Like all smgs it is weak at longer ranges and not very accurate beyond 100m. It excels in the close quarter combat that the CP produce and great when capping cp or Army base bunker. However despite sometimes poor reputation the sten gave good service through various models and inspired various other submachine designs that can still be found in armouries across the globe. Early marks also had no safety and the gun was known to go off occasionally when bumped. It had repudiation for jamming, caused by the magazine feed system which was copied directly from the Germans. The firearms where then assembled at the Enfield site Much of the production could be performed by small workshops or in some cases by schoolboys in metal shop classes. The Sten used simple stamped metal components and minor welding, which required minimal machining and manufacturing. The Lanchester and Sten magazines were even interchangeable (though the Lanchester's magazine was longer with a 50-round capacity, compared to the Sten's 32-round capacity). In terms of manufacture, the Lanchester was entirely different, being made of high-quality materials with pre-war fit and finish, in stark contrast to the Sten's austere execution. The Sten shared design features, such as its side-mounted magazine configuration, with the Royal Navy's Lanchester submachine gun, which was a copy of the German MP28. So Britain turned the Royal Small Arms Factory, Enfield who produced the Sten. However these where expensive and there was not enough to meet demand. It had been purchasing as many Thompson Submachine guns as it could get its hands on. Also, please note that neither the author nor MILSURPS.COM recommends that any member of these forums, or a reader of this article, try this type of experimentation without the proper knowledge, equipment and training.After the fall of France Britain quickly realised it needed a submachine gun and fast. MILSURPS.COM accepts no legal liability or responsibility for any claims made or opinions expressed herein, nor is this article published to encourage anyone to build, modify or alter any device or firearm mentioned that would be in violation of any local, regional, or other country laws. Note: The opinions expressed herein or statements made in this article are solely those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Military Surplus Collectors Forums, or the ownership and moderation group of this site. Its weight was just over six pounds (2.7 kg) unloaded.ġ. The butt was a steel frame that, with the barrel, could be removed without difficulty so that the disassembled weapon could be easily hidden. The stamped catch is not completely punched out, why is it so hard to make one complete Buyer beware, you may have to finish manufacturing it. It fired at a rate of 550 rounds per minute, and it had a 32-round box magazine that, however, tended to jam if more than 30 rounds were loaded. The most common version of the Sten gun was 30 inches (76.2 cm) long with a barrel of 7.5 inches (19 cm). The Sten gun remained in service until the late 1950s. The gun was so ubiquitous that its name became all but a generic term for submachine gun. Moreover, hundreds of thousands of Sten guns were provided to underground movements everywhere in Europe during that war.
This article contains a complete set of plans for machining a STEN SUBMACHINE GUN, 9-millimetre submachine gun that became the standard such weapon in the British Commonwealth armed forces during World War II. Copyright ©2006 - 2011 by bigduke6 and MILSURPS.COM
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