I quite liked it but you were right about the full auto. The technique was to aim at the bad guy's right hip (if he was facing you). A five round burst would give you a neat line from right hip to left shoulder - whether you wanted to or not!.
That gun is the biggest pile of 9mm crap up there with the 84 Carl Gustav anti tank. I also am Ex british army , the only people to carry it never fired it on auto . mind you fold the butt and spay it white then give it to the stormtroopers in Star Wars
Great gun, I qualified on the Sterling. I can remember the instructors going at us about not loosing a finger by accidentally slipping your pinky into the ejection port. We were not allowed to place the off hand on the magazine you see, you had to support the weapon forward of the ejection port by gripping the heat shield.
OK I THINK SOME ONE NEED TO MAKE THIS STATEMENTE HERE :
THIS IS NOT AN STEN SUBMACHINEGUN WICH IS A QUITE SIMILAR BRITISH SUBMACHINEGUN USED IN WORLD WAR 2
THIS IS A MUCH MODERN STERLING SUBMACHINEGUN, BOTH BRITISH, BOTH FIRING THE SAME BULLET, BOTH WITH SIDE MOUNTED MAGAZINES BUE THEY ARE NOT THE SAME WEAPON!
Having used a Sterling during my army career in the late 70`s to late 80`s I can say two things about the it, yes, it was not very well engineered....but that made it light which is important if you are lugging one for 25 miles and 2, although easy to use and accurate to about 400 yards, anything over 200 yards and your target might as well pick the rounds up and throw them back at the firer.
It was cheaply made and was actually dropped all across Europe for partisans to use against the Germans. Yes it had a bit of a dodgy reputation but overall it was useful.
The poems are about the sten not the sterling - they look very similar but are completely different weapons from different designers. Sten was a WWII expedient and the sterling was a high quality modern SMG.
When I was a kid ,50's /early 60's; my father would take us up to Dagenham for the day to see my grandparents. On the way home we would drive past a factory STERLING ENGINEERING .I often wondered what they made. I know now !
Well, I cant actually wax lyrical over it. It was good enough. Only came into being cos we`d captured so much 9mm ammo from the Germans. safety problems were, take the safety off, drop the weapon and it would go BANG. I`m told that the round was weak, but I woulndt want to stand in front of it. Even at 300 mtrs.
Yeah i must admit i've heard plenty of bad reports about them "pub talk", but never once seen a WW2 soldier in an interview ever say they were crap or unreliable.
@TheGodParticle I doubt you have seen an interview with a WW2 soldier saying it is crap considering the Sterling didn't even come out until the 50s. The Sten was used in WW2.
the sten gun was made out of necessity not to be a good gun but to the perimeter on how fast they could be made you see examples of this upon both allied ,german and Japanese guns often upon the template of a very well built gun but not one you could build quickly
looks so much like the sten gun and if i didnt know it was the sterlin i would mistake it for it... and stens were terrible but only cost 20p to make during ww2
@biggamerboy1 The told us 7 shillings and sixpence each or 37.5p. But apart from the appearance given by side loading mag - and even that is curved - it is nothing like a Sten and is far better made. BTW with the butt folded forward it was the standard weapon of the Imperial Troopers in Starwars.
they were ahead opf there time in ww2, they used a system that was widely copied afterwards that greatly improved reliability whereby internal grooves were used that caught dirt and pushed it away.
This was my personal weapon in my days in the Cdn Army. It was a great piece of gear. Tough, reliable and easy to tote. Could be fired from the sholder or from the hip. Thanks for the video, it brought back fond memories.
Only Mr Kiwi Teds and your channel I can actually watch/trust any videos with any enthusiasm. great to see so much knowledge and lead being thrown around! lol
Love many weapons from the second world war onwards.
@C2builder I heard from a territorial army guy that we bought cheapshit Brazillian 9mm ammo in the 70's and 80's which really fucked up the Sterlings reputation.
@C2builder My Grandfather was in mandatory service with the British army in 1948 - 1950 after the war. He said it's a horrible gun and if you mess up reloading, it could take the end of your finger off.
