@24352349 The Sterling was my personal weapon for all the time I was in the Canadian Airforce, and I always fired it lefthanded, never had a problem with a casing hitting me.
@starfighter441 if i recall it was not only the casings that was the problem,it had a fixed firing pin and it worked on the blowback Principle as it never had a gas chamber.and that was also the reason,while i have fired them, officially i was not allowed to because i was left handed,and as i said in my earlier post i would much rather have my S.L.R
@24352349 My Father was a combat medical tech in a field ambulance unit. He is left handed and carried one as his personal protection for 18yrs. He could probally whip my ass on a rangeday even now. Ha Ha hes just got that "shit hot shot" with any weapon he picks up... the jammy ol bastard, lol
@seanxvw No but it was a later development of the WW2 Sten SMG that was a cheap 'emergency' weapon, the Sterling is better, has slots machined all around bolt so even half full of sand it's still reliable, I had one when was a Radio op as not as awkward to handle as the SLR Long rifle just like the FN FAL.
@wind4watts Actually the STEN was a simplified lancaster SMG, (made by sterling armerments for the navy during WWII) but the sterling smg was a modified lancaster, the patchett machine carbine, was an early prototype sterling, and was used by paratroopers during operation market garden, useing sten magazines of course, the only reason it wasn't adopted was because you could make a sten for less than £1 then. (sorry about being picky but, you know)
@seanxvw nah, we used the sten SMG during ww2, the stirling was the later issue SMG to most british forces, some of them were held on to after the decomission in the early 90's when they were given mp5's
@murtadha12345678910 If you fire it from the left shoulder there is a chance that the empty cartridge cases or hot gases could come in contact with the right cheek/eye
Just because your weapon stops firing, you do not assume that it is empty. Keep it pointed downrange while you unload and clear . *Then* you can turn and walk away.
It's common here in India among Law Enforcement guys. It's just an ingenious low cost combination of metal parts and spring, not surprising given it's "lineage" from the Sten family which aimed to churn out cheap guns in large numbers against the Germans. In fact, this gun claimed an Indian Prime Minister in 1984, this "evil" piece of metal pumped in 30 rounds or so into the old lady on her way to a BBC interview!!
There is a tiny innaccuracy in the information that you gave: according to "WIKIPEDIA", one of the firearms used to slay prime minister Ghandi was a "STEN GUN" and NOT a "STERLING 9MM MK SMG" like u stated.........do you have any proof to refute this new revelation ?
It costs $200. Fill out a Form 4, Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm (hey look, REGISTRATION!) get it signed by your Sheriff, get a couple sets of finger prints taken, a couple of photos, fill out a form certifying that you're a citizen, send it all off with a check for 200 bucks, wait about 3-??? months, and before you know it you're in the machine gun business. It really isn't hard, just takes a little effort and patience.
It's $200 per item and you have to go through the entire process for each item. If you bought one today and go buy another one next week you have to do the fingerprints, sheriff, etc all over again. You CAN form a Trust or a Corperation and bypass all of that stuff plus shorten your wait by a few weeks...I've formed a Trust myself. Oh, and some items only need a $5 tax. Cane guns, knife guns, short barreled shotguns that were manufactured with pistol grips, etc. These are called AOWs
Come on. Most of you lounge chair louts can go #$%^ you'selves. A basic weapon for sure but fan f#$%TY tastic. Simple and easy. Just cause it want shown in a movie doesn't make it bad. Top notch bit of kit for what it was.
The joke goes,"If the STEN was built by Rolls Royce, it would be a Sterling". The MK4(L2A3) is the world's most used SMG, with around 100 nations incorporating it's usage. India has apparently produced the largest number since 1966, with an estimate running into 2 million. Production is slowly being wound down now. A true gutsy and reliable gun with a great feel and reliability factor. It even takes the classic No5 Bowie style bayonet.
more importantly than than that is its roller fed magazine, shit's near impossible to jam, not to mention the fact it fire is sumbzero weather in testing where MP5s and Uzis have both FAILED
Yes, indded the success of the UK's MK4 is directly down to the design, especially of the magazine rollers, however keep in mind that other countries, notably Canada with their C1 SMG (MK4 copy), utillised a flat block magazine platform. Infact there are very few SMG's that have the roller block platform, yet have gone on to be successful, such as the MP5 family for example. I wouldn't say that HK or Uzis are failures, just less rugged than the Sterling.
