Her is my situation am currently shopping for a 1928A1 Thompson personally I don’t care if its WWII gun or C&R gun as am in GA but I do like the idea of 50rnd drum so m1a is out and colt cost to much and I never purchase a gun that I hesitate to go out and shot (and with 40k in it you be crazy to not hesitate) so am down to only too chooses (plz correct me if am wrong) and that’s 1928a1 Brigeport or savage or 1928 WH Thomson.
It is my understanding that WH are not as good quality as that of ww2 Thompson that were made to last a life time but I have found one hear http://www.urban-armory.com/class3.htm (17k) with savage internals is these a good compromise for a person that wants a nice Thompson that last a life time even if its shot regularly (about 1.5-2k a year) ? also 17k is obviously a BS price what be fair price ?
Second Thompson that got my attention is a 1928a1 Brigeport at http://www.autoweapo...4/806thomp.html its hi price (22k) but it is a gun with history so even if I don’t care for it I be willing to pay for extra for quality and bragging writes but there are to things that I don’t like and that’s its sights and its barrel so my question is can I change it to regular colt sights ( do not remember what they are called) and if so were can I find them and who can do the work? And were can I find finned barrels and a smith that can change the barrels ?
Also are they other actions I need to take a look at ? personally a leaning towards 1928a1 Thompson I don’t mind paying extra but as long as am gating a butefole SMG that well last a life time.
Thank you for any help I appreciate any advice (or history lesson) as long as its based on personal experience or learned it from ppl that had personal experience (dame you History channel and you lies about ppsh41 and AK been inaccurate and m16 been unreliable and FAL uncontrollable in FA)

Thank you