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Offline nirvana

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Thompson Sub Machinegun
« on: February 25, 2009, 04:02:38 PM »
They have one for sale for $1049.99 and the 50rnd drum is another $269.99, anyone know if that's a decent price or not?
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 04:05:31 PM »
Considering its a semi-auto (most likely at least), why bother?
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 04:12:21 PM »
Because it's a Thompson!  I don't need all the extra BS involved with anything full auto.
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Offline RedTeck

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 04:20:34 PM »
One of the new auto ordnance Thompson's or a surplus?
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 04:21:49 PM »
If its not auto, its not a Thompson. Its a .45 caliber pistol with an extra long barrel and a big clip.
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Offline nirvana

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 04:36:02 PM »
I believe it's an Auto-Ord, Red.
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2009, 07:25:04 PM »
It would be a fun but expensive gun to buy and shoot.
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Offline RedTeck

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2009, 09:13:25 PM »
i've been boycotting hypens since 1912. sorry.

you talking about one of these?

http://www.auto-ordnance.com/PA-1TH_ta.html
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2009, 10:07:32 PM »
No it's the T1, it's the full size gun.
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Offline Chalenge

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2009, 10:40:10 PM »
Its decent enough but its not a real Thompson. Nirvana you can buy a butterfly trigger for it that will make it fire fast enough to impress anyone thinking about shooting back. In WW2 soldiers loved the Thompson and in Vietnam some hated it. I love mine (a real Thompson) and feel its very accurate yet I meet people all the time that claim its not accurate at all.
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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #10 on: February 26, 2009, 04:53:01 PM »
Here in Arkansas where I bought my Witness, they had a nice Thompson, fully legal, (magazine sold separately) for $500.  It was in great shape too.  There are several folks who use them to hunt and target practice, but the ranges are relatively short compared to 30-0-6 and other hunting arms.

It's a cool piece of history, but I'd rather have it over the mantle piece.



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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #11 on: February 27, 2009, 06:43:52 AM »
Where can one find an actual, automatic Thompson?


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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #12 on: February 27, 2009, 07:43:27 AM »
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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #13 on: February 27, 2009, 08:33:06 AM »
I think its a great piece of history and if you want it then buy it and enjoy it.

Even better, buy it, and then donate the money you would have spent on the first shoot, for ammo, to a Pro-gun organization. And then wait a week or two to shoot it. Even better then that take a few kids out to shoot it and help them learn the shooting sports responsibly. But by all means buy the gun and have fun with it. We still have a bunch of fully auto Tommy guns from the Dillinger days and once a year the range guys take em out and shoot them/check them. The Tommy gun is one of the great, great designs in history and shoots like a dream.

I cant answer about prices nirvania. But its safe to say its never going to go "down" in price. I think the Thompson was on Bill & Hillary's hit parade and no doubt will be on Obama's administration too.
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Offline SpazMan

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Re: Thompson Sub Machinegun
« Reply #14 on: February 27, 2009, 08:56:04 AM »
My cousin has one with the 50 round drum clip.....Very heavy gun!!!
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