MP-40 BFONG Customer Feedback 
 
This is customer supplied feedback from our web based customer feedback form.  We use this to improve our products and service and we share it with our customers so they can learn how our customers feel. Other than removing last names and email addresses it is posted unedited. 
   
   
Date 08 Apr 08
Customer Don R.
Product Rating 9
Product Review I bought my MP40 used, and am impressed with it. It functions well other than two mags that are bad, and is a great alternative to having to pay 30K plus for a real one. great product!!!
Customer Service Rating 9
Customer Service Review I emailed a question and had it answered promptly. I placed an order for blanks, and it took a good amount of time to get as they were making a new batch.
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Date 17 Mar 08
Customer Hrman S.
Product Rating 10
Product Review  
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Just wanted to let you guys know my mp40 is running well. thanks
Overall Comments I have had my ssrrrmp40 for just over a year now. In that time I have had a minor magazine issue, and a stock issue. Both concerns were quickly takencare of by Chuck and his staff. This gun has been to numerous events, including some "tacticals". It's looks are so close to the originals, that most people had trouble telling them arart untill they were shown where to look. Functionwise, the gun has consistently been reliable . On more than one occasion my ssroom mp proved more reliable than originals with blank adapters, and that included a movie shoot. thanks guys for a great product that I have no qualms about recommending.  Hermann
   

   
Date 14 Feb 08 
Customer Rich S
Product Rating 10
Product Review The ammo was a little longer then the inside of Mag. Just sanded down the end of the ammo and it worked fine.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Great gun
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Date 28 Aug 07 
Customer R.A.D.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Well worth the wait. Put 400rds through it at the last event no misfires or malfunctions.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Some of the best people to deal with on the web. Customer service first rate and very forthcoming with answering any questions you may have.
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Date 27 Aug 07 
Customer Norm H.
Product Rating 10
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Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Excellent service best I have ever seen
Overall Comments Excellent weapon functions better then live fire mp40
   

   
Date 11 Aug 07 
Customer Eric B.
Product Rating 10
Product Review This is the best piece of re-enacting equipment I have purchased in 16 years in the hobby!
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Everyone I delt with was very friendly and responded quickly to my emails.
Overall Comments Well worth every penny and then some. The product is fantastic! This is the single best piece of re-enacting equipment I have purchased in my 16 years in the hobby. Simply put, this thing is awesome!
   

   
Date 24 Jul 07 
Customer Robert B.
Product Rating 10
Product Review You should mention a break-in period of about 500 rounds, then near flawless cycling/function.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review You guys are the best in the business.
Overall Comments I have never had more fun than sneaking up on a poor soul on guard duty with a rifle and peeling-off some full-auto magic and then watch the realism of the moment take over as he runs full speed away from me without even looking back. My wife even carried it as a partisan in a Tunisian campaign and startled the U.S. G.I. 's by just carrying it around. And best of all, it really broke-in well and is a real pleasure to own!
   

   
Date 10 Jul 07 
Customer Mike B.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Well worth the wait. Put 400rds through it at the last event no misfires or malfunctions.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Some of the best people to deal with on the web. Customer service first rate and very forthcoming with answering any questions you may have.
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Date 5 Jul 07 
Customer Joel J.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Recommend you add a loader to the package.  I am using a mac 9 loader and imagine you could stamp one out very easily or buy them cheap.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review I am 1000% please with the gun and your service. 
Overall Comments This gun is absolutely amazing.  It fires, feels, sounds, weighs, and looks just like the real thing.  You will not be disappointed.  A real MP costs $16K and you have all the hassle of owning an automatic.  This gun gives you all the benefits with no drawbacks at 1/7th the price.  Get one while you can!
   

