Grease Gunner Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 (edited) For a Great Price I had to try this variant. Has a GI AO Lower and thats where the similariy ends. Its a round tube housed inside a square receiver, the tube being the registered part. Built like a tank and runs flawlessly. Just a toy and investmentbut interesting variant and fun. Springs available to change the cyclic rate.. You can mount an optic on a picatinny rail, quick change barrels. Very ingenious machining. Early gun, serial number less than 100. And BRP corp will inspect it for nothing and only charge you for parts needed but it runs like a "sewing machine"!! My receiver does have that grey look. Next is a drum video Edited July 16, 2018 by Haris357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StooperZero Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 is the outer faux body steel , zinc or aluminum?? I forgot all about these as I always passed them up cause they were unusually dirt cheap at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted July 14, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 I dont know what it is(outer body) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motorcar Posted July 14, 2018 Report Share Posted July 14, 2018 Looks to be machined to run drums too, have you tried one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 (edited) I just received mine a few weeks ago. It also runs like a sewing machine on drums and stick mags (drums are more fun :D) The outer receiver is just an aluminum cover that fits over the stemple round tube receiver. The outer cover on my gun has a dark bluing finish to it im am not sure why the one in the pic haris posted looks that way, maybe just the camera?.I think it would look better if its all parked the same color.The engineering behind it is genius imo. There is a tutorial on you tube showing the complete tear down. Its worth watching if you have questions how this all works. Here is a pic of mine. I replaced the L sight with the later version. I have a hard time keeping a straight face at the local indoor range when someone is asking me about my WW2 "thompson". One of the videos is a drum the other a 30 round stick mag.Vin IMG_5423.MOV IMG_5424.MOV Edited July 15, 2018 by Petroleum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 Congrats Vin, bet you will have a lot of fun with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StooperZero Posted July 15, 2018 Report Share Posted July 15, 2018 kinda figured out shell was aluminum alloy with the way the characters are machined. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Crap! That thing is fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Crap! That thing is fast!I was told there is a different spring for this gun to slow it down im going to check with Brian at BRP today about that. I guess its 1921 ish speed right now ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 only problem is with BRP's price increases these thompsons will be higher value than WH thompsons arent they $14k new right now??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgvince Posted July 16, 2018 Report Share Posted July 16, 2018 Looks like that brass would fly into the next county! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted July 17, 2018 Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 Price is $12,900.00 I didnt realize how far the brass was flying until i watched my own video. yikes!...Vin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grease Gunner Posted July 17, 2018 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2018 (edited) I got mine at $8700 from a guy on gunbroker who bought it new in 2011 just when they redesigned it to take drums. ts very ingenious in that anyone can change a barrel or anything in it. I can enjoy feel of a M1a1 and not do any wear and tear to a real M1a1. Ask Petroleum 1. And yes they have a stiffer spring that will slow it down. Next time I shoot it, I will have a timer and get its cyclicrate. Edited August 27, 2018 by Haris357 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted July 18, 2018 Report Share Posted July 18, 2018 all the BRP's seem to sell in the $8-9k range 2nd hand...his market now is people new to NFA...willing to pay $4-5k extra to get a new gun from the manufacturer.......its a 33% loss the second you buy that gun.......and he sells them, every one of them (good for him!) when he finally runs out of tubes maybe the demand will go up for the 2nd hand ones and go up to where his prices are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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