Mike Hammer

"Skin this one Pilgrim".

Some people have had problems using FPB parts in the MP 38/40. A search here could turn up some old threads on that subject. That is why I never used the one that I had, I sold it. I bought my spare from Indianapolis Ordinance which is I think closer to original spec.

Here are some photos of British made WW2 Thompson drum pouches from my collection. I have come to the conclusion that the bag is a Indian repro that was made several years ago. It was likely purchased by someone in the UK, possibly a reenactor who tried to age it and then accented it with a date stamp. As you can see, the Brits used quality Lift-the-Dot fasteners on the real thing. All the metal on that gun bag is cheaply done. The rust spots were caused by accelerated aging of the metal using moisture and possibly chemicals. The weave of the bag is not the same as the British web gear. But one can draw their own conclusions.

Totally agree, a fake probably done years ago.

So are you law enforcement or military, you say "we", how does one acquire a full-auto Glock 18. These are not legal in the general Class 3 community. I would think even law enforcement and military would have no interest in having or issuing such a weapon. Inquiring minds want to know?

I stand by my comments. Time will prove me right although I'm not happy about it. We are now entering dystopian times when all of our freedoms will be controlled even more than they are today. The government will not willingly unregulate anything.

I only shoot slab sided mags in my MP38. For some inexplicable reason, my few ribbed mags were the only ones that ever caused problems. I do not believe that the ribbed modification made any difference but then I never shot my mags in the mud, dirt or sand. The idea that the modification was done do to internal friction is interesting as I don't recall ever hearing that it was done for that reason.

It's hard to achieve that kind of aged verdigris on the metal. It usually takes many years to get to that point. The cotton weave shown more resembles British WWII drum pouches that I have rather than the recent reproduction canvas items from India, usually it's pretty obvious, but who knows. I was waiting for some experts to chime in after taking a look. Maybe if you were to try to fit the Thompson in it to see if it fits properly you could tell if it was a reproduction. The ink stamping does look really fresh and dark and that is one tip off on reproduclion canvas items.

Wow, a nice find. A British made Thompson jump bag, looks original to me. British arrow in front of the makers name. I'm sure others will comment...

Yes, starting with Armalite. I know we have closet Armalite fans here waiting in the woods, I am one of them. Let's start some new content.

I wouldn't think in my wildest dreams that the board would be besieged with new people coming here to do sales or things of that manner. Please remember that David, our esteemed host, could at any time define the constraints of the new thread, and also that he could outright cease it's existence if it became problematic in any way. Bend a little and maybe give it a chance.

I cannot fathom this attitude. If the other site covering the AR 15 and M16 is so all great and encompassing, the members there will not be particularly interested in coming here. I think David's point is key in distinguishing that this would be directed towards more of a historical aspect of the gun. I don't belive those interested in semi builds and FRT devices would be interested in what we have to offer. Some members here own full autos and don't go to that website, this would make it convenient for a one stop shopping venue. Look how many different guns we have discussions on this site, one more will not hurt. My 2cents.

Do like he says....

Ok, who's it going to hurt by having a forum here, nobody. We have every other category on this site. I say let's do it.

I would be open to full-auto forum only. Mainly for historical purposes for those of us owning them. I don't believe that people on the huge AR board would bother coming here as they have already have everything in place on that board to discuss AR15 builds which I think takes up most of the space on that site.