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Post by davejh on Jun 7, 2006 13:34:27 GMT -5
My Thompson has just arrived, but has a bit of barrel wobble, need i worry?
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Post by Russian on Jun 7, 2006 13:50:35 GMT -5
All thompsons at some point get a little wobble. When this happened to me, I grew very worried, since I had heard reports of the barrel snapping off, etc. I took steps, and tightened the screws that seemed to hold the barrel onto the main body of the gun, and that has done it so far. I have heard of people using epoxy, and I would suggest that as well. Also, if you are very worried, you could pick up a Thompson Bridge (See the article on the Thompson for a link) which solves the problem permanently.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jun 7, 2006 14:07:58 GMT -5
One I recently made for a local guy. Couple things could be changed to make it better but the price was right for him  I could have made it sit right down on the bar section of the barrel instead of above it and I could have countersunk the holes a little better but I was in a pinch and in a hurry when I did it. He reports no wobble afterwards. The original tab for the barrel was completly broken off. It is milled out of a single peice of aluminum and the rest of the gun will probally break away around it before it breaks. airsoftgear.com no longer seems to be in business and they wanted an arm and a kidney for the bridge they made as I recall. sv2.teamblackjack.com/worldwar2airsoft/closeup1.jpgsv2.teamblackjack.com/worldwar2airsoft/closeup2.jpg |
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Post by Russian on Jun 7, 2006 14:19:31 GMT -5
Impressive work! And that lies under the front handguard?
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jun 7, 2006 14:23:36 GMT -5
yep, and thanks. I will be making him another with the changes I was mentioning in the next few months to exchange for him.
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Post by Russian on Jun 7, 2006 14:35:03 GMT -5
Can you post some instructions on the construction? I would love to finnaly be assured that the bridging problem is solved.
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Post by CharleyNovember on Jun 7, 2006 14:46:06 GMT -5
It is a milled block of aluminum is all it is with holes for screws. If you have a mill you can do it easy. Guy in the Uk made something similar with two peices of flatbar you could do that without a mill pretty easy.
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I could have made it sit right down on the bar section of the barrel instead of above it and I could have countersunk the holes a little better but I was in a pinch and in a hurry when I did it. He reports no wobble afterwards. The original tab for the barrel was completly broken off. It is milled out of a single peice of aluminum and the rest of the gun will probally break away around it before it breaks. airsoftgear.com no longer seems to be in business and they wanted an arm and a kidney for the bridge they made as I recall.