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Unread 01-28-2022, 07:13 AM   #1
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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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sheepherder, did you own, shoot or are you commenting on the ad (Ugly POS) you saw?
Esthetics only. I did have an acquaintance who bought one. He only had it a couple weeks. Unlike a real Thompson, it has many stamped parts. The same acquaintance also had a deactivated Thompson, and once you've seen and handled a Thompson, you won't want an Apache. Just IMHO.

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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Is that your Apache? Yes - Thats her...
Good luck on your sale!

I still think it's ugly...
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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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As I said in my first post "Looking for any and all information on this gun.."
The guys in Arizona might have some info -

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.


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