I have a question about the Thompson you used. I have seen different models of this gun and some have their bolt on the top and some on the side. Are these from different time periods or is it just a different model?
If a Thompson Jams on you, It's because you're either using shit ammo, Or you haven't cleaned it in ages. M1A1 thompsons(model in video) are VERY reliable. I have only ever had one jam on me two or three times, I have put thousands of rounds through my Uncles.
I go to Vegas again it will be to get that divorce or wants detonate a Nuke out thier in Govt owned CRater lake area..wonder how many babies were concieved fro,m 1950s to now in VEgas????
I have cod 5 and the thompson is best war gun because its light, faster reloads, and it shoots faster. I also use dual magiznes with it. Mp40 is also a good gun, but the thompson with dual magazines is better.
Yes it was - they don't let you hang them the right way up at the indoor range as the weapon rises on full auto - you would be spraying the roof. Is that OK with you Einstein???
He's just shooting a controlled 3-4 shots burst...it's alot more accurate than burning all the bullets in less than 6 seconds..it needs some practice before you can control the bursts perfectly though...
Mate you try and fire any longer bursts and see where that gets you - you wil be spraying the roof in no time. As WarrenAch says it's the only way to get any sort of accuracy fro a full auto weapon.
man..you`ll get jams on any gun.especially if its not cleaned...also,this is an old gun,it would be worn,and i doubt that the ammunition they use at a range is of the highest quality...probably some cheap .45 cal mass produced in China and imported.
they jamed alot when they were fresh outa the factory, they over cycle and mis fire due to the faulty bolt design. very unreliable....when they cycle the firing pin does not fire thus no recoil or shot fired to recock the fireing pin resulting in a jam
some ammunition if its cheap, badly made or old causes a firearm to malfunction most of the time. Say you take .45 ACPs from the Korean War and put them into this Thompson, result are a lot of jams and misfires.
i went to las vegas in 2005 and shot the thompson - no jams. mp5 jammed (probably from old age/lots of rounds. if the world turned 28 days later this is what i would be armed with - and i've shot everything full auto.
..or the magazine is worn out. That's common enough, and gets worse as a weapon ages. It's especially bad if kept loaded at all times, then the spring fatigues at a much faster rate.
I've only shot one a few times, but, I never had a jam. I've shot a few full auto clips. The owner says it only jams if you have a fouled feed ramp or a bent mag.
I dont ge tit, On tomaha bach they ran theyre asses of with this weapons without ear protection or Glasses and here they do like you can die already off the sound o.O?
I wouldn't be surprised if the gun needed to be cleaned up, and like weezer601 said, the bullets may not have been seated correctly. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, but the owners of the shop probably only clean those things once a week at best. Like the general consesus on this video has bee, the design is too somple for the gun to simply jam (if it is being properly maintained).
Nice job though of shooting, and I have to admit that I'd love to shoot it, jams and all!! I'm jealous!!!
The only time I had problems with a thomplon jamming was because the bulletts were not properly seated in the clip.you should always tap them to the back of the clip before loading.
thomspon smgs don't jam, the design is way to simple for that to happen, what you were seing in the vid was the guy running out of ammo in his magazine. it skipped him loading a new one right to the part where he pulls the bolt back.
Buddy - I didn't run out of ammo!!! It was jamming OK. And I have editied the video to keep it short. Listen to the shop owner in the background - he says "you still havin problems with that thing" and the reply - :yes!" Get your facts straight and remember - assumption is the mother of all fuckups!
for all of those people talking about tommy guns jamming. check the gun first before you buy to make sure you are getting a well made gun. then have a gun smith look at it after you buy so any flaws can be fixed. and use good ammo ether bought or use good powder when reloading. and never use +p ammo it is not always safe to use even if the gun was made to use +p.
wasnt replace by grease gun for that reason was replaced because the thompson costed to much to make so they made the grease gun because it was cheaper
my semi auto one always jams as well, l almost was killed, because it exploded on me, and jammed a whole bullet(not shell) in the barrel, and later when i went to clean, out it fell. Scared the crap out of me.
