Speaking as a Swede-turned-American, who did my military service a million years ago with the model 45 Swedish k, you can shoot single shots with a weapon like that. It just takes a lot of practice and a lot of yelling from drill instructors. 😂😂😂
@@gunnarisaksson8677 When used to it, You feel the bolt start moving forwards, then You release the trigger. The Swedish police had a special version with a semi switch, they later got the MP5.
@@charlesrichardson2372 they're freaking wonderful. Only 11 parts, if I recall correctly. 36 round mag and with the collapsible stock you can hide it in your pants, if you so desire. LOL The only negative is, to quote one of my instructors, if the enemy is wearing thick winter clothing you can't kill them beyond 200 m. That's an exaggeration, but it certainly not a good general infantry weapon.
I Mean a “dream gun” in reality. However among submachine guns including WW2 machine guns it’s really at the bottom quality wise. I’d rather have an M3 and would give up 3 MP-40s for a Thompson or a PPSH-41 or PPS-43. I Mean the three worst were the Sten the MP-40 and the grease gun. At least with the grease gun you get .45 ACP???
@@danielcurtis1434 people have a hard-on for it because of COD zombies. Either that or they fall into the category of ww2 history nerds who make everyone else feel uncomfortable.
@@danielcurtis1434 The thompson better than the mp40 ?? how ? The thompson altough cool was obsolete even before the war started, it's very heavy, costs 4 times more than a MP40 to produce and is needlesly complex. The best submachine gun of the war was the PPS-43, followed probably by the PPSH-41 ( even if this gun has really bad handling )
When I was a little kid, there was a hobby shop that sold the Century and Estes rocket kits. He kept an MP-40 behind the counter for special unwanted patrons. I remember peeking behind the counter and seeing it there low on a shelf. Yes, I'm that old. The MP-40 has always been my favorite sub gun of WWII.
Cabelas had a MP40 (not full-automatic)for $550 when I went back after payday few days later, it was gone. Stribog SP9A1 for the same price. Copped the SP9A1
When I think of this weapon it’s immediately Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton in WHERE EAGLES DARE or Sinatra and Trevor Howard in Von Ryans Express. When I was a young kid ( and totally into those movies) I got to choose my Birthday present one year. I chose a Replica Models MP 40. Still have it today, as an adult though I’d much rather have the real thing .... SOMEDAY MAYBE ???
The OG subgun had a "forward stock' on it. The Thompson. They decided that a "barricade hook/forward stop' " was more useful so they put the forward grip spot behind the mag. It was a design decision.
As always, another fine informative video. Your concern for the bolt activating and chambering a round and firing accidentally by dropping or maybe a shock is a valid one. I have seen this happen on STEN guns, I do believe that that was one of the complaints about the STEN from those who used them. I have used all manner of weapons and open bolt designs always make me nervous. I must admit that my only exposure to the MP 38/40 though has been via movies about WW 2. Thanks for this.
Should have loaded a magazine with snap caps (dummy rounds) and experimented with bumping. If spring is stiff enough relative to bolt weight it might not load and fire. Locking bolt is much preferable though :)
Is one of the earliest MP40, probably a numeric code on it from when germany was still hiding it's rearmament from the allies. Definitely produced in 1940, sadly they never showed nor talked about the main markings in the video :/
The mp40 was,like more than one subgun really designed to be shot with the stock extended. The folded setting was for transport and ease of carry,though of course it was occasionally used folded. The Where Eagles Dare use was a producers idea. Looked so damn heroic and aggressive. But not at all accurate. Sooner or later most folks think of sbring even if they dont actually do it.
2:59 - Stuff that gob o' yourn 'less you boutta belch your appreciation in the traditional German fashion! You hit every shot. Apologize to the freulein.
I think I'd still prefer my RUGER PC chassis carbine (16" barrel) with its aftermarket Binary Trigger from Franklin Armory. DISCLAIMER: My RUGER PC has been extensively upgraded with ALL M*CARBO parts and a TANDEMCROSS bolt spring. Yes, I do have 21st Century HOLOSUN AEMS circle/dot sight on it and MAGPUL MBUS sights. And I use 33 round GLOCK mags.
