+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast
Results 1 to 10 of 11

Thread: Colt 1917 with Thompson Barrel and Compensator

Click here to increase the font size Click here to reduce the font size
  1. #1
    Contributing Member rcathey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 11:56 AM
    Location
    St. Louis, MO Area
    Posts
    1,645
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:38 AM

    Colt 1917 with Thompson Barrel and Compensator

    I call it the Loony Tunes gun. Looks like something Bugs Bunny would whip out!

    Some gunsmith was having fun with surplus parts.

    Attachment 118148Attachment 118149
    Information
    Warning: This is a relatively older thread
    This discussion is older than 360 days. Some information contained in it may no longer be current.
    -Ryan

  2. # ADS
    Friends and Sponsors
    Join Date
    October 2006
    Location
    Milsurps.Com
    Posts
    All Threads
    A Collector's View - The SMLE Short Magazine Lee Enfield 1903-1989. It is 300 8.5x11 inch pages with 1,000+ photo’s, most in color, and each book is serial-numbered.  Covering the SMLE from 1903 to the end of production in India in 1989 it looks at how each model differs and manufacturer differences from a collecting point of view along with the major accessories that could be attached to the rifle. For the record this is not a moneymaker, I hope just to break even, eventually, at $80/book plus shipping.  In the USA shipping is $5.00 for media mail.  I will accept PayPal, Zelle, MO and good old checks (and cash if you want to stop by for a tour!).  CLICK BANNER to send me a PM for International pricing and shipping. Manufacturer of various vintage rifle scopes for the 1903 such as our M73G4 (reproduction of the Weaver 330C) and Malcolm 8X Gen II (Unertl reproduction). Several of our scopes are used in the CMP Vintage Sniper competition on top of 1903 rifles. Brian Dick ... BDL Ltd. - Specializing in British and Commonwealth weapons Specializing in premium ammunition and reloading components. Your source for the finest in High Power Competition Gear. Here at T-bones Shipwrighting we specialise in vintage service rifle: re-barrelling, bedding, repairs, modifications and accurizing. We also provide importation services for firearms, parts and weapons, for both private or commercial businesses.
     

  3. #2
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    Yup, looks like a late unmarked Cutts, something made recently. How does it shoot?
    Regards, Jim

  4. Avoid Ads - Become a Contributing Member - Click HERE
  5. #3
    Contributing Member rcathey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 11:56 AM
    Location
    St. Louis, MO Area
    Posts
    1,645
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:38 AM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    How does it shoot?
    With great difficulty haha. It's VERY front heavy.

    It does still chamber 45 ACP -- headspacing on the case mouth or in moon clips.

    These 1917s always seem to have lived a lot of different lives. I've owned three including this one. The other two (S&Ws) came to me in Hogue monogrips. I figure that means they were working guns somewhere not that long ago.
    Last edited by rcathey; 06-21-2021 at 02:47 PM.
    -Ryan

  6. Thank You to rcathey For This Useful Post:


  7. #4
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    I'll bet if you took that pipe off at about 3" and crown, mill and slide a fat blade in for a sight, it'll shoot heavy loads in little rathole groups. I'd put a Hogue monogrip on it as well. Those make magic as far as I was concerned.
    Regards, Jim

  8. #5
    Contributing Member rcathey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 11:56 AM
    Location
    St. Louis, MO Area
    Posts
    1,645
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:38 AM
    Thread Starter
    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    I'll bet if you took that pipe off at about 3" and crown...
    Or, I could....

    Attachment 118174
    -Ryan

  9. #6
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    With that sight, you'll be about twenty yards low at twenty five...
    Regards, Jim

  10. #7
    Contributing Member rcathey's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2012
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 11:56 AM
    Location
    St. Louis, MO Area
    Posts
    1,645
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    08:38 AM
    Thread Starter
    Haha! That gave me a chuckle. That's some non-Euclidian aiming there.
    -Ryan

  11. Thank You to rcathey For This Useful Post:


  12. #8
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    I'd still have a go, just to see. It'd be like trying to stabilize one of those buntliners for some gentleman's offhand shooting.
    Regards, Jim

  13. #9
    Legacy Member baltimoreed's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jun 2021
    Last On
    03-16-2024 @ 10:31 PM
    Location
    Aurora, NC
    Posts
    114
    Real Name
    Ed Evans
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    09:38 AM
    Too bad there are no fins left on the bbl. Needs the fins to keep it cool.
    “Give’em hell, Pike.”

  14. #10
    Advisory Panel browningautorifle's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2008
    Last On
    Yesterday @ 10:05 PM
    Location
    Victoria BC
    Posts
    29,836
    Real Name
    Jim
    Local Date
    03-28-2024
    Local Time
    06:38 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by baltimoreed View Post
    Needs the fins to keep it cool.
    The fins disappeared on the later barrels anyway. Like the .50 M2 heavy barrel, the theory is the large surface allows more air to circulate around the barrel to remove heat. This one's just strange...
    Regards, Jim

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 1 2 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. thompson cutts compensator FS
    By shadycon in forum Other LMG/HMG and SMG Forum
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 11-05-2019, 10:27 AM
  2. 1917 Colt 1911
    By highpower3006 in forum 1911/1911A1 Service Pistol
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 07-17-2017, 09:24 PM
  3. New to me Colt 1917
    By kingpin in forum Other Military Service Pistols and Revolvers
    Replies: 2
    Last Post: 11-11-2014, 09:24 PM
  4. 1917 WW1 Colt 1911
    By 2AD_Vet in forum 1911/1911A1 Service Pistol
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 12-20-2013, 06:13 AM
  5. Another Colt 1917
    By m1crazy in forum 1911/1911A1 Service Pistol
    Replies: 3
    Last Post: 04-02-2009, 10:51 AM

Tags for this Thread

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
Raven Rocks