Hey sk8forlife90 you really dont know how lucky you are! you live in the US and I guess that in some states you could visit a gun club and perhaps get to shoot one! Here in the UK we only get to see one on Band Of Brothers! But you are right I would love to shoot one myself. We can get them here but only deactivated and unable to fire. Anyway I hope you get to shoot one some day!
thanks dude! someday you should tour the us and if your lucky, you can shoot one just like this. there is a place around conneticut or something that you can just about shoot any gun you ever wanted, including miniguns, anti air guns, even rpg's!
maybe, alls i know is it's back east. i thought it might be in the north east, but can't remember. all's i know is that it's the biggest gun club in america
No froderoo, it's not bullshit. .45 ACP has many "standard loads". Developed in 1906-1907, It was produced by a variety of loadings by the 1940's, using a variety of bullet weights between 110-240 grains. Differing bullet weights and powder charges affect cycling in autoloaders of all types, particularly those using the Blish lock.
I see alot of failure to feed, but I didn't see that gun jam once.
Probably caused by the wrong ammunition. Proper subgun ammunition is +P+, (higher powered). Pistol ammunition is much gentler. Unfortunately it is technically both the "same". You often hear of accidents when surplus military 9mm ammunition is used in pistols and ends up breaking the slide stop or frame of the pistol, because it's loaded too hot.
how come the tompson sub machine guns that the gangsters used back in the 1920s/1930s had round magazines but the ones in saving private ryan had different clips?
the gansters had drum mags that held alot more ammo. The military used stick mags that held 20-30rds. Don't think I've ever seen a tommygun drum mag in military use. coulda been, but I've never seen it.
uh, a little higher for a class 3 full auto. at least the teens. also, your average gunshow rental weapon is not properly cared for. if you take care of it, it will not fail you. if you are a fucktard and never clean your weapons properly or regularly, they will not function the way they are suppossed to
what era? if you're talking the 1921-1928 models, they'll cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $30,000. You can buy brand new ones that have the original body cast but new wood, barrel, and internal parts for about $1200.
do not use wd40 on firearms. wd40 is not meant for the high friction and heat that firearms produce. It will only cause more jamming and wear. Use only oil intended for guns such as Rem. Oil.
That Thompson jammed for me as well at that store, like 10 years ago. I was also getting full auto fire when I set the selector on "single". Their MP40, on the other hand, shot like a dream. They weren't taking care of the Tommy, is my opinion.
Not Powerful? Kill someone only inside 50 meters?!!! I friggin wouldn't want to get hit by a .45 at 51 meters! 230 grains of lead at about 900 fps. Somebody check a ballistics chart and see what kind of ft/lbs that suckers making at that distance. I think its like 365 at the muzzle, probably still more than 200 at that distance. I think what you mean to say is that its only accurate within 50 meters (debatable). Even if it didn't kill you outright shes gonna leave a mark!
yea, how the hell is someone going to say its not deadly past 50 meters? The thompson was never about accuracy, it was about spraying lead ALL over the place.. I wouldnt want one of those things pointed at me...
It's a close range sub machine gun not a long range assault riffle...lol It was not meant to for long range. That's why it wasn't standard issue in WW2 the m1 Garand was. My two favorite guns of all time.
omg the thompson's purpose wasn't "kill them at 60+ meters" u fricken spray the enemy wit lead! At a close-medium range! shootin some1 at long range wit dis, good luck tryin to hit em. waste some clips. m1 garand was made for hittin them at a far range. its more accurate than the thompson
this is a very reliable weapon. this jamming shown in the vid was due to either poor care of the weapon, or a grain of bullet differrnt to the kind that the weapon was originally designed to shoot.
You do realize a registered thompson costs $20,000 right? Then you must pay the tax and register it. Some have sold on impactguns. Contact a class III SOT holder. You must have the proper ffl to transfer title II weapons.
no i meant it im sure it would be fun, as in i believe you shot one and i think it would be fun as well. my dad dont display nothin, he keeps em locked away, except for the .22 but theres no problem with them bein locked up
It had a lot of kickback because of the heavy .45 round and a high rate of fire, so it was difficult to get great accuracy with though. Great weapon Either way.
The Defencemodell 38 (thommys gun or thompson) shot full automatic or semi automatic but the burst of 3 shots...that was a later version with 30 bullet clip and not the old 20 bullet one. And the dudes in the video shot that "stupid" because the weapon got very strong aiming that you are not able to hold it down. It´s better to shoot in bursts....like with most automatic guns.
