![]() Don't know if this is unique to the fit of this drum and this gun or not but thought I'd pass it along. I'm going to just leave it alone rather then trying to tweak it. If the front slide were slightly higher, lowering the front of the drum, it would solve this problem. If I push the bottom forward it will hold the bolt in any position you open it to. If I hold the bottom of the drum and pull it towards the rear there is no rub at all. The bolt occasionally rubs on the feed lips causing light hits. I had it to the range again yesterday qnd it ran without a problem.A note about the repro Crosby drum I'm using. If that web doesn't stick out far enough I can see where you would get light hits because the bolt would be all the way forward without a strong enought impact to the lever that moves the firing pin (don't know the technical names). They added a thin metal shim to the inside top and added weld and machined down the front web that the bolt rests against when in battery. All the parts, with the exception of the receiver itself, are WWII Savage or AOC. They charged over 2k for the rebuild, I have a copy of the receipt. It was unfired, from OOW, when I received it. Were these conversions finished receivers that hadn't been assembles into guns yet? This gun was sent to OOW and received back 30 days before I bought it. 45 MI" on the left side just below "Thompson Machine Gun". I made sure to confirm it wasn't a converted semi but didn't know to check for caliber conversion. Slightly disappointed to find out this is a converted. ![]() The WH mag catch it easy to tell, it is usually a purpled color. T-6 thru T-9 are current variation that describe hunter barrels, stainless, 16', 21' scope models and so on. I will soon, but just looking for the right set. For those of you shooters out there T-1 - T-4 typically have the solid locking lug, which generally require changing to use on the newer frames,easy open started at serial 195,000. The only thing I did not replace was the mag catch and the levers. I have run across a few, but there are a bazillion old bolts out there. They did not have a stamp on the back or side. ![]() At least I have been told they were theirs. Take the WH actuator and throw it out and put in a good military one and no problems either. Mine did have a Savage bolt, but a WH actuator. We got it out and put in a military buffer pilot and it has run fine since. Of course it had to be a Tracie Hill's shoot. Mine broke the first time I was at a shoot with it. Mine is 587A and it had the very evil WH buffer pilot. Not true on all the 3 digits being military parts. It has a Savage bolt and actuator not sure if they were original to the gun or not. On 90 of the guns it is stamped on the right side of the barrel as 'Thompson/Center Rochester New Hampshire' and 'HAWKEN 45 Cal' along with a serial number on the left side. I'm waiting on paperwork to pick up 1487A made in 1980. Was there a point in the serial number range or date when the parts became more likely West Hurley than military? I've always heard if you were in the three digits if was all military. ![]()
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