Diamondback
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Nope, those Thompsons are long-barrels with vertical foregrips, which tells me they're 1927s, which are made to look similar to the 1921AC and 1928AC. The "Happy Switch" is a dummy, and many owners convert it into a "bolt holdback" to lock the bolt when loading a drum. (On closed-bolt semis you need a third hand to hold the bolt open while you load a drum, a problem the open-bolt FA's don't have.)DerMann said:Nice to see one of the gentlemen has a fully automatic Thompson, even if it looks to be an M1A1, which is technically an anachronism.
The friend who checked me out on his 1928 and M1 has the same credentials--next best thing to having a license for the toys is having a friend who does!Talbot said:I have a mate in TX who has a licence to manufacture firearms for the Armed Forces. Gatling guns last time I visited. Compulsive collector with more items than he can keep track of. Nice guy though, he gave me a new Ruger 380 when I was there, but I had to decline - couldn't get it home. He's building some 50 cal rifles at the moment for his own amusement and to give to some buddies. "Gun control means never having to say, I missed you"
Right back at you, Matt --actually, I prefer to shoot with gals over guys 'cause it's a no-lose situation: having company, and then if she takes me up on my standing offer of "loser-buys handicap-match" I have a crack at upgrading to having a companion at dinner as well.carebear said:Some of the biggest growth in the shooting sports has been among women.
A welcome change, I've spent wayyyyy too much time hanging out with guys like Dback and Story in my shooting career.
"You can't beat a girl who shoots!" lol
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