brodie74

Hey definetly a bulge on the back strap but is on both sides - looked so smooth I assumed it was how the gun was stamped. But have never seen an MP40 in person till this one. On that note is removing the grip pretty easy? As noted earlier I could remove and send with grips to knowledgeable smith for repairs. If anyone has recommendation. Thanks

Wow! thanks everyone for your comments and time - I really do appreciate it. I was worried the problem was bigger than the wrong grips which is why I wanted to post it here before I did anything. And to help clairify what actually happened as the gun showed up at my dealer almost two years ago - (not new to guns and transfers but new to machine guns) - saw the gun and grips - looked good - got the paperwork rolling and took it home a bit of a year later - due to life it sat in the safe for almost a year until here i am. So hard to pin down what exactly happened but seems like it got jacked up in transit (I do remember the shipping box being pretty messed up which I did think was strange for shipping such an expensive item) but a lot of time has elapsed and I should have taken a better look. I wound up buying a rifle case for my dealer to keep it in while I was waiting on the paper work. And to be honest I dont remember if my dealer said it arrived with the grips off or if they said the grips didnt fit so they took them off Try to find out more when I am back there next time. But do need to figure out next steps. So it does seem like the frame needs to get straightened out. Does anyone know an MP40 gunsmith in eastern PA? I cant imagine the pain of shipping machine gun myself. Thanks again

Hello, first post and hopefully the topic is OK. I bought a Wilson MP40 tube gun on what looks like a pretty good parts kit. However, the grips I have with the firearm dont seem to fit. They look like they should belong but they seem way off. The story is a little strange - I bought the firearm online from a reputable dealer. The pictures I saw all looked great including the attached grips. So the firearm transfers to my dealer (who I have used a good amount) - I go take a look and get the paperwork started and the grips had been removed and were next to it. Seemed a little weird - they said the firearm came that way so whatever - looked like everything was there and everything was good - didnt think that much of it at the time. So eventually firearms comes home and I have a moment to sit and put the grips on and they just dont fit. Or at least I cant get them to fit properly. I attached a few pictures (hopefully they are discernible). If I align them to what looks correct you can see it sits way too far back on the frame - pic Grip 1. And if I align it so the top and bottom indents align with the grip frame the front of the grip is in the trigger house and the front edge hangs over about 1/8" over the front of the grip frame - pic Grip 2. And the third is just the grips next to the frame. But long story short I was hoping someone might be able to tell me if Im doing a bonehead thing attaching them, or they are actually grips for a different type of firearm, or there is something wrong with my grip frame and Im going to need a gunsmith. Hopefully, its just a matter of needing a replacement pair of MP40 grips but I wanted to reach out before I buy anything else. Thanks Paul