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Posted: 11/21/2019 9:27:58 PM EDT

Hey guys. Not sure where to put this but I figured out if anyone here the c&r guys would know the most.

I found a Sten gun kit that someone started and did not finish. They lost interest and moved on. It is the tube and some internals along with the barrel nut and trigger assy. No barrel or stock. I am not sure what mark version it is. Is there a way to see what else I am missing?

I don't know a lot about these but I'm handy and I have a welder. I watched a few videos on them and it doesn't seem too hard to put one together.

Can I just get a 16" barrel, wire stick and whatever parts are needed, install them and go?

Thanks for your help.

Posted: 11/21/2019 9:30:20 PM EDT

[#1]

Ran across one in Mosul , was interesting to see for sure !

Posted: 11/21/2019 9:35:14 PM EDT

[#2]

OP, please make sure this isn’t an unmodified kit. Otherwise you could get in mega trouble for building a MG.

Posted: 11/21/2019 9:40:53 PM EDT

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That's what I was going to research before buying as I don't want to get caught up in that kind of mess. I see semi auto bolts, is that the difference? Or is there other parts?

Posted: 11/21/2019 9:45:52 PM EDT

[#4]

Contact Vic, here, he knows anything and everything about Stens.

Posted: 11/21/2019 10:07:15 PM EDT

[#5]

If I’m remembering things correctly, the receiver has to be a smaller ID than the real deal to prevent a mil bolt from being able to go inside. They’re smooth guns with that insanely heavy bolt, but not my cup of tea when semi auto.

Posted: 11/21/2019 10:18:42 PM EDT

[#6]

Thanks guys for the info.

I've never shot one but I figured if I could pick it up cheap and make a little project out of why not?

Posted: 11/22/2019 12:06:24 PM EDT

[#7]

Well thanks for the answers guys. I did a bunch of reading last night and with this being an unk kit there are too many questions and I am not wanting to get myself into a mess. I will do a little more research on these and if I decide to build one it will be from a known source.

Thanks for all the help and the heads up!

Posted: 11/22/2019 12:17:13 PM EDT

[#8]

Consider building a Sterling. Takes Sterling and STEN mags.

Posted: 11/22/2019 12:23:51 PM EDT

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Ok. I will look into those! I need a winter project, hence why I was interested in this.

Posted: 11/22/2019 12:34:46 PM EDT

[#10]

Sten mags suck!!! Sterling mags are the best!!! Yeah I agree build a Sterling instead

Posted: 11/22/2019 12:39:43 PM EDT

[#11]

Are there any good "how too's" for the sterlings? I found a really good YT video but the user didn't finish pt2 or pt3.

Posted: 11/29/2019 10:06:43 AM EDT

[#12]

weaponsguild.com

"Builders Helping Builders"

Posted: 11/29/2019 10:21:48 AM EDT

[#13]

Thanks I will check them out.

Posted: 12/23/2019 12:19:49 PM EDT

[#14]

Well it looks like I have two options.

1. Buy a kit from IO and apex and build the gun. Cost 650+
2. Buy a kit from numrich and reweld the receiver and find a SA bolt or figure out how to modify the SA bolt and tube. Cheaper but more work. Which is ok.

Seems like the SA bolts have dried up. Humm....

Posted: 12/23/2019 2:09:37 PM EDT

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I ran across a Sterling in Ramadi. The Iraqi Police called it the "turncoat," as they'd use it to assassinate spies. It would be kept under a long trench coat on a sling, then pulled out to blow away a guy.

Posted: 12/25/2019 9:56:17 PM EDT

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One of problems with machining an original Sten or Sterling bolt is that they are excessively hard (like 55 to 60 Rockwell), even tungsten bits have a hard time going through them. 2 solutions to that problem, either temper out the hardness (need a pro shop to do that) or use one of the now very rare bronze sten bolts which are very easy to machine (they were very popular for semi conversions due to the ease of machining them). If you could find a bronze Sten bolt, that would be the easiest solution, regardless of whether you are building a Sten or a Sterling. Last I saw, they were running anywhere between $150 to $250, YMMMV.

Posted: 12/25/2019 9:56:46 PM EDT

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Sorry, DT.

Posted: 12/25/2019 10:21:33 PM EDT

[#18]

Sterlings>Stens

Posted: 12/25/2019 10:31:20 PM EDT

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One of problems with machining an original Sten or Sterling bolt is that they are excessively hard (like 55 to 60 Rockwell), even tungsten bits have a hard time going through them. 2 solutions to that problem, either temper out the hardness (need a pro shop to do that) or use one of the now very rare bronze sten bolts which are very easy to machine (they were very popular for semi conversions due to the ease of machining them). If you could find a bronze Sten bolt, that would be the easiest solution, regardless of whether you are building a Sten or a Sterling. Last I saw, they were running anywhere between $150 to $250, YMMMV.

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That's what I'm finding. A guy on another site says he is going to start modifying bolts.

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