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I am looking for a Reising model 65 redfield rear sight also sling swivels for the same gun. Can anyone help? Thanks, Paul

I am looking for a Reising model 65 redfield rear sight also sling swivels for the same gun. Can anyone help? Thanks, Paul

Could somebody post pictures of the left and right side internals of their gun? It would be nice to see any variations of parts over the years of manufacture.

Anyone know where I can get a good quality replacment firing pin? Just thought I should have a spare. Paul

I am looking for a 10 round drum cheap. The key word here is CHEAP. Let me know what you have.

That's a case for an altimeter. A Thompson drum will fit if you jump up and down a few times. It’s kind of funny, I have seen more of these cases than I have altimeters, usually it’s the other way around.

Wanted: Reising model 60 any condition. XXXjunkyard4@aaahawk.com (take out the X’s)

Any one got a 10 round drum they want to sell cheap? Let me know. XXXjunkyard4@aaahawk.com (take out the X’s) Thanks, Paul

Mike, I think you would save yourself a lot of Ebay troubles if you state in the auction that it is a repro. Is there such a thing as a rare repro? Ebay has been good to me because I state the facts in my auctions. Junkyard4$

Why not have a new law stating that any unregistered machine gun made before 1945 can now be registered? Since these guns are already out there how about they be in the system and not in the basement of a P.D. or in grandmas attic never to see the light of day. This would also bring in more tax money which is what the government always likes.

QUOTE For fear of being labeled the smartest guy on the planet again.. *LOL* I'll post about this anyway .. Hawkeye_Joe, I said in your world, not the planet. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/laugh.gif Floridac3, If I were you I would have that gun restored but only by a professional like PK. This is not a kitchen table project. I am the biggest advocate of leave them alone unless they are so far gone that it makes no difference. What you bought there is potential and now you can make it the way you want it without hurting the original finish since there is none.

Hawkeye_Joe, Don't worry I won't leave. I have to stick around and give you more s..t. Didn't we have fun. 64 Replies and over 830 looks, isn't that great!! Who would have thought that anyone could talk about a bowling pin this much? After this much publicity you should call AMF and have them sponsor your next shoot. I'll come to but only shoot the paper targets with the picture of a pin on them and on the other end of the range with a bullet proof vest on. I am a little sensitive about stray bullets which is why I got so upset. I have been almost shot several times and it's not fun. One time was at a local gun show where a guy (dealer) wanted to see if this 30-06 shell fit in his gun, well it "accidently" went off and put a hole in the wall about 1 foot above my head. The whole place went silent for about 2 seconds and then it went back to business as usual. Another time I was walking in the field behind my house and the neighbor thought he would blindly fire off a couple shots, I heard them wiz past my head. I deal with a lot of different people every day and am slowly losing fath in the intelligents of the population. Too many computers doing the thinking for them. Too many people that have no common sense. Too many people blaming other people for there problems. The discouraging part is that I am not even 30 years old yet and have to watch America get dumber for the rest of my life. I'll get off my soap box now. I'll be back to read and sometimes post. It was fun, gets the blood moving. By the way, the smell ya later comment was from the Simpsons, one of the greatest tv shows in history.

It is really amazing that even though it is spelled out in black and white people still can't see it. I never said that a .308 would bounce off, but somehow that's how you read it. It's like when people ask me questions about an auction I am running, like "how much is shipping" when it is stated right there in the auction. Just READ the darn thing!!! My original posts were not to enhance my ego, they were to warn people of the dangers I saw and experienced. I had nothing to gain by them. Now you have me out to be some bad guy. So now I have learned my lesson, if I see someone that needs help or is about to endanger themselves I will just keep on walking. That is what this country has come to. Hawkeye_Joe, you must be the smartest person in your world, all hail to you. Go ahead an quote me on that since you like to pick apart everything I type. Yeah, I'm a real jerk, I try to help people, shame on me. This board use to be a nice place but now it's starting to get filled with the same old stuff that brought down all the other good boards. Tin boxes and bowling pins. Smell ya later, smell ya later forever!!!

Hawkeye_Joe, Missing the point? My original point was that I know it to be unsafe to shoot bowling pins because a bullet can come back at you weather it is bounced back or "re-directed" back at you. That's my point and you even agreed when you said a bullet could be "re-directed" when shot at a bowling pin. There is more than enough people that agreed that it doesn't need to be discussed any further. All I wanted to do was to try and prevent innocent people from getting shot, then I get a bunch of you saying it is safe and even promoting it. Do you not care if you or anyone else gets shot?

QUOTE Now as the pin turns can it not be that the spin put on the pin by the force of the bullet strike makes the bullet turn along with the pin and the exit could make the bullet return toward the shooter or off to some angle that would make it look as if it has bounced off???? Hawkeye_Joe, There you go, weather the bullet is bouncing off of the pin or it is "re-directed" it could still come back at you. Is a "re-directed" bullet safer than a bounced bullet? If anyone here has been hit with a "re-directed" bullet let us know, does it hurt? Yeah, I guess a bowling pin and a buffalo are pretty much the same thing, one is 5 pounds and the other is 2,000 pounds, that's only 400 times heavier. Next time I go bowling I’ll just take the Sharps.

