brucea4 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Hi gang, Are there any drums to stay away from? Prices are all over the place from $175.00 to $375.00. I want one made in the USA. Some of the advertising states that the drum works in the 1927 SEMI & most full autos. I have a 1928A1 FA..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hntrdarren Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 If you are wanting a drum to shoot, then I would consider a taiwan drum that are available. They run excelllent and cant be beat for price and reliability that I have found. If you will only consider a USA drum then stick with a WW II era drum IMO.Hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandman1957 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 If we just stuck with US cars back in the 70's we'd still be walking everywhere. Buy what works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Speeddemon02 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 Ya, skip the Khar stuff and get the Taiwanese L drum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 2, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 OK, thanks all.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawk64 Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) If we just stuck with US cars back in the 70's we'd still be walking everywhere. Buy what works. . Remember the 'K' car?? Ugh!! Edited December 2, 2018 by mohawk64 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadycon Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 A while back I got a WWII drum for $250, looked like someone took a pot scrubber to the surface rust. Cleaned and gave it a good coat of Gun Kote. Now most don't even notice as it is a shooter drum. More fun pulling trigger than looking for imperfections.GM=made in Mexico, assembled in USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 This guy has the Taiwan drums in stock. Best price I'd seen. https://www.gunbroker.com/item/792752148 Sarco also had them for $156.75 a few days ago too, on sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 I have two NY AO drums. The 50 rounder mounts fairly easily into the magazine slot on the frame. However, the other drum which is a 39 round drum does not go in easily. Any ideas before I start fooling around with a file? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mohawk64 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Sell it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 If you are wanting a drum to shoot, then I would consider a taiwan drum that are available. They run excelllent and cant be beat for price and reliability that I have found. If you will only consider a USA drum then stick with a WW II era drum IMO.Hope this helps. This answer gives you your made in the USA drum options that will work reliably. Sell it This answer gives you your best option for your NY AO drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 If you are wanting a drum to shoot, then I would consider a taiwan drum that are available. They run excelllent and cant be beat for price and reliability that I have found. If you will only consider a USA drum then stick with a WW II era drum IMO.Hope this helps. This answer gives you your made in the USA drum options that will work reliably. >Sell it This answer gives you your best option for your NY AO drums. The 50 rd drum works perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Sell itYou want to buy the 39 rounder or are you being sarcastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StrangeRanger Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Do what everyone else does with their junk. Put it on the table at a gun show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Do what everyone else does with their junk. Put it on the table at a gun showWhen I go to gun shows I tend to agree with you about what some people put on their tables. However, my 39 round drum " is not " junk and I never said it was! I have shot it before and it runs perfectly just like my 50 rounder. All I wrote was it doesn't fit well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 The 39 rounder was made for the Model Gun Corporation originally for their blank firing guns. West Hurley did not have a source for drums (L drum size) for their guns and purchased these and added their information to the drum. Typically they run OK. They later added the actual 50 round drums Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merry Ploughboy Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have two NY AO drums. The 50 rounder mounts fairly easily into the magazine slot on the frame. However, the other drum which is a 39 round drum does not go in easily. Any ideas before I start fooling around with a file? I have a Kahr 50 rnd. drum that came with a 27A1. Both of the rails were a slight bit tight on the top and bottom fit so I squished them in ever so slightly with lock jaw pliers by way of a half dozen or so pinches along the length of the rails. If the fit problem you have is similar, you may wish to try a like approach. If the fit problem you have is related to fore/aft tightness, a different approach would be required as trying to squish the outside edges of the rails in will likely deform the front and/or rear plates and could cause different sorts of internal problems. Best of luck. MHO, YMMV, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 The 39 rounder was made for the Model Gun Corporation originally for their blank firing guns. West Hurley did not have a source for drums (L drum size) for their guns and purchased these and added their information to the drum. Typically they run OK. They later added the actual 50 round drums RonA side note: The MGC 20 round Thompson stick mags worked in "real" Thompsons. I read that they loaded and fed just fine. I think our very own Administrator had one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vettom Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Do what everyone else does with their junk. Put it on the table at a gun showIt might be nice to see some TSMG stuff at a gun show. Although it might be hard to find it with all the other stuff. Not like these shows used to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 The 39 rounder was made for the Model Gun Corporation originally for their blank firing guns. West Hurley did not have a source for drums (L drum size) for their guns and purchased these and added their information to the drum. Typically they run OK. They later added the actual 50 round drums RonThank you for the info. These forums are a great source of information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have two NY AO drums. The 50 rounder mounts fairly easily into the magazine slot on the frame. However, the other drum which is a 39 round drum does not go in easily. Any ideas before I start fooling around with a file? I have a Kahr 50 rnd. drum that came with a 27A1. Both of the rails were a slight bit tight on the top and bottom fit so I squished them in ever so slightly with lock jaw pliers by way of a half dozen or so pinches along the length of the rails. If the fit problem you have is similar, you may wish to try a like approach. If the fit problem you have is related to fore/aft tightness, a different approach would be required as trying to squish the outside edges of the rails in will likely deform the front and/or rear plates and could cause different sorts of internal problems. Best of luck. MHO, YMMV, etc.I will check on that....thank you.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucea4 Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Do what everyone else does with their junk. Put it on the table at a gun showIt might be nice to see some TSMG stuff at a gun show. Although it might be hard to find it with all the other stuff. Not like these shows used to be.You & me both.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl7422 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have 3 of the drums from Taiwan and they run perfectly--best money I ever spent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted December 5, 2018 Report Share Posted December 5, 2018 The 39 rounder was made for the Model Gun Corporation originally for their blank firing guns. West Hurley did not have a source for drums (L drum size) for their guns and purchased these and added their information to the drum. Typically they run OK. They later added the actual 50 round drums RonA side note: The MGC 20 round Thompson stick mags worked in "real" Thompsons. I read that they loaded and fed just fine. I think our very own Administrator had one.Yes I too have seen this happen. I have seen occasional feeding issues and noted to the owner they were running an MGC mag. The feed lips are scalloped back a bit. I have a few floating around as well. As a side note there is a big difference between Taiwanese and Japanese manufacturing and China local manufacturing. I have seen some beautiful Taiwanese shops (especially with regard to quality systems, part launches, technology, etc). I understand Japanese to be similar. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Mills Posted December 6, 2018 Report Share Posted December 6, 2018 Side note addition: R. Brock, I found the product quality and work ethic in Japanese-owned factories to be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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