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As I had said before, I let my girlfriend shoot my Thompson several years ago. She handed it back to me and said, meh, I don't see the the big deal. Imagine the first gun you have ever shot was a submachinegun, and a Colt Thompson at that. Well my mind went to thinking how can she ever be your second priority anymore, my mother has always been my first. So I went and did it I put a new priority in second place behind my mother. We will call her Ruby I think. She is 6 weeks old and a Canadian Lynx.

About 40 years ago, a friend of mine had a mountain lion as a pet for a few years. It was only friendly to him, and not a cuddly type friendly, more like tolerated him. I married a cougar, does that count? I stick to the smaller variety. This little girl just found us last week. I hate when people dump these little ones out and expect them to survive.

Congrats to the winners of the shoots and to all who attended this year's show and shoot. We had a 100 people in attendance through the two day event. With over 60 display tables. I hope everyone made it home safely. Now for the clean up of the show. See you all soon. The Hills

Thank you, Tracie, Donna,Thomas and Marykate. The effort the whole Hill family puts into the show and shoot, is truly incredible. Those who have never attended a Hill Family Show And Shoot, cannot appreciate the planning and work that go into the weekend. Imagine inviting 100 people into your home. Preparing meals and snacks for everyone. Making sure everyone feels welcome and comfortable. And also providing the equipment, to set up the ranges for the shoots. The Hills are an amazing family. The Show and Shoot were fantastic. Great weather, excellent displays. Great camaraderie, and informative conversation and discussion. I have never left a show without learning new and informative knowledge of Thompsons and other interesting guns. Looking forward to next year.

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I recommend wrapping the end of the tool in electrical tape to help prevent scratches. It’s a really great tool! I don’t mind walking you through the process. You can FaceTime me when you’re ready. I think it’s easiest to understand if you can see the process.

Use a non-marring tool to lever the retaining spring for the safety lever on the pivot plate to release the safety to remove it. Something made of lexan, phenolic, micarta or bakelite should be tough enough to lever it. Most plastics aren't tough enough. I bought a purpose made tool though this forum to do the job. Steel, absolutely no sharp edges, powder coated all prevent marring, but you may not want to wait. I wish you the best of luck. V/R, Karl

Kahr thompson m1 SBR with original modded mags and a some repo canvas accessories.....

My 1st show there.....meet alot of good people and seen some old friends... It was a blast and seen some really nice thompsons of all makes and models...especially liked the experimentals

Do you have a source that corroborates #11943 was registered between the 1934 NFA Act and sometime before Knight "discovered" it in 1990? According to the RIA auction description #11943 was never registered.

Should anyone be interested in NO 11943, this Colt has been discussed in the past:

And $150K.

Very cute !! In my younger days I too spent some quality time with a big cat.

You will meet some of the best people in the hobby...Unfortunately, you have to meet me too....🤨 Tracie

The funny part of that kit selling is, that it wasn't even a Merle Kit (it is the exact same design with improvements on the bolt itself). Merle's kits were sold in Oak cases w/ a clear plastic cover held in-place by 2 thumbscrews. Black Dog Machine made @ 100 kits and shipped them in Black Derlin cases. In other words, that was a Black Dog Conversion

I'm a dutchie, a redneck from eastern PA. (Actually my dad was a piney, so I'm a dutchie/piney hybrid.) When I was growing up, all my fellow dutchies ALWAYS had a big mean aggressive dog breed, and I learned that the words, "Don't worry, he won't bite" actually mean nothing. It's more of a theoretical statement than a factual one. So whenever anyone tells me about their amazingly gentle pet polar bear or whatever, I'm like NOPE. I have enough bite marks on me for one lifetime. Recently I was flying a foam RC model at the local school and this woman showed up and let her big mean dumb German Shepherd out of her car and of course it made a beeline for me, ears back, snarling. So I let it get to about 10 feet away, and yelled "NO! NO! DOWN! DOWN!" really aggressively into the dog's face and it backed right off in confusion. The woman was amazed. I told her, "Lady, I had a rural paper route." Anyway, nice cat. It's been my experience that male dogs and cats are calmer and more peaceable than the females. I wonder if that's true for wild animals.