   
Date 29 Jun 07 
Customer Steve R.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Great product - ran 3 clips today.  What a blast
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Keep up the good work.
Overall Comments Chuck - this was everything you said it would be.  Thank you!  Regards, Steve
   

Date 24 Jun 07 
Customer Tom W.
Product Rating 9
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Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review I like the fact that although busy with orders,  the staff always takes time to answer my phone calls and work with me on items
Overall Comments Chuck and co.   I received my mp back in late April.  I jut used it at the Reading air show in front of a few thousand people watching the town battles there.  I fired about 450 rds during 4 shows and it worked wonderfully. Many of the guys in GD 7th kompanie got to see it in action for the first time. I received many positive comments about your product. We held it next to an original and other then 1 1/2  overall length it was dead on. Thanks for the product and expect more orders from GD guys. Take care
   

Date 11 May 07 
Customer Matt C.
Product Rating 9
Product Review One part came loose, but I'm in the process of getting it fixed. All together a fine re-enactor toy.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Had several great conversations with Chuck and Donna was great and very helpful on the phone. Thanx guys.
Overall Comments If you live in a state like mine and can't have full-auto weapons, or don't want to pay $14,000.00 for a real one, then I highly recommend you pick one up. Experienced some jams here and there, but if you keep it clean of carbon then you'll be a happy re-enactor. Thanx Chuck. 
   

Date 2 May 07 
Customer Friedrich D.
Product Rating 8
Product Review Overall product is excellent with some areas of improvement needed. These areas are: 1. Magazine housing needs to be attached tighter 2. Magazines tend to wobble from front to back and fall out due to the reversed design of feed 3. Receiver assembly  needs to be machined for a tighter fit (area of takedown)
Customer Service Rating 10
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Date 2 May 07 
Customer Rich P.
Product Rating 9
Product Review The only suggestion i can offer is to work on the magazine catch a bit. The catch could operate a bit more smoothly. In addition, 1 out of 6 mag's won't lock securely in the mag well. 
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Top shelf......
Overall Comments I rec'd my MP-40 about a week ago and though i haven't had a chance to let 'er rip yet, I'm very satisfied with the product. The internal design is really clever and shows a lot of thought went into it. The cosmetics are great. Overall i'd give it a 9.5 with the one minor flaw being that the magazines could lock a bit more securely in the mag well. On my piece, a couple mags tend to rock around a bit and will come free if they are wiggled around. beyond that, you've created a masterpiece!!! Thanks Chuck for all your hard work and research.
 
   

Date 25 Apr 07 
Customer Michael R.
Product Rating 10
Product Review A remarkable replica - the blank-firing functionality is completely hidden. Construction and finish is top-notch, authenticity is incredible.  My only nit - my bakelite stock must have developed a bubble on the bottom during the injection-molding process, hidden by a thin layer of flash, which broke, leaving a pencil-eraser sized crater where the bottom pin goes through the stock.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Customer service has been friendly and responsive, and all questions/queries were quickly answered.
Overall Comments For German re-enactors - this is what you've been waiting for.  A masterpiece in form and function.  If you're thinking about it and wavering back and forth - stop it.  You know you want one.  Pick up the phone and order one.  You won't regret it.
 
   

Date 24 Apr 07 
Customer Peter S.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Received my MP40 Monday afternoon, put two magazines through without a problem. W compared it to a "real" MP40 and were very satisfied. It was difficult to see any difference between the two. We fired the "real" MP40 and my blank gun and in my opinion the blanks sounded better
Customer Service Rating 10
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Date 16 Apr 07 
Customer Mike S.
Product Rating 10
Product Review The MP40 ran great at my first event. Only a few misfires but it was caused by a loose magazine catch. This is no junk Japanese cap gun. It iis just like the real deal. It is worth every penny. I would like to see a push/pull bolt and ribbed magazines as well.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Excellent, I was able to fix all the problems quickly via phone and email.
Overall Comments I was in the first 25 Mp40's. I had waited a long time to finally get my hands on it. It is worth every penny and was worth the wait. You couldn't ask for a better blank only automatic weapon for reenacting.I hope you can help us out and build us a MP44 next.
 
   

Date 13 Apr 07 
Customer Chuck
Product Rating 9
Product Review The only part of the product I would like to see improved is the ersatz bakelite. Other than that, I'm very happy with the MP-40.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Many inventors come up with great ideas, but are lousy businessmen. They are all hot and bothered to get your money and then loose interest in your satisfaction once that is accomplished. The SSR people have gone out of their way to return calls & emails, as well as FOLLOW THROUGH on whatever they told me they were going to do!
Overall Comments I had been waiting for over a year for the MP40s to come out and knew going into it that there were going to be some bugs that would need to be worked out with the first few off the line. The problems have been minimal and the customer service has been extraordinary. I look forward to seeing what SSR comes out with next!
 
