are likely to encounter on a weapon that isnt rusted solid. I shot the SW Bodyguard 380 and this AMT.
I told a guy all about the problems but he still wanted it. 380s from this period. The Arcadia Machine.
He never got it going either. 162021 Nov 12 2019 The AMT Backup is a blowback-operated weapon that seems par for the course for. Great idea - so small and so flat.
Had to take a friend to the range with me to help pull the trigger. The AMT Backup 45 ACP is one of the most compact 45 ACPs on the market and has long been an attractive choice for those looking for a highly concealable h. The AMT45 ACP Backup has earned the following ratings for concealability firepower and overall suitability for concealed carry by persons with a valid CCW permit.
Never had a problem of any kind with it. Tool AMT earned quite the reputation with the45 ACP Backup several years ago. I have read several people on gun forums including LEOs that carried them for years and know of one DEA agent that carried one.
IIRC AMT used it as test ammo. Though the Backup was only offered in380 ACP recently now under the High Standard Manufacturing umbrella AMT is again offering a45 ACP variant which it bills as The Smallest45 ACP Auto Pistol Ever Built. Theres tips and tweaks out there on the net about fixing common problems and ammo choices.
11122019 The AMT Backup is a blowback-operated weapon that seems par for the course for380s from this period. Mine was basically a single shot weapon. Today we look at the AMT Backup in 45 ACP.
This Backup doesnt seem to have much muzzle rise but it has a ton of slap to it. The weapon has appeared in every title in the Hitman franchise acting as Agent 47 s signature sidearm. 172007 The DEA approved the AMT Backup in 45 as a deep concealment piece for their agents in the 1990s so I guess they had confidence in the design.
Its an itty-bitty double action only pistol. Some run well some dont. 9302013 The AMT Backup in 45ACP is a novel approach at a compact 45.
Blowback operation can be a safe and reliable means for a handgun to operate but it has some flaws. The AMT Hardballer is an American-made clone of the famous Colt M1911 pistol. 10302007 I had an AMT 45 Backup.
The first is increased felt recoil. The only draw back is its size. I cant say enough about the stainless steel that theyre totally made of.
I have to admit some of the reviews were mi. These guns are durable and extremely easy to take down for cleaning. I prefer this one.
But in spite of three trips back to the factory mine never worked. It fires a 45 ACP round like the weapon it is derived from and was developed by Arcadia Machine and Tool who no longer exist. The general outline is the same but the45 is put together and comes apart in a more conventional style and has a locked-breech design in place of the380s blowback operation.
The first is increased felt recoil. It has a heavy Double-Action-Only DAO trigg. Shooting the AMT Backup 45 ACPfun gun to shoot.
11192009 Cant speak to the 45 backup but I had a 380 backup for awhile.
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