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Unread 07-30-2012, 09:09 AM   #17
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Originally Posted by ithacaartist View Post
I was impressed by its heft.
Yours is closed bolt, yes??? Firing a Thompson open bolt full auto must be very disconcerting...I have fired open bolt autos, and was quite surprised that the delay of the bolt hitting the first cartridge was quite perceptible...and that massive Thompson bolt sliding forward must do wonders for the point of aim...
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