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That little outlined piece, “bolt accelerator”
Sunday, April 12, 2026, 11:17

I spent a good sweating half hour searching for in tall grass in the pasture. While pondering my plight I came to the conclusion how blessed I was just to own and shoot a genuine AMP .44. An object of desire from my youth. Back in 1979 when my Super Blackhawk cost $179, the racy AMP like John Petersen and that Howard French fellow sported in G&A publications, cost a princely $495! Way out of my reach working at the grocery store for $80 a week. I had a truck payment, insurance, gas, and a girlfriend that tapped the little money I scrapped together.

Alas here we were, Doug and I frantically searching for the little hand made piece I had dropped. (BTW that girlfriend was inside our home, unknowingly). We had a good run shooting the exotic rig, fantastic experience. But I knew I didn’t have any business with it at that time in my life. Time to get out while I could and let another experience it too. Within 2-3 years it was worth double what I sold it for. Such is the life of a gun trader!