I had one of those babys when I was tasked as OC,s driver back in BAOR in the early 80s. Fab bit of kit as when folded it can be chucked on the dash of a Landrover. Would,nt like to use it against anybody tho. Would probally be more effective to chuck my mess tins at em !!!
the sten was because the germans sank every american boat with thompsons for the british army.because the british army used the thompsons until they started to do this beauties
But that would be the Lanchester MK1, which was a copy of the German MP-18 and -28. While made by Sterling Armament, it was not the Sterling MK4, which did not enter service proper until 1953. The only 'Sterling'-type Sterling used during WWII were the prototypical Pachetts, that design being later adopted, in the '50s, as the L2A1. The MK4 is the L2A3. However, the Stens were the 'quick and dirty,' mass-produced submachine guns.
I dont think that safety can ever be compromised.I never felt comfortable shooting the Sterling,southpaw or not.Dont want to go shooting the people on my side,or get shot by them.Class 3 weapons is right about one thing,they were really cheap,and cheaply made !.
Class 3, you're getting the Sterling confused with the Sten. The Stens were the cheap WWII subguns. The Sterlings weren't produced until late in the conflict, with a few being used at Arnhem, and those were test guns. They weren't produced in great quantity until after the war.
Please refer to, The Guns of Dagenham, by Peter Laidler & David Howroyd, see Page 7
"An initial contract order was placed for 50,000 guns on 13 June, 1941, the complete gun being costed at 14 (British Pounds) each. The operation to put the gun into production being under the control of George Lanchester, the gun then took on his name."
I am correct in my referenece to the Sterling, however wrong in the amount.
thats the whole point ,the sterling is just a really dangerous weapon,that cannot be fired left handed.you get a hot case in the eye,and the brit army trains people to shoot right handed--didnt work either.Hoadmaback has been there,he has seen that its dangerous,same as me.
In England, safety was not as important as killing Nazis. The Sterlings were produced in mass at ~$5.00 a gun to fight the Germans who at the time were the biggest safety concern. In short, ya gotta do, what ya gotta do to win and damn safety. Faced with the same scenario now, clearly safety would be secondary as well. Truly a git-r-done weapon.
sorry i dont agree,infact the sterling is a very dangerous weapon.if the bolt doesnt arrest properly when cocking then it will fly forward and fire a round advertently,dont forget the firing pin is fixed. ihave seen it happen many times.left handers cant shoot it either.
My mate dropped his on on guard-duty. As you say they are dangerous to handle - He left the saftey catch at "rounds" so when the butt of the weapon hit the floor, the breach block traveled far enough back to pick up a round - It fired the round, and he was (luckily) hit in the arm only.
its never a good thing when you drop a open bolt weapon, something about a tiny catch holding the bolt back while a fresh 34 rd clip sits in it would make me very nervous about slamming it around. he was lucky this particular open bolt has a slow rate of fire, ( about 550 rpm) if it would have been a uzi, or a mac, or any of the other types with a 900-1200 rpm count it would have set off more than just 1 round it could have emptied half the clip before it stopped.
Collapse the butt,stick the rear in to your gut and fire.Any other way the weapon just fires all over the place. Stripping was fun the return spring on the blow back action looked like a coil spring off a truck, and would fly around a lot if you were'nt experienced enough on the stripping down. After 100 pushups u soon learnt how to clean the weapon.Great Vid
sigmasquadleader: Well said, in fact left footers in the British army still had to fire from right shoulder. collapsable butt, can be fired from hip, CQB weapon.
i want 1 so i can pretend to be a stormtrooper
TH3SH4 5 months ago
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TEHWEEZY 7 months ago
WHAT AN F IN GUN!!!!!!!
onblock7 8 months ago
@24352349 The Sterling was my personal weapon for all the time I was in the Canadian Airforce, and I always fired it lefthanded, never had a problem with a casing hitting me.
starfighter441 8 months ago
@starfighter441 if i recall it was not only the casings that was the problem,it had a fixed firing pin and it worked on the blowback Principle as it never had a gas chamber.and that was also the reason,while i have fired them, officially i was not allowed to because i was left handed,and as i said in my earlier post i would much rather have my S.L.R
24352349 8 months ago
still the sterling is used by some armies.
kjsh987 8 months ago
@24352349 I'm pleased you spotted that too. Something tells me he found out the hard way. I bet it hurt.
SissingPyd 9 months ago
It makes it so comical for the camera filming the 9mms hitting the water like that.
KingCommando32 10 months ago
Hey! Who needs fishing rods?