@C2builder My Granda and dad use the sterling in the military. My other Granda used it when he was in the R.U.C and they all fell in love with the gun. So it cant be that bad surely
@1CRAZYMF249 I believe you're talking about the STEN mk1 and 2 the Sterling's predecessor, and even so the only real serious problem was the magazine. But other than that the gun was reliable, and served well in the army and commonwealth.
@1CRAZYMF249 as you can appreciate, 1943 they was not the most technological era of war...
if you know anything about guns, then you will know that all guns jam and overheat. americans still use gas ram machina guns! so that gun was a head of its time back then :)
@1CRAZYMF249 its still being used by Indian Army for close quarters or urban battlefield coz of its small length, Last appearance in battlefield was in 1999 Kargil war where it was used to clear bunkers and tunnels where is now much replaced INSAS and AK Assault rifles were cumbersome to use coz of cramped space
@1CRAZYMF249 they were first made out of a bed spring and a piece of tube in some blokes garden shed. they are reliable and do the job, when they were suppressed all you could hear was the slap of the bolt hitting the chamber face
@1CRAZYMF249 yeah its like the AK of subguns/carbines its simplicity is beautiful its accurate to 200+ yards 34 round mag is nifty and its an overall cool gun
It's true the Sterling came into service in the 50's, but it's rough prototype design the Patchett Gun was in use by British Special Forces in very late World War Two; the Patchett Gun gradually evolved into what is the Sterling L2A3.
@1CRAZYMF249 This is not the same type as used in WW2 , that version was a pressed steel type manufacture and was un relibal , you also do NOT hold the magazine when firing either version ( films only ) hand must hold the stock , you will see this version with the stock folded in Star Wars , the Republic's Storm troopers use them with a singe point sight mounted for the space age effect ....
@1CRAZYMF249 Im ex British army and I can tell you its not a shit gun. In my day it was usually given to the number two in the gun group. It is a particulary reliable weapon and can take extreme punishment and still fire.
@1CRAZYMF249 Sterlings were NOT around during WW2, they came into service in the mid 1950's. They are a decent piece of kit, the SBS still retain silenced versions because they have an extremely efficient silencer.
The Sterling can be fired using one hand with no problem.It is also surprisingly accurate in that mode,on a standard Military target. It can be buried in sand, dug out, shaken, mag on and commence firing with no problems. Same with being submerged in water. To those whom are "wary" as regards loaded mag and gun cocked. Bang the butt on the ground and watch the bolt travel. Nothing like a Sten. One can experiment to a certain degree with cycling the action. The magazines give no trouble with care
I love mine in the eighties,a bitch for drill with the bayonet in your armpit,and the best room clearin weapon ever,just cock it and toss it through the window.
yo C2builder. I was always under the assumption that guns with perforated barrels were deigned to have a place to hold the other wise hot barrel. Am i wrong?
@OKTOBONGO The original idea of the perforated barrel jackets was to assist cooling of the hot barrel. Being able to hold it near the barrel as just a added benefit.
@OKTOBONGO No, you're NOT wrong. In fact the Sterling (as had some marks of the Sten SMG) has a "lip" welded to the receiver, just ahead of the ejection port, to prevent the fingertips of the firer's left hand slipping into the opening, and getting either chopped-off or mangled.
The .45 ACP against this Hi power 9 mm, someone is joking. How often does it jam, not often although holding the weapon by the mag can cause problems, the left hand should grip around the hand guard surrounding the barrel. Have fired the old sten, now that was interesting! The sterling, great for house clearing and close quarter battle. Fired the Thompson at a trials unit , nostalgic yes but low penetration power.
