Who's making the Tommy gun now?

[Ryanxia]

So it's been on my list for a while to get a new semi-auto TM1 from Auto-Ordnance and SBR it to closely resemble the WW2 model. I remember for a while Kahr Arms was making them (for Auto-Ordnance?).

Does anyone know if the ones currently being made are produced by a separate company than Auto-Ordnance or directly by them and if they are still good quality?

Reference:
http://www.auto-ordnance.com/Firearms/Thompson-TM1.asp

EDIT: I guess my question at this point would be, does anyone know if the current ones being produced are good quality or not so good?

 

[Coyote3855]

See this link:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auto-Ordnance_Company

"Auto-Ordnance Corporation was bought out in 1999 by Saelio Entrerprises Inc., parent company of Kahr Arms. Kahr continues to make semi-automatic-only "Thompson Carbines" in .45 ACP.

 

[Ryanxia]

Thanks Coyote, so Kahr still makes them. I've heard mixed reviews of them, some great some not so great.

 

[kBob]

Kahr was offering them factory SBR which means that while still taxed it is at the lower level or $5 rather than the normal $200 if you do it yourself. All the paperwork is the same, just the tax amount is different.

Contact Kahr for information.

-kBob

 

[Ryanxia]

Kahr was offering them factory SBR which means that while still taxed it is at the lower level or $5 rather than the normal $200 if you do it yourself. All the paperwork is the same, just the tax amount is different.

Contact Kahr for information.

-kBob

Couple things. No matter who does it the SBR tax is still $200 to transfer to an individual, an AOW is the only tax that is $200 up front and only $5 to transfer. Also, their SBR model is like $800 more or something crazy, so it's a lot cheaper to SBR it after the fact, plus you get to play with it while you wait.