peter kohler Posted December 30, 2021 Report Share Posted December 30, 2021 so i purchased my 4th thompson last month and wanted to get some mods done on it and dan told me i was about 6 months out for getting work done in the meantime i wanted to get this one ready for ww2 reenacting. ive been having the blank fire barrels installed so i didnt want to go the sbr route. i have a couple of them already and selling them has proven to be quite the wait 14 months on the last transfer. i also wanted the ability to be able to swap barrels to live fire. so the wrench was a great idea. mohawk64 builds a serious set up. i bought both the wrench and vice....this is a tool that you have to learn to use. there is a video he recommended watching. its calledGangster number revealed its on youtube they go through the steps using this wrench and vice to remove a barrel from an original gun to reveal the serial number under the grip rest. it was very informative. the use of the emory cloth worked very well i had zero scratches on my barrel after the removal and install of both barrels. dan has done a two of my guns with the quick change set up and now i have something that will enable me to get them in and out with ease. i will say when i was removing the factory barrel i was a bit nervous .it was just a matter of tightening the wrench a few times as the emory cloth formed around the barrel the rough side faces out away from the barrel. i went to lowes and bought a 30 inch piece of 3/4 black gas pipe. 3/4 is inside diameter the outside gives you the one inch you need for the hole in the wrench. just my two cents. thanks for listeningpeter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbola23 Posted December 15, 2023 Report Share Posted December 15, 2023 Do you have Mohawk64 contact information? Thanks Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rekraps Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 On 12/30/2021 at 9:12 AM, peter kohler said: so i purchased my 4th thompson last month and wanted to get some mods done on it and dan told me i was about 6 months out for getting work done in the meantime i wanted to get this one ready for ww2 reenacting. ive been having the blank fire barrels installed so i didnt want to go the sbr route. i have a couple of them already and selling them has proven to be quite the wait 14 months on the last transfer. i also wanted the ability to be able to swap barrels to live fire. so the wrench was a great idea. mohawk64 builds a serious set up. i bought both the wrench and vice....this is a tool that you have to learn to use. there is a video he recommended watching. its called Gangster number revealed its on youtube they go through the steps using this wrench and vice to remove a barrel from an original gun to reveal the serial number under the grip rest. it was very informative. the use of the emory cloth worked very well i had zero scratches on my barrel after the removal and install of both barrels. dan has done a two of my guns with the quick change set up and now i have something that will enable me to get them in and out with ease. i will say when i was removing the factory barrel i was a bit nervous .it was just a matter of tightening the wrench a few times as the emory cloth formed around the barrel the rough side faces out away from the barrel. i went to lowes and bought a 30 inch piece of 3/4 black gas pipe. 3/4 is inside diameter the outside gives you the one inch you need for the hole in the wrench. just my two cents. thanks for listening peter I will not be doing this, however i had heard that the torque on the TSMG barrels is unbelievable, enough to turn the workbench over! I also keep a 3 foot length of HD black cast iron pipe... leverage man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 There should be witness marks on both the barrel and the reciever. Line them up and you're good to go. Karl, 68 coupe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppgcowboy Posted December 19, 2023 Report Share Posted December 19, 2023 My understanding is Thompson barrels are not indexed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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