Honestly you could probably just build a Sten. There are full detailed guides online on how to build one, and that was literally their purpose, a gun you could build at home with minimal training and supplies you could find at a Home Depot.
Is it pretty? No. Will it shoot? Yes. Can you make it for less then 200 dollars? Also yes.
Papashas are literally the icon of drum magazines.
while you're not wrong, i absolutely would bet on a tommy being easier for me in my conditions to lay hands on than a papa.
Honestly you could probably just build a Sten. There are full detailed guides online on how to build one, and that was literally their purpose, a gun you could build at home with minimal training and supplies you could find at a Home Depot.
Is it pretty? No. Will it shoot? Yes. Can you make it for less then 200 dollars? Also yes.