Auto-Ordnance Announces the New Lightweight M1 Thompson

[Talyn]

Auto-Ordnance is introducing a modern evolution of a combat classic with the release of the Lightweight M1 Thompson.

Chambered in the legendary .45 ACP, this new iteration retains the iconic silhouette of the original military workhorse while drastically increasing its portability and accessibility for the modern shooter.

By engineering the firearm with a high-strength, lightweight alloy receiver and simulated American Walnut polymer furniture, Auto-Ordnance has achieved a significant weight reduction of approximately five pounds.

This makes the new model 34.8% lighter than the traditional steel-and-wood TM1, a design choice that provides the classic look of the "Tommy Gun" with the added benefits of reduced shooter fatigue and a more competitive price point.

Each Lightweight M1 Thompson comes standard with one stick magazine and is available in either 30-round or 10-round capacities to meet various regulatory and user needs. Whether for a dedicated collector or a recreational shooter, the Lightweight M1 provides the unmistakable experience of an American icon in a package optimized for today's range.

MSRP: $1,246

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Auto-Ordnance introduced the Lightweight M1 Thompson, a modern evolution of the classic .45 ACP firearm featuring a high-strength aluminum receiver and polym...

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[PieterCoetzee]

Might look cool when they chop off about 10 inches of barrel

 

[KillerFord1977]

Might look cool when they chop off about 10 inches of barrel

it does come in SBR form:

Thompson SBRs - Auto-Ordnance | Original manufacturer of the world famous "Tommy Gun"

OVERVIEW: THOMPSON SBR OVERVIEW: THOMPSON SBR The Thompson short barreled rifle (SBR) is our gun that is closest in dimensions and weight to the original submachine gun made famous during the 1920's in the hands of gangsters and G-men. Its operation is semi-auto, firing from a closed bolt, and...

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[KillerFord1977]

The SBR versions of the Thompson are good looking guns. $2000 is steep enough to give it some thought.
looks damn sharp. fine looking rifle.

 

[NMEDGE]

As much as I would like to have one, I don't need it so i'll pass on another one.

 

[KillerFord1977]

As much as I would like to have one, I don't need it so i'll pass on another one.

I dont “need” a lot of my guns.
Its a “want” factor

 

[Belt Fed]

Meh, semi auto Thompson. like kissin a girl with a moustache.

 

[HayesGreener]

Meh, semi auto Thompson. like kissin a girl with a moustache.

Areyou SURE that was a girl?

 

[PieterCoetzee]

Im not sure why they felt the need to make NEW pattern magazines that do not interchange with the originals. So you cant use original mags in the new gun or new mags in original guns. It confounds me

 

[Belt Fed]

Im not sure why they felt the need to make NEW pattern magazines that do not interchange with the originals. So you cant use original mags in the new gun or new mags in original guns. It confounds me

I'll have to agree with you on that.

 

[USMC6094]

UGH.......

 

[3L120]

Almost bought an auto model in the am…was $75.00. Decided on a M3, not A1, instead, $50.00. Mags were easier to get. Could it have brought it home, but sakes of stuff like it were rampant there!

 

[USMC6094]

Im not sure why they felt the need to make NEW pattern magazines that do not interchange with the originals. So you cant use original mags in the new gun or new mags in original guns. It confounds me

With modifications, originals will work, that's the way its always been.

That is unless it's an older model. A MUCH older model.

 

[Jester560]

As much as I would like to have one, I don't need it so i'll pass on another one.

Need has nothing to do with it.

 

[Diamondback]

With modifications, originals will work, that's the way its always been.

That is unless it's an older model. A MUCH older model.

Or swap on a GI mag catch. That's been the "use unmod GI mags" fix since I was in college 25 years ago...


Damn, now ya did it, ya went and made me feel OOOOOOOOLD...

 

[USMC6094]

Or swap on a GI mag catch. That's been the "use unmod GI mags" fix since I was in college 25 years ago...


Damn, now ya did it, ya went and made me feel OOOOOOOOLD...

We're probably about the same age.....

 

[Diamondback]

Being in my forties has been a steep learning curve... in my head I still tend to want to think of myself as the twentysomething hotshot who ditched college classes for a week to crash a party full of retired Strategic Air Command colonels and generals (B-52 fiftieth birthday) and found himself accepted as an equal. (It was a real trip having one of those old Wing Kings announce "this young man is half a bubble off plumb, but in the kind of a good way that we could have really used on the modification team at Boeing when our birds were new.")

 

[HayesGreener]

The SBR versions of the Thompson are good looking guns. $2000 is steep enough to give it some thought.
looks damn sharp. fine looking rifle.

I am lusting after a SBR version. It Is on my List now, right behind an HKMP5.