What do you mean "the dudes in the video shot that stupid because the weapon got very strong aiming?" Speak english! You don't make sense! It's called muzzel flip and without a Cutts Compensator (as is the case with this particular weapon) then you do experience muzzle flip quite dramatically. And also it is possible to do 3 shot bursts by releasing your trigger finger at the right time! You don't have to have a 3 shot burst selector switch.... if indeed such exists?
Any weapon will jam if you use crappy ammo. They take good care of their stuff there. I used to go in there all the time. Thats what happens when 150 tourists a day shoot it. CRAP WEARS DOWN!
shooting at an upside down target? Is he expecting people to hang from the ceiling and cap him ala the professional with Leon or like on Boondock Saints?
i dont think you (andy) deleted my comment but the youtube admin. prolly some prick in here (im gonna gues the Guns Store affiliated) reported my post as spam and it got deleted. Andy, you prolly remember this, it was a comment on another gun range in Vegas that allow full auto and upside target shooting. You even sent me an email for direction. And by shit quality, i was refering to the Gun Store in general. Expensive ammo, limited arms, retarded rules, and uptight personels.
I have a question about the Thompson you used. I have seen different models of this gun and some have their bolt on the top and some on the side. Are these from different time periods or is it just a different model?
DropLikeAPheasant 1 year ago
Now imagen having to use the M1-A1 in the trenches during WW2.
coreybusby 2 years ago
it is bad ammo
AirsoftFaction 2 years ago
If a Thompson Jams on you, It's because you're either using shit ammo, Or you haven't cleaned it in ages. M1A1 thompsons(model in video) are VERY reliable. I have only ever had one jam on me two or three times, I have put thousands of rounds through my Uncles.
aphsknight74 2 years ago 3
I go to Vegas again it will be to get that divorce or wants detonate a Nuke out thier in Govt owned CRater lake area..wonder how many babies were concieved fro,m 1950s to now in VEgas????
CBAsystems 2 years ago
I have cod 5 and the thompson is best war gun because its light, faster reloads, and it shoots faster. I also use dual magiznes with it. Mp40 is also a good gun, but the thompson with dual magazines is better.
knink24 2 years ago
this isnt a game its real life, please get a life.
ps. games are different from real life....
seb120120 2 years ago 9
god, another call of duty fan thinks that video games accurately portray firearms
PickofDestiny08 2 years ago 5
first of all, that game is probably the most UNREALISTIC piece of shit game i have ever played
second of all, the point you made doesnt mean shit in real life,
third of all, stop being a faggot thinking you know shit about guns when you havent even shot one before
TitusRTeh1337Bassist 2 years ago 5
ur stupid
airsoftlover386 2 years ago
was it that hard to put the target picture up right ????
anteracmacash 2 years ago
Yes it was - they don't let you hang them the right way up at the indoor range as the weapon rises on full auto - you would be spraying the roof. Is that OK with you Einstein???
andycranch 2 years ago
for fucks sake i was just asking...
anteracmacash 2 years ago
OK ok no worries. It's just that this questionhas been asked Sooooo many times I am over it....
andycranch 2 years ago
Add your answer to the video description. :)
Did they say why it kept jamming?
I want one SO bad.
headmouse 2 years ago
@anteracmacash lol wow he went off faster than a virgin for the first time
ajonz9213 1 year ago
M1A1 with a cutts comprensator? Is this custom?
O, well, with a cutts comprensator you wouldn't shoot at the roof it you will fire full auto. But yeah, full-auto isn't very accurate.
Love this video. Nice video, nice gun, nice piece of shooting.
Tommygunfreak 2 years ago
Thanks. Ive since been back and had no FTF 's whatsoever. Great fun to shhot!
andycranch 2 years ago
3 Shot fire? What the hell is it man A SMG Shaped M16A4?
FUSION144 2 years ago
He's just shooting a controlled 3-4 shots burst...it's alot more accurate than burning all the bullets in less than 6 seconds..it needs some practice before you can control the bursts perfectly though...
WarrenAch 2 years ago
Mate you try and fire any longer bursts and see where that gets you - you wil be spraying the roof in no time. As WarrenAch says it's the only way to get any sort of accuracy fro a full auto weapon.
andycranch 2 years ago
replace thethe bolt and the boltcarrier with new one, and replace the spring with an light spring ( but remember the recoil will be much bigger
Butthungryassclown 2 years ago
i love the gangster tommys with the drum and foregrip
Leghorn95 2 years ago 3
Why is the target upside down?