I've ust never understood what the fascination is with WWII Germnan military surplus stuff. They were our enemy during WWII. They killed millions of Jewish people. In my mind that's nothing to idolize. Especially not the weapons used by the German Army for that purpose. You hear a ton of people talking like they're experts on "what the Germans used." The real question is why?
Snippet on the Maschinenpistole problems on Crete: ...You can't afford jamming here, and unfortunately that's the order of the day for paratroopers who carry the Maschinenpistole. The springs in the magazines that were fully loaded far too early in Germany have become lame and no longer transport reliably. There have been some nasty surprises, and you see some ranks swapping their submachine guns for the good old Karabiner 98... Dietrich Brehde, Feldwebel Offizeranwärter 13.Kompanie/LLSR
So, Eric... what do you think of it compared to the .177 Caliber MP-40 you did the video on a while back where the 2-Litre Bottles of Death started peeing on you?!? 😆 LOL!
I just purchased a GSG , MG40 semi-auto 9mm , and it's at the gun sporting store waiting for me but since I live in the wonderful state of Maryland I half to update my HQL card & fingerprints that will be done the 25th of July ,, than I half to head up to Gettysburg Pennsylvania at my favorite gun sporting store there to order and pick up the Magazines perfectly legal since you are buying them out of state, I had to do the same with my AR-15 pick up the 30 round Magazine's since Maryland has a 10 round restriction law, unfortunately all law-abiding citizens in Maryland has to go through the same thing when buying a handgun,, and oh you also half to wait 7 day's to pick up your gun on top of that , it's worth it getting this MP40 though to jump through all of these hoops unfortunately & I didn't vote for this LOL .
Speaking as a Swede-turned-American, who did my military service a million years ago with the model 45 Swedish k, you can shoot single shots with a weapon like that. It just takes a lot of practice and a lot of yelling from drill instructors. 😂😂😂
Heja Sverige!
Yes the Swedish K is very easy to fire singel shot.
@@gunnarisaksson8677 When used to it, You feel the bolt start moving forwards, then You release the trigger. The Swedish police had a special version with a semi switch, they later got the MP5.
Lucky bastard haha I wish I had an M45 🤙🤙
@@charlesrichardson2372 they're freaking wonderful. Only 11 parts, if I recall correctly. 36 round mag and with the collapsible stock you can hide it in your pants, if you so desire. LOL
The only negative is, to quote one of my instructors, if the enemy is wearing thick winter clothing you can't kill them beyond 200 m. That's an exaggeration, but it certainly not a good general infantry weapon.
Absolute dream gun. German beauty.
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Mean a “dream gun” in reality. However among submachine guns including WW2 machine guns it’s really at the bottom quality wise.
I’d rather have an M3 and would give up 3 MP-40s for a Thompson or a PPSH-41 or PPS-43.
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Mean the three worst were the Sten the MP-40 and the grease gun. At least with the grease gun you get .45 ACP???
@@danielcurtis1434 people have a hard-on for it because of COD zombies. Either that or they fall into the category of ww2 history nerds who make everyone else feel uncomfortable.
@@isaacburrows8405 nothing wrong about being a ww2 nerd
My dream gun too.
@@danielcurtis1434 The thompson better than the mp40 ?? how ? The thompson altough cool was obsolete even before the war started, it's very heavy, costs 4 times more than a MP40 to produce and is needlesly complex. The best submachine gun of the war was the PPS-43, followed probably by the PPSH-41 ( even if this gun has really bad handling )
Germany made so many iconic weapons. Made favs are this and a P08 Luger.
When I was a little kid, there was a hobby shop that sold the Century and Estes rocket kits. He kept an MP-40 behind the counter for special unwanted patrons. I remember peeking behind the counter and seeing it there low on a shelf. Yes, I'm that old. The MP-40 has always been my favorite sub gun of WWII.
One if the original tube guns. So freaking cool too see one shot!!!
Absolutely gorgeous firearm.
I'm still really impressed you guys are gonna keep rocking with "Nagr" as your acronym
Lmao
My favorite WW II sub.gun. Looks like you had a lot of fun making this video.
Cabelas had a MP40 (not full-automatic)for $550 when I went back after payday few days later, it was gone. Stribog SP9A1 for the same price. Copped the SP9A1
Haha I was hoping to see y'all push it out to 100+ yards.
Fact. I wanted to see 100 at least.
