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I think that I would make that trade. The Thompson can’t weigh more than the Sig 556R swat. The Sig is a nice rifle, it is just I get tingly when I see the Thompsons.
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Heh heh.....
It weighs 5 1/2 pounds more than a 556R
unloaded....10 1/4 pounds more with a loaded L drum.....
the 27A1's actually weigh more than a 10" bbl 1928 Thompson SMG
They are neat guns.....
try to find magazines already cut to work in the '27's rather than modifying original's......or you might consider the slight mag catch mod, so standard mags will fit...
If you want a "shooter" drum, the Korean made Crosby replicas are actually much more reliable than West Hurley or Kahr drums. Kahr "C" drums are hit and miss.
Nothing more heartbreaking than finding a box full of 1921 Colt "patent date" XX mags at a gun show only to find they had all been cut to fit a West Hurley semi auto.
A lot of the guys over at the machinegunboards Thompson semi forum install EZ-pull spring kits, and recommend polishing up the feed ramps.
Here is a pic I stole from over there.....a Kahr 1927A1 SBR'd with a '21A style bbl and a set of Dan Blocks furniture........