About Thompson SMG's...

EMEDiva said:
Sad but true. You must have been Grandfathered prior to 1995 when Bill C68 was adapted. Thompson SMGs are Prohibited 12(2), or 12(3) which mine are, or 12(5). It is all so senseless and wrong, that they can not be passed on from one generation to the next.
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Whats worse is that we cant take them out and shoot them. I have my 12.5 and was in a gunshop a few years back.They just got in a semi thompson and knew I would be around some day. I walked in and the young fella smiled at me and said I have something for you.He went in the back and brought it out. Another customer beside me seen it and his jaw dropped,he wanted to hold it. Clerk said nope,you arent 12.5 and you cant buy it and handed it to me.I held that clumsy thing and decided that another $1600.00 spent on something I cant shoot just wasnt worth it.Now if we could still shoot them...it would be resting peacefully in my safe right now..
 
It was 1998 that the law changed. No one supported our court case to keep it open. "No One Needed To Own A Machine Gun" was the majority of the thinking in the firearm community.
 
Full auto ownership was locked in 1978.

Of the various Thompsons, from a colletctor's standpoint a 1921 Colt commercial would be pretty special. Made and finished like a sporting rifle of the period.
As a service firearm, the M1A1 would be best.

The first thing that strikes you when you pick up a M3 is how portly it is.
 
Not a conversion, just a body kit, too dress up a 10/22. Hical.ca bring them in on request, I think the price point is 450-500.
 
Both the Thompson and M-3 are heavy guns...the 45 ACP recoil is not totally unmanageable though. I ran three to 5 shot bursts and was able to hold on target rather easily with the Thompson (1928 and M-1) I fired.
I found the Thompson 1928 easy to shoulder and hold steady with the pistol-grip fore-end. The M-1 Thompson was bit harder to hold with it's straight fore-end.
The M-3, with it's wire stock was not very comfortable, the slow rate of fire made up for it and it turned out to be a consistent hitter at 50 yards. Yes, it is so slow you can fire single shots...I did it, much to the surprise of the owner. The one smg that did not impress me was the Marlin 90...unreliable (may have been ammo/mag issues) and uncomfortable to shoot, even in 9mm.
 
burnt_servo said:
there are a few companies making a blow back semi auto in 45 ... i wonder how long before we start to see kits to dress these up as a thompson .
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I could have sworn Marstar sold semi-auto replica Thompson's several years back. They were expensive, but as close as you were going to get to owning one.
 
I love when they prohibit by name. The 1927 a1 is a built as semi auto only Thompson that looks like the 1928, even accepts drums, but fires from a closed bolt. 12.5 for being a Thompson...
 
What you need is a deac Model 1928A1.
It does not shoot....cheap!
It does not have to be registered...none of those 1978 grandfathering issues!
All you have to do is dust it......how easy is that.

David

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What about the newly made semi auto M1 Thompsons made by Kahr arms, are these prohibited as well ? I believe these fire from a closed bolt.
 
All I can say if you ever get a chance to shoot one do it. Spent 400.00 shooting it for rental and ammo but I had a smile for a week. There were other models that they had to rent but this was the one that I always saw in old black and white war and gangster movies when I was a kid.
 
I would like to shoot a Reising 50 its kind of an Orphan but it would be interesting.
The 1927 Thompsons look better with the short 10.5" barrel. I would like to get a finned 1928 10.5" barrel for my 1927.
 
Only ever had on M50 in my hands once. C/l\ marked. Functional selective fire, but never had the chance to shoot it. Much more a carbine than a typical smg.
The commercial semi 1927s do look a lot better with original length barrels.
 
tiriaq said:
Only ever had on M50 in my hands once. C/l\ marked. Functional selective fire, but never had the chance to shoot it. Much more a carbine than a typical smg.
The commercial semi 1927s do look a lot better with original length barrels.
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much more controllable too and in semi it shoots like a m1 carbine
 
The Montreal Police surplused out a bunch of reisings m50's around 1978 to a Montreal Police Equipment Dealer. They all were low serial number commercial blue finished guns. They were sold to collector's.
 
I remember back in the day as a young person(late 80s) I would look through the SIR mail order catalog and admire the thompsons they had for sale, even a 22 lr version I believe and could hardly wait to get my FAC and order one for myself.
Then Allen Rock took a big dump on my dreams....

F#%k you Allen Rock
 
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