When I think of this weapon it’s immediately Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton in WHERE EAGLES DARE or Sinatra and Trevor Howard in Von Ryans Express.
When I was a young kid ( and totally into those movies) I got to choose my Birthday present one year. I chose a Replica Models MP 40. Still have it today, as an adult though I’d much rather have the real thing .... SOMEDAY MAYBE ???
The OG subgun had a "forward stock' on it. The Thompson. They decided that a "barricade hook/forward stop' " was more useful so they put the forward grip spot behind the mag. It was a design decision.
As always, another fine informative video. Your concern for the bolt activating and chambering a round and firing accidentally by dropping or maybe a shock is a valid one. I have seen this happen on STEN guns, I do believe that that was one of the complaints about the STEN from those who used them. I have used all manner of weapons and open bolt designs always make me nervous. I must admit that my only exposure to the MP 38/40 though has been via movies about WW 2. Thanks for this.
Would like to see the comparative accuracy and effective range of the MP40 versus Sten, Thompson, Grease Gun.
After shooting them all: mp40 most accurate, most controllable of all. By far.
much better than the Thompson
Thompson is similar to holding a cinder block
Should have loaded a magazine with snap caps (dummy rounds) and experimented with bumping. If spring is stiff enough relative to bolt weight it might not load and fire.
Locking bolt is much preferable though :)
I've fired the MP-40 before; I LOVE how smooth the recoil is!
Wow that baby pristine. That baby “drips”! Too cool
Dudley's shirt is as awesome as the MP-40!
What a bad ass gun....HELL YEAH BROTHER Great videso dude 😀🤘
My favorite second sub gun on CALL OF DUTY ❤
Did you notice how precise and how the rounds are ejected, following the same route.
Is this where our “grease gun” idea came from?
Yes!!!
The Germans were/are awesome!
nope
FULLY SUPPORT DUDLEY 🎉
Hopefully the Supreme Court ruling decision will get us our rights back
really would've liked to see some long range shooting.
Wished he had a Tommy and a grease gun too cause those would be cool to test out
*"Enemy MP-40 inbound!"*
Im a simple fellow, I see Eric with an MP40, I click play and like
I love this mp, but please get your hands on a Suomi KP-31. That gets even the Gunjesus wet in a spectacular way.
Please do a PPSH-41 video next. Interested to see how they compare
I love the germans..Germans..the older ww2 Germans..not these 2020 Germans
Would have loved to see Erik shoot this Clint Eastwood Where Eagles Dare-style with an MP40 full-auto in each hand!!!
I thought they fired .45ACP
Pretty simple design but very good same with the ak cheap to make but very reliable
...that's a old school grease gun ....cool ..nice to meet you Dudley
Looks like a lot of fun
Hooked charging handle. It might actually be a MP-38 or MP-38/40. Or maybe a pre 42 made example. I may have to come back to this.
Ian mccullem did....
The MP-38 has a fluted receiver because it was milled, not stamped, steel. This is an MP-40 through and through
Is one of the earliest MP40, probably a numeric code on it from when germany was still hiding it's rearmament from the allies. Definitely produced in 1940, sadly they never showed nor talked about the main markings in the video :/
Good video brother
I have a set of 6 mp38/40 original german mags with repro pouches for sale now on GB
The soviets didnt do stampings, i believe, until they had captured the german gun designers.
That’s is such a cool firearm
Kool vid Erick n friend ✌️🦆
The mp40 was,like more than one subgun really designed to be shot with the stock extended. The folded setting was for transport and ease of carry,though of course it was occasionally used folded. The Where Eagles Dare use was a producers idea. Looked so damn heroic and aggressive. But not at all accurate. Sooner or later most folks think of sbring even if they dont actually do it.
My Father wwII us army combat veteran preferred the 9mm over 45acp.
2:59 - Stuff that gob o' yourn 'less you boutta belch your appreciation in the traditional German fashion! You hit every shot. Apologize to the freulein.
I think I'd still prefer my RUGER PC chassis carbine (16" barrel) with its aftermarket Binary Trigger from Franklin Armory.
DISCLAIMER: My RUGER PC has been extensively upgraded with ALL M*CARBO parts and a TANDEMCROSS bolt spring.
