huggytree Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 i was having issues with some mags not clicking in my gun, so i decided to take my lower apart and swap out the mag release spring--now im having an issue! the gun fires w/o a mag in the gun put a mag in the gun and the trigger just goes click, remove the mag and the trigger works normally....what did i do? of course i had a competition to go to tonight, so im trying to fix the problem quickly. thanks for any help in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencen Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 no mag it fires, dry fires? put a mag in it goes click but does not fire with empty mag, that's normal, did you have a few rounds in mag and try it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 Sounds like a TRIP problem to me. Could it be installed incorrectly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 w/o a mag the trigger dryfires perfectly put a mag in (empty) and it just goes CLICK....i have the lower off with a mag in it and can see the little tab on the mag is hitting the part on the lower and raising it up...put 1 bullet in the mag and it doesnt...im not at a range....so i cant just fire it i might go in the back yard and dryfire it with a loaded mag and hold back the actuator so it doesnt slam...fun stuff ive looked at the pics of my lower i took a while back...all the parts appear to be correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 fired it while holding back the actuator....it works....just something i wasnt familiar with everything seems fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurencen Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 (edited) with a empty mag it will not dry fire, without a mag it will dry fire Edited February 25, 2017 by laurencen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 it still goes CLICK...though....i can fire it with the lower by itself and a empty mag and i can see the rocker move and go click glad its alright....its not overly complex to take apart and put back together and ive done it 2x now while watching the video....so i was sure i had it right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ppgcowboy Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 The Click should be normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reconbob Posted February 25, 2017 Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 If I understand what you are saying the gun is working perfectly. With a mag in the gunthe front of the trip is pushed up and pivots the disconnector out of engagement with thesear. So you can't pull the trigger and release the bolt. With no mag the trip stays down and you can snap the gun. The original idea - which is almost unique to the Thompson - is that you know themag is empty when the bot stays back. Bob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 25, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2017 yes...and i thought i remembered the thompson's bolt staying back on the last round...but since ive only had limited experience with it i wasnt 100% sure...now that i took the lower off and have an understanding of that trip and what it does... ive got thousands of rounds out of my Uzi and Mac...only a few hundred out of the Thompson...still learning have to say the smoothness of the action and trigger of a thompson is so far above a Uzi and Mac... too bad its so damn heavy and awkward to feed mags quickly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted February 26, 2017 Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 Hi Huggy, Practice. When you get familiar with the Thompson, the mags go right in and out. I had the same problem. 3 years later, I don't notice mag changes in competition. Slow and smooth. I'm working on quick Good luck, Grasshopper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huggytree Posted February 26, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2017 i had my wife practice a bit as she was going to join in on the match....but after watching her try 11x's and not getting it into the slot i feared for my guns finish.....i now realize getting her pregnant was more about my skill than hers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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