My experience with the Thompson when an officer on a police dept. was that one would have to use the lean forward stance and pull down on the front stock to keep it on target. If one had a loose grip on it, it would rise to the right and get there quickly. One has to man handle it to a degree to control it. If you had a tight grip on it, it would do the job. Since we were a small dept. in a small town, we never really had a need for it except for the occasional drug raid. Just the appearance of that weapon would keep things under control. All of the officers would have liked to practiced with it more, but the budget wouldn't support it and an officers salary back then wouldn't allow them to buy the ammo for fun. You used it just enough to know what you had in your hands and how to control it. The only person that is an expert with it is one that uses it often and with lengthy sessions. At that time we had a couple of FBI agents that were quite good with it. They had the budget
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