Thompsons a fine weapons system. I owned an older unit with the shotgun/centerfire barrel that became illegal :O( Again, my critique of combination firearms or interchangeable barrels is actual field use. It takes an expert wingman, which I am not, to swing those clumsier combos well. And inevitably One is all set to pop a rabbit and a Tyrannosaurus Rex pops up instead and eats you while trying to switch the firing pin,barrel or squib to stopping round.And then there are the pagan biker gangs to consider.

It's an old dilemna. A irish warrior went out with his lighter hunting spear. his wife begged him to take the heavier war spear after a prophetic dream of his death in battle. He didn't, and was killed by his enemies.