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'88Scrat · September 9, 2012, 06:52 PM

At the risk of asking a stupid question are you sure the Thompson isn't supposed to fire from an open bolt? I know some of the older military issue ones were open bolt and others (M1A1s I think) were fired from a closed bolt.

September 9, 2012, 06:52 PM	#2
'88Scrat Senior Member Join Date: July 11, 2011 Location: Kansas Posts: 549	At the risk of asking a stupid question are you sure the Thompson isn't supposed to fire from an open bolt? I know some of the older military issue ones were open bolt and others (M1A1s I think) were fired from a closed bolt. __________________ BOOM