Hawkeye_Joe, Lets use a little common sense and logic here. A Buffalo is a heavy, almost immovable object made of meat, bones and fur. Try shooting a free standing penny with a Sharps, yeah you’ll probably put a dent in it but you won’t put a hole in it, if you could ever even find it after it was shot. Use the same logic on a bowling pin. That bullet isn’t going to always penetrate or just come to a dead stop and drop straight down when it hits the pin. It has to go somewhere.

Norm, Thank you, finally, the voice of reason. I knew there must be a few smart people here.

Norm, It was at about 40 yards. It was a cold day, snow on the ground. When the plastic on the pin is cold it makes them bouncy. What temperature are they not bouncy? I wouldn't take any chances. I had about 20 cases of pins that we got to shoot at the club. I got rid of them all. If anybody wants to keep shooting them that is there problem, not mine. A couple other guys had them come back when they were warm. I wouldn't have any problem shooting them with a .308 or 30-06 but not a pistol round, it's not worth your life to watch a piece of wood and plastic fall over. I guess the ignorant will take care of themselves.

You guys are right, even though it happened to me it couldn't happen to you.

I would say do not try shooting bowling pins unless they are very far away. 45 acp is a little too slow moving, it will actually bounce off of the pin and might come back at you. I had it happen with a 50-70 Sharps, came back at me about 5' over my head. I have heard of several other close calls with bowling pins. One guy got it in the leg and he was shooting a 1911 45 acp.

I am not knocking it as a penetrate, it is good for taking rusted bolts out on old tractors, lawn mowers and whatever else. But now you guys are talking about using it on a $20,000 plus Colt Thompson. Our experience is people would put WD-40 on a gun just before they put it away thinking that it will protect it. What winds up happening is that the WD-40 will wash off any oil that was protecting the gun and then it starts rusting in the gun case. Or people will spray it in the internals thinking that it will lubricate the gun and the same thing happens. Spray some on a squeaky rusted gate hinge, it will stop squeaking but you can bet tomorrow it will start squeaking again. All I am saying is to use the right product for the job. I am not saying that WD-40 is a bad product, just not good for guns, keep it in the garage or shed.

OK you guys I'm going to let you in on a little secret, WD-40 is mostly kerosene and some paraffin and the thought that anyone would use it on a gun of any value makes me shutter. My father and I have had plenty of experience reversing the mistakes of using WD-40 on a gun. The customer always says “but I put WD-40 on itâ€. It is good for loosening bolts but that’s about it, it will not give long term lubrication or rust protection. There is a product on the market that most people haven’t heard of yet for some reason. Gibbs Brand Lubricant is the best product we have found so far. We sprayed some junk shotgun barrels with Gibbs and left them outside for a few years and there is no rust at all. For rust spots I spray a little Gibbs on them once a day for a few days and the rust just falls off with no abrasives being used. Gibbs is also use by many law enforcement agencies across the country and we all know the amount of abuse and exposure to the weather law enforcement guns get. It is a little pricy but hey........you get what you pay for. Now for the shameless plug, I sell Gibbs so if anyone is interested in trying some go to this link http://www.gunbroker.com/auction/ViewItem....p?Item=19820657 Thank You

Around $100-$200. The one I have looks very nice on my bike. I got it for $120 on Ebay.

I was the guy that sold the kit with drum on gunbroker 2 years ago. It sold for $1,600. I sold another one without a drum for I think around $800. In my opinion they are not even worth half of that. Poor quality, unreliable, sloppy fitting to the point where you would be better off building a new one from scratch rather than reworking it. But on the other hand it is a collectable which makes it more valuable for some reason. Put it up for auction on gunbroker and set a reserve that you would be happy with, you have nothing to lose. Paul

Ron, I don't know if you remember me or not. I met you at a CADA show one time, I had a leather case that I was told was for a Thompson drum which you later set me straight on. After I told you of the fascination I had with Thompsons you said you would bring a 21 into DS Arms in Glayslake, IL where you worked so I could hold one of these great treasures in my hands. My father (the gunsmith) and I came into the shop and what a thrill we had looking the gun over. I want to thank you for the opportunity. Unfortunately my father died 7 months ago at age 60 of throat cancer (never smoked a day in his life). Maybe some day I will get my class III or live in a machine gun friendly state but until then I will just have to be happy with my 1927A1 semi-auto. I always like hearing when people talk about the st.valentines day massacre and the thompsons that were used because my great aunt (who is still alive) was walking down the street when it happened and heard the Thompsons first hand. Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for giving us the private showing of one of your Thompsons. Paul