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9 Feb 2024 Garand Picture of the Day
Last edited by Mark in Rochester; 02-08-2025 at 03:38 PM.
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Must have been pretty close fighting since he has his bayonet mounted
"good night Chesty, Wherever You Are"
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Originally Posted by
jond41403
Must have been pretty close fighting
The story is...in the jungle they could only see 30 yds so yes, it would be. Elephant grass and such...
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Other guy has drum mag on Thompson.
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early WW2 Rusco 50 rd TSMG drum pouch
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.
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Originally Posted by
RAM1ALASKA
drum mag on Thompson.
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...
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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
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By cutting that down to 20 and 30 round magazines
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.
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.
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That is absolutely beautiful!
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In stealth it would be a noisemaker.
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.
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