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I've had good luck with Robb at Atlantic Wall Blanks (he's a nice guy, too): http://www.atlanticwallblanks.com/

Rob

Try another brand of (hotter) ammo, and see if that helps; maybe your rounds aren't hot enough for it (I know the Swanson blanks are super-hot).

I have the EZ Pull springs and nylon buffer in...

This is what I used on mine, and have never had an issue. One of my buddies used rivets, but they look kinda weird. ;)

Rob

That was probably my crew, the Camp Blanding Historical WW2 Museum. I usually work that event, manning the tables and doing the blank firing demo (when the park allows them to have it)...I had other...

That is a beaut!

Rob

Be prepared to drop between 10,000 and 30,000 USD for a full-auto (depending on make and model, of course....) ;)

Rob

That is pretty cool...thanks for posting it, Story.
Rob

You need to get yourself one of those aluminum foil hats, Dave, when dealing with the "mothership", lol. ;)
Rob

Beautiful weapons, B....but, you've just GOT to do the SBR conversion, though! :D
Rob

I have heard that some guys weld up the catch hole to use in GI catch guns, but that's a lot of concentrated heat on the thin magazine metal. It's easier, if you want to go that route, to mod the...

That's the way I figured it, too, so I gave them a shot (no pun intended ;))...so far, so good. I kept my old buffer and springs, just to be safe. :)

Rob

No problem, B-man...it's all good; I spend most of my life at odds with other people's wisdom, so I know where you're shootin' from. :D

Maybe I typed that wrong: I didn't mean to imply that Kahr...

I've got a tutorial over on http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/, Dave, with photos of how I did mine.

Rob

It's your call, Dave, but I wouldn't touch the aluminum receiver; I've heard nothing but trouble about those, about everything from the exterior finish, to the poor long-term performance.

I think...

Dave,

I'm not a Thompson engineer, lol, but I think the springs you replace are the recoil springs, per se, but the kit comes with a nylon 'buffer' that absorbs all the shock, and doesn't transmit...

Sorry to hear of your woes, Dave....but Kahr will fix you up right; my M1A1 has never given me any troubles (I think I may have had one stovepipe in all the years I've owned it).

Get yourself some...

Sorry to hear you're having so much trouble, Dan...let us know what happens.
Rob

I was going to accuse you of being one, B, but decided I would wait, and do it later. :D
Rob

Not me...but, I keep a spare extractor in the butt of my gun, just in case.

Rob

Here's a few pics of the kit:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v629/ghostsoldier/My%20Impression%20stuff/My%20Weapons/IM000041.jpg
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Lol...'slacking' is my middle name, B! :D

Yeah, I let my kids live at home, too...the world's a tough and expensive place as it is for us older ones, so I try to make it as easy a transition as I...

I'm still here...just working all the time, trying to put the kids through school; one bright note, is my oldest just got his first job as a cop...looks like he'll start pulling his own weight around...

Sent one back, Joe. ;)

Rob

Hey, B...I'm still here. ;) I got a new job, so it's keeping me busy and off the web more than I used to be...but, since it's providing me with more fun-bucks to deal with in the end, I hope to pick...

Good for you, B....I had to tweak mine about 3 times until I had taken enough metal off to make it latch securely....a lot of in-and-out, but it's the safest way.



I have some buddies who tried...