Joshua

Damon, I’m glad to see lionhart has a sense of humor, it was a joke- see the little smiley face? If I had wanted to slam anyone I would have said he was paid to much! :-) Remember, familiarity and predictability are what makes stand up comedy work. Even if I gave the name I originally registered under it would do you no good, only keep me from using it in the future. It doesn’t have anything to do with this discussion, don’t try to divert attention for the subject. You seem to think I have some hidden agenda- not true. The publicly announced problem between you and Tom simply made me want more information about how my gun might be handled if you got it for service. I had no bone to pick befor but admit you have ticked me off a bit with your attitude and lack of forthright response. Outsourcing is a common and honorable practice in manufacturing ("parts is parts" but not really), but when we are talking about service on personal property, the customer has a right to know what’s going on and who is doing it. I disagree that your previous posts made clear the extent subcontracting you practiced. Commonly you would say "I did this" and "I did that" about the jobs completed when clearly you didn’t. I don’t have a problem with someone saying "my company hires the best craftsmen and I personally stand behind their work.", but prior to the revelations in this thread, I only had an inkling that you were just fronting. Why do you have such a chip on your shoulder- all I asked you to do was give some detail of your operation, are you that ashamed? Respectable companies would jump at the chance to show off . Whenever you feel cornered, you strike out. I did not attack, disrespect or say anything negative to you in any fashion. From what you have said (and refused to say) I can only conclude that you are not a gunsmith, have no equipment or facility, nor an FFL. That you will subcontract my work to someone only known to you and I have to take my chances. So I guess my question is answered. Who am I? The customer you won't get because you didn’t ..."just tell the truth...and have fun" Ron, How in the world can you make "some a-hole bashing somebody someplace" out of anything I said?

Damon; Obviously I would have to be registered under another name to lurk, but I won’t give away that handle. I have found that I can usually find out the information I need if I quietly observe. Because the gun I want requires some effort and time to save for, I have decided to enter this thread for the first time anonymously. I could see the potential for controversy and don’t want whoever ends up with my job to have any reason to feel badly towards me. Some folks call me paranoid, they are probably right, that’s just the way I am. You and lionhart seem to think you know me- it would be fun to hear your guess. My desire here is not to slam anyone, but simply offer the opportunity for the players to provide some information that has not been posted previously. Is that a bad thing? Some seem to feel so. I don’t know what you are paying lionhart, but whenever your name comes up he seems to be there, right on cue with the scripted line or innuendo. Whatever it is it isn’t enough. :-) I had the idea that you were in the computer business and now see ‘idamon.net new media solutions’ noted on your WebPages, and Tomygunner as a division of that company, so I guess I wasn’t to far off. To answer your question; I know little about Hudson Trading Post. I seem to recall a post concerning an aluminum dummy receiver made by them that was touted as not very good, but I could be wrong. In your response, you made it very clear that you don’t think much of Tom, but told us very little more about yourself, specifically relating to your ability to service my much anticipated Thompson. If I dig a bit it would seem that you are ‘self taught’ (not a bad thing given enough time). You did tell us that Tom has an FFL and is a machinist & gunsmith by trade. His WebPages also indicates he has machinery and is a graduate of a formal gunsmithing college. Who is Jim? It sounds like you are the front man for your company and do little of the actual work on the guns. I’m not saying there is anything wrong with this (lord knows you’ll probably make more money that way), but in many of your posts you have taken credit personally for the work and that bothers me a little. I guess I’d like to know: does Tommygunner (you) have an FFL? Do you have a shop facility under your control outfitted to do the work you advertise, or do you subcontract your work? If you do the work yourself, what additional qualifications do you have? I think these are honest questions and would hope you and Tom and whoever would take advantage of this opportunity to help us get to know you better. Thanks for the welcome by the way.

I’ve been lurking for a few years and hoping to enter the brotherhood of Thompson ownership next year in spite of the Kahr problems. It seemed I could get them fixed. The above wreck brings to mind some old questions, and reveals some answers as well. Tommygunner has a great webpage and the gun in this thread is beautiful, but from bits and pieces posted in the past I had gotten the idea that Damon was a computer/ software engineer kind of guy full time and hadn’t handled a Thompson until two years ago at TCA. If Tom has been doing the work all along, this would make sense. Hudson trading has been around for quite a while as I recall. Although not known for high quality in the past (if my fuzzy memory is ok), that may not have anything to do with Tom currently. I have no trouble using PK, but it’s nice to look at choices. So, I guess what I’d like to know about Damon and Tom is- who’s doing what now and what qualifications do they bring to the table?