katanafred Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 (edited) My West Hurley Model 1928 TSMG was finally released from ATF jail after almost 8 months (electronic form submission)!!! My purchase included many extra parts to include a couple older Savage non-crossbolted 1928 buttstocks, foregrips, etc ... I spent a good deal of my time while in ATF purgatory cleaning & refinishing all the extra wood - thanks to the instruction offered in TD's book, "An Amateur's Guide for the Colt's Thompson Submachine Gun". The previous owner maintained this gun well and had previously retro-fitted all the original WH parts with USGI internals. Best of all - she functions and fires perfectly! Side note in case you're wondering about the case ... I was lucky enough to find a Kahr Thompson case with broken hinges on eBay (for $0.99) and I was hoping I could retro-fit the cut foam into something more substantial and lockable such as a Pelican case for travleing. As it turned out, I only needed to trim off about an 1 inch of foam on the right side and it fit perfectly! I use the excess end of the 16" barrel cut to hold my plastic magazine loader. Edited July 21, 2023 by katanafred update 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrifugal Arms Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Great looking gun, congratulations!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabbit57 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Katanafred, you did a fine job, that looks great! Mark 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Congratulations 👏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennesseeTaylor95 Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Very nice job on cleaning and refinishing the stock sets! It looks like you have a great setup here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimcrew Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Congrats and welcome to the family! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted July 20, 2023 Report Share Posted July 20, 2023 Nothing like that feeling when she’s finally yours after all the money and wait!! Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Nice! Now start practicing....."Keep the change, ya filthy animal"! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief762 Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 Congratulations! It's a great day when you finally get to bring one home. I've just had a BAR approved this week after more than 10 months. Now waiting (not) patiently for the stamp to be issued so I can begin the road trip. Cheers! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted July 22, 2023 Report Share Posted July 22, 2023 On 7/20/2023 at 5:38 PM, ron_brock said: Nothing like that feeling when she’s finally yours after all the money and wait!! Ron Just like getting married....🤔 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ron_brock Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/22/2023 at 3:43 AM, rpbcps said: Just like getting married....🤔 Hmmm, I like my Colt better, lol 😁 Ron 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpbcps Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 51 minutes ago, ron_brock said: Hmmm, I like my Colt better, lol 😁 Ron 😂🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SP Sarge Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 On 7/21/2023 at 11:00 PM, Chief762 said: Now waiting (not) patiently for the stamp to be issued so I can begin the road trip. Cheers! Hmph. Last 15 forms I put through ATF all I've ever gotten back is an approved form as an Adobe pdf file with a scanned copy of the stamp. I guess they don't mail you a copy with an original stamp anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridgeport28A1 Posted July 23, 2023 Report Share Posted July 23, 2023 If you file the "old fashioned" paper way you still get a physical NFA stamp attached to the approved BATF form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katanafred Posted July 25, 2023 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/23/2023 at 1:08 PM, rpbcps said: 😂🤣 I would like a Model 1921 Colt too ... come-on Mega Millions!! 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief762 Posted July 25, 2023 Report Share Posted July 25, 2023 On 7/23/2023 at 2:22 PM, SP Sarge said: Hmph. Last 15 forms I put through ATF all I've ever gotten back is an approved form as an Adobe pdf file with a scanned copy of the stamp. I guess they don't mail you a copy with an original stamp anymore. Yep. It's an individual Form 4 on paper. There'll be a physical stamp but how long it takes to get to the transferring owner is anyone's guess. NFA Branch doesn't get in much of a hurry for law abiding citizens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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