I was thinking of using one of WWII Gun's cap-firing M1A1 Thompsons for a Pulse-Rifle build. Is that possible? Has anyone tried it?
Thanks!

i dont see why it shouldnt work, its a great idea
BUT dont buy at wwii guns!
http://arniesairsoft.co.uk/?filnavn=art ... _hobby.htm

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So, I'm in the States, where would you recommend?

After reading the article, I agree they seem to be Japan based, but I guess I missed part of the story. Is there a boycott of these guys going on/bad service/illegal activity/etc?

Please read this and do as asked:

http://forum.alienslegacy.com/viewtopic.php?t=2796

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Done

just dont order from them
i heard the same story on a lot of different boards
you pay..and get nothing
so i just wanted to warn you

where you can get one in the states?
dunno really
i dont think the tommy capfirer is very common this days

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Thanks a lot for the warning. I dug around a bit more - so how about these guys?
http://www.modelguns-worldwide.com/m1a1_military.htm

hm no clue
i have seen this site..but i never ordered there..

maybe ask here: http://ww2aa.proboards45.com
its a ww2 reenacting forum..i think they should know where to get a m1a1 capfirer

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Matt, the modelguns-worldwide folks are OK. Service is good, and they ship fast. But, they set prices with selling to places that can't have real guns in mind, and they take advantage of that. They charge real gun prices.

The price for a thompson PFC gun is only about $100 cheaper than a REAL semi-auto M1A1, such as:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewIt ... =111311036

Which, being from oregon, you could legally own. I know the full auto aspect of the modelguns is also attractive. Just buy lots of extra brass rounds and caps.

Now, I understand you probably don't want your pulse rifle to be a firearm if you're bringing it to conventions or cosplay, etc. I just felt like you should be aware of the price differences.

Just something to think about is all.

Thanks - I dropped a post - we'll see what comes back.

Very good tips! I'm aware the model gun costs are about the same as the real - since I've just about completed my all original parts Pulse Rifle as we speak. All the parts are bought and 70% of the fitting/cutting has been completed. Just need some paint, final assembly fitting, and I'll be posting pics soon enough.

I wasn't aware the semi-autos were legal in Oregon - I might have to buy one to make my PR the real deal. Still would have the deactivated 870 though. That and I might have a lot of trouble moving it around the country if I ever decided to move. Still - very tempting...

In the process of building my real PR and getting spares in case I screwed up (which I thankfully didn't), I ended up with almost enough parts to build two (sans shrouds). I was thinking of just dumping the parts, but if I could build a cap-fire version with the Maruzen M870 (just bought one of those too) - it should be kick-butt and legal to use/fire anywhere - and safe at conventions/fairs. It is funny that all these 'fake' Thompson/870 parts cost about (or more!) than the real deals.

Thanks for the tips - more good ideas to think about.

ive used cap firing Hudson thompson, and for the grenade launcher a cut down cap firing M31 RS2.

Will post pics some time soon hopefully.

LDR