Yes, I do have 21st Century HOLOSUN AEMS circle/dot sight on it and MAGPUL MBUS sights. And I use 33 round GLOCK mags.
The ppsh 41 and pps43 were stamped metal.
Great content. Guys, wtf is wrong with your recording or encoding setup?
AWESOME VIDEO DREAM GUN FOR REAL !!!
I've ust never understood what the fascination is with WWII Germnan military surplus stuff. They were our enemy during WWII. They killed millions of Jewish people. In my mind that's nothing to idolize. Especially not the weapons used by the German Army for that purpose. You hear a ton of people talking like they're experts on "what the Germans used." The real question is why?
Snippet on the Maschinenpistole problems on Crete:
...You can't afford jamming here, and unfortunately that's the order of the day for paratroopers who carry the Maschinenpistole. The springs in the magazines that were fully loaded far too early in Germany have become lame and no longer transport reliably. There have been some nasty surprises, and you see some ranks swapping their submachine guns for the good old Karabiner 98...
Dietrich Brehde, Feldwebel Offizeranwärter 13.Kompanie/LLSR
I also shoot left handed because of an eye situation. Very cool!
The early ones did not even have the safety notch and used leather straps to hold the bolt back.
Epic shooting guy's! Greetings from Canada.
I want that shirt! Where did you get that Dudley?
The OG toob. Nice.
Awesome! I bought an airsoft of this model just cause it looked so cool!
Iconic design!
So, Eric... what do you think of it compared to the .177 Caliber MP-40 you did the video on a while back where the 2-Litre Bottles of Death started peeing on you?!? 😆 LOL!
did you shoot this video with a 1940 camera aswell ?
To Quote Gunny Highway, "nothing wrong with that rifle!"
Can we get an mp 38 with the stock
Love the shirt!
Those are still the coolest WW2 weapon
Love this gun
Follow up with the Sten Gun.
Yes but does it take Glock mags?
I had the pleasure of holding an MP-40 40 years ago. Even then the firing example I saw was $12,000.
mp-40 the best SG, pps-43 hold my beer
The barrel actually doesn't tremble when shooting.
When there's not even a fun switch...
🖖🏻🇫🇷😎🇫🇷😎🇫🇷🖖🏻
Howdy Eric I have a question, who buys more ammo us ? Or the government ? Maybe you and chad can do a gun gripes 🇺🇸👍
my fav old gun
Great video
9:55 Erick is like 🤫🤫 it's time to shoot
Eric, did you just single shoot the mp40?? Mag dumps only
I think the MP40 was the first gun to use a plastic type material (phenolic).
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Nothing like lead-flavoured watermelon!
excellent t-shirt
ive seen drum mags in this gun before
That t-shirt is great
very cool gun!
Awesome T-shirt Dudley.
The trigger looks EXACTLY like sig sauer triggers
I just purchased a GSG , MG40 semi-auto 9mm , and it's at the gun sporting store waiting for me but since I live in the wonderful state of Maryland I half to update my HQL card & fingerprints that will be done the 25th of July ,, than I half to head up to Gettysburg Pennsylvania at my favorite gun sporting store there to order and pick up the Magazines perfectly legal since you are buying them out of state, I had to do the same with my AR-15 pick up the 30 round Magazine's since Maryland has a 10 round restriction law, unfortunately all law-abiding citizens in Maryland has to go through the same thing when buying a handgun,, and oh you also half to wait 7 day's to pick up your gun on top of that , it's worth it getting this MP40 though to jump through all of these hoops unfortunately & I didn't vote for this LOL .
Good video 👍
The distance the bolt needs to travel in order to set off a round is not the issue. The issue is what does it take to set that bolt home ?
Can U Do A Video On The Russian PPSH ???
Nice rifle and pistol cambow like it ....
Pretty cool!
It looks like a thompson
that guy looks like a gun guy version of gordon ramsey
9×18?
Perfect rate of fire. Anything else is a waste and overkill.
Hi
@@japhetsundayaffanya5215 wtf
How do you even get this? 😭
The original ghetto blaster
I saw MP40, I'm moist
how do you legally own automatic gun in the US? I mean this is classified as a machine gun in essence.
Funny you should call World War II German technology alien.....
Lol
No the Nazis weren't aliens, we all know they were Time Travelers.
Meltdown video!
I'm kidding