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Must have been pretty close fighting since he has his bayonet mounted
The story is...in the jungle they could only see 30 yds so yes, it would be. Elephant grass and such...Quote:
Originally Posted by jond41403
Other guy has drum mag on Thompson.
The early Rusco Thompson drum pouch for the 50 rd drum. Rusco also manufactured a drum pouch for the Thompson 100 rd drum back in 1920's.Attachment 138515Attachment 138516
That went south because of the noise they make. They rattle very audibly during trying times. I had one for years and remember it well. I'd have never carried it in action. Plus they added weight at a point you didn't need more, if they were damaged you lost the whole 50 rd capacity. 20s or 30s meant you'd only lose the one. They weren't hard to load but the took a second when you had to go head down to do it. They had a few detractions...Quote:
Originally Posted by RAM1ALASKA
You can certainly tell BAR is trained in critical thinking. Something that would not have dawned on me but something as little as a tiny dent in a drum would absolutely kill it dead making the 50 rounds in it useless in the moment. By cutting that down to 20 and 30 round magazines, it's the safer alternative, losing less ammo in the fight if a dent occurs on a magazine. Things like that, people like me just don't think of haha. But it makes total and perfect sense
We had guys that wanted to tape mags together, swearing it saved on mag change time. Two problems, the open end of the second mag gathered dirt and then you inserted it into the action...and if you lost that super heavy double or triple mag, you lost lots. Just use the singles the way you were taught.Quote:
Originally Posted by jond41403
I had a '28 Thompson for some years as well, I learned firsthand of the rattle and weight. On ranges it was fine, for gangsters and such. In stealth it would be a noisemaker.
That is absolutely beautiful!
During the Vietnam war SPEC-OPS guys liked to carry cut down RPD's, which used a drum. They would cut a piece of linoleum to insert in the back of the drum which significantly cut down the "rattle factor" and were quite happy with the results. The same could be done with Thompson drums however as mentioned the weight was a factor and the sticks were preferred by those who did carry Thompson's. Personally I think the Thompson a superb jungle warfare weapon. Weight aside.Quote:
Originally Posted by browningautorifle