MP-40 slamfire

[Phaedrus2129]

I went to The Gun Store in Las Vegas with a friend to shoot machine guns. We did their WWII package, and one of the MGs we shot was the MP-40.

All their guns were pretty janky; the Thompson looked like the receiver had been stitch-welded back together, and the Grease Gun had been rewelded in spots too. But the MP-40 was downright dangerous. On the first magazine, I fired a three round burst, paused, then tried to fire about a five round burst. When I let off the trigger the gun kept going, and dumped the entire mag... Then when the range officer tried a second mag it jammed every other round. They refused to refund us or let us shoot a different, functioning machine gun instead...

[bohoki]

well i guess you broke it

[luckystrike]

battlefield las vegas is better

[Jeepers]

it's called a "run away" with mg's and yes i am sure there insurance company won't like it much .....

as far as the build they dont sound to great for a SOT

[six seven tango]

I had the same thing happen a few years ago with one of their Thompson's. They compensated me with extra rounds for the MP-40. The "instructor" was thanking me profusely for holding on to the gun instead of panicking and throwing the gun down range like most people. His words, I swear. Sounds like it's an ongoing problem for them.

[Josh3239]

I shot the MP40 there. Very fun gun. Sad to hear your experience wasn't as good. That was one of my favorite machine guns I've ever shot.

[Phaedrus2129]

That brief period when it worked was awesome. The recoil wasn't bad at all, and the low rate of fire seemed like it would be very controllable. Then, badabadabadabada empty. Then jam jam jam.

The other SMGs were plenty fun though.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

I can see east coast tourists or maybe bachelorette parties going to those types of places. Otherwise it is a silly waste of money to shoot junky milsurp full auto weapons at those prices.

I'd think it was a bit pedestrian and maybe beneath most gun owners to partake in such things. Go bumpfire your AK in the desert and save yourself $100.

[Phaedrus2129]

Or you can cease to be a judgemental **** and consider that I might have a reason to do this rather than shoot my Garand in the desert...

[cpl_dan]

i shot a benelli m4 there once, i understand the liability and insurance purposes for those who never or hardly handled a weapon before but these guys baby sat me almost the entire time almost even holding the shotgun for me and all i did is pull the trigger. They didn't even give me time to appreciate the gun before the last shot they snatched it out of my hands. It took the fun out of it really

[redcliff]

I like shooting full-auto's in Nevada. I'm not impressed with the Gun Store though. They have a generally poor attitude toward Californians, have poorly maintained weapons and ammo prices are high and mags sometimes short loaded.

[Bobby Ricigliano]

Or you can cease to be a judgemental **** and consider that I might have a reason to do this rather than shoot my Garand in the desert...

Not judgmental at all. Everyone has the right to spend their entertainment dollar as they please. However, if you post something in a public forum you can expect honest feedback from fellow members. It isn't always high fives and attaboys about how awesome it must have been.

[afteractionreport]

Ive been told to go to ranges off the strip...try finding ones that are in the city .those shops on the strip are for tourist and jack up prices...

[audiophil2]

i shot a benelli m4 there once, i understand the liability and insurance purposes for those who never or hardly handled a weapon before but these guys baby sat me almost the entire time almost even holding the shotgun for me and all i did is pull the trigger. They didn't even give me time to appreciate the gun before the last shot they snatched it out of my hands. It took the fun out of it really

If you watch the OP's video you will see his reaction was to move away from the gun. Folks like him that are new to full auto are dangerous to themselves and others. Sure he held on but it was a subgun. If it was an AR or even a lighter subgun it would have walked on him to the ceiling. The RO used his training to push on his shoulder as that prevents the walk on lighter/more powerful guns.

That is why people get babysat when they rent guns. A shotgun might not seem too dangerous but it is a gun afterall. More safety is always better than less safely.

When I let people shoot my machine guns I spend about 5 minutes on general machinegun safety and about 1 minute on the individual gun. Then I let them shoot 2 rounds semi auto. Then a 3 round mag on full auto. Then I hold their shoulder and let them shoot how they want. If they have the proper lean I let them go on their own.

I have had LEO and Military guys not know how to shoot full auto so it is not an uncommon issue.

Personally, full auto on a target range is pretty boring. I take my customers out to the desert and let them shoot at different types of targets. Much more fun.

[russ69]

I believe the MP40 is an open bolt gun. If the sear doesn't catch it's going to dump the whole magazine. Rental guns see a lot of use, it was either worn or in need of a cleaning. There's a good reason open bolts are not used very often today.