Paradude54

That's what I figured. You don't happen to know a good place to buy a semi-auto Thompson do you? I know that Auto-Ordinance is making them, but I haven't heard much good about them. As for the short barrel, I'm intending to build it as an SBR and give the ATF some more of my money.

I've found a number of different distributors that sell parts kits for the Thompson. But what I'm wondering about is assembly. Being an open bolt design how do you build one as a semi-auto closed bolt? Where do you find receiver blanks? And where do you find the blueprints to build it? Thanks, Robert Paradude54@comcast.net

Is Kahr the only company that makes Thompsons? Or is it possible and reasonably cost feasible to build one? I'm just looking for a semi-auto SBR. I've got some background in gunsmithing having taken some courses during the summer in Trinidad, CO; I'm going to spending my whole summer there in 2006. The thing is that the only time that I've spent with a Thompson was years ago when I was in Special Forces and even at that it was only in training. I've got no clue where to even start if I wanted to build one or where to get the blueprints to build it as a closed bolt semi-auto. I'm also curious as to myriad of different models. Is there a good website that gives a breakdown with pics on them? Thanks, Robert