Was the Sten gun any good?

“It wasn’t a reliable instrument for anything over 100 yards, but for anything close-quarters it was very reliable.” The British Special Operations Executive provided thousands of Sten Guns to partisan groups and resistance fighters as well. The weapons were distributed widely throughout Europe and the Middle East.

Are Sten guns legal?

It is against federal law to possess a machine gun without a proper license, but Evenson said most of the parts for a Sten gun are available from gun collectors and dealers with a certain class of firearms license. Permits to possess these weapons are hard to get.

When did the Sten gun go out of service?

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What replaced the Sten gun?

Canadian Army C1 Submachine Gun
Canadian Army C1 Submachine Gun: Adopted in 1958, replacing the STEN gun in general service. It was different from the British L2 in that it made extensive use of stamped metal parts rather the more expensive castings used by British production SMGs.

Did the Sten gun jam?

But the Sten gun’s habit of jamming led to one of the messiest covert operations of the war. In 1942, as Heydrich traveled in an open-top Mercedes, a Czech SOE agent leveled his Sten gun at the Nazi at point-blank range and pulled the trigger—and the gun jammed without firing.

Why is open bolt illegal?

Too easy to convert to FA. So open bolt guns use the sear to hold the bolt open before firing. For fully automatic fire, the trigger will hold the sear out of the way so the bolt isn’t impeded from recoiling back and returning forward to fire another round.

What is STEN short for?

Sten

What does Sten stand for?

Standard Ten
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. The results for some scales of some psychometric instruments are returned as sten scores, sten being an abbreviation for ‘Standard Ten’ and thus closely related to stanine scores.

How much did a grease gun cost?

The iconic Thompson submachine gun – a sleek, well-made weapon highly prized by any GI who could get his hands on one – cost Uncle Sam about $225 each. That is about $3,000 a weapon today when you adjust for inflation. A new Grease Gun cost the government about $20 each, or about $260 a weapon in today’s dollars.

Where can I get a Sten MKV rifle?

This was built from a British MKV kit from Apex Gun Parts with Indianapolis Ordinance semi auto parts. Though I originally built this as a pistol, it does much better as a rifle. The heavy wood buttstock balances the 16″ barrel very nicely.

What happens when you charge a Sten MKV?

The same thing can happen when charging the gun. With the MKV design, it is pretty much guaranteed that if the round is loaded, the bolt has traveled far back enough to catch the hammer/striker. These guns also require some grunt to charge, so the closer distance to the sear makes this almost half as easy with the MKV.

Is the Sten machine gun a good rifle?

While the STEN machine gun is a slightly awkward looking rifle, the design is remarkably simple, which makes them ultra-reliable in the field. We sell the highest quality STEN parts and accessories with the most competitive prices anywhere online.

What was the Sten gun used for in World War 2?

3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Mk. II) The STEN (or Sten gun) was a family of British submachine guns chambered in 9×19mm and used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II and the Korean War. They had a simple design and very low production cost, so they were also effective insurgency weapons for resistance groups.