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Posted: 12/18/2017 6:58:38 PM EDT
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buy a loading device, loading mags without one is brutal.
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Posted: 12/19/2017 6:32:17 PM EDT
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buy a loading device, loading mags without one is brutal. how is the maker for your sten? I have not had great luck with the 50 round mags. You can get the Indian Railway 20rd mags and cut the brass rods out. Or just buy 32rd mags. |
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Posted: 12/19/2017 7:50:16 PM EDT
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I'd buy a Sterling kit and make a Stenling out of it. Then use Sterling mags, which are awesome.
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Posted: 12/19/2017 8:22:52 PM EDT
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I got my Taylor Mfg Sten last week. Found a few mags that worked and a few that didn’t. Works great on auto. Semi auto seems to alternate between 1-2 round bursts.
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Posted: 12/19/2017 9:52:30 PM EDT
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Mine should be approved in 3-4 weeks. I got a threaded barrel off of gunbroker for it so I can suppress it. Anyone do a 3-lug barrel for the Sten or should I just get the 3-lug adapter for the threads?
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Posted: 12/20/2017 4:19:33 PM EDT
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I'd buy a Sterling kit and make a Stenling out of it. Then use Sterling mags, which are awesome. |
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Posted: 12/20/2017 4:27:55 PM EDT
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I got my Taylor Mfg Sten last week. Found a few mags that worked and a few that didn't. Works great on auto. Semi auto seems to alternate between 1-2 round bursts. |
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Posted: 12/20/2017 4:30:45 PM EDT
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Mine should be approved in 3-4 weeks. I got a threaded barrel off of gunbroker for it so I can suppress it. Anyone do a 3-lug barrel for the Sten or should I just get the 3-lug adapter for the threads? i love it. It was cut just past the shroud i do not know anything about 3 lug. |
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Posted: 12/20/2017 5:24:24 PM EDT
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That is a nice shooter but $$$$ Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd buy a Sterling kit and make a Stenling out of it. Then use Sterling mags, which are awesome. 
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Posted: 12/20/2017 6:41:45 PM EDT
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I highly recommend trying the CDNN Tapco Sten mags.
They seem to work for everyone .. |
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Posted: 12/20/2017 6:55:40 PM EDT
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try to find lanchester 50rd mags for it... hard to find but worth it if you can get one that runs reliably
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Posted: 12/21/2017 12:49:01 PM EDT
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It's actually coming with a 3 lug barrel. Which will work with my SilencerCo Omega 9k.
It's coming with a loader, so that will save my fingers. Its coming with a few magazines-hopefully they all work. I've gotten videos of it running from the owner-so it runs. I'll start collecting magazines and test them when the time comes. Thanks for all the replies fellas. Adam D. |
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Posted: 12/21/2017 2:19:24 PM EDT
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It's actually coming with a 3 lug barrel. Which will work with my SilencerCo Omega 9k. It's coming with a loader, so that will save my fingers. Its coming with a few magazines-hopefully they all work. I've gotten videos of it running from the owner-so it runs. I'll start collecting magazines and test them when the time comes. Thanks for all the replies fellas. Adam D. |
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Posted: 12/22/2017 3:16:49 PM EDT
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the loader looks like one of these:
http://www.collectorssource.com/militaria/sten-gun-box-type-loader.html |
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Posted: 12/23/2017 6:09:47 AM EDT
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the loader looks like one of these: http://www.collectorssource.com/militaria/sten-gun-box-type-loader.html 
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Posted: 12/23/2017 9:49:54 AM EDT
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That is a nice shooter but $$$$ It was once very common. Then they changed their view. |
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Posted: 12/23/2017 9:52:35 AM EDT
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I highly recommend trying the CDNN Tapco Sten mags. They seem to work for everyone .. Everything Tapco sucks. They are not Sten mags. At first they were listed as such then Tapco removed Sten listing and now its just MPA. If sellers are using STEN in the listing its not authorized by Tapco. |
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Posted: 12/23/2017 11:34:32 AM EDT
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that is the good one |
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Posted: 12/23/2017 11:35:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No they are worthless! When loaded past a few rounds they swell. Everything Tapco sucks. They are not Sten mags. At first they were listed as such then Tapco removed Sten listing and now its just MPA. If sellers are using STEN in the listing its not authorized by Tapco. And Tapco makes some decent products. Their AK products are, after all, the standard for 922R compliance. |
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Posted: 12/23/2017 1:51:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have one, it's clearly made to fit the Sten. And Tapco makes some decent products. Their AK products are, after all, the standard for 922R compliance. Tapco first tried to market them as Sten and had to pull that detail after too many customers complained and returned them. When loaded past a few rounds the body gets PREGNANT and causes problems. Cheaper polymer and not re-enforced properly. If they actually worked well for the Sten, Tapco would have never changed their description. |
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Posted: 12/30/2017 8:35:42 PM EDT
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seems to work fine in my M11 Lage..
