Jay Baker

If it hasn't been tried, may I suggest Lakeside Machine.

There are also some "knowledgable" people here who are on record as saying another .22 conversion kit was in the works, but whisper "it's a secret." Club members only, I guess.

Closing in on the old Five-oh myself. Was looking a bikes recently then had a friend of mine slam into a dump truck on his. He hung on for less than a week. Buy the 21. Pass it on.

Well, you guys have raised some good points. On Swanson blanks, I was unaware of the flash component and since we don't reenact night fire fights for safety reasons, I will make my next blank purchase elsewhere. Of course, I used an old WH barrel for my 28's blanking so as to not ruin a good WW2 vintage barrel. Moreover, I'm very conservative when shooting blanks during a reenactment because I pay for everything. I've never broken the 200 round mark in a single weekend event. There's no use blasting away just to make noise if the other side won't take a hit unless its delivered point blank(no pun intended.)

Well Phil, I don't know what size the aperture is. I'll have to ask the fellow who installed it. He's a well experienced reenactor and has blanked a wide variety of weapons.

Since I own an MP40 along with a couple of Thompsons(28 and M1), I should weigh in with my .02. I would agree the MP40 is an improvement in design and function. The rate of fire is slow enought that single shots are quite easy; thus, no selector is necessary. However, the 9mm round is anemic campared to the stout .45. Too bad for the Germans that the .40S&W had not come along back then. It might have punch thru those Ruskie over coats. In close quarter combat, I would choose the Thompson over the MP40 for reasons of reliabilty and "ballistic effectiveness."

Why do you use a Blish lock that has its ears removed? I ask because my '28 is blank adapted but I use the stock lock and Swanson blanks. I haven't had any issues that I recognize but I am curious.

Oh, yeah that's nice. I was helping a friend at a gun show last year and a guy came in with a dummy. I said, "Hey, an MP41!" He was surprised anyone knew what one was. Too bad it was just a dummy.

There is another Thompson site, NFAtoys.com, but it doesn't have the same wealth of information and brotherhood shared here. The closing of this board would be a terrible loss to the NFA community as a whole and the Thompson collectors and fans specifically. I think it would be better to expose those very few who would disrupt the normal congeniality of the members here so that they may be properly ostracized by the community. Hope I spelled all those big words correctly.

What'cha want for the case?

Hey, looks like SGT Saunder's got his whole finger there.

Nice bike and price is reasonable. But that's a lot of bike for my purposes. Phil, that's what I've heard about the Stars. Now if I had a side car, I could mount the Thompson and take my wife touring.

Firemerc, maybe you're too heavy for that little Honda. You know too much stress on any engine kills performance. Ok Fullauto45, how much for the Harley? Keep in mind that past a certain price point, it becomes economically unfeasible. I've been looking at Yamaha Star's V Star 1100 Classic. My nephew is a motorcycle mechanic and he swears by them(instead of at them).

What kind of mileage do you get? Been thinking about getting a bike and selling a car/truck.

I have a WH drum that fits loosely in my Savage '28. Had to hold it in when shooting. I swapped the cover plates between it and my U drum, and they both fit and work just fine. But that doesn't help you, does it?