In a nutshell Mr C2Builder,if you were say Mafia "Tony Montana" and would like to barge in and wipe out a whole group of badasses in a pub, which one would you prefer to use--A Tommy gun or a Sterling like this??I routinely see sluggish low rank policemen carry it around here in India..looks like junk....looks aside is it a real hard & fast hitter with the good reputation it has..Falklands war and all??Is it cheap in USA??(In category of MAC10,UZi,TEC9 I guess)
ever held a thompson or shot one? Smooth recoil on semi auto and full auto is controllable, but its all milled (aka very fucking heavy). The sterling or mp40 is much lighter and 9mm is nothing to snuff at, especially in a subgun and full auto
@curlybobz Yes but as you probably know it was very much better engineered. The Sten was in use with second line units of the British army until the mid-1960's and sometimes called the "Woolworths" gun because it was so cheap. The Mk4 of the 1960's was not too bad but the early models cost 7 shillings 6 pence or about $1.50 in 1943. Cannot believe a good Sterling now costs $8000 in the US as posted above, I would have thought $200 tops.
IVE SHOOT ONE OF THESE IN AFGAN, ITS A LIL ROUGH ON YOUR SHOULDER ON MULTI-SHOTTING, I THOUGHT.. VERY GOOD WEAPON THO. GOOD SHOTTING, I CAN SEE YOU CAN HOLD STEADY WHILE SHOOTING. :-)
nice video wish we could get them over here in the uk but im thinking of getting a replica one when i go how much you think a sterling replica would cost?
A more stable way of holding the sterling is to hold the barrel shroud with the left hand as with a normal rifle carbine, there is no need to hold the magazine, it's also far more comfortable especially when lying down
If I were going to carry this SMG in combat I would have a loaded mag. in it and the bolt forward on an empty chamber and the change lever on A. With practice, you can draw the bolt back about as fast as you can operate the change lever. With the bolt forward it will keep debris out of the barrel, receiver, and magazine and if dropped you wont have an A.D.
Was always weary of carrying this weapon cocked with the saftey applied because of hearing stories of the gun firing on its own accord if dropped or impacted hard-
Nice Vid ,would be nice to see abit of down range action on your Vids m8
@niall2910 You are 100% correct, range saftey is always first priority, I simply wanted you to know that it is possible in a emergency situation. Thanks.
Sorry I have to disagree with you about firing the SMG with only one hand , not very safe for obvious safety reasons , you'll either end up shooting down an areoplane or end up shooting everyone standing around you . A bit of useless info on the mags , they also double up as a bottle opener ( use the loading end same as any standard opener , obviously not beer bottles on the range , but safe at home ) .
@niall2910 Care to make a formal appology if I do a video showing that the Sterling is fully controlable and safe to shoot off hand like a pistol? Not saying that every Joe Blow can do it, but those of us smg owners that have shot subguns over the years as well as trained Interpol and SAS, it's not that hard.
@joshershel91 No it didn't, Armoured regiment crews for example still carried it until they were issued with SA80 series weapons which was well into the 90s.
Should really being holding the gunby the barrel. That is how i was trained in the British Army. I was issued with this weapon and loved it. It was great for storing in armoured vehicles because of the folding stock. I carried it in Op Granby in 91
I quite liked it but you were right about the full auto. The technique was to aim at the bad guy's right hip (if he was facing you). A five round burst would give you a neat line from right hip to left shoulder - whether you wanted to or not!.
taffbanjo 16 hours ago
That gun is the biggest pile of 9mm crap up there with the 84 Carl Gustav anti tank. I also am Ex british army , the only people to carry it never fired it on auto . mind you fold the butt and spay it white then give it to the stormtroopers in Star Wars
cage2450 3 days ago
Great gun, I qualified on the Sterling. I can remember the instructors going at us about not loosing a finger by accidentally slipping your pinky into the ejection port. We were not allowed to place the off hand on the magazine you see, you had to support the weapon forward of the ejection port by gripping the heat shield.
jbtiburon 1 month ago
OK I THINK SOME ONE NEED TO MAKE THIS STATEMENTE HERE :
THIS IS NOT AN STEN SUBMACHINEGUN WICH IS A QUITE SIMILAR BRITISH SUBMACHINEGUN USED IN WORLD WAR 2
THIS IS A MUCH MODERN STERLING SUBMACHINEGUN, BOTH BRITISH, BOTH FIRING THE SAME BULLET, BOTH WITH SIDE MOUNTED MAGAZINES BUE THEY ARE NOT THE SAME WEAPON!
curseofa5r5a 1 month ago
Loved mine. Great Gat Gun.