Kraimer55 2 years ago
Many gun ranges that allow automatic weapons hold the target upside down, so the recoil of the gun doesn't carry up to the ceiling.
RangerMH 2 years ago 2
Umm...what?
Rotinaj37 2 years ago
Automatic guns have high recoil. They put the target up side down so you aim lower. Gun ranges do this so their ceilings dont get shot.
RangerMH 2 years ago
Do these people always go for headshots or something?
Rotinaj37 2 years ago
man..you`ll get jams on any gun.especially if its not cleaned...also,this is an old gun,it would be worn,and i doubt that the ammunition they use at a range is of the highest quality...probably some cheap .45 cal mass produced in China and imported.
wertpollwert 2 years ago
they jamed alot when they were fresh outa the factory, they over cycle and mis fire due to the faulty bolt design. very unreliable....when they cycle the firing pin does not fire thus no recoil or shot fired to recock the fireing pin resulting in a jam
LazyWaffleman 2 years ago
Ammo ammo ammo, 99% of jams
zrili 3 years ago 2
???
XR6Charged 2 years ago
some ammunition if its cheap, badly made or old causes a firearm to malfunction most of the time. Say you take .45 ACPs from the Korean War and put them into this Thompson, result are a lot of jams and misfires.
Marty32 2 years ago
I love the TOMMY GUN!
GameAssassin95 3 years ago
its not its just hell of old that what happenes with my friends WWII guns
gamergecko 3 years ago
i went to las vegas in 2005 and shot the thompson - no jams. mp5 jammed (probably from old age/lots of rounds. if the world turned 28 days later this is what i would be armed with - and i've shot everything full auto.
obifongkenobi 3 years ago
the original USMC M1 variant .45cal(off shoot of the 1921/1927 rarely jammed.
when some companys retooled them for 9mmP
problems started,
rickb731 3 years ago
Give it some CLP
stetzpilot 3 years ago
thompson is a good gun but i can leave bruise if u use a wierd ammo.
zaft93 3 years ago
How old is that fucking gun?
Ashmatt1554 3 years ago
its a 30 round magazine isnt it with 9mm bullets?
SkorpianVz61 3 years ago
.45 ACP. Larger than 9mm.
Mossy500A 3 years ago
whoops. i knew it was one or the other.
SkorpianVz61 3 years ago
its like a certain 9mm round but the top is flat i think mossys right its a little bigger maybe
ScarletKILLER22 3 years ago
Cheap ammo methinks
silver760 3 years ago 2
..or the magazine is worn out. That's common enough, and gets worse as a weapon ages. It's especially bad if kept loaded at all times, then the spring fatigues at a much faster rate.
NardolTheElf 3 years ago
True, that and I bet that gun could use some cleaning.
tymmay46 3 years ago
It would be awsome if that was dual wieldable...
ilikeuzis 3 years ago
I've only shot one a few times, but, I never had a jam. I've shot a few full auto clips. The owner says it only jams if you have a fouled feed ramp or a bent mag.
skeeterkid25 3 years ago
I dont ge tit, On tomaha bach they ran theyre asses of with this weapons without ear protection or Glasses and here they do like you can die already off the sound o.O?
gielfransen 3 years ago
but at omaha and utah beach (where the americans landed) there where no walls so the sound did not bounce back.
and no you cant die from the sound i tink...
it is only very painful without ear protection.
CBOMPA 3 years ago
whats the differance, 10,000 odd guns firing similtaniously on a beach, or a single tommy firing in the enclosed space.
Prob more echo in the firin range
SkorpianVz61 3 years ago
I just know that it's enough decibels to make me piss my pants :(
Jagguar20 3 years ago
? lol
SkorpianVz61 3 years ago
lol, wat?
Shaunatheexplorer 3 years ago
From what I saw, the weapon is not jamming or malfunctioning. the problem is possibly the magazine or the rounds
navy1025 3 years ago
Ah yes, The Chicago Typewriter.
enigma800 3 years ago 2
The CHOPPER!
TOTHADEATHSON 3 years ago
They should clean the guns better, because when the gun is well cleaned, it rarely jams
OgamerNL 3 years ago
I've been there. I shot the Thompson and the M249 SAW.
gmanflyairforce3 3 years ago
nice shooting,nice gun,screw the jams
WW2LIAM 3 years ago 2
I wouldn't be surprised if the gun needed to be cleaned up, and like weezer601 said, the bullets may not have been seated correctly. I'm not saying you did anything wrong, but the owners of the shop probably only clean those things once a week at best. Like the general consesus on this video has bee, the design is too somple for the gun to simply jam (if it is being properly maintained).
