iamjosh12 Posted October 4, 2019 Report Share Posted October 4, 2019 (edited) Just received my 1927 A1 converted Thompson. Excited to share photos of this unique gun. Thank you Melvin for helping me with the purchase. I have some questions about magazines and drum operation but other than that I couldnt be more excited to join the club. Wait time for form 4 was 77 days. Edited October 4, 2019 by iamjosh12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Sig Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Congrats there on the acquisition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dalbert Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Wait time for form 4 was 77 days. Congratulations! Was it really 77 days for the F4 approval? I have not had a transfer go that quickly since the late 1980's. David Albertdalbert@sturmgewehr.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Congratulations and enjoy many safe shooting times. At only 77 days for a Form 4 to go through, it may be time to get another NFA item or two. Thanks for sharing. Be well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettom Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thompsonteenager Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Hey, i saw that on reddit. Nice colt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ndArmored Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Huzzah! (Hope you withheld celebratory gunfire in the store.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSU Tiger Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 Very nice! Man, 77 days!? My transfer from May is still "pending." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted October 5, 2019 Report Share Posted October 5, 2019 See the last posting here:http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=21133&page=18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjosh12 Posted October 7, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2019 Photos of form 4. Sub 90 days is coming up everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 (edited) Photos of form 4. Sub 90 days is coming up everywhere.Not me, 10 months on my last transfer and currently 4 months and waiting on my current transfer. However very happy for folks who get approved under 90. I was told by the admin person answering the phone for ATF that they are now averaging 9 months, so at least a month got knocked down. Edited October 8, 2019 by NFA amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted October 8, 2019 Report Share Posted October 8, 2019 Just received my 1927 A1 converted Thompson. Excited to share photos of this unique gun. Thank you Melvin for helping me with the purchase. I have some questions about magazines and drum operation but other than that I couldnt be more excited to join the club. Wait time for form 4 was 77 days.Congrats on the purchase, very nice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 Out of curiosity, what conversion method was used for this particular Thompson? I noticed a 28 frame with the front milled...? I assume a bolt (M1 style) was machined down to fit the profile height of the semi -receiver? Or is this a full-auto; volume XX book conversion? In any case, it looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradhe Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 If you look at NFATracker, it appears that many Form 4s to individuals have gotten down to 90 days while Form 4 to trust are still at 300+ days. There may be a play to do a transfer to yourself as an individual and get possession then do another Form 4 to your trust. I think that you have to pay two transfer taxes but I have been waiting almost a year on $100k worth of guns and would have happily paid twice to get them last spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NFA amnesty Posted October 9, 2019 Report Share Posted October 9, 2019 (edited) All my Form 4's are individual, not trust. I had a stamp approved in about 3.5 months back in 2002 and more recently (2017/2018) a 5 month approval on a Vepr 12 SBS. Awesome if a lot of folks are getting approvals under 90 days. Hopefully the wait times are going down significantly but have a feeling my tax stamp will not get approved until I hit 8 to 9 months. Edited October 9, 2019 by NFA amnesty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamjosh12 Posted October 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 10, 2019 This was a bolt conversion. The receiver is registered but instead of altering any dimensions one the receiver, he milled the bolt down 1/4 down and made a custom buffer pilot in order to avoid drilling and welding the rear of the receiver. The advantage is no change to the receiver. The downside is that assembling it can be a bit difficult at times. It uses a 1928 bolt, but does use the blish lock systems. So it operates more like an M1 gun. The straight blow back also prevents issues that west hurleys have of misalignment. The gun has had about 500 rounds and no malfunctions. Extremely fast, probably 900 RPM but I prefer fast shooting guns If interested I can show how the conversion was done with some photos and videos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 This was a bolt conversion. The receiver is registered but instead of altering any dimensions one the receiver, he milled the bolt down 1/4 down and made a custom buffer pilot in order to avoid drilling and welding the rear of the receiver. The advantage is no change to the receiver. The downside is that assembling it can be a bit difficult at times. It uses a 1928 bolt, but does use the blish lock systems. So it operates more like an M1 gun. The straight blow back also prevents issues that west hurleys have of misalignment. The gun has had about 500 rounds and no malfunctions. Extremely fast, probably 900 RPM but I prefer fast shooting guns If interested I can show how the conversion was done with some photos and videos.Would love to see some. Heard about it, but never saw one up close. Why does it run fast? Different springs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hntrdarren Posted October 11, 2019 Report Share Posted October 11, 2019 Congratulations on your Thompson ! I have 2 Form 4 transfers in process waiting at 8 months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettom Posted October 12, 2019 Report Share Posted October 12, 2019 (edited) My 28 WH has the 21internals I can swap out to increase ROF I have not tried them yet. Next time to the range though I will. 😎 a new toy is alway a fun time congratulations on your 1st one. Edited October 12, 2019 by Vettom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anjong-ni Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 I'd also like to see pictures of the inside. ..."Does use the Blish-system"... If it uses a Blish-lock, is it still "straight blow-back"? ...Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halftrack Posted October 15, 2019 Report Share Posted October 15, 2019 I'd also like to see pictures of the inside. ..."Does use the Blish-system"... If it uses a Blish-lock, is it still "straight blow-back"? ...PhilI suspect the ears of the blish-lock are cut off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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