cstmrsking 1 month ago
Having used a Sterling during my army career in the late 70`s to late 80`s I can say two things about the it, yes, it was not very well engineered....but that made it light which is important if you are lugging one for 25 miles and 2, although easy to use and accurate to about 400 yards, anything over 200 yards and your target might as well pick the rounds up and throw them back at the firer.
sheikhyaboooty 1 month ago
It was cheaply made and was actually dropped all across Europe for partisans to use against the Germans. Yes it had a bit of a dodgy reputation but overall it was useful.
species6339 1 month ago
@species6339 That was the 'Sten'
Factnotfictionpeople 1 month ago
@species6339 - that was the STEN not the Sterling
happybonzo 1 month ago
The poems are about the sten not the sterling - they look very similar but are completely different weapons from different designers. Sten was a WWII expedient and the sterling was a high quality modern SMG.
testertaster 1 month ago
When I was a kid ,50's /early 60's; my father would take us up to Dagenham for the day to see my grandparents. On the way home we would drive past a factory STERLING ENGINEERING .I often wondered what they made. I know now !
raherecolston 1 month ago
Well, I cant actually wax lyrical over it. It was good enough. Only came into being cos we`d captured so much 9mm ammo from the Germans. safety problems were, take the safety off, drop the weapon and it would go BANG. I`m told that the round was weak, but I woulndt want to stand in front of it. Even at 300 mtrs.
stubbostubbs 2 months ago
like the m16 and ak47 is rivals
so is the sterling and the madsen m50
ermaslv44 2 months ago
too much smoke in your face. give you away, make you stand out and wont let you see. nonetheless, nice.
MrMacheteman 2 months ago
Yeah i must admit i've heard plenty of bad reports about them "pub talk", but never once seen a WW2 soldier in an interview ever say they were crap or unreliable.
TheGodParticle 2 months ago
@TheGodParticle I doubt you have seen an interview with a WW2 soldier saying it is crap considering the Sterling didn't even come out until the 50s. The Sten was used in WW2.
panese 2 months ago
Great wee piece of kit......I loved it and good for CQB 9mm nice reliable and with the L2A1 SLR not many got past you......
keenymeeny2 2 months ago
the sten gun was made out of necessity not to be a good gun but to the perimeter on how fast they could be made you see examples of this upon both allied ,german and Japanese guns often upon the template of a very well built gun but not one you could build quickly
supermorshu 2 months ago
love the sound
Ammo888 2 months ago
The gun is well made, a bit inefficient due to the lack of telescoping bolt. The British Army ammunition was what made the weapon shite.
verfugbarkite 3 months ago
looks so much like the sten gun and if i didnt know it was the sterlin i would mistake it for it... and stens were terrible but only cost 20p to make during ww2
biggamerboy1 3 months ago
@biggamerboy1 The told us 7 shillings and sixpence each or 37.5p. But apart from the appearance given by side loading mag - and even that is curved - it is nothing like a Sten and is far better made. BTW with the butt folded forward it was the standard weapon of the Imperial Troopers in Starwars.
freebeerfordworkers 3 months ago
Is this not the Sten gun? My grand father was in France in the war and he HATED this thing. Said they were worthless tat.
cuchulainn187 3 months ago
@cuchulainn187 No The Sten was a WW2 weapon the Sterling came into service in 1953
farodealer 3 months ago 16
@farodealer the sterling was first made in 1944 and was used by the british army during the second world war, if only briefly
justaRandomhero 1 month ago
they were ahead opf there time in ww2, they used a system that was widely copied afterwards that greatly improved reliability whereby internal grooves were used that caught dirt and pushed it away.
26wordy 3 months ago
This was my personal weapon in my days in the Cdn Army. It was a great piece of gear. Tough, reliable and easy to tote. Could be fired from the sholder or from the hip. Thanks for the video, it brought back fond memories.
wrinkledpage 4 months ago 2
Great video sir
CanadianGuerrilla 4 months ago
the sterling is my favorite gun
staggo3000 4 months ago
Only Mr Kiwi Teds and your channel I can actually watch/trust any videos with any enthusiasm. great to see so much knowledge and lead being thrown around! lol
Love many weapons from the second world war onwards.