Nice job though of shooting, and I have to admit that I'd love to shoot it, jams and all!! I'm jealous!!!
pwhite73 3 years ago
what do you expect from a worn out 70yr old gun
pre86 rental guns get alot of use
US law prohibits them to build new automatic weapons for civilian ownership
back when your grandpa used that gun in the early 1940s it was new or barely used and
it worked fine
m1a1 are the lowest quality thompsons
m28 are a little better
m21 is even better
turboMATRIX03 3 years ago
The only time I had problems with a thomplon jamming was because the bulletts were not properly seated in the clip.you should always tap them to the back of the clip before loading.
weezer601 3 years ago
it has a cutts componsator on it? i thought only the tommy gun had that...
csnations92 3 years ago
..Tommy gun and Thompson are the same thing.
NHFandHFP 3 years ago
id be affraid to use any ammo that i didnt know was grade a, on a gun like that,,, thats not exactly a taurus .38, lol
IRONSEAN7 3 years ago
thomspon smgs don't jam, the design is way to simple for that to happen, what you were seing in the vid was the guy running out of ammo in his magazine. it skipped him loading a new one right to the part where he pulls the bolt back.
Alexn1067 3 years ago
Buddy - I didn't run out of ammo!!! It was jamming OK. And I have editied the video to keep it short. Listen to the shop owner in the background - he says "you still havin problems with that thing" and the reply - :yes!" Get your facts straight and remember - assumption is the mother of all fuckups!
andycranch 3 years ago
Sorry but how can something jam that fires from an open bolt? How much powder was in the bullets
StevenPunisher1976 3 years ago 2
Looks like failure to loads and a lot of them.
pi0101 3 years ago
That Thompson jammed for me too, as well as not ejecting casings properly. Their MP40 ran like a dream.
rmo52 3 years ago
for all of those people talking about tommy guns jamming. check the gun first before you buy to make sure you are getting a well made gun. then have a gun smith look at it after you buy so any flaws can be fixed. and use good ammo ether bought or use good powder when reloading. and never use +p ammo it is not always safe to use even if the gun was made to use +p.
batfsucks 3 years ago 7
tru but if anything get an original tommy gun from ww2 they dont fail[it was my grand fathers]
KingLegendary1 3 years ago
i didnt know that winchester was reloaded ammo. Stupid
LUGER986 4 years ago
i totally agree with u there
jabooty345 4 years ago
wasnt replace by grease gun for that reason was replaced because the thompson costed to much to make so they made the grease gun because it was cheaper
jabooty345 4 years ago
yes it was cheaper, and yes that is the main reason, but they did jam alot
LUGER986 4 years ago
these stupid things are always jamming, thats why the were replaced with the grease gun, good gun, just jams quite abit
LUGER986 4 years ago
my semi auto one always jams as well, l almost was killed, because it exploded on me, and jammed a whole bullet(not shell) in the barrel, and later when i went to clean, out it fell. Scared the crap out of me.
LUGER986 4 years ago
just to clear it up, the bullet, not the shell was jammed in my barrel because it exploded...
LUGER986 4 years ago
damn man, your lucky! i've always wanted to shoot a thompson sub machine gun. old school mafia style :)
sk8forlife90 4 years ago
Get on down to Vegas - (almost) anything goes!! ;-)
andycranch 4 years ago
Hey sk8forlife90 you really dont know how lucky you are! you live in the US and I guess that in some states you could visit a gun club and perhaps get to shoot one! Here in the UK we only get to see one on Band Of Brothers! But you are right I would love to shoot one myself. We can get them here but only deactivated and unable to fire. Anyway I hope you get to shoot one some day!
brjwsk 4 years ago
thanks dude! someday you should tour the us and if your lucky, you can shoot one just like this. there is a place around conneticut or something that you can just about shoot any gun you ever wanted, including miniguns, anti air guns, even rpg's!
sk8forlife90 4 years ago
r u thinking of knob creek kentucky
thecorpsjohnb 4 years ago
arizona has some places, scottsdale gun club rents them out for 65 bucks
LUGER986 4 years ago
maybe, alls i know is it's back east. i thought it might be in the north east, but can't remember. all's i know is that it's the biggest gun club in america
sk8forlife90 4 years ago
Anonymous name calling from behind a keyboard doesn't make you any cooler than it does right kiddo.
