When the zombie outbreak occurs and all the weapons factories are down, this is the weapon to save the day. They are simple and can be made in small workshops. This would be what you should arm people with. Easy to make and repair.
@zombiedrd Haha so true, It may seem irrelevant but in the video game Metro 2033 theres a gun called the 'bastard gun' and it is based off of the sten, it is very simple, and like you said, is made by ordinary engineers in small workshops. Your point, proven.
you like stuff like death, war and a bunch of brainless people killing themselves..because that's all guns are about!
Go to US Army, or la Legion and share that rubbish with your homies there. But please leave stuff like that out of great playlists, like the one you did with pantha du prince!
@klopipop Hahaha no no, i don't use guns myself, don't worry :) But i was defending those who take guns as their hobby, because well, anyone can have fun anyhow they want.
And i guess it wouldn't be a hobby if they hurt themselves, or they would be stupid.
Most medium-sized portable machine guns-- AK, M16, Thompson, the German MP, PPSH, etc...--- have impressively low recoil! The Sten may not look pretty, but it holds out on its own vis-a-vis the other machine guns I've mentioned. Anyways, it's best to hold it by the receiver and not by the mag as in all COD games except 3
This is the crudest weapon ever built =D besides the Yank M3 grease gun ha ha
Im a very patriotic Brit, built on a low budget the ingenious design is just that.
Sure its not as well machined as the MP40/44 or even the Thompson but using the clip as a make shift grip coupled with its low but effective Caliber makes this the most effective accurate sub machine gun of world war 2
I'm tired of people calling the Sten a pos, because it's not. The original MKI was designed, or actually redesigned as the MKII for cheaper/faster manufacture, for better carrying (paratroopers) and concealment (resistance), however, quality was very good and quality control was very high up until the very last production runs.
@7JDH7NL7 So did the Polish resistance, especialy in Warsaw Uprising when poles were using stens from british supply drops and even manufactured their own copies in underground small arm factories. They even made a simplified version of Sten which a lot cheaper and easier manufacture. They called it ''Blyskawica'' the changes in contruction were the magazine feeding system was in bottom unlike sten which it had its magazine in left side, they added pistol grip and new metal buttstock
Creccy.... Great comment ! I am a Canadian and can have arms of most types...sans full auto. I feel like you should speak out because you have a very valid point. Either you are a free person or you are under government directive. UK friends...Speak out! Gun bans only increase crime! Surely there a few sensible blokes left in the UK than can declare. Enough is enough!
The Sten SMG was remarkably good for it`s very utilitarian construction. The magazines are the weakness. I love shooting but that gun will remain silent.
I think I have one kicking around somewhere. A Long Branch model, Canadian made. It's a war heirloom but I have to keep it "out of the way" here in Canada.
amazing seeing the sten and many more weapons fired we in the UK can only watch the cousins across the pond having history in their hands do`nt stop please
It was probably a copy of the Sten (as copies surfaced when this became popular). The sten came from the UK when a cheap alternative was in need, like the MP40 (also a cheaply but effective gun). It was a little crude, but it became extremely popular, where many European nations made copies (even Germany).
In addition, unlike any other submachine guns at the time, the Sten had the ability to fire 3-burst shots (like modern day assault rifles), whereas the MP40 and the Thompson and, possibly, the Type 100 fired full auto.
Have you heard of the German copy of the Sten II and the MP3008. A large cache of these were "discovered" in Latin America, buried underground, last year. Seems like they may have made it to the area in the last days of WWII via submarine. Post here if interested.
theres a community in south america where everyone has blonde hair blue eyes and they all speak german this is very true... they are probably descendants of nazi troops that fled nazi germany and maybe they thought they would eventually invade the us i dont know maybe they still are lol hitler was a crazy negro never to be underestimated even to this day
@andykissner IIRC, the MP3008 had the magazine fixed vertically. While the Sten's magazine housing could rotate down 90 degrees for storage and transport, they had to be horizontal to feed.
the mp40 was not really a good gun, it was expensive to make and unreliable as it jammed plus its accuracy wasnmt the best but it had good power, the sten on the other hand was an accurate reliable and also cheap which is why is was used until the 1960's
mp 40,sten and many more smgs used 9mm parabellum so they had the same power, american smgs used .45 which had more stopping power put went slower and had shorter range.
