
Breech Oiler
#1
Posted 28 April 2004 - 08:06 AM
#2
Posted 28 April 2004 - 08:16 AM
IMA had GI Lymans, should still have some.
Degrease the barrel and comp threads well, use Loctite (#290 is good)
Congratulations on your new Tommy.
#3
Posted 28 April 2004 - 12:15 PM
#4
Posted 28 April 2004 - 06:18 PM
#5
Posted 28 April 2004 - 08:32 PM
When replacing the breech oiler, the longer arms are at the top.
Loctite is very good for both the compensator as well as the barrel threads.
#6
Posted 28 April 2004 - 09:22 PM
#7
Posted 28 April 2004 - 09:44 PM
A member sent me several felt-less oiler frames. I just got the felt today and am slowly working on tools & procedures to re-pad these frames, as time permits.
I’ll keep you posted as the project progresses.
The breech oiler is an important part of the lubrication scheme of the 21/28 models and should not be taken for grated, IMO
#8
Posted 29 April 2004 - 06:41 AM
I recently observed a NIB (i.e., unfired) West Hurley '28 of 1984 vintage without the breech oiler. Looked like it had everything else.
Did the breech oiler get cost-reduced out of the WH production models or was this just another example of WH "quality"?
#9
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:13 AM
Standard breech oilers will fit right into a WH gun and should be used.
#10
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:31 AM
#11
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:48 AM
#12
Posted 29 April 2004 - 10:16 AM
#13
Posted 29 April 2004 - 02:39 PM
#14
Posted 29 April 2004 - 02:57 PM
#15
Posted 29 April 2004 - 04:12 PM
#16
Posted 29 April 2004 - 05:10 PM
QUOTE (Hawkeye_Joe @ Apr 29 2004, 02:57 PM) |
So my WH 28 will probably not have a breech oiler system in it when it arrives.. ?? I should go shopping for one? I have an extra bolt and have picked up a nice non crossbolt stock for it already .. |
Your WH should come with the oiler.
Unless someone took it out.
But spare parts are getting harder to find at a reasonable price.
Any spares are a good thing.
#17
Posted 29 April 2004 - 08:23 PM
#18
Posted 30 April 2004 - 07:04 AM
I think the original oiler felts are so durable because they are made from long hair virgin wool (i.e., wool from very ugly sheep) from Ireland where the cool damp climate causes the sheep to produce a fibre that is particularly suitable for the application. One of the heretofor undocumented reasons for the popularity of the Thompson gun with the Irish Republican Army was the use of the Irish wool.
#19
Posted 30 April 2004 - 12:21 PM

Edited by LSU Tiger, 30 April 2004 - 09:02 PM.
#20
Posted 30 April 2004 - 06:38 PM