MP40 info wanted

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by MikeP

Firing pins and extractors can be issues with these pieces also.

Ejectors also. Mike reminded me that mine had a broken ejector - just an upside-down "J" shaped piece of metal that sticks up in the back of the ejection port, pinned to the magazine well & receiver. I made a new one out of drill rod. Milled, heated, and bent. File to fit.

Movies always show the magazine inserted and the bolt forward. This is the dangerous scenario. The firing pin is held in the bolt by recoil spring pressure and the mag will feed from a dropped gun as easily as from an intentional fire. Bang!