Very cute. But on the first full moon.."you better stay away from him, he'll rip your lungs out, Jim" "Huh, I'd like to meet his tailor".... 🙂

friends dont let friends buy kahr stuff !!, just sayn

Recently. I decided to track down the information that has been accumulated over the years from Roger Cox, myself and Gordon Herigstad, on the owners of the Colt Thompsons. I was given access to Gordon's records and I have reconstructed the information on a computer. So that the information can be searched and manipulated easier. I have combined all of the information I have had over the years and new information recently found again in the National Archives by Kenneth Kogan. I am probably one of only three people to have read each and every serial number.....my head hurts. But what this means is that right now there is an opportunity to include new owners and information on missing serial numbers. So if you wish to include information on guns or owners. Please send it to me via a private text. I hope to go to press with a book and ebook (that can be searched) by the end of August or Sept. So write early and often. Tracie Hill

Got mine earlier this week. One thing I did not expect is just how stout this thing was going to be. I've already fixed all the 20 rounders I picked up from What a Country.

It looks like both are facing forward. Is the rear frame lock button on the receiver catching anything? Similar to what happens on the Kahrs. Take a tiny screw driver and check that it is clear. Note where the arrow is pointing.

Great time as always, Thanks much to the Hill Family for all the hard work efforts to make this annual event so enjoyable. Found another treasure there thanks to David, and came home with a "Big Smile"!!! Also a BIG THANK YOU to the Eickhoff Brothers for the display of their Grandfather's, Theodore Eickhoff's Thompson.

Ditto to the Hills! Frank, I really enjoyed meeting and talking to you, and was greatly impressed by your Fed Labs display! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Occam's razor....nothing was registered post may 86'. They list it as a C+R gun, which really means nothing since every thompson is C+R even if it was register in 86'. Colt had ample time before 86 to file a form 2 on it at some point in time. I did not see in the RIA description that is says never registered? Boarded up rooms, "a workshop the size of a small closet"......seriously? Here's reality. It was a receiver, they ran out of parts before this one could be assembled? The description in Herigstad's book says "new" stripped receiver probably implying it was in the white, which explains the rust and pitting, so I guess maybe it's not necessarily "refinished" after all, but for a gun finished in the 90's with a parts kit it's not in very good condition IMO....especially for a guy that has a museum, you'd think they would have done a better job of assembling and curating? Here's what I know after 20+ years of dealing with RIA....experts are few in the building. They have a reference list of people they call. Some are "experts" some are just influencer losers. I went a round with them last week in fact, on C+R status of a gun I bought and wanted transferred direct. They claimed there was no proof it was C+R. I offered to provide a vintage sales brochure for the gun, but since I am not an "expert" in their eyes they wouldn't budge. I told them to look in the blue book.....they were too lazy, and the info is in there. They ended up calling a guy who has the shipping records for these and he confirmed a ship date which in this case worked out, but just like the example of this Colt, a theoretical ship date of 1990 would be useless. They referred to him as one of their "experts". He does have copies of the shipping records, but knows nothing about the production as far as I can tell. Where RIA describers/fiction writers come up with some of this stuff I'll never know, but I find it pretty amazing some sucker paid 117,500 for a parts gun? That's an expensive story and now this guy is the 3rd transferee. There are still guns out there in PD's where you'd be the 2nd transferee from colt? If that's even a thing, but they emphasize it in their description implying it's a rare thing and adds value? Be wary of unscrupulous sellers....which would be about every auction company, especially those selling real estate limited partnerships!

I believe there is video now, but I solved the out of battery problem. In simple terms follow these directions. 1. Remove disconnector and fit fiting pin all by inself. You want the longest trigger pull possible so the firing pin goes forward at the very end of the trigger pull. If you happen to get a short firing pin, weld it up. A firing pin that goes forward with a light half pull causes the out of battery problems. 2. Then fit the disconnector by removing material if necessary from the bottom of the peg. When fit this way, the trigger pull holds the bolt shot by pushing the disconnector up into its recess on the bolt so it wont bounce.

Have you removed the extractor from the bolt and cleaned underneath? Build up underneath the extractor could cause it not snap over the rim properly and cause an OOB misfeed. Also if there is buildup underneath, that does not allow it seat properly in the bolt when the bolt closes, it can jam the bolt tight. When the bolt finally has enough power to over come this, it will snap back and can cause rim separations. There is some wiggle room in each receiver for the extractor, but every gun varies. There is more room in my WH vs my Colt. Definitely worth checking.

