Tom, why DID you call it an "Automag"

[Ukraineboy]

Hey Tom, or anyone else who knows, why DID you call it an
Automag.

like, an Automag is a real life firearm right?

Does anyone know?

[SIGSays]

mag - gun.. magnum?

and auto.. semi auto? lol

i dunno

[e mag]

he named it after an old handgun that was also called an "automag".

Originally posted by AGD
Most of you guys are too young to remember Dirty Harry but he was an icon in his day. He shot the well known 44 Automag in one of his movies. We got the name from him.

AGD

[FutureMagOwner]

um im pretty sure he named it after the 44 MAGnum which was about the time dirty harry came out so hence the name

[Ukraineboy]

heh...

it actually DOES look like an Automag paintball gun...

how DID Tom actually make up the idea of the valves and stuff??

or did he like... steal it?

lol

[Pete02019]

Originally posted by Ukraineboy
... or did he like... steal it?

lol

Blasphemer!

Seriously though, it does resemble that Automag firearm. No replies from AGD big-wigs yet?

[Webmaster]

er - "E Mag" dug up the quote:

Originally posted by AGD
Most of you guys are too young to remember Dirty Harry but he was an icon in his day. He shot the well known 44 Automag in one of his movies. We got the name from him.

AGD

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So the .44 Magnum Automag fire arm came first. It was popular at the time and they barrowed the name.

The actually design of the gun was from Tom though. No stealing there.

[Grasshopper]

There was a thread about this not to long ago. It really does look like that handgun...

[e mag]

wasn't their actually a european company that copied the mag design, but went out of business cause they couldnt compete with agd's price?

[Pete02019]

Originally posted by Webmaster
er - "E Mag" dug up the quote

me no read well. sorry

[Clockwork_Orange]

There's another thread that touches the same topic. He did name it after the the 44. Automag, why? dunno, but you could see that there's a resemblance between both guns and both are small and kick booty.

[Clockwork_Orange]

e mag:
wasn't their actually a european company that copied the mag design, but went out of business cause they couldnt compete with agd's price?

Hmmm, is that right?!?

[Ukraineboy]

Could you direct me to the thread?

And also, HOW did Tom come up with the idea of the valve

(if its answered in that thread you were talking about, just put up the link)'


.....

Totally offtopic though but.

I have the same name as Tom Kaye!

na na nanana....

My names Tom too! Wow, we must be cousins...
and Cousins get like.. free Xmags

[Ukraineboy]

Hey and Webmaster...


Webmaster
Shivrema Pravda, Da?


If you wanna put that in your SIG (It's Russian)

[Recon by Fire]

Originally posted by Ukraineboy
And also, HOW did Tom come up with the idea of the valve

TK sacrificed his underpants to teh paintball gnomes and they bestowed upon him the knowledge of the Mag :)

Step 1, underpants.
Step 3, profit.