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Newbie. First Post. First Thompson. I am not new to firearms and have shot since I was in grade school. I have a closet full of rifles, shotguns, pistols, etc. But like a kid that grew up with a Ferrari poster on his wall - I've always wanted this one. I purchased a new in the case 1927A1. The gun appears to be a recent factory build. Ordered an extra 30rd military clip and with information I got off of this board drifted the hole a bit higher in it so that it would fit my new gun. I also bought a 3rd party 50rd drum - but have not used it as of yet. Now every slot in the case is filled. I took "the boys" out shooting this past saturday and decided to run a few rounds through the Thompson. We took plenty of other guns and enough ammo for the four of us to shoot for two hours pretty much non-stop. The Tommy Gun ran flawlessly for everyone and a was a joy to shoot. We put 250 rounds through it without a hitch. Relying on my military training I decided to sight it in at 50 yards with a few three round shot groups. Upon firing the first three rounds directly through the bulls eye of the target my sighting it in ended. The sights are dead on - received that way from the factory. That is the first factory issued gun I have ever had arrive sighted perfectly to my eye. I like the case. I like the gun. I like the way the gun fits into the case. The local sheriff has already agreed to sign my form 1 and do the fingerprints so I can get my paperwork started to get a short (and appropriate) barrel on it. However..... I do not like the long trigger pull. From what I've read here there are about 3,372 other people that don't like it either. So I decided to do a bit of filing and polishing (as I read on here) and now the pull is perfect. It is just less than 1/4 inch before the firing pin drops - not well over 1/2 inch. And it is now very smooth and does not feel odly obstructed. Did I mention I really like this gun.......?