THOMPSON 22CAL CONVERSION KIT

[bros]

Have a line on a kit that includes bolt, bolt carrier, barrel and magazine. It is supposedly for a 1927A1. I have completely no knowledge about these kits and at the same time very limited knowledge of the Thompson in general. Are these a complete after-market manufactured item? Do they work in a full auto mode as well as semi and what should a kit like this go for in $$$$...a rough estimate please so a fair offer can be made....this is assuming that parts are correct and condition is at least good including one magazine. Are they a well made reliable conversion kit?
Thanks guys.

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[browningautorifle]

It actually depends on which one, do you have pics? The ones Numrich sold decades ago were neat and the same as the originals. The originals were a neat toy that did anything the gun did. The 1927A1 you speak of ,may mean it's a semi kit for the extreme long barreled model...with the stretched mag catch hold in the mags. The closed bolt model gun...

The $$ value would depend on which kit... Gunbroker doesn't have any nor does subguns.com.

[RCS]

Best to check the Thompson website where they are discussed, most require additional gunsmith work to iron out known problems. Numrich started
offering a drop in kit in the 1980's using a Reising rim fire magazine insterted in a 20 round TSM magazine, later a 22 rim fire miniature drum was offered.
Never popular and the miniature drum is rare. Other Numrich kits or guns were available in 22 rim fire later on. Ciener also has a nice 22 rim fire kit for
all models of the TSM

[Brian Dick]

I had a Ceiner kit for my Savage M1A1 TSMG but confess that I never installed it or tried it. The price was $750. I enjoy the gun so much in .45ACP that I went ahead and sold the conversion unit for what i had in it as new in the box. The only requirement is that you had to remove the original ejector before installation if memory serves.

[browningautorifle]

I enjoy the gun so much in .45ACP

Got to agree with you there...I'd likely want a dedicated gun for that. I used the sub cal in my FN on auto enough to know they're great and hard on an ammo budget though.

[bros]

Thanks guys for the input......I was browsing a auction site and there I found the kit. I don't own a thompson but never the less the bid seemed rather on the cheap side so I became rather curious and interested.....maybe I could use it for trade bait for something else.
Cheers.