   

Date 5 Apr 07 
Customer Paul J.
Product Rating 9
Product Review Operates Great!!  Some magazines do not click fully into mag well.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Top notch
 
Overall Comments I'm very impressed with the MP40! Only 1 misfire out of 100 rounds! The look and feel is very good. It sounds like all hell is breaking loose when fired. This is not some Jap or Chinese junk toy, this is a can of "woop ass" that any reenactor will love to own as a replacement for the real deal, without the hassles. I can't wait to show the guys in my unit! Very good and the sound is excellent. Rate of fire is a little fast but very good. I'm very happy I purchased your product, overall it gets a 9 out of 10. Now an affordable and believable replacement has taken hold in our hobby! Now an affordable and reliable true blank fire non gun is on the market. No more Jap or Chinese 
   

Date 27 Mar 07 
Customer Chris H.
Product Rating 10
Product Review Works great, and received positive feedback as to it's look and feel.  I give it a thumbs up!
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review SSR has always been great about answering questions, and making sure that you as a customer are satisfied.
 
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Date 19 Mar 07 
Customer Herman S.
Product Rating 10
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Customer Service Rating 10
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Overall Comments I just took delivery of my MP40 the night before a reenactment. I barely had enough time to review the instructions and load mags before going out in the field. My MP worked flawlessly right out of the box. My unit commander was beside me when I fired my first burst, and he said "That gun ROCKS!". The blanks were every bit as loud as live ammo and fed well. As a firearms enthusiast, and instructor I know it is not uncommon to have some issues even with brand new "real" weapons. It's great to get something that works the way it's supposed to. As a re-enactor I can only say this is the wave of the future. No paper work hassles, full auto, no problems, fair price, and a whole lot of fun. Thanks for a great product. Herman
   

Date 3 Mar 07 
Customer Bryah R.
Product Rating 9
Product Review MP-40 performed magnificently at its first event.  Just a few misfires due to carbon and powder fouling.  My unit CO was impressed with it, though he mentioned that the mag well was pinned on too lose, and there was too much play in the fit there,  I had one bad magazine out of six.  Ran about 400 rounds through it at a full day event with two jams only.  I am very pleased.  I would like to get some extra MP-40 Mags and some more ammo before my next event.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review  Chuck has always been very helpful, and SS Room's customer service is top-notch
   
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Date 2 Mar 07 
Customer Michael T.
Product Rating 9
Product Review folding stock, looseness in housing
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review  Great !
   
Overall Comments I was # 6 on the MP 40 list. At first we had some issues with it, but Chuck and crew were more than willing to everything needed to make sure I got a quality piece I would be happy with.  So I feel very confident they will continue to address and fix any issues or improvements in the future.
   

   
Date 11 Feb 07 
Customer Ed H.
Product Rating 9
Product Review Except for the color its great. I am used to a real faded mp40.
Customer Service Rating 10
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Overall Comments Got my gun the other day and want to say its great, functions great and the only difference is the length by the front strap.  The only way most people would know is to put it side by side with a real gun, which I did. This will make reenactiong so much better; it frees up the paper work hassle plus not using a real gun and devaluing it.  Keep up the guns and they will all sell. Well cant wait for some GI's to get their hands on some of the American guns.
   

   
Date 26 Jan 07
Customer Greg B.
Product Rating 8
Product Review I would like it better if it were a little lighter.
Customer Service Rating 10
Customer Service Review Your the Best of the Best, can't improve.
   
Overall Comments Hey Chuck, Love the new version of the MP40, it worked 100%.
   

Date 22 Jan 07
Customer Stephan D.
Product Rating 7
Product Review Pros: Looks and sounds very convincing
Cons:  The nut at the base of the barrel needs to be fixed such that it doesn't become loose.  The cloth strap's buckle frequently comes undone and the strap loosens.  Some magazines more prone to jamming than others.
Customer Service Rating 9
Customer Service Review Other than product delays, customer service has been very responsive and satisfying so far.  It seems like some mistakes are being made in quality control.  For instance, I was sent two right pouches for my MP40 and some of the magazines may have been damaged by importer usage by QA testers according to Chuck.
   
Overall Comments A convincing, ingenious design.