Description

Thompson M1A1 Gas Blowback Rifle (430500 – Licensed by Cybergun – Made by WE)
 
Thompson M1A1 Gas Blowback Rifle (430500 – Licensed by Cybergun – Made by WE)
 
Specifications

Brand: Cybergun and WE-Tech
Type: Gas Blowback 
Length: 805mm
Weight: 3200g
Velocity (Fps): Approx 330 with .20g BBs 
Inner Barrel Length: 350mm
Inner Barrel Diameter: 6.03±0.01
Material:  Metal Outer Barrel, Receiver and Internals with Faux Wood Stock, Handguards and Pistol Grip
Fire Mode: Safe/Semi/Full Auto
Magazines: WE Thompson 30 and 50 round magazines.
Magazine: 30/50 Rounds (Low Cap Magazine)
Hop-Up: Adjustable 

 
Features
The Cybergun/WE-Tech Thompson M1A1 is a faithful replica of the notorious submachine gun used by the Allied Forces during WW2. The Thompson was invented in the 1920s, made infamous by gangsters, and reclaimed its reputation during the Second World War, Korea and into Vietnam. WE have done an excellent job recreating this historical piece and the life-like markings by Cybergun really give it an excellent final touch. 
The SMG is metal where the real Thompson is metal and features faux wood stock, handguards and pistol grip. Like the WE M14 faux wood, it is sturdy and does a good job fooling you looking at it and the benefits are in bringing down the weight and cost, though real wood aftermarket kits are available if you can find them if you so prefer. 
The gun uses WE-Tech’s Open Bolt Gas Blowback system giving you a hefty recoil impulse with every pull of the trigger. This is the only gas blowback Thompson available for airsoft. Where the electric blowback and AEG versions are just as beautiful, the blowback WE-Tech offers leaps far further in terms of realism.  Great for reenactors, players who run a historical loadout, collectors or anyone who considers themselves a Thompson fan.
 
Note* When filling the magazine with gas, there’s a few things you can do to help keep it working properly and ensure they last as long as they should. 

Hold the magazine with the fill valve facing up. (usually on the bottom of the magazine, sometimes on the back)
Insert the nozzle of the gas canister and push straight down. Gas shouldn’t spurt out of and around the valve, it should go straight into the magazine.
Listen for the hiss inside the magazine as it fills. It’s usually quick and then stops. When it stops, stop.
With a pistol mag fill 3-5 seconds worth of gas. With an extended or rifle mag around 7-10 seconds. This gives you enough while preventing you from over filling it. When you over fill, usually the first shot releases too much if not all of the gas, which cools down quickly and prevents the gun from working properly.
Never ever ever release the gas from the magazine via the knocker valve with the mag out of the gun, the only thing that should press that button is the firing pin.
And Finally, always store a bit of gas in the magazine. Maintenance gas (Abbey 144a) or green gas that contains silicone lubricant (most do) This will keep the seals tight and stop them from drying out and failing. 

So to recap that… Gas in, fill downwards, just a few seconds, only release it by firing it out (dry firing with no BBs is fine) and always leave some or put some in for storage. Gassed mags are happy mags.