sandog
HAM Shooter
I've had the Thompson for a couple months now and like everything about it.
The only negative concerns the amount of space between the back of the pistol grip and the front tip of the stock.
Not something that is the fault of Umarex but the original Thompson design.
My hands are average size, the base of my left thumb even smaller due to a wrist injury years ago.
With a high grip on the pistol grip, the base of my smaller-than-average thumb is jammed between the grip and tip of stock, so I use a lower hold on the grip.
I can't imagine someone with large hands getting their thumb in there.
If the stock was wood I'd take some off of both parts to create more room.
But since this is plastic that looks like wood, rasping on it would most likely ruin the wood grain look.
The stock and grip are hollow and make the stock feel cheaper. I filled both with a low expanding spray foam.
The forearm feels solid so it didnt get the foam treatment.
I won't go over all the specs as those can be found online. The overall weight is a couple pounds less than the real deal, mostly because of the synthetic stock.
But it is still a hefty gun at around 7 pounds.
Nothing on this M1a1 replica is plastic, at least not externally.
The magazines hold 2 Co2 cartridges back to back and hold 30 BBs in the slot.
I get 5 magazines worth of shooting from 2 cartridges, 150 shots.
That is doing semi auto fire for 10-15 shots, then switching to full auto to fire the rest of the 30.
I only use Umarex BBs, either the zinc or Hornady Black, or Air Venturi zinc plated BBs.
They are good quality and uniform in shape.
The sights are great compared to the Umarex Grease Gun I just sold to a friend.
The Grease Gun was great overall too, but the front sight is a 1/4" high tab that is partially hidden by the dust cover hinge.
The Thompson has a peep for normal BB distances, and a notch on top of the peep for when you really want to lob those BBs out there.
I know these guns are anodized/painted but the finish is decent, almost looks like nice bluing.
The M1a1 comes with wide sling swivels so I added the proper Kerr sling, and have a canvas carry case ordered.
The safety, fire selector and magazine release are all metal and just like the originals.
My Thompson was hitting 2 inches low at 15 yards, so I filed off the front sight until the groups came up.
It's easy to pick off small targets in semi auto mode.
My 15 yard rested groups go around 1 1/2".
I did add a drop of yellow paint to the tip of the front sight, it helps me to pick it up quicker.
The Legends Thompson is an excellent replica that I highly recommend.
Order an extra magazine or two when you get one. If there is a magazine issue (I haven't heard of many) you can still keep shooting while the problem mag is being looked at by Umarex.
The only negative concerns the amount of space between the back of the pistol grip and the front tip of the stock.
Not something that is the fault of Umarex but the original Thompson design.
My hands are average size, the base of my left thumb even smaller due to a wrist injury years ago.
With a high grip on the pistol grip, the base of my smaller-than-average thumb is jammed between the grip and tip of stock, so I use a lower hold on the grip.
I can't imagine someone with large hands getting their thumb in there.
If the stock was wood I'd take some off of both parts to create more room.
But since this is plastic that looks like wood, rasping on it would most likely ruin the wood grain look.
The stock and grip are hollow and make the stock feel cheaper. I filled both with a low expanding spray foam.
The forearm feels solid so it didnt get the foam treatment.
I won't go over all the specs as those can be found online. The overall weight is a couple pounds less than the real deal, mostly because of the synthetic stock.
But it is still a hefty gun at around 7 pounds.
Nothing on this M1a1 replica is plastic, at least not externally.
The magazines hold 2 Co2 cartridges back to back and hold 30 BBs in the slot.
I get 5 magazines worth of shooting from 2 cartridges, 150 shots.
That is doing semi auto fire for 10-15 shots, then switching to full auto to fire the rest of the 30.
I only use Umarex BBs, either the zinc or Hornady Black, or Air Venturi zinc plated BBs.
They are good quality and uniform in shape.
The sights are great compared to the Umarex Grease Gun I just sold to a friend.
The Grease Gun was great overall too, but the front sight is a 1/4" high tab that is partially hidden by the dust cover hinge.
The Thompson has a peep for normal BB distances, and a notch on top of the peep for when you really want to lob those BBs out there.
I know these guns are anodized/painted but the finish is decent, almost looks like nice bluing.
The M1a1 comes with wide sling swivels so I added the proper Kerr sling, and have a canvas carry case ordered.
The safety, fire selector and magazine release are all metal and just like the originals.
My Thompson was hitting 2 inches low at 15 yards, so I filed off the front sight until the groups came up.
It's easy to pick off small targets in semi auto mode.
My 15 yard rested groups go around 1 1/2".
I did add a drop of yellow paint to the tip of the front sight, it helps me to pick it up quicker.
The Legends Thompson is an excellent replica that I highly recommend.
Order an extra magazine or two when you get one. If there is a magazine issue (I haven't heard of many) you can still keep shooting while the problem mag is being looked at by Umarex.
