RoscoeTurner Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Latest Thompson video from the Royal Armouries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Fascinating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taliaferro Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 You know if you would come to a Thompson Show and Shoot in Newark you could see these in person. Tracie Hill 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RachetGun85 Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Excellent video, thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jojeep Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 I wonder if the Blish Lock worked well with Brass against Aluminum since the original concept was Brass against Steel. The Aluminum Thompson idea should have been tried as a M1/M1A style if they were looking to cut weight and machining time. But the issue of the Buffer and rear of the Receiver taking a beating and stretching is still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 Stretching? You mean blowing out due to the force. It comes down to a tensile strength issue of steel vs aluminum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68coupe Posted December 11, 2024 Report Share Posted December 11, 2024 I have to wonder if the lightweight Kahr models are using better alloys, or if they just don't care, as with all their quality control issues and discontinued popular parts. Things that make you ask yourself, "What are they thinking?" Karl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewisfan Posted December 12, 2024 Report Share Posted December 12, 2024 Likely just material selection. Millions of aluminum AR / M16 types would agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Got Uzi Posted December 12, 2024 Report Share Posted December 12, 2024 Well with an M16 it doesn’t take the beating that the back of a Thompson receiver does either Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD. Posted December 12, 2024 Report Share Posted December 12, 2024 Is that an Auto-Ordnance West Hurley or Kahr Arms C drum in that video? Why display this experimental Thompson with a modern-day C drum for something designed to be tested and possibly used during World War II with L drums or magazines. The Hill family All Thompson Show & Shoot in 2025 is the place to be if you want to see an aluminum Thompson submachine gun in-person. One of the very few aluminum survivors is part of the All American Thompson Collection. I bet Tracie would take it out from behind glass for a group show and tell session. You should have been there when he passed around NO 41. It was a fantastic show & tell session. Many of the Thompson guns you see pictured in The Thompson Encyclopedia series will be on display. I guarantee a great time! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countryboy77 Posted December 13, 2024 Report Share Posted December 13, 2024 (edited) And any West Hurley/Kahr aluminum Thompson with aluminum top ends aren't MACHINEGUNS taking a constant beating(well maybe the .22).And g good run on the drums I bet would get the chamber hot enough to be an issue and deform with pressure heat and leverage.I just don't see it suitable. Edited December 25, 2024 by Countryboy77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbc230 Posted December 25, 2024 Report Share Posted December 25, 2024 Very Interesting stuff. I always learn something new every time I come to the boards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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