Another method is show below. It is also possible to convert the drum to 30 round capacity, by modifying the feed tracks. The instructions to the left are circulating right now, and were drawn up by Auto Ordnance, in response to the large number of ten round drums in circulation. Now that the ban has ended, there is no reason for Americans to be saddled by the limitations of the ten round drum.
Unfortuantly, several states have quietly succeded from the union, and are no longer under the Constitution. Along with their fellow socialists in canada, the rulers of these rogue states have forbidden their subjects to own magazines which hold over ten rounds.
California, Hawaii, New Jersey and New York all have bans against magazines holding over 10 rounds, and Massachusetts requires a special license. Maryland bans magazines which hold over 20 rounds. In addition to some state restrictions, some localities like chicago , may have bans of their own. The prudent gun owner will want to check the law before undertalking such a project. The Legendary Thompson. Personal Observations. It's all a matter of the Details. The original Cutts Compensator was a sort of precursor to the Magna porting, and other recoil control devices in use on today's modern handguns.
An adjustable leaf sight, just like on the original, which folds down to become a standard notch sight. The leaf sight itself is a peep sight which can be adjusted up and down a sort of a ladder.
The photo to the right shows the delicate sight folded down out of harms way, while the photo at left shows it raised, for use at longer distances. The barrel is ribbed, like the original, and the front grip never quite comes in contact with it. The front grip actually fits onto a metal extension of the frame.
The top mounted cocking lever is knurled, and machined with a large U shaped notch to allow use of the sights. This would seem to make the gun somewhat ambidextrous, except for the right side ejection. The cocking lever is a bit hard on the hands.
No wonder you always see them wearing gloves in the gangster movies. The knurling, along with the edges of the notch in the center, combine with the very heavy bolt return spring to make quick cocking of this piece a memorable occasion, but one not likely to be repeated. Installing a Thompson Drum Magazine. Imagine doing all of this out on a battle field, while you are being shot at, and holding an empty Thompson. Insert the "Third Hand" key up the keyway, while depressing the magazine release.
The Third Hand will remain locked in place, once you let go of the magazine release. You can leave it in, the whole time the drum magazine remains in place A photo of the Third Hand is directly below:. Pull the cocking lever all the way to the rear, and push up on the "Third Hand". This will lock the bolt back. The top of the Third Hand trips a lever which holds the bolt open. Once the bolt is held open, the Third Hand may be removed, though it is a better practice to leave it locked in place, to prevent loss.
With the bolt now held back, insert the drum from the left side only. Inserting it from the right could damage drum locking tabs, or your gun. You will need to insert the guide rails of the magazine into the cut outs on the frame.
It may help to partially release the magazine catch. Push it in until it snaps into place. You are now ready to play Elliot Ness. To remove the drum, you must insert the "Third Hand" back up the keyway, if it is not already there, and lock the bolt back, as during the initial installation.
This is potentially dangerous, if the drum is still loaded. Needless to say, the safety needs to be on. The Third Hand fits up the same keyway that acts as a guide for the stick magazine rail.
Thus the Third hand can not remain in the gun, if a stick magazine is to be inserted, though it can remain in a gun with a drum installed, or with no magazine in place. Release the magazine catch, and slide the drum out the left side of the receiver. Never push it to the right. This photo shows why. If you look towards the lower left hand side of the photo, you will see a pair of convex extensions stamped into the metal plate affixed to the drum.
These form a catch for the magazine release. Note that they are on the left hand side of the drum. Should you attempt to insert the magazine from the right side of the receiver, you will find the receiver opening too narrow, and the catches, being stamped into a sheet metal cover, will probably become deformed, and ruin the magazine. This will also scratch up your gun. Loading the Thompson Drum Magazine. Remove the winding key, by puling up in it's central tab, and sliding it back. Then lift the top cover to expose the inside of the magazine.
Filling the outer ring first, load five cartridges into each partition. Replace the cover, and reinstall winding key. Note that the winding key only fits when lined up with two small slots milled into the winding spindle, shown here. Wind magazine, according to size, and instructions inscribed on magazine body.
The Thompson Drums These all metal, key wound magazines are one of the earlier drum magazine designs. The legendary "L" drum, made famous by gangsters, and FBI men alike. For most people, this is THE Thompson magazine. Weight 4. This is the Auto Ordnance answer to the ridiculous magazine ban which afflicted gun owners for ten years.
The "X" designation was appropriate, as the ban which spawned this magazine was obscene. You can see that the cartridge guide is very much shortened; otherwise it seems to be constructed the same as the L style magazine. Weight 3 pounds loaded Diameter 6. The 39 Round The XL Photo taken from web The 39 round magazine is a single track drum, designed to greatly simplify the original design. You might also notice that the arms of the "spider" are considerably thinner, and that the guide by the feed lips is much shorter.
This allows the first and only row of cartridges to hold 39 rounds, rather than the 30 rounds held in the first row of the dual track "L" magazine. Weight 4 pounds loaded Diameter 6. These had three layers of cartridges, rather than the usual two, and were increased in diameter, over the standard "L" 50 round drums. These huge magazines were not without problems, and they were reputed to have some feed troubles. They also weighed a colossal 15 pounds, when loaded.
Choose which article fits your learning style. These articles also can be utilized for the. Please note some key differences on our G lower receiver as you read through the articles. When they discuss the bolt catch assembly, our system uses a stainless steel dowel pin and set screw rather than the roll pin that comes with most lower parts kits. Just ignore these sections that don't apply.
Install the spring, bolt catch plunger, and bolt catch using our stainless dowel pin to hold the bolt catch in place. Finally, install the small black set screw to secure the dowel pin. Because the back of the follower can't reach the bolt catch, the bolt catch won't be engaged automatically. The extended part of the follower will hold the bolt open when the last round is fired but the bolt will drop The Catch22 was designed around Ceiner style bolts.
Because of this,. If you have a question about something not listed here, please contact us below. Close menu. Facebook YouTube. Catch22 V2 Bolt Catch. Sold Out. Catch22 V1 Bolt Catch. Lightened Bolt Catch Spring. This offers the best functionality with the Catch22 bolt catch. With the magazine and adapter, you will have the exact same functionality as a standard. Unfortunately though, they will not engage the Catch22 after the last round is fired.
Black Dog Machine Gen I magazine. I installed the Catch 22 on my. I just wanted to let you know how happy I am with your product. I previously tried a competitors product and found it to be unreliable. Not the Catch It works reliably every time. Thanks for a great product and great customer service. I previously tried the Better-Mag, and that system, while in theory, should work, it didn't because it was either too tightly fitting, didn't close properly, and the bolt catch got frozen.
I suppose it may be the result of an over-complicated system. Yours is simple, and works. Love it! I tried a competitors adapter slides into a lower that was supposed to be the end all answer for a properly functioning LRBHO.
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