It was tight but after insertions it was fine. |
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Posted: 12/31/2017 1:10:40 PM EDT
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Last I heard ATF cracked down on this specific change. Has that changed? It was once very common. Then they changed their view. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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That is a nice shooter but $$$$ It was once very common. Then they changed their view. |
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Posted: 12/31/2017 1:39:20 PM EDT
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Apparently in the last liberal gun-banning orgy in Connecticut, they managed to unban semi-STEN builds. The problem is mags. I can chop your mags @ the reinforcement & mail you the bits. Just shoot me an IM.
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Posted: 1/1/2018 12:55:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, its made for the MPA and kind of fits the Sten. Made for and fits two different things. Tapco first tried to market them as Sten and had to pull that detail after too many customers complained and returned them. When loaded past a few rounds the body gets PREGNANT and causes problems. Cheaper polymer and not re-enforced properly. If they actually worked well for the Sten, Tapco would have never changed their description. |
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Posted: 3/8/2018 10:58:25 PM EDT
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This, how is the maker for your sten? I have not had great luck with the 50 round mags. You can get the Indian Railway 20rd mags and cut the brass rods out. Or just buy 32rd mags. |
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Posted: 3/13/2018 5:25:14 PM EDT
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A friends DLO sten runs fine with the TAPCO.
We ran 15 of them continuously and the sten just kept on running. |
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Posted: 3/14/2018 3:31:25 PM EDT
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In this for info, looking at my first sten at the moment, its a DLO.
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Posted: 3/24/2018 2:27:30 AM EDT
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I just purchased a transferable sten. I've got months to wait until I can take custody of it. I want to start stocking ammo and magazines. Are there any magazines to stay away from? Any I should specifically seek out? Thanks. Adam D.z Maybe you will find this helpful since the days of $3 sten mags are long behind us. |
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Posted: 3/25/2018 8:43:13 PM EDT
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A friends DLO sten runs fine with the TAPCO. We ran 15 of them continuously and the sten just kept on running. |
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Posted: 3/29/2018 1:17:29 AM EDT
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that is the good one 
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Posted: 3/29/2018 2:58:04 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No, the good one is the AUSTEN loader... http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/uploads/monthly_2018_01/AFBB3D33-5689-4BFC-9BD4-20E55CA287CA.thumb.jpeg.6b7f88785de02e6114b96d40f566a215.jpeg is it really too enough times better? |
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Posted: 3/29/2018 9:35:43 AM EDT
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How much is the Austin loader 50 bucks and the other ones were 20 is it really too enough times better? |
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Posted: 4/1/2018 3:33:47 AM EDT
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Your thumb will thank you forever with the Austen mag loader.
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Posted: 4/4/2018 6:27:55 PM EDT
[#34]
Good luck finding an Austen loader. I had a guy try to pocket mine a few years ago. I now keep an eye on it.
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Posted: 4/4/2018 7:08:27 PM EDT
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They are more like $150. They are better. Only you can determine what they are worth to you. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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How much is the Austin loader 50 bucks and the other ones were 20 is it really too enough times better? |
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Posted: 5/5/2018 12:31:17 PM EDT
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Sten showed up to my dealer finally. Mailed the paperwork off on 5/3/18. I'm hearing MGs are taking around 8 months to process for an individual. Guess I'm looking around the beginning of 2019.
Adam d. |
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Posted: 11/27/2018 2:09:43 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/28/2018 12:01:12 PM EDT
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Impressive.
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Posted: 11/28/2018 8:24:04 PM EDT
[#39]
I may be giving them a call shortly....
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Posted: 2/6/2019 11:41:25 AM EDT
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Checked cashed 05/09/2018.
Still waiting........ So fun.... |
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Posted: 2/8/2019 10:00:38 AM EDT
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Cool op.
If possible share some pics of that bad boy! So far the sten is tied with a M10 as my future second Mg. |
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Posted: 2/20/2019 10:10:49 PM EDT
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Cool op. If possible share some pics of that bad boy! So far the sten is tied with a M10 as my future second Mg. |
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Posted: 3/5/2019 11:53:51 AM EDT
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Got bored driving today and called to check on my status. Form was approved 3/4/19. Now just gotta wait for the call from my dealer!!!
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