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They are are an authorized liscenced manufacturer so as long as they dont sell the full auto's to anyone other than a LE they will be ok.

Gents thanks for the replies and links. I usualy look at this site durring the work day and this is the only one that isnt blocked.

PS I appreciate the kind and patience that you gentlemen exhibit when it is obvious that I am ignorant on the subject. Nice forum.

Go ahead and build it anyway you want. If you later find out that what you did was outside of the permissible regulations you will see just how big a joke the penalties for doing so are. I do not wish to go down that route!!!!! Im sorry judging by some kind replies I received I didnt explain myslef clear enough. Id love to build a closed bolt semi from my open bolt and torched cut parts kit. Does anyone have a link or blue prints showing how to do this. I do not like the Autoordnance design.

Go ahead and build it anyway you want. If you later find out that what you did was outside of the permissible regulations you will see just how big a joke the penalties for doing so are. I do not wish to go down that route!!!!!

If you could point me in the direction of a "how to" on how this is perofrmed with an original cut receiver Id be forever indebted. I was under the assumption that a semi based on an old Full Auto receive and open bolt parts was impossible.

Thank you for the information.

Can some one please point me in the right direction on where to find information on the Hurley FA Thompsons. How close are they to an original, do GI parts work in them, are they worth the money etc??? Saving for a Class III weaponon, was looking at the Bm-59s but if I can a Thompson around 10,000 thatd be ideal.

Yes we have 45 in theatre. My team still used 1911's. As far as Navy and Marine Corps in concerend some Recon teams, Force, Seals, and the trigger pullers of MARSOC still cary 1911's. I had to trade 1000 rds of 45 for a one for one swap for 7.62x39.

Number one, stay a hard target and dont drop your guard until your home. Number two, regardless of origin if you found this durring a patrol, found after a fire fight, or was in the enemies hands it can be declared a war trophy. Go to your admin shop and inquire.

Great repplies and great info. Thank you very much gentlemen. As a gun colector with many weapons and hopefuly a career Marine I do not take this stuff lightly. I will contact the appropriate people and inform you gentlemen of the outcome. As till then a peice of our history lies in pieces in a box! These laws are jokes, guys can rebulid 1919's with 3/4 of the original receiver but I cant make a dummy gun.....

Bob, Good info, Ill write and let you know the outcome.

As a newbie to the Thompson world what on earth are we speaking of, a link will do just find? Id use search but I do not quite know what Im looking for.

NO I am not a manufacture by any means, I dont want to get a 80% receiver because the weapon looses all of its history. Just think, unless the receiver has been in a hot solevent tank it still has finger prints, dirt, grime, grease, sweat, and tears on it from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. It'd be a shame to loose all of that. Its neat to hold it and imagine where it was, Chosin, Hue City, Germany....80% receivers just dont do it. PS Bob thank you, by the letter of the law you are 100% correct, thats why Im trying to figure out away to deam the reciever unoperable but together. Im thinking a spiked, shot out barrel welded to the receiver would do with the firing pin or hole welded in.

My new 1918a3 has been shooting about 6-9" too low at 100yds, nice groups though. I called OOW, told them my problem and the next day I had three new different height front sites! Great company. Its nice to know that some people still "get it". Their great customer service, quality products, and friendly atmosphere has influenced me to order a 1918 semi receiver to make a blued 1918 out of my parts kit.