Handgun Evolution

[bama46]

Also a great handgun, but it's main problem was that the spent caps jamned the action much more often than the open top Colt.

that they do... I have found that if i raise the muzzle towards the heavens after firing that the pieces of the spent cap will fall out of the innards. the fun of shootin those old percussion pistols is that you spend a lot of time "fiddlin" with them and less time actually pullin a trigger, thus saving lots of hard earned cash!

 

[coltshooter1]

Sir, I respectfully disagree. I used to have a legal,"Tax Paid" Thompson SMG (the Numrich Model 1928A1-except for a new made receiver, it was all WW II Savage made parts.) I found with practice I could hold a 20 round "Continuous Burst" inside a 8 1/2 x 11 size sheet of typing paper with a bullseye drawn on it on it @ 30 yards.

Of course, that was only to "show off" because the way a Thompson is supposed to be shot is by tapping off two and three round "bursts."

There used to be an Oklahoma State Trooper that did a "Demonstration" with a Thompson SMG. He would hold a 30 round continuous burst inside of a playing card at 25 yards.

Now, a Thompson is a "Jackhammer," if you want to shoot the finest SMG of them all, then shoot a German MP-40. It is smooth as butter and a lot better than a Thompson. As for the "Modern" MAC-10's. One writer said it was a good SMG for a gunfight inside of a phone booth. The writer got it right!

Only problem with the one I was shooting was it had no Cutts Compensator, thus the muzzle climb. I Would love to get my hands on what you have. The MAC 10 is a room broom, you will hit almost everything in the room, but I won't guarantee you will nail the target.

 

[Southron]

Unfortunately, I no longer have the Thompson and a bunch of other guns because of a very expensive divorce my then wife decided that she wanted back in 1988.

On the bright side, now I am married to a much more younger and much more beautiful lady who is a sweetheart and we couldn't be happier.

The Golden Rule of Life I Found Out: "The Problems In Your Life Caused By A Woman Can Always Be Solved By a Younger and Prettier Woman!"

 

[BillO]

Funny thing about younger women, they seem to age at a very fast rate.

 

[Southron]

Yeah, YOU ARE RIGHT!

The up side is that there is always a Never Ending Supply of Younger Women!

I am very Pro-Female, ever since my half-crazy Southern Auntie traced MY family tree all the way back to Adam & Eve.

Seems that 1/2 of all of my ancestors were females!

Ya Gotta Love 'Em!