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They shoot the M3 at the Tank Museum in Danville Va. I was amazed to the ease of use. The Thompson had issues. They had to fiddle with it quite a bit. But the M3 did great.

The safety on a Thompson is quite positive, positively locking the bolt in either its forward or rearward position when applied. And the bolt must be in the rear for a loaded drum magazine to be inserted, which can slow down a user not familiar with it.

Watching them drive the T-34 tank around was pretty cool too.

It was much, MUCH more fun for you watching the Scaup at play than it was for the poor guy who had to drive the thing. And T54/T55s are worse.

151 posted on 10/17/2007 12:52:45 PM PDT by archy (Et Thybrim multo spumantem sanguine cerno. [from Virgil's *Aeneid*.])

It was on pavement. I was amazed at how quickly it moved.

152 posted on 10/17/2007 1:09:21 PM PDT by AppyPappy (If you aren't part of the solution, there is good money to be made prolonging the problem.)

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