I purchased a GSG MP40 in 9mm last year as a novelty item. Got it for a good price NEW. Always wanted to own one but the real deal MP40s were way out of my price range. Seems to be made somewhat well but on the cheap side with its use of plastic parts.
Magazine is very hard to load and don't recommend trying to load anywhere near the 25 round capacity unless you have gorilla strength. The safety is also on the cheap and a but flimsy
One of the main problems I read about online and experienced personally was that the charging handle was of poor design. It pulls out way too easily and flies out occasionally when firing. Luckily there is a replacement charging handle out there made by MFI. The MFI charging handle is more "period correct" and locks into place so it will not fly out of the bolt assembly anymore. It was an ease to install and look pretty cool too. Why GSG did not go with this design originally is beyond me. The folks over at MFI nailed a simple solution to a bad design problem. While the price is little on the high side, installing it made me want to take the gun to the range more instead of selling it or tucking it away in the safe for long term storage. For those that own one of these replicas here is the link to the replacement charging handle part: MFI GSG MP40 9mm Cocking Handle / Charging Handle / WWII Period Correct / Price Includes S&H via 1st Class USPS + Insurance
I do enjoy shooting the GSG MP40 and it does attract a lot of attention at the range. Most people think it is the real deal. There are a few trigger bar upgrades that I might try to take up the slack in trigger pull.
While I would love for the pistol to be more user friendly out of the box and wish the pistol had a better build quality, I still am happy with my purchase because it did not break the bank.
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Magazine is very hard to load and don't recommend trying to load anywhere near the 25 round capacity unless you have gorilla strength. The safety is also on the cheap and a but flimsy
One of the main problems I read about online and experienced personally was that the charging handle was of poor design. It pulls out way too easily and flies out occasionally when firing. Luckily there is a replacement charging handle out there made by MFI. The MFI charging handle is more "period correct" and locks into place so it will not fly out of the bolt assembly anymore. It was an ease to install and look pretty cool too. Why GSG did not go with this design originally is beyond me. The folks over at MFI nailed a simple solution to a bad design problem. While the price is little on the high side, installing it made me want to take the gun to the range more instead of selling it or tucking it away in the safe for long term storage. For those that own one of these replicas here is the link to the replacement charging handle part: MFI GSG MP40 9mm Cocking Handle / Charging Handle / WWII Period Correct / Price Includes S&H via 1st Class USPS + Insurance
I do enjoy shooting the GSG MP40 and it does attract a lot of attention at the range. Most people think it is the real deal. There are a few trigger bar upgrades that I might try to take up the slack in trigger pull.
While I would love for the pistol to be more user friendly out of the box and wish the pistol had a better build quality, I still am happy with my purchase because it did not break the bank.
