The Thompson submachine gun and the M3 submachine gun ... way overexaggerated the recoil and muzzle blast of the .45 ACP cartridge when fired from handguns like the M1911, it’s still substantial.

Recently I met a man (he prefers to remain anonymous for this column) from another state who owns a 1921 Model Thompson submachine gun (TSMG). He discovered the Elkhart County Sheriff’s ...