KingCommando32 10 months ago
@24352349 My Father was a combat medical tech in a field ambulance unit. He is left handed and carried one as his personal protection for 18yrs. He could probally whip my ass on a rangeday even now. Ha Ha hes just got that "shit hot shot" with any weapon he picks up... the jammy ol bastard, lol
oscarfish38 11 months ago
Nice Video, ah the memories.
The Sterling can be fired from either sholder.
never, never hold the magazine whilst firing.
Ceremonial drill however is a pain.
naguerea 1 year ago
I'm not too familiar with the Sterling SMG. Isn't a WWII British SMG?
Thank You!
seanxvw 1 year ago
@seanxvw No but it was a later development of the WW2 Sten SMG that was a cheap 'emergency' weapon, the Sterling is better, has slots machined all around bolt so even half full of sand it's still reliable, I had one when was a Radio op as not as awkward to handle as the SLR Long rifle just like the FN FAL.
wind4watts 1 year ago
@wind4watts Actually the STEN was a simplified lancaster SMG, (made by sterling armerments for the navy during WWII) but the sterling smg was a modified lancaster, the patchett machine carbine, was an early prototype sterling, and was used by paratroopers during operation market garden, useing sten magazines of course, the only reason it wasn't adopted was because you could make a sten for less than £1 then. (sorry about being picky but, you know)
sonofplug 1 year ago
@seanxvw nah, we used the sten SMG during ww2, the stirling was the later issue SMG to most british forces, some of them were held on to after the decomission in the early 90's when they were given mp5's
TheLordgene 1 year ago
@24352349 what is wrong with left handed ? can you explain plz :)
thanks
murtadha12345678910 1 year ago
@murtadha12345678910 If you fire it from the left shoulder there is a chance that the empty cartridge cases or hot gases could come in contact with the right cheek/eye
24352349 1 year ago
@24352349 oh thank you man :) didnt know that !,
is that a problem with every weapon ?
murtadha12345678910 1 year ago
fat cunt..america dont make fattys like they .....still do..
100imachristian 1 year ago
smgs are so much better then ars
chriscole424 1 year ago
Poor fishes 8)
Timmy00727 1 year ago
@class3weapons im left handed to and i agree
xboxdude156 1 year ago
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Oh boy....that pond will NOT be fucking with you again.
patsyd80 1 year ago
It's so simple! The hole thing is a tube and a spring, holy crap thats amazing
Gonamez 1 year ago
In the UK you'd be fined for putting all that lead in a pond. Nice demo though.
Twirlyhead 1 year ago
around 7k?
redneck500 1 year ago
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Twirlyhead 1 year ago
Nice to see you're holding it right
Twirlyhead 1 year ago
hehehehehehehe.. :D
gameboy595 1 year ago
You know what pisses me off? The fact i can't afford a class 3 weapon. :C
Drboogerson 1 year ago
I need one of those!
ThisAintTheHookUp 1 year ago
you should have cleared the firearm before turning towards camera!.....
ropeologist65 1 year ago
@ropeologist65
My 1st concern ...........don't shoot the camera man
l2a3sterling 1 year ago
i hope the camera was on a tripod, and not hand held, i would love you turning towards me without clearing the firearm first!.
ropeologist65 1 year ago
how long is the reciver tubefrom the back to the end of the barrel
yeno34 2 years ago
nice weapon
swatside 2 years ago
Just because your weapon stops firing, you do not assume that it is empty. Keep it pointed downrange while you unload and clear . *Then* you can turn and walk away.
MarsFKA 2 years ago 2
It's common here in India among Law Enforcement guys. It's just an ingenious low cost combination of metal parts and spring, not surprising given it's "lineage" from the Sten family which aimed to churn out cheap guns in large numbers against the Germans. In fact, this gun claimed an Indian Prime Minister in 1984, this "evil" piece of metal pumped in 30 rounds or so into the old lady on her way to a BBC interview!!
dummyyummy2 2 years ago
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strazzy3 2 years ago
Indira Gandhi, 1984..check out on wikipedia if u need more information
dummyyummy2 2 years ago
धन्यवाद.
strazzy3 2 years ago
Thats quite sad, disturbing and macabre all at the same time !
strazzy3 2 years ago
There is a tiny innaccuracy in the information that you gave: according to "WIKIPEDIA", one of the firearms used to slay prime minister Ghandi was a "STEN GUN" and NOT a "STERLING 9MM MK SMG" like u stated.........do you have any proof to refute this new revelation ?
strazzy3 2 years ago
What does it cost to register one of those?
