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anyone have a tommy gun they might trade to me

so there have been a few views and nobody is talking whats the deal

thought you were trying to sell so I clicked. didn't respond because no I don't have a thompson

The new Kahr Auto Ordnance Thompsons (semi auto) are readily available.

They sell for about $1050-$1100 at shows.

The lightweight models can be had online for $850 or so.

When comparing, check out the mags. 50rd drums are around $300 and 100rd twice that.

Current brochure: http://www.tommygun.com/images/TBrochure.pdf (page 3)

http://www.classicarms.com wrote:AUTO ORDNANCE 1927A1C LITEWEIGHT TOMMY GUN W/ FREE VIOLIN CASE

COMES COMLETE FROM AUTO ORDNANCE WITH A FITTED HARDSHELL CASE AND A SPECIAL PROMO VIOLIN CASE. OPTIONAL DRUM IS SHOWN IN PHOTO BUT DOES NOT COME WITH RIFLE. RIFLE DOES SHIP WITH A 30 RD STICK MAG.
FACTORY NEW WITH OWNERS MANUAL AND WARRENTY CARDS.
.Caliber .45ACP
Barrel 16 1/2", Finned (with compensator 18")
Weight 13 lbs.
Length 41" overall
Sight Blade front, open rear adjustable
Stock Walnut fixed stock and vertical foregrip
Magazine 30 Shot stick
Warranty 1 year
WE ONLY HAVE A COUPLE OF THESE AVAILABLE AT THIS SPECIAL PRICE.....$799.95

dukesean wrote:thought you were trying to sell so I clicked. didn't respond because no I don't have a thompson

my bad

Same here, I thought a Thompson was for sale or there was interesting commentary on one, so I clicked. I don't have one, but I used one in the Navy.

jimlongley wrote:Same here, I thought a Thompson was for sale or there was interesting commentary on one, so I clicked. I don't have one, but I used one in the Navy.

when you use it in the navy what did you think of it

Posted today on TFL:

http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/sho ... p?t=285496

thanks for your help
maybe i can get it
we shall see i will be sure and let everyone know

well to no real surprise he wasnt interested in an ak oh well i guess this will just go on hold till i can get some money

lunchbox wrote:

jimlongley wrote:Same here, I thought a Thompson was for sale or there was interesting commentary on one, so I clicked. I don't have one, but I used one in the Navy.

when you use it in the navy what did you think of it

I loved it. Hardly any recoil, even on full auto, and more accurate than a .45 pistol. I qualified expert with it, and used to love to make bets with guys about shooting it. I was doing a qualification once, I was the qualifier at that point, and a young reserve officer was being quite boisterous about how badly the Thompson kicked, "impossible to hold in full auto fire" etc.

I told the young butterbars that I would wager that I could hold the gun on target through a full magazine (only 20 rounds) and he took the bet. We were shooting at 25 pund coffee cans thrown over the side while the ship made tight turns. At somewhere between 20 and 30 yards I proceeded to pump an entire magazine through the coffee can in a single full auto burst, at least as far as anyone could determine, and he had to stew about it.

Of course a 25 pound coffee tin is about the size of a human torso, so I expected to hit it easily, but a lot of practice helped. In my armory I had three M1A1 Thompsons, and in one of those interesting twists of fate, an M1928A1 that had been with the ship since it was commissioned. It was the M1928A1 that I used, and being the ship's armorer, I got5 to choose who got issued which gun.

what a story
makes me want one just that much more

lunchbox wrote:so there have been a few views and nobody is talking whats the deal

"The deal" is that at the time you wrote this, it's only 1 hour and 3 minutes after your initial post. This is a message board, not real-time chat. People come and go at all hours of the day, and darn few of them are going to own a Thompson, much less one they want to trade away.

KBCraig wrote:

lunchbox wrote:so there have been a few views and nobody is talking whats the deal

"The deal" is that at the time you wrote this, it's only 1 hour and 3 minutes after your initial post. This is a message board, not real-time chat. People come and go at all hours of the day, and darn few of them are going to own a Thompson, much less one they want to trade away.

ok.....................

p.s. I saw a couple at the gun show in Mesquite this past weekend. Maybe you can try your luck at an upcoming gun show in your area