It was cheap, but not accurate nor reliable. One of its features was an open bolt, which reduced its cost, but made it prone to accidental discharges. The magazine also was a problem in feeding because it was a staggered magazine with two columns but a single feed, meaning the the cartridges would eventually have to form a single column at the top of the magazine and that caused problems in feeding. The side mounted magazine also made it less accurate.
@kevinrocks2323 Cheap to make, yes. Inaccurate and unreliable,, no. They fire reliably with good mags. damaged mags don't work in any gun. Open bolt is common among sub machine guns and some heavy M.G's. The Thompson fires from an open bolt. As does the Browning BAR, M-2 fifty and the M-60. The double stack mag works fine as long as it is clean, same as many "Hi-Cap" pistols. Mag position has NOTHING to do with accuracy. I'm a gun smith of many years, Have built many for Class-3 customers.
The only thing you got right in that comment was the fact that Stens are really cheap. The idea of an open bolt SMG is not to be accurate, accuracy is shit on all these guns, it's just not something any of the designers thought about.
The MP40, however did have much better accuracy than the Sten, and it was much more reliable since it fed from the bottom, as opposed to from the side. The only reason the Sten was used up until the 60s was because it was the only SMG they had, and they had a lot.
If you are in the the US you may be SOL the atf classifies any open bolt gun like the sten a machinegun reguardless whether or not it is Semi or Full auto.
so your only option is going the class 3 route which is beucoup money due to the rarity of a tranferable Full auto Sten in the US
One of the often overlooked reasons for the adoption of the Sten SMG was the fact that a soldier could keep a lower profile while shooting prone in open fields, due to the mag being on the side.
hmm.. i don't like this british WWII weponary very much. looks a bit ugly and they doesn't have their mag at the right place (esp. Sten MK II and Bren)
Despite: not having any knowladge on how to load it, bullets to load into it (no reliable ammo source as they don't know when they will see an enemy) or the possibility to be mistaken for the enemy
Please don't base what you say on video games (because I KNOW that you got the idea of taking enemy guns from a fps, I'm not a retard)
1. The army made videos on how to use enemy weapons. 2. The luger and mp40 use the same 9mm round as the sten 3. guns that use the same round will make a similer sound 4. there are stories of american soldiers useing enemy mp40s for the entirety of the war.
Does it matter where the ammo guns as long is it kills the enemy? (Bren was the best lmg during wwII, the german''s m32 was NOT an lmg it was a regular mg)
@MrDeluxe99 Lay prone with a BAR and change the magazine - then you'll appreciate why the Czechs put the mag on the top. You did know the Bren was adapted from a Czech design, right? The "BR" stands for Brno, the "EN" is Enfield.
Oh, and the magazine capacity of the Bren was larger than the BAR = partly because it's on top.
And look at what the Bren replaced - the Lewis gun (an American design), and where was the magazine on that? On top - easier to change when prone...
Stop holding it by the mag! It's not corect nor is it comfortable. I use a Mk 3 in reenactments wich has a guard welded in front of the ejection port to stop fingers being choped off. And, yes, it will feed from MP38/MP40 mags.
Ну почему так всегда происходит? Прямо перед ним замерзший пруд - ну почему бы не высадить обойму прямо по льду ? Это гораздо более интересно,чем просто вдаль!
Actually, the British made a later Sten Model in the war for the SAS and French Resistance to be able to conform to the MP40's 9mm magazine, that way they can pick up or take ammunition from dead or captured enemies.
They can say all they want about misfires/ Usually if you put a fiber or brass ring , similar to a oil drain plug gasket between the barrel nut and inside shoulder of the barrel, it kept it tight and from moving away from the firing mechanism and hardly and misfires from barrel getting loose. This was a very tough smg and proved itself over and over again . Would be nice to chamber in a 40 S@W
If you try to load a 32 round sten mag by hand your thumbs would fall off by round 21. That loader was an issued item, though filled mags would be carred in a bandoler. Eight of them I believe.
