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Hello BB!! Thanks for steering me towards the board. I can see it's going to be a ton of help. I loved your gun but didn't have the money. I'll keep my eyes open for a 16" SB but it will be a tough order to fill. I'm in the process of acquiring a bunch of new 13x40 import gear heads w/ brakes, 1ph that one of my vendors is closing out. If you have the time, check my website in the next couple of days and I should have a photo and info up. Z3Bigdaddy, I don't think there is much hope for the state of Illinois. We are entirely governed by the little corner up in the northeast and Little Ritchie hates anything to do with personal freedoms like guns, GA airports, and smoking in public places(I don't like cigarette smoke but the city wide ban is ridiculous). The move is a great idea, now I just have to convince my wife.

I'm located in North Central Illinois, Ottawa, to be specific. Norm, did you hear Governor Rod is continuing to pursue a statewide "assault weapon ban". I think the November election is going to be very important. I'm not very familiar with the full auto. I do know it was a 1928 and I believe he bought it new back in the mid 80's. When I shot it, he already had a buyer and was taking it out for one last hurrah. Thanks for the links and info. I'm very glad an acquaintence told me about the board. Matt

Hello Everyone, A few months back a buddy brought by his full-auto Thompson(that he was selling)and offered me the opportunity to shoot it. I went to the range with him and proceeded to have one heck of a time. That day I decided I needed to own one. Unfortunately Illinois is extremely "progressive" in their firearm laws and semi-auto is the only way I could go. Needless to say I came across a West Hurley in excellent condition for $750 and bought it. The firearm seems to function fairly well aside from a couple jams . I wanted to take this opportunity to say hello to the board and maybe get a few good recommendations as to what I should do next (upgrades, reading material, ammo recommendations, etc.) I'm also curious about the vintage of my gun. The serial # is 22119. Thanks in advance, Matt