Umarex MP40 Reviews

This thing is fun to shoot! It's also a very good replica. Everything worked perfectly, right out of the box. I found it to be super easy to load. The opening to load BB's in the clip is larger than any of my other 5 guns that load that way. Nice. You get a good number of shots per cartridge load, too. Accuracy is pretty good. I've gotten good at knocking cans off with hip shots. Fun!

I don't think I'd change a thing, really.

If you have a BB speed loader, you can actually use it to load the clip. Just hold it against the loading opening & squeeze them in. It's a little tricky at first, but much faster than loading by hand!

Looks

Real pain loading c02 cartridges without wasting alot of it.

Fix it so the c02 goes in without a big problem.

Looks

Real pain loading c02 cartridges without wasting alot of it.

Fix it so the c02 goes in without a big problem.

Overall authenticity, reliable operation and accuracy.

I would change the owner's manual, page 8 CAUTION states: "Never load the airgun until you have verified it will discharge CO2 properly". Page 7 states: "if the airgun does dot make a popping noise after pulling the trigger, the CO2 is not being discharged. When the magazine is charged and locked into the receiver (but not loaded with bbs) and the trigger is pulled, there is no release of CO2 (or popping noise) Apparently there was a design change so that the airgun will not release CO2 when the magazine is empty of bbs, a good thing but they need to update the instructions to reflect that change. I ended up blowing out the magazine seal in an attempt to verify that it was charged not having heard the CO2 capsule(s) being pieced. PyramydAir could not supply me a new seal, they wanted me to return the whole airgun for warranty work, I found a suitable metric o ring (21mm)I think. The airgun has been working ever since.

The owners manual is out of date (apparently)

I received my mp40 to day and was it a gas . Once I figured that i was putting the mag I back wards I had a great time . Pyrimid air that you for getting to me so fast 4 days to Texas, you all did a great job thank you so much my sons love it. Thank you agin. It was worth the money.

Nothing that I would change I red that ther was no way I could hold the mag spring back long enough to load it, I found lock on one side at the rear of them to hold it back, easy to lock it for loading, perfect.

No nothing else its a great gun to own, they thought of it all, lock was probbly there all the time no one probbly never noticed it thank you agin.

If you don't own, you need one

Easier reloading

Nice gun. Good replica. Very convincing. Umarex makes a fine airgun. It's fast, and powerful for CO2. It works very well as long as you keep it clean and magazine dry.

Stronger magazine spring.

The heft, detail, and perfect firing rate in full-auto.

Original I was nervous about the gun shooting low left, high right, or etc. Rudimentary adjustments for windage would be nice (I know it's full-auto, shut up) since I push all of my airguns to their excellence limit. Fortunately, mine shot point of aim right out of the box! (Bouncing bottle caps after pulverizing the bottles Lol.)

So far the stock is my only gripe, (A bit of wiggle-jiggle)but definitely not a deal-breaker. I plan on tinkering with the mechanism and making it lock solid in the historically-accurate position. I'm fae too critical of everything I buy, and I give this bb-spittin' monster FIVE STARS!

nice looks, great feel, very close to original

nothing

The one I received has a hold catch on the magazine follower and is very easy to load bb's, not sure if earlier mags had this feature but it works great. I get 4 magazines on a fill as long as I don't go full auto all the time. Mine hits center but a little low at 10 meters so no problem taking the center out of a pop can. Buy one and have some fun

The looks

A gun that works the way its supposed to.

This is a good 200 dollar wall hanger !!!!

Good replica, well built, reasonably accurate and decent number of BB's fired from the air supply.

Charge an extra $25 dollars and get two magazines.

I have owned the M40 and the M1A1 Thompson BB guns for about two years now and they are fun to shoot! I do not have any problems with the Crossman C02 cartages. But I do like the silver BBs they seem to work better especially with the M1A1 Thompson. I did have a problem, I kept having to reload the darn things so I bought three extra clops for each BB gun. It was a big pain the reload 4 clips all of the time BBs everywhere especially trying to hold the spring-loaded BB nub catch to stay open while loading. So, I designed a way to load the clips very fast, it only takes a few seconds (about 3sec each clip) with no spilled BBs. I also bought a longer Allen wrench because it was difficult to judge when the C02 cartridges were punctured. I friend and war game with Plaster of Paris WWII tanks (look on YouTube “mrdstony” to see those tanks 1/35 scale), anyway we needed a close in weapon for out game and the legends guns are prefect.

Sometimes the guns seem to jam after about several hundred round or after the silicone oil builds up after repeated C02 a little spray of WD40 seems to clear it up, just remember to use the silicone oil after shooting on the seals of the gun.

Construction all metal and awesome. 10 clips on target and no jams Just fun

Its impressive

Get plenty of CO2 and have fun. Be safe. Its a blast

The looks !

Have a mag that feeds the bb's without jamming !!!!

Read all the reviews before you spend your money and so you don't end up with a 200 dollar wall hanger like mine !

It looks amazing, it feels amazing, and the mechanical sounds it makes are also amazing. Full auto is super fun when laying waste to pop cans.

The magazine really does like to jam/misfire even when you only fill 40-45 rounds. Would be nice to figure out a way to solve that/and or not have the gun waste CO2 when it does misfire/jam.

When it works, it works great. But be warned you will have jams and misfires, and therefore you will waste CO2.

But it is still fun overall. I give it a solid 8/10

looks, feel, weight, folding stock.

magazine, don't make it double stack, my excite bbs don't feed in it.

excite bbs do not feed properly, i doubt the dust devils will either. this is a no go for me, since i cannot afford ricochets. I shoot at reactive metal targets, like cowboy action shooting or 3 gun. however it will be a cool wall hanger well worth the 200$

It is a very realistic reproduction of the German MP-40 submachine gun in looks and feel.

Better quality control. The gun is great, the magazine not so much. The mag I received does not want to feed BBs. I am using Crosman Copperheads. I will try another mag when they become available. The problem I am having is not related to loading too many BBs, if I load ten it may fire 3 before it jams.

This is a great value and detailed replica. I am very satisfied with this purchase

I would like to have had an additional magazine come with the package

You should buy this if you always wanted a MP-40. It is a great replica and a lot of fun to have around.

This is an almost exact copy of the MP40 submachinegun. Its weight is very close to the real MP40. There are a few things that are different, but this is as close as it can be, for an airgun. The blowback feature is very realistic and itD recoils enough to move the point of aim, in full automatic mode. The folding stock is a great feature and very close to the real gun, except that on the real MP40, the stock is slightly below level position when extended. This gun is very well made, feeling solid in your hands, not cheaply made. I have fired over 3000 bb's through my MP40, with no feeding problems, just use the Umarex Black Diamond bb's.

I would change the magazine, specifically the way that the Co2 cartriges are pierced.. Other than that, I would change the gun so that it could be field stripped, for maintainence, and to add to the realisim.

I am glad that I bought this gun, it is so much fun shooting at empty soda cans and other interactive targets that I have made. This is another great gun made by Umarex, definately one to add to your collection. Buy extra magazines, you will need them.

Feel like real. Stunning, too experiencing firing a machine gun.

Great pricing as compared to buying a BB pistol.