Enforcer
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Does anyone have a guide , instructions, or tips to do this? My spring is toast, the pawl just flops up and down and the bolt locks to the rear every shot. The gun s a 2011 production Kahr TM1 steel receiver.
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Here are the guns I used in the recent American Zoot Shooters Association World Championships in Colorado over the Labor Day weekend. Pretty standard stuff with the West Hurley 1927A1 Thompson, 1911A1, and the Ithaca Model 37 Trench gun ( a stand in for my old model 12 which was at the gunsmith. One anecdote, after the shooting on Saturday, I stopped by Walmard to replenish my ice chest, I was out of costume in just a white shirt and black pants. One lady stopped me and must have thought I was a bedraggled waiter, she said to me, Sir, you are appreciated! It was Labor Day after all. I don't think she would have said that if she knew I was a Zoot Shooter.
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Hi Enforcer, did you get in time to see your son at the airport? Had a great match was a lot of fun.
BTW, I will never use S&B ammo again after have one go off on my feeding ramp.After that experience i checked the rounds left in the box and found out that I could move the bullets by hand in the shells.......... I also checked some S$B 223, the same thing....
Dutch aka Olle Grieze
Hi Dutch!
Yes I did, we actually had a quick meal at the Airport before he left. BTW my email is kbmakel@aol.com Keep in touch!
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Randall, I just shoot my 1927A1 in practice before I go to a match. I do make sure the chamber is clean and the gun is well lubricated before a match. I did not mean to infer S&B is in any way inferior, I just did not see anyone using it, and I did not see everyone's ammo. Some guns have ammo likes and dislikes, my M1927A1 will not function with steel cased Wolf ammo, but my TM1 eats it all day long, I have no real explanation for this. I do believe my 1927A1 may have a tight chamber which is why handloads and remanufactured ammo don't work well in it.
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Randall, that's a very interesting cammo job, looks like something out of WW II. Usually problems with feeding are caused by the magazine. With you Commando you'll want a few extra mags anyway. I would try another mag with your ammo, if that does not work better, try different ammo, Herters brass cased 45 ACP, Federal 45 ACP, or Winchester white box are all good ammo. Of course stick with 230 gr Round Nose FMJ.
Of course you may want to field strip and lubricate your rifle, I find that a good quality gun grease is necessary for the bolt. If your rifle is new, it may need a break in period of a couple of boxes of ammo to smooth things out.
My 1927A1 will run flawlessly with factory ammo but it does not like steel cased Wolf ammo, handloads, or remanufactured ammo. I just returned from the 2012 Zoot Shooter World championships in Colorado and the must have been 30 ro 40 semi auto thompsons that all ran fine. Everyone I saw used factory ammo, but I did not see any S&B 45 ACP. Another thing is to download your mags try 5, 10, 20, and 25 in your 30 round mag. Sometimes round count and spring tension makes a difference.
The Thompson is no more prone to "squib loads" than any other firearm. Squib loads are an ammo problem that is due to an insufficient powder charge in the cartridge case. Hope this helps!
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Enforcer,
Excellent information and advice from reconbob. I have found this to be a fairly common phenomenon with the Lyman sights, irrespective of whether the ratchet spring screw is tightened. If you are using the rear aperture in the folded down position, leave it at the top of the slide to begin with and it won't move during firing. Reset the round aperture to the desired distance when you use the sight in the up position for longer distances.
Thanks to both of you gentlemen. As I think about it, after I check out the sight for completeness or damage, I'll follw the procedure outlined by gijive.
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My 1927A1 has a Lyman adjustable sight. I added this sight to the gun, it is not original to the gun. When the sight is in the down position, recoil from firing causes the sight to move forward on the slide. When I raise the sight to use the apature, it has moved from the "1" position to about the "5" or "6". Is this normal or is there a way to tighten the sight and prevent this?
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That is an interesting modification on the M1A1, also the soldier on the left is wearing a captured P38 holster, presumably with a P38 pistol in it.
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Has anyone here shortened the barrel and permenately attached the cutts compensator for an overall length of 16.5 inches? if so, was it worth the time and expense? Are ther any recomendations for a gunsmith to do the work? I have a 90s vintage West Hurley in its stock barrel configuration and I'm wondering it this modification is worth my time. I really don't want to go the SBR route with this gun, so I thought this would be a reasonable alternative. Here is a picture of my gun. I plan to use it in Zoot shooting matches and just general fun. any insight will be appreciated!
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Me with my favorite, a 1927A1, i've since upgraded the wood with a Dan Block stock sets.
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj32/WilliamTheConqueror/zoot/zootshoot003-1.jpg
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1927 A1 Steel Or Aluminum?
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