New Thompson 1927 A1

ithacaartist · 09-13-2012, 11:05 AM

Doug,

The mag catch appears round, the catch hole in the mag is oblong. The mag is unmarked and sold to me as "pre-ban" (otherwise, I'd be limited to ten round mags here in NYS.) Economics figure in here somewhere, as I'm about tapped out and would prefer not to lay out any more dough for the moment. I'm thinking I could send the mag back for tuning and testing at the factory. Otherwise, I'm tempted to TIG weld the edge of the catch hole tighter, although, as I said, my stainless tape shims took out 95% of the play; and I'm not sure a different hole for the catch will make any difference in the rest of the ways it fits so loosely. Would the GI version fit the slots any better, where this one seems small?

09-13-2012, 11:05 AM	#18
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,401 Thanks: 7,561 Thanked 2,643 Times in 1,393 Posts	Doug, The mag catch appears round, the catch hole in the mag is oblong. The mag is unmarked and sold to me as "pre-ban" (otherwise, I'd be limited to ten round mags here in NYS.) Economics figure in here somewhere, as I'm about tapped out and would prefer not to lay out any more dough for the moment. I'm thinking I could send the mag back for tuning and testing at the factory. Otherwise, I'm tempted to TIG weld the edge of the catch hole tighter, although, as I said, my stainless tape shims took out 95% of the play; and I'm not sure a different hole for the catch will make any difference in the rest of the ways it fits so loosely. Would the GI version fit the slots any better, where this one seems small? __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

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