BobbyIronsight 4 years ago 4
No froderoo, it's not bullshit. .45 ACP has many "standard loads". Developed in 1906-1907, It was produced by a variety of loadings by the 1940's, using a variety of bullet weights between 110-240 grains. Differing bullet weights and powder charges affect cycling in autoloaders of all types, particularly those using the Blish lock.
BobbyIronsight 4 years ago
i love the Thompson MI, its a work of art
narutofreak0001 4 years ago
We need Charles Bronson to make one of these videos.
snowchoux 4 years ago
saddam hussein??....i don't understand....-.-'
caenlim93 4 years ago
Yeah - A) before he was hanged and B) they had no Osamas and C)seemed like a good idea at the time...
andycranch 4 years ago
oh, ok, thanks.. i'm sorry...i'm a little slow sometimes ;p
caenlim93 4 years ago
"B) they had no Osamas and C)seemed like a good idea at the time..."
Man, you should run for pres!:-)
Nice shooting tho, lovely sound.
TheHairyHeart 3 years ago
I see alot of failure to feed, but I didn't see that gun jam once.
Probably caused by the wrong ammunition. Proper subgun ammunition is +P+, (higher powered). Pistol ammunition is much gentler. Unfortunately it is technically both the "same". You often hear of accidents when surplus military 9mm ammunition is used in pistols and ends up breaking the slide stop or frame of the pistol, because it's loaded too hot.
BobbyIronsight 4 years ago 2
They should put a lighter spring in the thompson, that would probably solve the prob.
BobbyIronsight 4 years ago
how come the tompson sub machine guns that the gangsters used back in the 1920s/1930s had round magazines but the ones in saving private ryan had different clips?
georgesturdy 4 years ago
the gansters had drum mags that held alot more ammo. The military used stick mags that held 20-30rds. Don't think I've ever seen a tommygun drum mag in military use. coulda been, but I've never seen it.
Pantallicadeth 4 years ago
Correct they were not reliabe enough for military use and took too long to reload, too bulky to carry extra mags etc.
andycranch 4 years ago
plus when they were doing stealth missions in ww2 the rounds would rattle alot reviling there position
noeld08 4 years ago
y did they put a 1928 muzzle on a m1a1 thompson?and did they ever think to clean that gun thats y its jamming
99rawr99 4 years ago
0:44 sounds like somegot hurt :(
kib98 4 years ago
uh, a little higher for a class 3 full auto. at least the teens. also, your average gunshow rental weapon is not properly cared for. if you take care of it, it will not fail you. if you are a fucktard and never clean your weapons properly or regularly, they will not function the way they are suppossed to
pnshmntmma4life 4 years ago 2
you should treat your weapon like it was your own child. only then it will function properly EVERY time.. if taken care of, it will never fail you.
RickyboyH 4 years ago
no shit you have to clean them so many moving parts in those the mp40 is worse
rumrich 4 years ago
automatics are hardest;i think bolt action is easiest.
bully129 4 years ago
how much do guns like this usually cost?
Aeilegs 4 years ago
what era? if you're talking the 1921-1928 models, they'll cost you anywhere from $1,000 to $30,000. You can buy brand new ones that have the original body cast but new wood, barrel, and internal parts for about $1200.
02powerstroke350 4 years ago
u need to take that sum bith apart and oil it up
musicman12345678910 4 years ago
you know it!
andycranch 4 years ago
or just fill up a bathtub with wd40 and throw it in there for a week or 2
musicman12345678910 4 years ago
do not use wd40 on firearms. wd40 is not meant for the high friction and heat that firearms produce. It will only cause more jamming and wear. Use only oil intended for guns such as Rem. Oil.
