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The following links might help you. http://www.guntrustl...com/form20.html and http://www.atf.gov/contact/faq/ and finally http://www.atf.gov/c...ervice-centers/ http://www.atf.gov/contact/field/

Thanks Joe, that is very helpful to know that you have good success with S & B. I will follow your recommendation next trip to the range!

Thanks Jim, understood!

thanks Enforcer! Great suggestions! Helps a lot! I will field strip and lubricate then try again with a downloaded mag. I only have clenzoil which is oil, not grease. I'll have to get some then. What work did you do on yours before competing in Zoot? The paint job was an attempt to match the WW 2 marine corps Pacific camouflage as you pointed out. I already have two "evil" black rifles (AK103 and AR-15) so I didn't want to suffer the boredom of yet another black one which is how the T1-C comes. I am not completely happy with my paint job and might redo it as the color "blotches" are too small and the colors themselves were not quite right. I am also planning to buy some walnut furniture for it as well. Then I can change it into a "gangster" gun when so inclined! Thanks for the info on the squib loads, not sure why it was mentioned in the instruction manual but its good to keep it in mind anyway.

Hi Jim, thanks for replying. If I load all 30 rounds into the mag, the last one loaded ends up on the left side if looking at the mag from the rear (rail end). Since the FTF occurred on the second round (first was manually chambered by me when I pulled then released the bolt), the second round would have come from the RIGHT side. The caveat to what I just told you is that I am not 100% sure that I put 30 rounds in - I think that I did, but it might have been 29 or 28. Is there a feed issue from the left side? The feed ramp area does not appear to have any obvious rough spots, but then again its not ice smooth like I am used to with my other guns. Perhaps I will polish it, unless one of the experts here tells me that I shouldn't. Randall

Thanks for the welcome and for your ideas! I do appreciate your time! Fortunately, the firing pin never struck the primer because it would have blown up in my face since the round was not fully inside the chamber. I examined them with a magnifier and there is no firing pin indentation at all on the round. When I pulled the trigger a couple seconds after firing the round before the FTF, I didn't hear any sound at all (eg. like a dry fire). I took the hang-fire precaution just to be safe but I was sure that it was not a hang-fire event. I will get some Blazer and try that, good suggestion. Do any of you find that the "feed ramp" needs to be polished? I had a similar FTF problem with my Kel-tec PF9 which was resolved by polishing. The Thompson appears to not have a specialized "feed ramp" attached to the barrel as my PF9 and Browning HP pistols do, but instead uses the receiver itself for this purpose. Its not shiny or polished, just blued. Thanks for your thoughts. I will try some different ammo and I also now have another 30 and two 20 round mags to try out. I had to do some dremel work on those, to make them insert-able. regards, Randall

Hello everyone, I am new to the forum and after browsing thru the topics and FAQ, I was unable to find a troubleshooting topic. If it's there and I missed it, feel free (moderator) to move this new topic and please email me accordingly. I just purchased a new Auto Ordnance Thompson 1927A-1 Commando T1-C from an online vendor and had trouble at the range. I was only able to fire a few rounds before giving up and I'd like to ask these questions of the experts here..... First, I read a warning in the AO manual about squib loads. Is that considered a problem for Thompsons...ie. is it more likely to occur for them, than other firearms? Second, I immediately experienced repeated FTF's (Failure to Feed) with my unmodified (I cleaned it and camo-painted the black furniture, nothing more) T1-C, using the factory supplied 30 round stick Mag and using Sellier & Bellot FMJ 230gr brass ammo as recommended by my FFL shop's gunsmith. The following sequence occurred three times in a row before I gave up: 1. With the bolt forward, I inserted the fully loaded stick mag into the rifle. 2. pulled back on the bolt and let it go, to chamber the first round. 3. Pulled the trigger and shot one or two rounds before the FTF occurred. Found a round that had partially entered into the chamber but I could see about a quarter inch of the case sticking out with the bolt butt up against it. 4. I put the gun on the floor and waited 30 seconds just to be safe, lest I be dealing with a dreaded hang fire event. 5. I pulled back the bolt enough to get access to the round and with my other hand, fished the round out using my fingers and set it aside. Then I released the bolt. I then tried again, beginning with step 1. Repeated three times and each time, I was only able to get off one or two rounds before another FTF event. Any ideas on what might be wrong? Am I mishandling the rifle? (operator error?) If possible, I prefer to fix this myself rather than have the expense and hassle of shipping it back to AO. I am disappointed but not surprised as I purchased this gun knowing full well that AO's quality record is less than stellar. I will roll with it because I am hooked like the rest of you here. On a side note, I was shocked at the lack of recoil. Not surprising given the heavy weight of this gun - I have no idea how the troops in WW2 managed to carry this thing all day long. The recoil felt like 22 long rifle! About the same as my little henry survival rifle has. Thanks in advance for the help and I look forward to finding a way to contribute to the knowledge base here. If any of you live in South Florida, please send me an email and lets go shooting some fine day!!! Regards, Randall Miner (minerran@bellsouth.net)

Hello everyone! I'm Randall, from Ft. Lauderdale Florida and having recently purchased a new AO Thompson T1-C commando, I thought this forum would be excellent to join. David, what exactly is this book/catalog you are offering and what is the price? Email me if you like. minerran@bellsouth.net Kind regards to all, Randall