Interesting item on the Bay

[alanint]

Originally Posted by ithacaartist

I've read about these... What was it like? Did it have that "floaty" feeling others have described with a Thompson? What sort of rate of fire? (I'd guess 20-24 rounds a second) I had an Erma ep-22 go auto for 3-4 shots, they went pretty quick!

The gun is very fast at 1,200-1,400 RPM. The action does feel odd as there is no pushback but an odd climb. With a stock and Trommel mag it is still a fun experience.

I now forget which period conversion this was, but the gun belongs to a local collector and is the one featured in Sturgess's book.