Thompson semi pistol build.

[Gunnerboy]

Customer wanted a Thompson pistol. So here we are, Semi lower an bolt already done..this one's gonna be interesting to get jigged up an saved.

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[MadPick]

Nice . . . I'm looking forward to watching this happen!

[Diamondback]

Good luck! If MachineGunBoards is still running, you might poke over there and reach out to Lionheart if he's still around. 20 years ago he was looking to develop a Title I family of Thompsons that would be closer to the original receiver dimensions than Numrich/Kahr.

[Gunnerboy]

Well best part of Thompson's is every lower is a template for OAL of the upper.

[Diamondback]

True, but a West Hurley semi-only upper is lower in height than an original full-auto, part of the tweaking to be "not readily convertible" which traps original 1927s in the hell of "all the nuisance of owning an MG with none of the fun."

[Gunnerboy]

Oh yeah lots of fun

[Gunnerboy]

Little black magic sorcery an poof semi pistol receiver.

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[Diamondback]

One Off, or have you considered partnering with a manufacturer someday?

Looks like an M1, if I'm not mistaken, 1921/1927/1928 were all top-charge.

[Gunnerboy]

Yeah its a M1. Im a manufacturer. Done all sorts of stuff over the years. Now i got a customer base ill do builds for and the rest of my time is gunsmithing. Ive partnered up with a few folks..One is a big company that owes 17k still..Another owes me Guns that are on his books and he kept my money. So just me now.

[Diamondback]

OUCH. Gotcha. If case 2 is hardware already built, sounds like time to call ATF about Stolen Guns... otherwise I'm hearing some Courtroom Action time followed by Name-and-Shame.

[Gunnerboy]

Nope not that easy..Once a firearm is in a bound book its no longer your property..Little known thing. Courts are useless would cost more than what i would get and would be 3-5 years of court. So write off and lesson learned. Anyways got internal milling and clean up now , Barrel torque and check headspace then test fire. Might get it done today or might get a few other builds caught up.

[Gunnerboy]

And now it's done. All blued an ready for test fire an shipment

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[delliottg]

And now it's done. All blued an ready for test fire an shipment

Wow!

[Diamondback]

She's a beaut! Too bad the turd-smokers in Olympia have shut the party down so I couldn't ask you about costs to fab a receiver for another one... or a 1927A5 "Other Firearm" with 26"+ OAL plus VFG.

[MadPick]

Damned impressive build time, as always!