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Amt 380 backup dao disassembly5/26/2023 ![]() ![]() I had an AMT DAO 380 that I used for 'back up' years ago. WILL YOU BET YOUR LIFE ON THIS PISTOL A reliability and function test of the AMT. Did I do well?Are these good pistols for a pocket gun?Doubt I will ever REALLy use it, if anything a nice novelty piece. position and pull tigger (slide should fall forward), then lift side off of frame, No further disassembly i recommended, as the pistol may be properly cleaned and Jubri- cated when field stripped as described above. He signs for the firearm and it's still in the brand new condition that it was when he dropped it off, with the extractor FIXED.It cost him nothing, only took a few years to get it back.We went to the range and ran about 50 rds through it without an issue.I asked him how much he wanted for it and he said $200 was fine.So, cool story. To drop the hanmer and release side, pull slide back to normal. Three weeks later he called the smith only to find out that he died and the business went belly up.He never got the gun back and just chalked it up as 'bad timing'.Fast forward a few years later he gets a visit from a federal agent asking him if he reported a missing AMT. I picked up an AMT backup in 380 from a friend.It's the DAO model made in Irwindale, CA with a serial number of DAA009xxHe purchased it brand new back in 96' and ran half a box of ammo through it.He dropped it off at a gunsmith to get a loose extractor Fixed.
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