WatchRyder 2 years ago
What do you mean, "register"?
class3weapons 2 years ago
It has an exceptionally slow rate of fire.....how come ?
strazzy3 2 years ago
@class3weapons where can i get that FFL lincense to puchase those firearms?
jaredwii 1 year ago
@jaredwii It's not a license, its a 200.00 tax and (as of now) a 10 week wait for BATFE approval.
class3weapons 1 year ago
It costs $200. Fill out a Form 4, Application for Tax Paid Transfer and Registration of Firearm (hey look, REGISTRATION!) get it signed by your Sheriff, get a couple sets of finger prints taken, a couple of photos, fill out a form certifying that you're a citizen, send it all off with a check for 200 bucks, wait about 3-??? months, and before you know it you're in the machine gun business. It really isn't hard, just takes a little effort and patience.
Parabellumklr 2 years ago
Cool para!
Is it $200 per weapon or a one off payment for the person?
WatchRyder 2 years ago
It's $200 per item and you have to go through the entire process for each item. If you bought one today and go buy another one next week you have to do the fingerprints, sheriff, etc all over again. You CAN form a Trust or a Corperation and bypass all of that stuff plus shorten your wait by a few weeks...I've formed a Trust myself. Oh, and some items only need a $5 tax. Cane guns, knife guns, short barreled shotguns that were manufactured with pistol grips, etc. These are called AOWs
Parabellumklr 2 years ago
I just use a rod n reel.
Rawlinson18 2 years ago
brilliant weapon
scimatarpictures 2 years ago
when the british make a gun they make it good
rangers11000 2 years ago
Come on. Most of you lounge chair louts can go #$%^ you'selves. A basic weapon for sure but fan f#$%TY tastic. Simple and easy. Just cause it want shown in a movie doesn't make it bad. Top notch bit of kit for what it was.
jack1059 2 years ago
good thing he had that jacket on he was shooting a right handed version with his left hand without that jacket the hslles woulda burned him up good
thejaredchannel 2 years ago
The joke goes,"If the STEN was built by Rolls Royce, it would be a Sterling". The MK4(L2A3) is the world's most used SMG, with around 100 nations incorporating it's usage. India has apparently produced the largest number since 1966, with an estimate running into 2 million. Production is slowly being wound down now. A true gutsy and reliable gun with a great feel and reliability factor. It even takes the classic No5 Bowie style bayonet.
gillyh2745 2 years ago
more importantly than than that is its roller fed magazine, shit's near impossible to jam, not to mention the fact it fire is sumbzero weather in testing where MP5s and Uzis have both FAILED
ImperialInquisition 2 years ago
Yes, indded the success of the UK's MK4 is directly down to the design, especially of the magazine rollers, however keep in mind that other countries, notably Canada with their C1 SMG (MK4 copy), utillised a flat block magazine platform. Infact there are very few SMG's that have the roller block platform, yet have gone on to be successful, such as the MP5 family for example. I wouldn't say that HK or Uzis are failures, just less rugged than the Sterling.
gillyh2745 2 years ago
The Sterling MK4 was so popular even an entire army of stormtroopers used a modifed version of it, in a galaxy far far away. :)
lantzn 2 years ago 6
cormega had this gun.....queensbridge nyc
southrapsucks 2 years ago 5
ah yes ive fired one of those before, it was very comfortable AND NO ITS NOT A STEN
crazycombine 2 years ago
Thats one way of fishing I guess. Love the Sterling
banoffee2001 2 years ago
I had one of those babys when I was tasked as OC,s driver back in BAOR in the early 80s. Fab bit of kit as when folded it can be chucked on the dash of a Landrover. Would,nt like to use it against anybody tho. Would probally be more effective to chuck my mess tins at em !!!
oscarfish38 2 years ago
the sten was because the germans sank every american boat with thompsons for the british army.because the british army used the thompsons until they started to do this beauties
kjsh987 2 years ago
But that would be the Lanchester MK1, which was a copy of the German MP-18 and -28. While made by Sterling Armament, it was not the Sterling MK4, which did not enter service proper until 1953. The only 'Sterling'-type Sterling used during WWII were the prototypical Pachetts, that design being later adopted, in the '50s, as the L2A1. The MK4 is the L2A3. However, the Stens were the 'quick and dirty,' mass-produced submachine guns.
Madmanamus 3 years ago
I dont think that safety can ever be compromised.I never felt comfortable shooting the Sterling,southpaw or not.Dont want to go shooting the people on my side,or get shot by them.Class 3 weapons is right about one thing,they were really cheap,and cheaply made !.
ruzphi 3 years ago
Class 3, you're getting the Sterling confused with the Sten. The Stens were the cheap WWII subguns. The Sterlings weren't produced until late in the conflict, with a few being used at Arnhem, and those were test guns. They weren't produced in great quantity until after the war.
