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When firing the gun, with the sight down, the sight will not stay at zero, but the entire sight slides up the sight leaf so the sight is now at 600. What do I tighten down to stop this? Or is there some other solution to stop this. Thanks Jerry

duplicate post, see further down this forum

And if you think Lewis guns are difficult to find, try finding a Bren. On the two major boards (Subguns and Sturm). you will see Lewis guns maybe 2-3 times a year. You can go 2-3 years w/out seeing a Bren. I was able to pick up a Bren about 7 yrs ago after looking for several years. It's still on of my favorite guns to shoot. I have shot a Lewis .303 gun, and while a nice gun to shoot, I still prefer the Bren.

Here are my thoughts. Drum in avg condition, price research I found from 1-3 years back was avg 600, even in VG condition for WWII drums. However, original drums of any type - Colt, Worcester, WWII, don't seem to come as often as they used to, so older price indicators I found may no longer be valid. I suspect reason for drum "scarcity" is that people like me bought them to add to their collection and are not interested in selling individual drums. When I originally started this thread, I thought I had duplicates of a 2nd variation Worcester and U drum and was going to sell them. Turns out I instead have a 1st variation Worcester (woo hoo!) and a somewhat unusual U drum, in that it was blued but apparently never bead blasted. As a result, I'm not selling either. If this was my first drum, I'd probably go to 700, especially if I had been looking for some time with no results. Much more than that and I'd pass. Others here may have differing advice. Jerry

Neat! Now I have both a "standard" 4th v. and a unique 4th v. As I have learned from years on this boards, there is always something different that comes along when collecting Thompsons and accessories. I was going to sell one, but now I'll just hold on to both. Thanks for the help Jerry

Roger - 1 or 2nd model Worchester? Rotor appears to be Colt silvered type, but plates appear to be 2nd. Any thoughts appreciated Jerry

Bridgeport drum, let me know if these pics are what you need. Have no idea as to why the last 2 pics flipped, but you should be able to read plates. Thanks Jerry

You're correct. Poor wording on my part. As described by Doug Richardson, it's the standard black oxide. However, the other drum is def a deep Colt like blue.

buy from these folks - http://www.leetoolandmachine.com/springs.html My springs are still good, but wanted spares. Bought 10. Swapped out 4 to try and they ran perfectly. I would buy from them again. Jerry

In reviewing the Hill book, pgs 336-37, I have a couple of questions that maybe some of the RKI's can help with 1. I have 2 U drums, one is park'd, one is blued, a deep almost Colt like blue. On pg 336, the drum at top left seems to be blued. Can anyone confirm that some of these drums were blued. 2. Did the first run of Bridgeport have the Thompson logo or was it the 2nd run. The book , to me, is not clear on this. Both of my drums have the Thompson logo Thanks Jerry

Roger, thanks for the info. The prices you're suggesting fall within ranges of others ads/sales I found over the last three years using various search engines Question - I thought I had 2 2nd model Worcester drums. However one does have the Colt silvered rotor. But, both front and rear plate are very definitely 2nd mod variation The back plate clearly has the short hyphen b/t Auto-Ordnance and the Corp spacing is closer to Ordnance unlike the wider spacing on the 1st mod. Any ideas? Thanks Jerry

I was updating my inventory list of my guns and accessories and using Hill's book, identified all my drums. All are L drums in VG or better condition. All have been shot and function perfectly. I have 2 2nd model Worcester drums, 1 4th model Worcester, and and 2 Bridgeport U drums. Questions - Any RKI's have an idea as to value of the individual drums or know of sources I might research. Would like to find a 1st and 3rd model Worcester. I would be open to selling or trading one of the 2nd mod Worcester and one of the Bridgeport drums My Thompson collection consists of a Colt 21/28, all matching and in near percent condition., an AO 28AC and an AO M1A1 Thanks for any help, Jerry

Try either Numrich or Marstar, one of them will probably have them

Samnev - I have an Enfield Mk1 that I will soon need to start reloading for. I have been saving all my brass. I am an experienced reloader - 10 yrs+, 2 rifle and 6 pistol calibers using a Dillon 550. I would appreciate any info on reloading the 303 you could pass on. What brand of dies, powder/powder weight, bullets and from what sources and manufactures Thanks Jerry

David - it's the Cook Submachine Gun. This pic and a writeup on the gun is on pg 407 of Frank's US Submachine Guns book