deerslayer Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Our county Fair has the bb Tommy guns! Blast from the past.. didn't quite shoot out the star.. but we did win Thompson key chain. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Looks like youve shot full auto before!!! Lol Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oldtrooper Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Nothing is quite so fun on a cold winter day than a full auto M1 Thompson BB gun and a chicken coop full of freeloading starlings! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 When I was a kid (late 1950's) Willow Grove Park amusement park in suburbanPhiladelphia was still hanging on as an old fashioned amusement park.It was like a time capsule with two wood roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, an old fashioned fun house, etc. And it had the BB Thompsons but I don'tremember them having the buzz-saw rate of fire as seen in Dan's video.If I recall correctly they were loaded thru the buttplate a tube of BBs beingdumped into another tube in the stock. There were all sorts of metal targetsthat got knocked over and could be reset upright when the guy pulled a lever.There was also pools of water with little ships to knock over and sprayingthe water was the best because you could see all the splashes. I can imagine what a kid of today playing a high tech video game wouldthink of something as lame as a BB gun, but that was a great time and agreat memory. Thanks Dan! Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Great memories - thanks Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piep Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Way to go Dan.I gave you a like on that👍. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 When I was a kid (late 1950's) Willow Grove Park amusement park in suburbanPhiladelphia was still hanging on as an old fashioned amusement park.It was like a time capsule with two wood roller coasters, a Ferris wheel, an old fashioned fun house, etc. And it had the BB Thompsons but I don'tremember them having the buzz-saw rate of fire as seen in Dan's video.If I recall correctly they were loaded thru the buttplate a tube of BBs beingdumped into another tube in the stock. There were all sorts of metal targetsthat got knocked over and could be reset upright when the guy pulled a lever.There was also pools of water with little ships to knock over and sprayingthe water was the best because you could see all the splashes. I can imagine what a kid of today playing a high tech video game wouldthink of something as lame as a BB gun, but that was a great time and agreat memory. Thanks Dan! BobThe shooting gallery i went to as a kid was like the one you described but in addition to the Thompsons it had a few fixed guns on stands sort of a .50cal looking thing which was my fav. I think it was .25cents to shoot a tube of bbs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 We had them at the Daytona Beach amusement area by the boardwalk back in the 60's-70's, all gone now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland the Thompsongunner Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Knoebles amusment park here in Pa still has them. Costs a dollar to shoot. Have to do it every time i visit. Want one for my basement for winter and rainy day amusement! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 There was actually one on Gunbroker last year; guy only wanted $75 I think, but had no idea if it worked. I too remember the tube of BBs for loading. My brother and I tried (with no luck) to shoot out that star way too many times. But it sure was fun, back around 1960. Sent from my iPhone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted June 21, 2019 Report Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 There was actually one on Gunbroker last year; guy only wanted $75 I think, but had no idea if it worked. I too remember the tube of BBs for loading. My brother and I tried (with no luck) to shoot out that star way too many times. But it sure was fun, back around 1960. Sent from my iPhonethe magazine was empty it had a cover on the bottom. turn the gun upside down and pour a whole box of bb in there and away we go. The magazine was pressurized and there was a pick up at the bottom. The bb just went up the tube and out the barrel Edited June 21, 2019 by Petroleum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmott Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 The trick to shooting out the star with these guns is to fire in bursts around it so you basically cut the star out, otherwise the edges of the star will remain intact and get you every time. I learned that after dropping $20 and having a fun half hour at a fair one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 I would do exactly that and of course there was always a piece of red star you had to use a magnifying glass to see ugh!! I felt like the guns were not set up to shoot straight either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Are you guys implying that carnies are an unscrupulous bunch? Lol Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmott Posted June 22, 2019 Report Share Posted June 22, 2019 Are you guys implying that carnies are an unscrupulous bunch? Lol RonI’d probably like them more if I got a Thompson keychain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 Sent from my iPhoneDon't hook one up to a air tank! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petroleum 1 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 Sent from my iPhoneDon't hook one up to a air tank! I never did that but Why not?? With a regulator you can adjust the pressure to a safe level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl7422 Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Although what passes for "sights" on a Feltman Shoot-The-Star carnival gun are fixed (cast into the pieces) the point of aim is actually adjustable via a couple of set screws at the end of the barrel which hold the actual barrel in the casting. You can actually get the thing to be pretty accurate. . . The original manual lists several ways the game operator can change the odds of success (apart from mis-adjusting the aim which is not mentioned) including changing the rate of fire and using larger star targets --there were 3 sizes of stars I believe. Not to mention who's to say you're getting a full 100 rnds. in the loading tube. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 Back in the day i ordered one of these from a magazine. Mine ran on cans of Freon and you could really hose down the bottles and cans. It was a lot of fun. Buying Freon and bb used up an ample amount of my paper route money though ha!! http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1703 Sent from my iPhoneDon't hook one up to a air tank! I never did that but Why not?? With a regulator you can adjust the pressure to a safe level.Homemade ; Propane take with just a store bought valve and hose kit, no reg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU Tiger Posted June 23, 2019 Report Share Posted June 23, 2019 I remember those at the Louisiana State Fair when i was a kid (late '60s). If a sliver of red was left, no prize! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhe Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 I have one these, great fun. Never thought it was reliable until I read the manual (duh) and learn d that they like to run at 120 psi. They come up for sale occasionally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl7422 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Me too. Very reliable and built tough. Shoot it all afternoon for $3 worth of #2 chilled shot. . . hahaha! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 Carnies that did the Minnesota State Fair had the old Tommies too....but....instead of a hundred BB's, they'd load the gun with that brass tube and it didn't look full.The guy said there were a hundred in there and I could count them if I wanted to.I pocketed a few and took them home.Lead, #2 shot.Spattered all over the place.....bet they had plenty of room to bounce on down the barrel! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl7422 Posted June 24, 2019 Report Share Posted June 24, 2019 The standard brass loading tube (when full) = approx. 100. Carnies load the tubes in volumn --there was a factory loader that filled the tubes in bulk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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