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> I'm trying to reconstruct this from memory, so my apologies if I
> haven't got all the details correct....
> 
> I was at a gun collectors show last weekend when I noticed a
> .308 semi-automatic stainless steel pistol made by a company called
> "AMT" located in California (Cupertino?  Or was that just my
> imagination?)
> 

I think you mean the AMT Backup .380.  AMT is located in Southern
California near Arcadia or Monrovia.  (AMT orginally stood for Arcadia
Machine & Tool).

> I'd like to know a little bit more about the company AND the pistol.
> Has anyone out there fired one of these (or own one?)  I'd be curious
> to know what you think about it (and why...)

I had the .22LR version for a while.  Very accurate (for a 2.5" barrel),
very compact, so easy to conceal, even under a T-shirt, a real bitch to
clean, and built to tighter tolerances than I like in a combat gun
(which may be why it's so accurate).  The magazine holds eight rounds,
and both calibers have a grip safety as well as a thumb safety, which 
is the principal reason I bought it.

A friend had the .380 ACP version (5 round magazine).  The recoil was
so severe that he finally sold it.  Everytime I saw him fire it at the
range, the recoil was so bad the front of the triggerguard would draw
blood from his trigger finger.

If you really need something that compact, consider the Colt .380 Mustang,
which is just a bit bigger.

Clayton E. Cramer