If you want a Thompson but it's too rich for your blood, check out the A-180, which is kinda like a Tommy gun but in .22 lr. Uses pancake mags. Tons of fun! Ian at Forgotten Weapons has an episode on it.
I worked my way thru college in the 70’s as a prison tower guard on night shift. We had a 30/30 rifle, an 870 shotgun and a Thompson in each tower. All the firearms had a paper tape that would break if you chambered a round. For fun, we’d field strip the weapons without breaking the paper tape just before shift change - without breaking the tape. We’d lower the key in a bucket to our replacements then beat feet before they got to the top of the tower. They’d then have 15-20 minutes to get the firearms reasssembled without breaking the tape before the sergeant of the guard made his rounds. The Thompson was always the toughest - seems like you needed 3 hands to accomplish some of the procedures.
If you want a Thompson but it's too rich for your blood, check out the A-180, which is kinda like a Tommy gun but in .22 lr. Uses pancake mags. Tons of fun! Ian at Forgotten Weapons has an episode on it.
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I've got to shoot them several times. Most fun you can have with your clothes on!
I worked my way thru college in the 70’s as a prison tower guard on night shift. We had a 30/30 rifle, an 870 shotgun and a Thompson in each tower. All the firearms had a paper tape that would break if you chambered a round. For fun, we’d field strip the weapons without breaking the paper tape just before shift change - without breaking the tape. We’d lower the key in a bucket to our replacements then beat feet before they got to the top of the tower. They’d then have 15-20 minutes to get the firearms reasssembled without breaking the tape before the sergeant of the guard made his rounds. The Thompson was always the toughest - seems like you needed 3 hands to accomplish some of the procedures.
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