telsono wrote: |
I was hoping that I didn't have to do a retro-fit of an M1A1. |
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Which winds up a kettle of worms. Some of the M-1 Tommies would accept the vertical fore grip, but must were issued with the straight grip to conserve wood.
Note, too, the M-1A1 only takes the 30 round "stick" magazine, too.
So, while whittling off that fore-end, off goes the mag, too, to make a well big enough for drums . . . Oh, and the vertical foregrip ties into the front of the drum carrier on the reciever, so it "shows" a lot of light under the barrel (gee, let's carve up this tiny bit of plastic, and remove most of the attchement points . . . )
That 54mm Untouchables Tommy is nice, though. It's a very nice rendition of the M-1928 Tommy. Barrel fins, big fat drum mag, the works. Tommy trivia: the mags were named for their capacity. So the box mag is an "XX", the drums were "L" and "C" (and that 100 round drum is a bear to fill up with two boxes of ammo, too).