And Canada did use british weapons in both wars but we used the Tompson more than the STEN. Canada did make alot of STENs though. These have "Long Branch" stamped on them.
i think you can hold the previous round down just enough to swqueeze the next one in, the metal loder was probally just an accesory, i mean the tommy and colt 45 didn't have one of them.
thi gun was used by the SAS mainly, and they carry a ton of ammo, their dropped behind enemy lines
lol "ive always wanted to kill a guy.now i can do it without getting arrested!" lol got that from a game.yea i always was the military type but im only 14.thats why i asked where can i buy it cuz have to wait 4 years.:(
They trained British soldiers to not hold it by the magazine because it caused a lot more misfeeds and stoppages. They trained them to hold it by the barrel jacket.
In my opinion, arguably one of the most effective guns out there, at least for the cost and for what it was designed to do.
My grandpa used to tell me what a bitch these things were - not too accurate, not always well-made, and sometimes unsafe - but he still liked his enough to un-assemble his and take it home, apparently.
They don't survive housefires well, unfortunately.
I find it to be brutally effective and respectable, especially considering it was designed to be a cheap, simple, and quick to manufacture weapon during a time of desperation, and that some were even made by british schoolboys in metalwork classes! Mr. Shephard and Turpin got something right when they made the plans for this arm, thats for sure!
though carless handling makes this gun especially dangerous- i read on some gun expert's site that you can actually provoke an accidental discharge by dropping it onto the ground.
I Actually love the Sten, it's simple, yes, but that doesn't mean that it's not an effective and powerful assault rifle. I Don't think that it's ugly either, i like the design as well, sort of.
they don't use MP-40 clips directly the use a british copy that was half the reason for the misfeeds because the neck of the magazine was too slim if they used the thompson magazine they wouldn't have the misfeed problem.
STENs get misfeed problems because of dud ammunition or because or the improper use of the weapon, the Magazine is not supposed to be held onto, holding the magazing while firing can cause a jam, a dirty weapon and magazine can cause a jam, and the use of dirty or rubbish ammunition can cause a jam
yeah the reason I cite the magazine though is because it uses a single wide neck instead of a double wide like the Thompson so if their is not a lot of space inbetween the ammunition (aka ammo is dirt free) then you get jams.
It's a better weapon than most people think, if you know what you're doing with it it can be pretty effective.
TaZ101SAGA 4 months ago
"Pretty good huh?" Haha yea, oh btw your sling fell off..
Calum041095 4 months ago
@Calum041095 cuz he got so badass that it came off
Revanstar14 4 months ago
Bullet hose. Made for shootin' around corners, commando style.
Nickodemusodurn 6 months ago
nice gun .. i love that look cause it is so simple :)
KirtashFS 7 months ago
they shoot fine so whoever is saying they arnt reliable i have shot thousands of rounds and never had a single problem
DKRILLO 8 months ago
NEVER hold a Sten by its magazine. You're just asking for jamming.
TheKray11 9 months ago
The Sten is garbage.
MegaDetH822 9 months ago
just wondering does the handguard hurt it looks like a sliver of metal with a hole for a strap on it the recoil might cut your hand
Davidmagicman105 9 months ago
haha sten in swedish is rock xD
horror4ever1997 9 months ago
When the zombie outbreak occurs and all the weapons factories are down, this is the weapon to save the day. They are simple and can be made in small workshops. This would be what you should arm people with. Easy to make and repair.
zombiedrd 9 months ago 11
@zombiedrd Haha so true, It may seem irrelevant but in the video game Metro 2033 theres a gun called the 'bastard gun' and it is based off of the sten, it is very simple, and like you said, is made by ordinary engineers in small workshops. Your point, proven.
Jacko459 9 months ago
@zombiedrd an Ak-47 is the wepon to make more knockdown power for the same price
DKRILLO 8 months ago
Why do I love the Sten? From what I've read 100 Sten guns cost the same as a single Thompson :D
Shadowfang3000 10 months ago
Last thing a nazi hears. Fuckin a.
nicestory1 10 months ago
0:53 Medal Of Honor XD
sowellmemo 10 months ago
Sten is the real deal!