Madmanamus 3 years ago
well, yes and no.
Please refer to, The Guns of Dagenham, by Peter Laidler & David Howroyd, see Page 7
"An initial contract order was placed for 50,000 guns on 13 June, 1941, the complete gun being costed at 14 (British Pounds) each. The operation to put the gun into production being under the control of George Lanchester, the gun then took on his name."
I am correct in my referenece to the Sterling, however wrong in the amount.
class3weapons 3 years ago
thats the whole point ,the sterling is just a really dangerous weapon,that cannot be fired left handed.you get a hot case in the eye,and the brit army trains people to shoot right handed--didnt work either.Hoadmaback has been there,he has seen that its dangerous,same as me.
ruzphi 3 years ago
In England, safety was not as important as killing Nazis. The Sterlings were produced in mass at ~$5.00 a gun to fight the Germans who at the time were the biggest safety concern. In short, ya gotta do, what ya gotta do to win and damn safety. Faced with the same scenario now, clearly safety would be secondary as well. Truly a git-r-done weapon.
class3weapons 3 years ago
SA 80 carn't be fired left-handed
lecateaubattery 2 years ago
I once threw one down a flight of stairs - I was so angry at having had a bad shoot that day.....
hoadmaback 3 years ago
Your not a ex-squaddie then.
lecateaubattery 2 years ago
sorry i dont agree,infact the sterling is a very dangerous weapon.if the bolt doesnt arrest properly when cocking then it will fly forward and fire a round advertently,dont forget the firing pin is fixed. ihave seen it happen many times.left handers cant shoot it either.
ruzphi 3 years ago
Apparently you didn't watch the clip. The shooter is left handed haha.
No1118117 3 years ago 2
My mate dropped his on on guard-duty. As you say they are dangerous to handle - He left the saftey catch at "rounds" so when the butt of the weapon hit the floor, the breach block traveled far enough back to pick up a round - It fired the round, and he was (luckily) hit in the arm only.
hoadmaback 3 years ago
its never a good thing when you drop a open bolt weapon, something about a tiny catch holding the bolt back while a fresh 34 rd clip sits in it would make me very nervous about slamming it around. he was lucky this particular open bolt has a slow rate of fire, ( about 550 rpm) if it would have been a uzi, or a mac, or any of the other types with a 900-1200 rpm count it would have set off more than just 1 round it could have emptied half the clip before it stopped.
digitalage03 2 years ago
In my Opinion I think the Sterling is one of the Best Submachine guns out there, the reliability in Extreme weather and good accuracy is amazing
ImperialInquisition 3 years ago 12
@ImperialInquisition
If they were no good would the storm troopers use them?
l2a3sterling 1 year ago
@l2a3sterling
idk..they used that shitty armor too didn't they =P
ImperialInquisition 1 year ago
too bad obama is president :(
chaikaew 3 years ago
Collapse the butt,stick the rear in to your gut and fire.Any other way the weapon just fires all over the place. Stripping was fun the return spring on the blow back action looked like a coil spring off a truck, and would fly around a lot if you were'nt experienced enough on the stripping down. After 100 pushups u soon learnt how to clean the weapon.Great Vid
steve007x 3 years ago
Simple and reliable. Who says old weapons are not still good weapons. I have always loved this design
That thing is a match for any UZI or mp5.
Poseidon500 3 years ago 17
Man I wish I could get one of those. Cool vid.
zombieheadsplitter 3 years ago 2
Not made well for southpaws I see.
sigmasquadleader 3 years ago
sigmasquadleader: Well said, in fact left footers in the British army still had to fire from right shoulder. collapsable butt, can be fired from hip, CQB weapon.
captcaveman46 3 years ago 3
wow. Excellent control.
leapyeardanielle 3 years ago
nice and steady control. would love to come to your place and try one. here in italy only semiauto 9mm carbines are allowed...
Belva1 3 years ago
nice peice of hardware
freshevery1 3 years ago
sweeeet
smartbeing 3 years ago
yes, I know about leaning into it.
class3weapons 3 years ago
Cleaning prior probably would of helped.
class3weapons 3 years ago
wow i love this video. it was amazing. keep up the good work.
~ Zachary
sherwoody5030 3 years ago
They're great fun aint they, won a few contests with these fine guns,dave
wind4watts 4 years ago