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I can't even say if this is a Kahr drum or not, would those most often be the ones that hit the market after the sunsetting of the AWB? This one has "For military and law enforcement use only" stamped on it so I'm not exactly sure where/when it came from.

Thank you for the advice and encouragement, I'll see what I can do with it this weekend. Good point Phil about the lack of anything significant to lose, it's the truth. If I do break the spring I assume I can somehow get it replaced or is the drum garbage at that point? Can't imagine it'd become worthless but...then again...I guess it's not worth too much now. Tnx for the walkthrough offer willy, might take yah up on it if I get in a bind.

Greetings! I'm new here and am more than thrilled to have found this site. I am new to the Thompson scene and am really digging the history and culture of the weapon. I purchased a 1927A1 about a year ago and have been having a lot of fun with it. It was just recently that I was able to obtain a 50rnd drum, purchased from gunbroker.com, and I took it out over the weekend to try it out. I was very disappointed to encounter nothing but difficulty with it which is what brought me here. I am now feeling two things: 1. I feel discouraged and foolish for having purchased this on gunbroker. The most common "fix" for problems like this seems to be sending it back to Kahr...this is an option I don't have. I can say though that I saved quite a bit of money this way but, well, money saved is really only exciting if you get what you were expecting. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/smile.gif 2. I am a bit intimidated by the remedies you all are suggesting. If we were talking computer parts I'd be right there with yah! However talk of spring burrs and cutting down rivets sort of sails over my head. Simply put, I am a newbie on this front and am feeling at a bit at a loss because of it. The Problem: I am another "multi-click" sufferer who's experiencing feeding failures. The round doesn't quite make it up into the chamber but rather slams into the bottom edge of the feed ramp. The result: The gun jams and the bullet gets forced back into the shell. This is not a good thing and I'd like it to go away. The good news to all of this is that the range owner took notice of my problems and brought out a 40rnd drum he's been sitting on for awhile. Said he's been meaning to sell it but never had the chance. I am now the proud owner of it and it works like a champ! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif So...what advice can you give an anxious newbie like myself? Take it to a smith? Send it to a drum doctor? Risk it and dive right in myself and hope I learn something? I'm open to anything! Thanks!