what submachine guns are out there that are semi auto only? i have no need from a class 3 gun or license. idk if anyone even does make them and if they do is it possible to get one without taking a mortgage
I've found most semi-auto carbines (the proper term for them) to be less than satisfactory. They are heavy, to withstand the recoil of full-auto firing - so they tend to be far heavier than their size would suggest. Accuracy is usually not the best - they weren't intended as gnat-poppers. Ergonomics are generally lacking. Triggers often are slap-happy. Sights tend to be rudimentary.
Barrels must be of legal length, so we lose the handy shortness of many subguns.
Still, I'd love to have a semi-auto Thompson . . .
There are several models out there but, really, they are good for those interested in the design as they are not good at target work or the accuracy needed for hunting. If you just want the design then get the Khar Thompson look a-like.
Unless you get something registered as a pistol, an SMG is going to be a short-barreled-rifle and subject to Form 4, $200 tax stamp and, as you said you didn't want, "Class III". Plus, in some states (such as mine), SBS's and SBR's are outright illegal.
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Unless you get something registered as a pistol, an SMG is going to be a short-barreled-rifle and subject to Form 4, $200 tax stamp and, as you said you didn't want, "Class III". Plus, in some states (such as mine), SBS's and SBR's are outright illegal.
just those reasons , gawd we are so good Just a Car
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TommyGunner.com - Resource for Thomson SMG Tommy Gun Shooters and Collectors They have new semi-auto Thompsons for sale at various prices and styles. Check your state laws before purchasing. All NFA firearms transactions are handled by T.S.C. and a SOT copy in Blue Ink is required to ship. T.S.C. will only ship NFA items to a SOT holder with the proper copy....NO EXCEPTIONS SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK! Price does not include transfer tax to be paid by the customer to the ATF.
man would i love to have a tommy gun even if it was semi auto. i actually have a friend whos dad owned a full auto tommy gun with a 50 round drum AND a full auto AKS-47. Idk if they were registered let alone legally owned (his dad now resides in the state penitentiary on multiple major drug charges)
you can get a semi auto tommy gun full lenght rifle from auto ordanece for like 1000 bucks that takes the drums , with out a class 3 its just if you get a short barrelled rifle when you need the stamp
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Saw a "Commando Mk.45" today at the gunshow - a semi-auto .45ACP weapon styled after the Thompson - not a direct copy. Never liked them in pictures. In the metal? Hoowee! Lust was strong in this Dawg! It looked like great range fun! But my wallet said "NO!"
Danggit.
Big Dog, that Commando version of the Thompson looks like the one my dad carried in World War II - at least, it has all the features he spoke of. I always thought it was about the optimum version of the Thompson for military use. (Dad actually wound up in front of his battalion commander because an order had come down restricting carriage of the Thompson to sergeants and up; and rather than use a Garand he'd taken to carrying a Schmeisser on patrol. His arguments were persuasive enough that the Colonel told his company commander to give Dad his Thompson back even though he was only a corporal in a sergeant's job. He really loved that weapon.)
I think I'm going to start saving up my pennies. From what I have read in Massad Ayoob's books, there are three sounds that will scare an intruder to death: the ti-CHAK of a 12-gauge pump action chambering a round; the whirr-SNAP of a M1911A1 slide snapping closed; and the ka-chook of a Thompson's bolt locking into the ready-to-fire position. Dad always appreciated fine machinery, and if he liked the Thompson I'll happily settle for a semi-auto version.
And they even say they're coming out with a MK5sp "semi-auto" "pistol" version that would be the only way to get it without it being a "short-barreled rifle" and the only way I'd be able to legally own one in Washington State (SBR's and SBS's are illegal here). I definitely like the idea that the calibers will be interchangable and they're planning on making it a 9-caliber weapon. Hope they're not too expensive (yeah, right!).
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