Shattered

Same here...several responses and no follow ups.

The aluminum upper is original from West Hurley. The complete gun was made this way. These guns were originally left the factory in 22 LR. Not all that many were made (500?) and a LOT of them were converted into 45 cal guns, BY West Hurley by destroying the aluminum uppers and banging the serial number onto a steel upper. ATF came back with a stop and desist order to WH as well as a bunch of other guns being illegally renumbered. A bunch were done this way and if you ever see a steel upper with a TF serial number in 45 cal, be aware that ATF may go after it some day. The TF series denotes an original 22 LR gun. Some say less than 200 still exist...I have no actual idea.

Could be Thompson, Browning A-4, HK 91-93…how long?

The problem with the Marine Reisings was the USMC themselves. In true Marine fashion, they didn’t realize the guns were assembled and tuned per gun. When you strip down a bunch of guns and put all the bolts in a bucket for cleaning, just how many of the guns MIGHT get their original bolt back? Might be a problem, ya think?

I’ve got a West Hurley Thompson 1928 in 22 long rifle here for $10K. Original gun…aluminum upper, all original steel lower, 2 mags and a drum.

If you shoot it, or your interested party shoots it in an MG, you will have to check each and every round for split necks. The Turk brass is brittle. Have no idea why, but if a round goes in say a 1919, the round will usually leave the bullet in the feed area and shove a bulletless cartridge up into a very hot chamber making for an “interesting” display. Some of the Turk is extremely volatile. Bent top covers have been reported after a chamber explosion. Most Turk ammo is being sold as component ammo only. I.E, you are buying the bullets only. Pull’em apart, toss the powder into the garden/lawn and scrap the brass. Last cases I bought were .07 cents a round, a year ago.

I have one that I used on a 16. It’s presently sitting on a semi receiver. Always worked fine, but needs modified Grease Gun mags. I started to modify a dozen mags and have the sides milled back but really haven’t touched them since the 16 was sold.

Doubt it… nothing is going to replace the Creek gun show.

Yeah…the round would have to be INSIDE the chamber of a hot barrel to cook off. Axe me how I know…

I had the exact same problem. Happened AFTER I installed a set of new Wolff springs. Turns out my action bar and the part that engages it was worn. Black River Militaria in Cavendish, VT fixed it up and it runs like a raped ape. Very happy with the job that Bubba did. He also installed new mag well pins.

Ummm, you might not be happy with one of the 308 pushers as they shove the round too far and twist the hell out of the belt. They made them too long. If you add an 1/8 inch of anything to your ‘06 pusher, you’ll be much happier… and the rounds won’t fall out.

I did. It was pretty seamless and the whole deal only took about 20 minutes…start to finish. One stop dealio. However…Silencer Shop held my package for a while until they had enough submissions to bother sending in. Added a couple months to the wait. ATF didn’t get my payment until 2 months after I did the kiosk thing. Easy, but I won’t be doing it again.

Wouldn’t miss it.

Dunno…those last year issues were massively produced. I’d still try to get $10 at least.

Not sure of the end date…wife has a shirt from the last shoot, but basically the guys that ran it just got tired.

And you are a business owner…not so easy for the private owner.

I first started going to the North Country MG shoots sponsored by Long Mountain Outfitters and the Minuteman Gun Club. They ran a series of shoots in New Boston, NH with 1 to 2 shoots a year. That morphed into the North Country Shoots but with a much larger location up in Stratford Hollow NH. Was the perfect venue. Fabulous location and a small town mentality that LOVED us (and our money)… and we loved spending it. Before the North Country shoots ended, The Maine shoots started. I only went to three shoots there and it was much smaller but just as crowded as North Country. Then there was the West Virginia Shoots started… Thunder in the Hills or something. And you had about 10 years of Bulletfest shoots at The Snode’s Melon Farm in Minerva (Ohio) and Jack Black’s farm down the road…yep. Got so big it was held in TWO locations on the same day. After the New England shoots pooped out, a new shoot called Eden started up. Located in Eden Vermont, it’s at the top slope of a mountain smack-dabbed in the center of thousands of wooded acres at the end of a long, narrow and very treacherous road, (well…for a low rider Silverado, anyhow) That shoot still is in action and I’ll be there in a couple weeks. There were also a series of shoots southeast of Columbus, Ohio at a Christian Radio Station run by a quadriplegic fellow named Rich. Location was Rushville. Another series of shoots was held east of Columbus in Newark on private property. The locals didn’t care for us and always called the local gendarmes who insisted on seeing paperwork. They ran through a couple fellows papers, not knowing what they were really looking at, but we aimed to please. Most guys had one or two Form 4’s that made the coppers happy. It ended when I hit them with a portfolio with over 150 Form 4s…they all of a sudden “had to go”. And the shoot restarted. And of course, you know about Marietta, Ohio. I’ve got extensive photos and videos of everything. Including appearances in several Machinegun News Magazine. By the way, The Hill Country Shoots were in Texas.

I’ve shipped title one guns to out of state FFLs with no problems for out of state customers. It’s dealer preference if they say they don’t accept guns from a non-FFL. Personally, never ran into a dealer that wouldn’t deal with an out of state seller. Seems stupid to throw bidness away…

This is mostly true, but the most simple and aggravation free shipping is FedEx. You package it correctly and TELL THEM it’s a machinegun. They suggest the best way and a cheaper way. Best way is overnite and give them a REAL estimate of the value. It’s the real deal…fast, easy, it DOES get there by 11am/1pm the next day. Safe, secure delivery. Doesn’t get lost, doesn’t get damaged. But….it’s expensive. For me, peace of mind and a happy customer. I really prefer a local buyer and for most of my SOT, it was mainly local yahoos that bought everything. The few I’ve had to sell out of state was done first by USPS, but then they have gotten rather snarky and a pain in the whatzat. UPS didn’t want anything to do with non-dealer firearms. FedEx was a pure pleasure compared to the other 2.

You’ve got to be kidding. Ship an MG for $20-35? Obviously something you’ve never done. Overnite? Insurance to cover a $7-30K gun? Mebbe you tell the shipper you’re sending scrap metal. Fine. What happens when something happens to your shipment and you need to be made whole?

You’re not going to see another event like this. SAR West and East never came close to the Creek, and they were the only ones even slightly inclined to actually advertise NFA and parts. End of an era.

Really starting to miss those 2 Pre sample $400 MP-5s I picked up out of New Jersey.

What’s a W.H. 1928 Thompson in 22 Long rifle worth to you?

Don't blame you. I don't sell guns often, but when I do, it's ALWAYS overnight shipping. I just kinda always expect a serious buyer to overnight funds as well. Right now the Post Office service just sucks so bad. Wife's friend JUST got a Christmas card delivered last week. It was sent out early November.

Yep...online. It said out of stock at my local store but I guess the warehouse had it. It changes rapidly...check often.