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Post by menditman on Nov 29, 2022 22:48:55 GMT
OK, So I bought one a couple of weeks ago off Doyley ( grand bloke him) , mainly for use as a photo prop but, as always, the will to use it wins. After putting 4 magazines through it was so uncomfortable to shoot that I had to put it away.
It's probably 45 years since I fired the real things and don't remember any problems then , even after putting 25 rounds through each of more than 60 guns for test purposes . Possibly a lot more but in dribs and drabs rather than than big batch I remember well .
Reading through another forum, I find that Pete mentioned having the same problem as did somebody else.
QUESTION.......... How many others have the same problem of the front of the buttstock pressing against the back of one's right thumb.?
The discomfort caused makes me wary of firing it and takes away some of the fun of using what is essentially a fun gun. It maybe that some of us have large hands and the gun was originally designed when people were generally smaller.
Thoughts please?
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Post by Wild Bill on Nov 30, 2022 10:33:42 GMT
I have to say that I do not get any discomfort when using mine. I have medium size hands. Not noticed any problems myself.  |
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Post by flatrajectory on Nov 30, 2022 19:38:04 GMT
Andy , the o.p. was talking about humans not Aliens ...  |
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Post by Wild Bill on Nov 30, 2022 21:24:29 GMT
Andy , the o.p. was talking about humans not Aliens ... You'd best not answer him either then.  |
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Post by Wild Bill on Nov 30, 2022 21:25:17 GMT
Seriously, just got the M1A1 out again to see if I can feel any discomfort and I can't. |
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Post by Doyley83 on Nov 30, 2022 21:49:18 GMT
I never had any discomfort from it when it was mine, lovely bit of kit
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Post by flatrajectory on Dec 1, 2022 10:20:58 GMT
It is very strange , both the op and I get serious discomfort when using the Thompson. This is the reason I don`t own one .... I would love one, it`s iconic and the Umarex version is a great shooter. Of course , I can use it without my thumb going numb..... if I fire it from the hip.!!!! Pete.  |
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Post by Wild Bill on Dec 1, 2022 13:29:18 GMT
Well just had a shoot with mine in my garage range. 3 magazines worth. Trying to see where this discomfort is coming from that you guys are explaining. And guess what, I still don't get it. Mystery.  |
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Post by CaptDAR on Dec 1, 2022 13:38:43 GMT
Perhaps their underpants are too tight 😆
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Post by twodoctors on Dec 1, 2022 13:40:58 GMT
If you remove your bondage gear before shooting it might help...
...I'll get my coat.
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Post by flatrajectory on Dec 1, 2022 14:30:19 GMT
Well just had a shoot with mine in my garage range. 3 magazines worth. Trying to see where this discomfort is coming from that you guys are explaining. And guess what, I still don't get it. Mystery. Basically Andy, when holding the Tommy in the normal shoulder aim position, finger on the trigger... the large thumb joint knuckle ( where it joins your hand) is pressing into the underside of the shoulder stock, due to the way the stock is shaped. It really hurts after a few minutes. I don`t have a Thompson or I would take a photo. Pete. |
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Post by HeadHunter on Dec 1, 2022 16:22:28 GMT
Can the 'bump' not be sanded off to ease the fit ?
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Post by Wild Bill on Dec 1, 2022 16:26:25 GMT
Well just had a shoot with mine in my garage range. 3 magazines worth. Trying to see where this discomfort is coming from that you guys are explaining. And guess what, I still don't get it. Mystery. Basically Andy, when holding the Tommy in the normal shoulder aim position, finger on the trigger... the large thumb joint knuckle ( where it joins your hand) is pressing into the underside of the shoulder stock, due to the way the stock is shaped. It really hurts after a few minutes. I don`t have a Thompson or I would take a photo. Pete. I get that Pete. But it does not hurt or bother me to the degree that I notice it. Perhaps some people are just different.  |
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Post by HeadHunter on Dec 1, 2022 16:37:33 GMT
Basically Andy, when holding the Tommy in the normal shoulder aim position, finger on the trigger... the large thumb joint knuckle ( where it joins your hand) is pressing into the underside of the shoulder stock, due to the way the stock is shaped. It really hurts after a few minutes. I don`t have a Thompson or I would take a photo. Pete. I get that Pete. But it does not hurt or bother me to the degree that I notice it. Perhaps some people are just different. - springs to mind, lol |
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Post by flatrajectory on Dec 1, 2022 18:51:24 GMT
Yes thank you Shaun...... as it happens, I do have large hands for a 5`8" tall, 10 stone chap. Now if the Tommy had a real wood stock I would break out the spokeshave and alter as necessary, but it being hollow placcy....!!!!!
Pete.
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