WWII Sten guns

[stuffperson]

There are a lot of these on ebay as disassembled kits.

Does anyone know if these could be legally restored to semi-automatic working condition?

 

[Paulo]

you would still need the receiver

 

[Paulo]

anyways, to answer your question, you could buy a receiver for it and thus, have a legal firearm. Assuming that the receiver is available legally in your state.

 

[stuffperson]

these things are all taken apart, I assume that once put back together they would mostly work, assuming you could also find a receiver?

Its a pretty shitty gun imo, but something about the look and simplicity of it would make for a cool paperweight.

 

[Paulo]

yes. All it needs is a receiver and it is in business. If you don't actually want to shoot it then you can just fudge a receiver out of wood or aluminum and put it back together.

 

[big_bad_buff]

Sten guns kind of suck, low powered, i never use them when i play medal of honor spearhead

 

[stuffperson]

ever use one on return to castle wolfenstein?

 

[stuffperson]

PS thanks for the info paulo.

 

[Paulo]

If you want a cool resto project. get a FN/FAL parts kit for around 2 hundy. Then get a legal receiver and put it together. Then, you have a very nice shooting 7.62 semi auto for around 500 dollars total.

p.s. If you want to know more about that, PM me.

 

[big_bad_buff]

I installed the game, played it until I saw that the men can jumo 50 feet in the air and then unistalled it lol

ever use one on return to castle wolfenstein?

 

[JuicePimp]

Isnt the receiver the most expensive part though if bought seperately?

 

[stuffperson]

I have no idea. Are these guns the same thing as "grease guns' they used to use a long time ago? Not of course a grease gun but the nickname for a shitty mass production machine gun.

 

[javaguru]

I have no idea. Are these guns the same thing as "grease guns' they used to use a long time ago? Not of course a grease gun but the nickname for a shitty mass production machine gun.

Actually, WWII shitty mass produced sub-machineguns, they use pistol cartridges.

 

[stuffperson]

what is the difference between a machine gun and a sub-machine gun? size?

 

[ChefWide]

One is for use on subs only.

 

[stuffperson]

Are you trying to trigger my bullshit-o-meter?

 

[digger]

Quick rundown:

Submachine gun, aka machine pistol: Full auto weapon that uses pistol ammunition (9mm, .45 ACP). Examples: Uzi, grease gun, STEN, Tommy Gun, MAC. Cheap way to equip a bunch of grunts to engage at short range for a short time. Accuracy sucks due to the heavy bolt slamming shut on each shot. Usually have a short rifle stock that makes them a little less pathetic. Tend to go off when dropped.

Machine gun: Uses rifle ammo (or larger); usually tripod mounted. M60 (.30) or .50 Browning. Establishes a beaten zone or no-man's land, some anti-aircraft value. You do not fire it from the hip. Ever. There are even larger electric drive versions ("chain guns").

And just to round things out:

Assault rifle: Full auto or burst-fire shoulder arm using a small rifle-class round (e.g. .223). Most common military arm since the 1970s; most have "burst selectors" rather than true full-auto now.

Legally, the receiver is the weapon; it's the part that has to have a serial number and is subject to Class III regulation in the USA. A pile of parts without a receiver is just a pile of parts. A receiver for a full-auto weapon without a serial number and matching paperwork is major Federal pound-you-in-the-ass trouble.

The Thompson was turned out in the 1920's and 30's and had a lot of machined parts. It was (and is) a jewel of the gunmaking art. Always pricey and relatively rare compared to other government contract weapons.

STEN guns were turned out in Britain for $1.50 to $2.00 each. They are basically government sponsored zip guns and ugly as homemade sin.

The Grease Gun (M1A1) was a more polished US weapon of Korean War vintage, in .45 ACP.

 

[manny78]

You'd need a semi-auto receiver (not a converted cause it would then fall into the Class III). That's assuming the SBM in actually in the US. Otherwise you cant legally import them and fix a receiver.

 

[danielson]

can someone explain top me what the reciever is? is it the block of metal that moves back and forth (bolt carrier)

 

[Fragadelic]

can someone explain top me what the reciever is? is it the block of metal that moves back and forth (bolt carrier)

Most simply, it is the portion of the weapon that houses the firing mechanism

 

[digger]

can someone explain to me what the receiver is?

You might also hear it called the "frame."

Good example: take a .45 Auto. The frame is a single forged piece of metal that makes up the part you hold onto, including the trigger guard.

It does NOT include any of the moving parts inside, nor the barrel, slide, or magazine.

Most of the moving parts are held in place by pins that run crosswise through the frame. Anything other than the frame itself is replaceable without any fancy legal paperwork. Legally the frame IS the pistol.

 

[manny78]

You might also hear it called the "frame."

Good example: take a .45 Auto. The frame is a single forged piece of metal that makes up the part you hold onto, including the trigger guard.

It does NOT include any of the moving parts inside, nor the barrel, slide, or magazine.

Most of the moving parts are held in place by pins that run crosswise through the frame. Anything other than the frame itself is replaceable without any fancy legal paperwork. Legally the frame IS the pistol.

Must suck for a gun owner to live in NYC ? I've ehard all kind of horror stories about licenses there....

 

[danielson]

gotcha digger & fradg.

 

[digger]

Must suck for a gun owner to live in NYC ? I've ehard all kind of horror stories about licenses there....

Who says I live here?

Sucks to commute, work, or visit here, oh yeah. Mayor Koch was an ass with his "If you own a gun, you're not a nice guy." That was after a couple of good, brave, stupid guys got themselves killed trying to protect people they didn't even know. Barehanded, of course.

I wrote to ask him what was so "nice" about throwing lives away, when a gun could have saved both the victim and the rescuer.

Flip side, of course, is that the crooks don't care.

Saw a guy maybe a year and a half ago. He dropped a loaded clip* stepping into the subway car and it actually spit out a couple of loaded rounds. When he finished playing .40 Pick Up I whispered "It's a dirty job, Officer, but somebody's gotta do it. Thanks." Figured either he was or he wasn't, and if he wasn't, pretending he was would at least reduce his need to eliminate the witnesses.

*Yeah, technically it's a magazine, not a clip. Sue me.