Hello all,
I was passing thru a small Wisconsin town after getting a bite to eat and on the side of the road was a sign "Gunshow." So I figured a few hunting rifles and decoys but I had some time to burn. So I stopped, and WOW!

4- Thompson M-1's, one with a Lyman sight!!!! -real one. A 3/4 size Thompson with a drum cal.22 no markings. A WH thompson large serial numbers 3xxxxx. but has a military actuator-$16,000.
He aso had others about 7-8 folding tables of treasures. I was in ahh.

I bought a nice complete stock Thompson which for $75. had all the goodies on it , however this is my dilimma I can't get the large buttstock screw out. I tryed with a visegrip clamped on the screwdriver for leverage to no avail. and now the srew head is chipping, so it not a slot but a valley for the screwhead. I didn't really care for the buttstock wood and to refinish it I need the plate off anyways,- so I need if off!
I'd like to meet the superman who put this in

(so I can have him get it out!!!!) or maybe its what I figured that he put it in b4 the varnish dryed. Any ideas-adlake