Should be enough for almost everyone, but depends on how many were destroyed by Bill Clinton and how many were given away as foreign aid. M14 Production from June 1960-July 1964 Total production 1,338,332 M14 rifles O-M – Winchester, 4 contracts, 356,501 rifles H&R, 5 contracts 537,500 rifles TRW, 2 contracts 319,163 rifles Springfield Armory 3-production runs 125,168 rifles Source U.S. M14 Rifle, The Last Steel Warrior 2nd Edition https://chipotlepublishing.com/product/the-u-s-m14-rifle-the-last-steel-warrior-2nd-edition/

Yes, on the underside it will have a makers mark for my company and model info.

I run reloads all the time. If you do the process correctly and take your time you will have ammo as good or better than factory.

Width of sight blade at top is 1mm.

Whole different animal. The Lanchester front sight is a single beveled piece that fits into a bevel milked into the barrel shroud. Not sure how to measure it. Front to back at base 7mm. Height 5mm. Width 21mm, front to back at top 4.5mm

Big cats are great indeed. A short lived program but definitely an attention getter. As TD would say "Good Stuff !!!"

So, once a Machine Gun, not always a Machine Gun? If that’s changed, they need to work on M2 marked carbine receivers.

After a long time I finally managed to get a Thompson 1928A1 with Lyman sights and a finned barrel. It is not like new and has some scratches on the soul. I would like to ask - is it possible to find out anything about this weapon? From the serial number it is probably made in AO in December 1941 and according to the missing markings except for WB and the flaming bomb, it should be a piece sent to Russia under Lend-Lease? Is the surface treatment original Du-Lite? There were some places covered with black color, which I removed with technical alcohol. Half of the parts of the trigger mechanism are marked S, as well as the actuator, which does not have checkering and have another color. I assume that at the beginning of production AO used Savage parts and could it be like that from the factory? Conversion on the semi is typical of the Zeleny sport company and very subtle - the rocker cannot be hidden from the slide path. Unfortunately, the inscription spoils the side of the receiver. Regarding the pouches for 20-round magazines - could it be a Lend-Lease original according to the photos? Drum mag with pouch, vertical front grip and 30rnd pouch are copy.

First time USGI M14's are available to purchase by the general public. Purchase the nicest example that you can afford. They don't make these anymore.. Richard

As long as the machinegun is C&R.

Don't know about MP40s but some SMGs of that era have the sights configured for hold on the belt line to get a center of mass hit. The idea was that way the shooter can always see the hit. So how high is it hitting and at what distance?

No, fitting the firing pin means fitting it so you need a full complete trigger pull. A half pull may allow bolt bounce. On some pins, if they are short for the components, you may need to weld on it. Testing has revealed quite a variety of dimensions to kahr parts.

This is a semi-automatic rebuilt from a demilled original Haenel kit. I know a little of the history of this from 1944 onwards and it is safe to say this is the first time it has fired since then. I have two such semi-automatics and although they are not select fire, they are really great fun to shoot the video does not capture the cool acoustic resonance. https://imgur.com/a/MW26lbL

From an estate. Everything as shown. Pick up only Boston area.

Here is a pic of the swivel on my Colt butt stock marked D.P.D. 6 (I assume Denver PD 6). It is the has the offset swivel. The routed space will not fit the later style swivel. I will say as disclaimer, this stock has been refinished and/or clear coated at some point so it could have been modified at some point later in it's life. But this is how I received it.

Very nice, when are you going to let me shoot it? 😁

I just moved two Thompsons from my business account eForm 3 to my personal account eForm 4. Submitted July 1 and approved July 8.

The photographs would be good ones for a pinned topic on original canvas. For all those members wondering if their reproduction case is real, note the steel zippers and the tight quality stitching.

It looks like Centerfire Systems has parts kits in stock which include the bolt and recoil spring: https://centerfiresystems.com/products/fbp-m948-smg-parts-kit-with-barrel

A section on the M16 here could be a source for useful, verified, well vetted information.

The SOT is just a receipt and always has been. Its not a license. My 2026 ones says "special tax receipt" on the one they mailed me.

If he took an insurance payout for the theft, definitely not unless an agreement was reached to repay them first. And if you did take an insurance payout, the best he can hope for is having the police department that's stupid and doesn't know what thier doing. I had a guy show up at the barracks one time demanding to have his stolen Harley Davidson back that we recovered. He had to go pay the insurance company first before we released it to him. He had to pay back the money they gave him for the loss. They didn't have to do that eitger, he was lucky his insurance company was nice with him. A firearm, same deal.... No double dipping ...you got paid either give back the money or get no gun.

Exactly what ol’ gurl needed! I ran into the same issue with clearance. A little file work and all good! Thanks brotha! Looks great!