Twothievesareme 4 years ago
no surprise. these machine gun ranges dont seem to clean there weapons often enough. there fun though arent they
gunnut10613 4 years ago
Heaps o fun! Everyones gotta have a go even if it does jam!
andycranch 4 years ago
That Thompson jammed for me as well at that store, like 10 years ago. I was also getting full auto fire when I set the selector on "single". Their MP40, on the other hand, shot like a dream. They weren't taking care of the Tommy, is my opinion.
rmo52 4 years ago
Not Powerful? Kill someone only inside 50 meters?!!! I friggin wouldn't want to get hit by a .45 at 51 meters! 230 grains of lead at about 900 fps. Somebody check a ballistics chart and see what kind of ft/lbs that suckers making at that distance. I think its like 365 at the muzzle, probably still more than 200 at that distance. I think what you mean to say is that its only accurate within 50 meters (debatable). Even if it didn't kill you outright shes gonna leave a mark!
trebdude1 4 years ago
yea, how the hell is someone going to say its not deadly past 50 meters? The thompson was never about accuracy, it was about spraying lead ALL over the place.. I wouldnt want one of those things pointed at me...
mdsuave13 4 years ago
i dotn care if your shooting .50 cal or .22's i dont want anything shot at me.
erargel 4 years ago 3
haha me too
infamoustyler 4 years ago
mmkay... cool, lot of recoil
Aznsensation67 4 years ago
Thompsons Kick Ass!
WoW386 4 years ago
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This gun isn't really powerful, it can kill someone only within 50 meters.
Unit987654321 4 years ago
Its a 45 acp not a 30-06!!!
junior22587 4 years ago
It's a close range sub machine gun not a long range assault riffle...lol It was not meant to for long range. That's why it wasn't standard issue in WW2 the m1 Garand was. My two favorite guns of all time.
chrissup19 4 years ago
omg the thompson's purpose wasn't "kill them at 60+ meters" u fricken spray the enemy wit lead! At a close-medium range! shootin some1 at long range wit dis, good luck tryin to hit em. waste some clips. m1 garand was made for hittin them at a far range. its more accurate than the thompson
iamawesome124 4 years ago
Yeah, compared to the other smg's during tht period, the thompson was shit, because the other smg's could shoot farther than 100 meters
Unit987654321 4 years ago
originally sold in hardware stores for $200-times have changed
anigma68 4 years ago
dude that was 200 bux back in 1940's.. today that would be like over 2000 dollars..... everything is relative.
But i do have to say it would be cool to head out to the local "ace" hardware and pick up a tommy gun.. lol
mdsuave13 4 years ago
thanks for the economics 101 genius!at the rate of todays inflation what would be the price of a thompson now?about the same as a barrel of oil?
anigma007 4 years ago
i know that i can get an original thompson for about 20k... hows that for inflation.
mdsuave13 4 years ago
maybe when you grow up you can have one.
anigma007 4 years ago
this is a very reliable weapon. this jamming shown in the vid was due to either poor care of the weapon, or a grain of bullet differrnt to the kind that the weapon was originally designed to shoot.
nylonhater 4 years ago
i love this thing .45 cal
fullblood222 4 years ago
probly shitty care of the gun, alot of times itll happen if the gun isnt cleaned and greased with the right stuff.
agumon12 4 years ago
45 cal ammo's expensive man
turboleaf 4 years ago
prolly shitty ammo
EOAS14 4 years ago
I want one where can i get it? the only one i could find was a semi-auto replica.
john1984h 4 years ago
You do realize a registered thompson costs $20,000 right? Then you must pay the tax and register it. Some have sold on impactguns. Contact a class III SOT holder. You must have the proper ffl to transfer title II weapons.
bsdmon 4 years ago
thats an orginal from WWII a full auto modern manufactured would go into the $8,000. Orginals today are rare collectors items.
turboleaf 4 years ago
but then again i was shooting alot with my dads benneli m3 semi auto for while
mattigayass 4 years ago
tommyguns nice never shot one though, but beter yet ive shot a 20 round mag with 308. win fn fal, whish i had a picture of my shoulder a day later
mattigayass 4 years ago
i prefeer the german weapons
knight0700 4 years ago
Hows about the BAR?
000majorwinters000 4 years ago
in your little video game right?