Especially the Sten and Lee Enfield series.
Sonnypjim09 4 months ago
I really wish the British Army still used that! But I must say the L85A2 is very effective. Good vids! Keep it up.
bangwallitt 4 months ago
I read people who actually used them in war say they are a piece of shit in loads of places there are poems about how much soldiers hate it.
I saw a comment made about you can bury them in sand pick them up and fire I really doubt that.
1CRAZYMF249 4 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Don't believe everything you hear, this is one great subgun and yes it will operate even after being buried in sand, snow or mud.
C2builder 4 months ago 22
@C2builder I heard from a territorial army guy that we bought cheapshit Brazillian 9mm ammo in the 70's and 80's which really fucked up the Sterlings reputation.
verfugbarkite 4 months ago
@verfugbarkite We also bought crap Indian ammunition that FU every weapon we had not just the Sterling.
freebeerfordworkers 3 months ago
@C2builder My Grandfather was in mandatory service with the British army in 1948 - 1950 after the war. He said it's a horrible gun and if you mess up reloading, it could take the end of your finger off.
HistoryHighlights 3 months ago
@C2builder My Granda and dad use the sterling in the military. My other Granda used it when he was in the R.U.C and they all fell in love with the gun. So it cant be that bad surely
sammni 1 month ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Do you mean the sten? I've only heard good things about the sterling
itsconnorstime 4 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 I believe you're talking about the STEN mk1 and 2 the Sterling's predecessor, and even so the only real serious problem was the magazine. But other than that the gun was reliable, and served well in the army and commonwealth.
teeeeeey 4 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 as you can appreciate, 1943 they was not the most technological era of war...
if you know anything about guns, then you will know that all guns jam and overheat. americans still use gas ram machina guns! so that gun was a head of its time back then :)
chezzylee 3 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 You sure that you aren't mixed up with the Sten? now that was a REAL peice of shite!
neovenetar 3 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 i think your confused between the sten and sterling.
sprPee 2 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Same people who often say that everything german=the best and everything non german is trash and made/used by farmers.
Do not believe what people say untill you can actually experience it, and if you cant
well, then try to find out the truth yourself :)
F4Wildcat 2 months ago
@1CRAZYMF249 its still being used by Indian Army for close quarters or urban battlefield coz of its small length, Last appearance in battlefield was in 1999 Kargil war where it was used to clear bunkers and tunnels where is now much replaced INSAS and AK Assault rifles were cumbersome to use coz of cramped space
aftabdarogar 1 month ago
@1CRAZYMF249 they were first made out of a bed spring and a piece of tube in some blokes garden shed. they are reliable and do the job, when they were suppressed all you could hear was the slap of the bolt hitting the chamber face
frechproff 1 month ago
@1CRAZYMF249 yeah its like the AK of subguns/carbines its simplicity is beautiful its accurate to 200+ yards 34 round mag is nifty and its an overall cool gun
JugBrothers 1 month ago
@1CRAZYMF249
You're thinking of the Sten gun.
@farodealer
It's true the Sterling came into service in the 50's, but it's rough prototype design the Patchett Gun was in use by British Special Forces in very late World War Two; the Patchett Gun gradually evolved into what is the Sterling L2A3.
mrfairport 1 month ago
@1CRAZYMF249 This is not the same type as used in WW2 , that version was a pressed steel type manufacture and was un relibal , you also do NOT hold the magazine when firing either version ( films only ) hand must hold the stock , you will see this version with the stock folded in Star Wars , the Republic's Storm troopers use them with a singe point sight mounted for the space age effect ....
woodenz 3 weeks ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Im ex British army and I can tell you its not a shit gun. In my day it was usually given to the number two in the gun group. It is a particulary reliable weapon and can take extreme punishment and still fire.
Saxe333 1 week ago
@1CRAZYMF249 Sterlings were NOT around during WW2, they came into service in the mid 1950's. They are a decent piece of kit, the SBS still retain silenced versions because they have an extremely efficient silencer.
LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH 4 hours ago
i love your videos : D
chiave10 4 months ago
Looks quite effective
007bondspy 4 months ago
It's the Imperial Stormtrooper E-11!
Pahjx 5 months ago
The Sterling can be fired using one hand with no problem.It is also surprisingly accurate in that mode,on a standard Military target. It can be buried in sand, dug out, shaken, mag on and commence firing with no problems. Same with being submerged in water. To those whom are "wary" as regards loaded mag and gun cocked. Bang the butt on the ground and watch the bolt travel. Nothing like a Sten. One can experiment to a certain degree with cycling the action. The magazines give no trouble with care
arriviste2020 5 months ago
bog standard,still reliable
pomplumber 5 months ago
I love mine in the eighties,a bitch for drill with the bayonet in your armpit,and the best room clearin weapon ever,just cock it and toss it through the window.
47LN81 6 months ago
@LordHarris1983 I think you mean the sten. The sterling or patchet was made in the 50's
bulletheed1970 6 months ago
yo C2builder. I was always under the assumption that guns with perforated barrels were deigned to have a place to hold the other wise hot barrel. Am i wrong?
OKTOBONGO 7 months ago
@OKTOBONGO The original idea of the perforated barrel jackets was to assist cooling of the hot barrel. Being able to hold it near the barrel as just a added benefit.
C2builder 7 months ago 3
@OKTOBONGO No, you're NOT wrong. In fact the Sterling (as had some marks of the Sten SMG) has a "lip" welded to the receiver, just ahead of the ejection port, to prevent the fingertips of the firer's left hand slipping into the opening, and getting either chopped-off or mangled.
BigRonW 5 months ago
damn i was expecting pew pew pew from that gun xD
Culahn 7 months ago
what do you use all these guns for?
nunvikingsofthesea 8 months ago
My friend used this back in the 80's as a medic in the CF. He said he loved this thing.
largerPOTATO 8 months ago
a common view for the germans.
supubs23456 8 months ago
Love your collection......
emokiller159 9 months ago
God i love that sound....hey how much are these? if u cud give me the full-auto and semi auto price plz :)
leadfarmer13 9 months ago
whats the diffenrce between a sten and streling? looks like a sten.
mrsuperterd 9 months ago
The .45 ACP against this Hi power 9 mm, someone is joking. How often does it jam, not often although holding the weapon by the mag can cause problems, the left hand should grip around the hand guard surrounding the barrel. Have fired the old sten, now that was interesting! The sterling, great for house clearing and close quarter battle. Fired the Thompson at a trials unit , nostalgic yes but low penetration power.
Wills7729 9 months ago
how often does it jam?
TheDiver420 10 months ago
In a nutshell Mr C2Builder,if you were say Mafia "Tony Montana" and would like to barge in and wipe out a whole group of badasses in a pub, which one would you prefer to use--A Tommy gun or a Sterling like this??I routinely see sluggish low rank policemen carry it around here in India..looks like junk....looks aside is it a real hard & fast hitter with the good reputation it has..Falklands war and all??Is it cheap in USA??(In category of MAC10,UZi,TEC9 I guess)
bangalorebully 10 months ago
@bangalorebully I'd pick the Thompson, for a hard hitting caliber you can't beat the .45ACP cartridge.
C2builder 10 months ago 2
@C2builder
ever held a thompson or shot one? Smooth recoil on semi auto and full auto is controllable, but its all milled (aka very fucking heavy). The sterling or mp40 is much lighter and 9mm is nothing to snuff at, especially in a subgun and full auto
SonofLiberty1990 7 months ago
Would it be fair to say this was the final evolution of the venerable Sten gun??
curlybobz 10 months ago
@curlybobz Yes but as you probably know it was very much better engineered. The Sten was in use with second line units of the British army until the mid-1960's and sometimes called the "Woolworths" gun because it was so cheap. The Mk4 of the 1960's was not too bad but the early models cost 7 shillings 6 pence or about $1.50 in 1943. Cannot believe a good Sterling now costs $8000 in the US as posted above, I would have thought $200 tops.
freebeerfordworkers 10 months ago
its not that good, would've preferred a more amazing german P40
dividednation44 10 months ago
Man thats cool! Have you ever fired the silenced version? :-j
joehunt1980 10 months ago
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kevinstares 11 months ago
Ahhh, British Sterling, a great cologne
and an even BETTER Gun!
