TNKen Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 http://www.subguns.com/classifieds/index.c...query=retrieval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Jr Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 This gun is sold I bet you anything. Call/Email and try to buy it. Enough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I emailed him as soon as I saw it come up, let's see what I get back. I asked for more details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 It sold last night about 10:15 central time :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 It sold before Mike could offer the seller 3 grand less? Amazing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNKen Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Darrin, with that grin, is it coming your way??? Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 TNKen, Yes, I got it. The gun is in GREAT shape, I just wish it didn't have the slots cut for the drum. Oh well, the price was right considering what I have seen several sell for lately. Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawksnest Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Darin: Congratulations! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Don't forget to ask the seller to send a copy of all prior paperwork he might have, especially anything that connects your Thompson to Stembridge. http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/cool.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Hawksnest, Great idea, I hadn't thought of that. He said that Dan Shea had two of them that were identical and the other one went to Denny Fouche in N Kansas City. I will call him also and see what he remembers. Thanks, Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TNKen Posted June 17, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Cool beans!!!!! If I didn't have committments on so much junk, I would have jumped. Saw it apparently about 10 minutes after it went up and put it out here for the snatching. I would find out it's history with Stembridge before having it reworked. Now, you guys find me a Savage M1A1 for the same money!! Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Fliegenheimer Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Darin, Good for you! He who hesitates is lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giantpanda4 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Darin, Nice job! I think you can get another lower for around $200 in decent shape! Save the orig one, and shoot it with the new one! Enjoy! By the way - we want pictures..... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/smile.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 I looked at that piece long and hard. Since I would have wanted to restore it, I was a little afraid by the amount of work it would take. I wonder what kinds of challenges are involved in repairing those slots. I know that maintaining the integrity of the receiver is critical whenever you have to do a lot of welding. At any rate, I know that Darin will have lots of fun with it, so many congrats on snatching it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Guys, Thanks, this gun will be fun. Researching it may be the best part. ;-) Thanks, Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z3BigDaddy Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Cool beans guy.... Another one for our team.... http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full auto 45 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Great! I'm glad someone on here got it. Enjoy that one, it should be a interesting one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Sgt. writes: ".....I wonder what kinds of challenges are involved in repairing those slots. I know that maintaining the integrity of the receiver is critical whenever you have to do a lot of welding." Hence the usefulness of JB Weld, a Dremel tool, and a black permanent marker. Good as new. Actually, the first 50 or so M1's were cut for drums. It must be true. I read it somewhere on the Internet http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/wink.gif http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/tongue.gif http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif (snicker) If it works with a drum, great for the buyer. If it don't work, I'm sure it can be restored by some of the better smiths out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 QUOTE Hence the usefulness of JB Weld, a Dremel tool, and a black permanent marker. Good as new. The thought of those items near a Thompson SMG makes my A$$ PUCKER! http://www.machinegunbooks.com/forums/invboard1_1_2/upload/html/emoticons/blink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Here is a pic of the new M1 Thompson. Ain't she purdy??? http://www.hunt101.com/img/180087.JPG Thanks, Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondAmend Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Excellent! Super finish. Nicest looking wood I've ever seen on an M1/M1A1. Remember, you never really own a Thompson. You just keep it for the next generation. (With apologies to the Patek Phillipe folks). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
v188 Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Good grab there Darin! BTW I just picked up my toy from Dave this week. Haven't shot it yet, but it fit right up in my Bushmaster. Oh, I'm also moving down to MO, so maybe I'll have to stop by sometime, I'm interested in some of your toys, e.g. AR47, etc. Take care, Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lancer Posted June 17, 2004 Report Share Posted June 17, 2004 Congrats Darin! The nice ones go fast. Now the waiting begins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffen Und Bier Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 In all seriousness, I have heard that some early M1's were cut for drums to take advantage of those out in the field. Greg, can you shed any light on this? See any out of PD's that looked originally done like this? Then again, if it came from a movie rental house, who knows what sort of nasty things were done to the poor gun. I pulled M1 out of the air. I could not access the ad, but figured it was an M1 variant with what people where saying about the slot for the drum. Funny how it ended up being an M1 and not an M1A1. Norm wrote (with my mention of JB Weld, Dremel tool, etc): "The thought of those items near a Thompson SMG makes my A$$ PUCKER!" (In a Foghorn Leghorn voice) It was a joke, I say, it was a joke, son. Black electrical tape is a good field expedient should those other items not be available or (in a Tim the Enchanter voice) "if one does doubt their courage and ability with the JB Weld and the Dremel tool" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 v188, Do you mean Dave Hineline in South Sioux City, NE? Did I sell you a NIW SWD registered lightning link? I sold one to my old neighbor in South Dakota (when I used to live in God's country) and he has run SEVERAL thousand rounds through it with the SWD RLL. It hasn't missed a beat I redid the AR-47 tonight with a DPMS Lo-Pro upper receiver. Milling the magwell opening for the AK-47 mag was much easier with the thicker upper receiver walls. The AR-47 lower required considerable gunsmithing to make work. I bought a stripped lower from Michael's Machines and built it up from there. The upper is a Model 1 sales 7.62 x 39 11.5". I had to send the barrel back as the chamber was undercut and it wouldn't function. I am going to the Wyandotte, OK shoot tomorrow. Tom Hoel is stopping by on his way to it from Golden, CO. We will caravan from here. I have Dave Hineline's space along with Chad McCumbers from Lincoln, NE. Dave has to go to Munich, Germany for training so we will use his space. I will be bringing the AR-47. Hopefully it will work, I didn't have a chance to test fire it tonight. Now that I live in town, I can't shoot guns (little lone machineguns) off the porch anymore! I will take a pic of the AR-47 and post it here as soon as I can upload the pic to hunt101. Thanks, Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darin Reiss Posted June 18, 2004 Report Share Posted June 18, 2004 Here is the pic: http://www.hunt101.com/img/180447.jpg Do you like the green furniture? It came from Rock River Arms. When I took it out the box, I didn't like it, but after I assembled it, I like it. Plus, there is not mistaking it for any of my other M16's. Darin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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