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Looking for any and all information on this gun...apache arms .45 cal thompson semi-auto rifle clone. Thank you.
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The "Apache" was an almost exact copy of the Spitfire semi-auto and SMG. Do a quick search for "Spitfire" on the web and some info will come up.
Open-bolt, semi auto, uses greasegun mags and a Thompson butt (fixed). Poorly designed trigger group, and some extractor/feed ramp issues. Very easy to convert to full automatic......was not well liked by the ATF. |
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I saw that on ProxiBid and remember it from way back when...Ugly POS...
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sheepherder, did you own, shoot or are you commenting on the ad (Ugly POS) you saw?
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![]() Firing it, I have no idea. ![]() Is that your Apache? ![]()
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Is that your Apache? Yes - Thats her...
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Good luck on your sale!
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As I said in my first post "Looking for any and all information on this gun.." Don't really care what you think about her looks.
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Apache Arms of Tempe Arizona manufactured a .45 caliber semi auto rifle around 1968. Externally, it resembles the Spitfire or Volunteer series weapons of the same caliber. The Spitfire and Volunteer models used a tubular receiver, the Apache used a square type, closer resembling the Thompson. It also has a cast alloy muzzle attachment designed to give the appearance of a compensator but it has no operational merit. Internally, it differs radically from the Spitfire and Volunteer. It had a barrel length of 16.5" and an overall length of 37.5" and used a M3 30 round mag. Apache Arms later changed their name to Bowers Industries and moved to Mesa Arizona. Quote:
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