1983BOWTIEBEATER 11 months ago
i made this gun with scematics at my grandpas, stamped metal and a few other parts.
Arbiter11723 11 months ago
how much does this weapon owe to the sten gun apart from looks? is it basically a later revamp?
agentolshki 11 months ago
Is it true this gun was known to jam?
Beautiful gun though :D
198CharlesMartel198 11 months ago
Do not hold the magazine when firing.
Give me 50
naguerea 1 year ago
I have built, fired, used in combat, and cleaned the sten, and truthfully... It is a piece of shite.
LordWellington15 1 year ago 2
"they also double up as a bottle opener" - It will destroy the magazine!
driver76fan 1 year ago
Brings back happy memories,this was the personal weapon of "Tanky's" in the 70's.
A great weapon,very reliable,a real confidence booster if the chips were down.
crofty756 1 year ago
ugly looking gun, but works very well.
sizedoctor 1 year ago
The barrel jacket looks different 6 holes vs 8/9.
l2a3sterling 1 year ago
IVE SHOOT ONE OF THESE IN AFGAN, ITS A LIL ROUGH ON YOUR SHOULDER ON MULTI-SHOTTING, I THOUGHT.. VERY GOOD WEAPON THO. GOOD SHOTTING, I CAN SEE YOU CAN HOLD STEADY WHILE SHOOTING. :-)
JUANITO5338 1 year ago
that shot 9mm?
Diemorder 1 year ago
nice video wish we could get them over here in the uk but im thinking of getting a replica one when i go how much you think a sterling replica would cost?
travismw2boy1 1 year ago
@travismw2boy1 +£300, if your lucky.
sonofplug 1 year ago
I'm still sold on the Beretta M12, that's just me though.
1994WN 1 year ago
What a low recoil ! Cool !
Ofidron 1 year ago
1 liberal disliked this gun even though this weapon can save his life
The1FastGP 1 year ago
what is the difference between the sterling and the sten or are they the same?
gameboy595 1 year ago
sterling is both butt ugly, and yet pretty at the same time.
kind of like a girl with a nasty ass face, but with a slammin body.
conradmilligan 1 year ago
A more stable way of holding the sterling is to hold the barrel shroud with the left hand as with a normal rifle carbine, there is no need to hold the magazine, it's also far more comfortable especially when lying down
vultee1956 1 year ago
my grandad used this when he was in the B specials, he says it was a good gun, much better thanthe sten.
sonofplug 1 year ago
Stormtrooper rifle!
SwordsmanMercenary 1 year ago
If I were going to carry this SMG in combat I would have a loaded mag. in it and the bolt forward on an empty chamber and the change lever on A. With practice, you can draw the bolt back about as fast as you can operate the change lever. With the bolt forward it will keep debris out of the barrel, receiver, and magazine and if dropped you wont have an A.D.
sidewindermack 1 year ago
Was always weary of carrying this weapon cocked with the saftey applied because of hearing stories of the gun firing on its own accord if dropped or impacted hard-
Nice Vid ,would be nice to see abit of down range action on your Vids m8
skinnymason 1 year ago
i saw one with burst fire
jonasldg 1 year ago
No probs , i do enjoy your reviews .
Cheers ,
niall 2910
niall2910 1 year ago
@niall2910 You are 100% correct, range saftey is always first priority, I simply wanted you to know that it is possible in a emergency situation. Thanks.
C2builder 1 year ago
Sorry I have to disagree with you about firing the SMG with only one hand , not very safe for obvious safety reasons , you'll either end up shooting down an areoplane or end up shooting everyone standing around you . A bit of useless info on the mags , they also double up as a bottle opener ( use the loading end same as any standard opener , obviously not beer bottles on the range , but safe at home ) .
niall2910 1 year ago
@niall2910 Care to make a formal appology if I do a video showing that the Sterling is fully controlable and safe to shoot off hand like a pistol? Not saying that every Joe Blow can do it, but those of us smg owners that have shot subguns over the years as well as trained Interpol and SAS, it's not that hard.
