Thread: Thompson Contenders / XP100's

Originally Posted by Tommy

I'm not super versed on the Thompsons, but are they essentially the same action as the single shot rifles? Ie, you could put a stock on one and it's a rifle (with correct barrel etc)

Yes usually Gen 1 actions preferred by pistol shooters due to triggers being easy to lighten. My 223 Rem. barrel is super accurate out to 200yds and my 30/30 barrel not too far behind.
In .22LR amazing how good a match chamber and 10" barrel can perform. Probably doing 2" groups at 100yds with open sights whicj with a 10" sight radius ain't to bad.

Originally Posted by ihmsakiwi

Yes usually Gen 1 actions preferred by pistol shooters due to triggers being easy to lighten. My 223 Rem. barrel is super accurate out to 200yds and my 30/30 barrel not too far behind.
In .22LR amazing how good a match chamber and 10" barrel can perform. Probably doing 2" groups at 100yds with open sights whicj with a 10" sight radius ain't to bad.

Bloody hell that's impressive. Once they are wearing a short barrel and pistol grip, they'd be a pistol (of course), but can they be converted back to being a rifle (and I mean both physically and legally)? @res was selling a x39 barrel recently, amongst others, and I'd have been all over it if I could get the main lump to attach it to

Hi Tommy,

I'm pretty sure they can here in NZ. Plenty of Mohawks have been cut down and turned into 14" pistols so I am sure transferring them from pistols back to rifles can be done. Your freindly AO would be the best person to rule on that. I know of one ansultz 14" Exemplar pistol that is now a very sweet single shot rifle in a beautiful NZ walnut stock. Length overall may be the issue with a 10" barrel but maybe a bloop tube attached may get arounbd this? Not sure.