Halofan11 4 years ago
come on, just cuase he said that doesn't mean he hasn't shot any german weapons, ive shot an MP-40 and i like that better than any other gun ive shot
billy2757 4 years ago
i shot a training kar98. its a trainer so it only shoots individual rounds. there isnt a 5 round clip. its pretty fun
Halofan11 4 years ago
im sure, i would like to try out more German guns
billy2757 4 years ago
you dont think i did? i have it in my room
Halofan11 4 years ago
no i meant it im sure it would be fun, as in i believe you shot one and i think it would be fun as well. my dad dont display nothin, he keeps em locked away, except for the .22 but theres no problem with them bein locked up
billy2757 4 years ago
mp-40s are great. Kind of awkward to hold at first but that thing has no recoil at all being so heavy.
bsdmon 4 years ago
well i shot a law enforcement version of the MP-40 and ran a course and shot a 29/30 with it, missed one shot. yeah its a real nice gun
billy2757 4 years ago
I only have a video of my dad shooting my friends nfa mp-40 in my account. I've only put a couple mags through it. A classic for sure.
bsdmon 4 years ago
i love the tommy!!! good vid
Gamer4life1123 4 years ago
Yep da best weapon in WWII
Pimpzilla300 4 years ago
my favourite weapon!
SunnyboyEVOLUTION 4 years ago
the ROT is awesome...
VassiliZV 4 years ago
lol, i mean ROF
Rate of fire
VassiliZV 4 years ago
It had a lot of kickback because of the heavy .45 round and a high rate of fire, so it was difficult to get great accuracy with though. Great weapon Either way.
000majorwinters000 4 years ago
The gun was probably jamming because the interior of the gun hadn't been cleaned properly
devilishfatgatt 4 years ago
thats a nice gun...wanna trade lol jk
eboygangsta 4 years ago
The Defencemodell 38 (thommys gun or thompson) shot full automatic or semi automatic but the burst of 3 shots...that was a later version with 30 bullet clip and not the old 20 bullet one. And the dudes in the video shot that "stupid" because the weapon got very strong aiming that you are not able to hold it down. It´s better to shoot in bursts....like with most automatic guns.
KnorpelDelux 4 years ago
What do you mean "the dudes in the video shot that stupid because the weapon got very strong aiming?" Speak english! You don't make sense! It's called muzzel flip and without a Cutts Compensator (as is the case with this particular weapon) then you do experience muzzle flip quite dramatically. And also it is possible to do 3 shot bursts by releasing your trigger finger at the right time! You don't have to have a 3 shot burst selector switch.... if indeed such exists?
andycranch 4 years ago
if that was on full auto the whole time then them must be in awful condition
EXQD2 4 years ago
I was doing double & triple taps not full auto :-)
andycranch 4 years ago
Any weapon will jam if you use crappy ammo. They take good care of their stuff there. I used to go in there all the time. Thats what happens when 150 tourists a day shoot it. CRAP WEARS DOWN!
Bhelvin 4 years ago
I see - maybe 4 a day going by their records but I get your point!
andycranch 4 years ago
what happens is that you're not cleaning the weapon properly
queputasquiere 4 years ago
Really? A gun store would usually clean their $12,000 machine gun pretty thoroughly I would think!
andycranch 4 years ago
belive me they wouldn't, some of them don't know shit about that
queputasquiere 4 years ago
wow, im happy, i was able to get the fully-auto P90 today :D
beafboy01 4 years ago
Sweeeeeeet!! Get those videos up asap!!!
xtremegirl88 4 years ago
yh, but as its Full-auto its jamming a LOT but im loveing the mag :D
beafboy01 4 years ago
poor thing
dumapies 4 years ago
shooting at an upside down target? Is he expecting people to hang from the ceiling and cap him ala the professional with Leon or like on Boondock Saints?
firefox1042 4 years ago
lol yeah not really true-to-life I'll admit! We have been discussing that - might be time to try the other range down the street!
andycranch 4 years ago
To bad they do not make the full auto version anymore:(
but at least you can still buy the semi automatic versions :D ( but still automatic is cooler )
GODFATHER RULES!!
Miyazaki270 4 years ago
im sure you can find the original blue print and have a machinist make those Full auto parts.
kryptoniterxn117 4 years ago
what the hell? why was my post deleted? I was speaking truth. pffft, wutever, waste your money on shit quality.
kryptoniterxn117 4 years ago
Sorry not sure what you mean - I haven't deleted any comments? What do you mean by shit quality?
andycranch 4 years ago
i dont think you (andy) deleted my comment but the youtube admin. prolly some prick in here (im gonna gues the Guns Store affiliated) reported my post as spam and it got deleted. Andy, you prolly remember this, it was a comment on another gun range in Vegas that allow full auto and upside target shooting. You even sent me an email for direction. And by shit quality, i was refering to the Gun Store in general. Expensive ammo, limited arms, retarded rules, and uptight personels.