C2builder 1 year ago 13
@C2builder Fantastic Gun, great vid. Thanks!
bangwallitt 1 year ago
@C2builder how can you own a full auto smg?, kinda jealous of you :)
lifelessperson1993 11 months ago
@C2builder
I fired one once and it was like firing a dream come true. Wish I folded the stock though to try it like that.
vol009S 10 months ago
@C2builder
Yeah I fired one once and to me it had no recoil. I could just simple hold it with one hand indeed.
KingCommando32 10 months ago
@C2builder
It's kinda like an FN p90.
KingCommando32 10 months ago
@C2builder why doesnt this have a long barrel? Is it an sbr?
nunvikingsofthesea 4 months ago
@nunvikingsofthesea A SBR (less than 16") is a short barreled semi-auto gun. This is a legal sub machine gun.
C2builder 4 months ago
@C2builder so being a machine gun automatically exempts it from having a barrel extension?
nunvikingsofthesea 4 months ago
@nunvikingsofthesea No but it does defeat the purpose of most subguns having short barrels.
C2builder 4 months ago
@niall2910 A 9mm shooting don an airplane? Yep right.
TheBelva85 1 year ago
@niall2910 lol shoot down a plane you really don't know the range of these rounds
TheAlexagius 1 year ago
@niall2910 And what You know
glavonjagrob 11 months ago
This gun's in service in the Brtish Army ended in 1988, but do people still use it?
joshershel91 1 year ago
@joshershel91 No it didn't, Armoured regiment crews for example still carried it until they were issued with SA80 series weapons which was well into the 90s.
triumph1974 1 year ago
Should really being holding the gunby the barrel. That is how i was trained in the British Army. I was issued with this weapon and loved it. It was great for storing in armoured vehicles because of the folding stock. I carried it in Op Granby in 91
farodealer 1 year ago
BADASS!!!
JustAnotherGuy186 1 year ago
This is a great video! Many different camera angles. Thanks for posting!!!
sidewindermack 1 year ago
This is a great video! Many different camera angles. Thanks for posting!!!
sidewindermack 1 year ago
dude this gun is sweet
RagingHardOne 1 year ago
finally some one that is not a complete idiot by using the mag as a hand grip
manypersons 2 years ago 41
@manypersons I use the sten's mag as a grip all the time no problems unlike other people bitch that it jams alot.
ShermanTankKiller 10 months ago
There's some Canadian Sterling SMG derivativtes that can be sold as surplus and in India.
Mythteller 2 years ago
very light recoil, different firing modes, this looks like it was a pretty effective close quarters weapon back in the day.
legendarywar1 2 years ago
Thats no paintball gun!
l2a3sterling 2 years ago
if only our currency was as good as its 9mm namesake
walter0bz 2 years ago
5*s Thanks.
bill13442 2 years ago
fantastico video...
TheNachomi 2 years ago
KOOL, and this typeof sub-gun is one of the easy ones to build from scratch.. along with the sten....for all you home enthusiasts
DUGTRUX 2 years ago 14
Nice gun how much they run?
jmk0309 2 years ago
@jmk0309, a nice registered Sterling here in the USA will cost about $8000.
C2builder 2 years ago
@jmk0309 i bet that hurt lol
DmitriRussian 10 months ago
Man i love sterlings wish i could find some cheap mags for mine
glock10mm 2 years ago
@glock10mm, IMA has them at a good price and they are not packed with cosmoline.
C2builder 2 years ago
@C2builder I have a Wiselite Semi Conversion of an L2A3 (somehow they got BATFE approval of a modified fully auto trigger pack)
Is there a website for IMA? I'd love to find some 34 round mags, maybe even some genuine 15 or 10 rounders.
Thanks, and great vid!
Reynard13Fuchs 8 months ago
Five Stars!!
MadBadVoodo 2 years ago
very nice!
shinymarshtop2 2 years ago
Sterlings are one of my favorites. Cool video.
ericandamanda338 2 years ago