Now i must go to play MOH: Underground ;)
FunkyFellaDaBassist 10 months ago
My name is sten xD
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Shame they can't hold it right.
whowantsabighug 11 months ago
1:16 Cameraman safety fail!
3xP053r 11 months ago
type 100 is a rip off sten
NaziVengeance 11 months ago
@NaziVengeance
Actually it is a rip off of the MP-18
zombiedrd 9 months ago
what a gunloving freak are you?!!
you like stuff like death, war and a bunch of brainless people killing themselves..because that's all guns are about!
Go to US Army, or la Legion and share that rubbish with your homies there. But please leave stuff like that out of great playlists, like the one you did with pantha du prince!
Thank you very much, and greetings from Europe!
klopipop 11 months ago
@klopipop Guns have been a hobby too since they were invented, deal with it.
jevimetal13 11 months ago
@jevimetal13
u r so right. go ahead and enjoy your hobby - the gun. i was a little out there with my criticism, i do apologize 4 that!
but please please let me give you one advice..don't hurt yourself. It would be a terrible loss for our society..
klopipop 11 months ago
@klopipop Hahaha no no, i don't use guns myself, don't worry :) But i was defending those who take guns as their hobby, because well, anyone can have fun anyhow they want.
And i guess it wouldn't be a hobby if they hurt themselves, or they would be stupid.
jevimetal13 11 months ago
now i see why Canadians adopted this SMG during WW2 and used it in Korea Its a beast
TheGuilbran78 11 months ago
What a beauty!! Man, thanks for posting this. The Sten is a wonder of simplicity and ingenuity during tough times.
gouruguay 11 months ago
Most medium-sized portable machine guns-- AK, M16, Thompson, the German MP, PPSH, etc...--- have impressively low recoil! The Sten may not look pretty, but it holds out on its own vis-a-vis the other machine guns I've mentioned. Anyways, it's best to hold it by the receiver and not by the mag as in all COD games except 3
DNchap1417 11 months ago
efective range 4 metrs
0puest0 11 months ago
i have been told that sten guns are crap. They are inaccurate and jam, but your's seems just fine. looks fun to shoot to.
a2redneck 1 year ago
This is the crudest weapon ever built =D besides the Yank M3 grease gun ha ha
Im a very patriotic Brit, built on a low budget the ingenious design is just that.
Sure its not as well machined as the MP40/44 or even the Thompson but using the clip as a make shift grip coupled with its low but effective Caliber makes this the most effective accurate sub machine gun of world war 2
NinjaToastMan 1 year ago
I love this little gun.
BasementBeginnings 1 year ago
street sweeper
bluemarkus 1 year ago
i loved this gun in the old medal of honor games
thijsiseigenwijs 1 year ago 2
whoo the british version of the germen mp40 lol
bowlchamp411 1 year ago
anyone else recognize this from team fortress classic? :D
MarioWars 1 year ago
I'm tired of people calling the Sten a pos, because it's not. The original MKI was designed, or actually redesigned as the MKII for cheaper/faster manufacture, for better carrying (paratroopers) and concealment (resistance), however, quality was very good and quality control was very high up until the very last production runs.
jvkmp 1 year ago
@jvkmp But that part about quality simply isn't true. There were many reports of jamming or even firing unintentionally.
SuperButtSauce 1 year ago
@SuperButtSauce but only if you inserted the magazin wrong
Helghastdude 1 year ago
Lucky bastard.
308CaliberJustice 1 year ago
@MartinApayauq1997 So did the Dutch resistance
7JDH7NL7 1 year ago
@7JDH7NL7 So did the Polish resistance, especialy in Warsaw Uprising when poles were using stens from british supply drops and even manufactured their own copies in underground small arm factories. They even made a simplified version of Sten which a lot cheaper and easier manufacture. They called it ''Blyskawica'' the changes in contruction were the magazine feeding system was in bottom unlike sten which it had its magazine in left side, they added pistol grip and new metal buttstock
PolishWingedHussar10 1 year ago
The original STEN was was designed and made in the UK as a very simple machine gun for mass production
chapmasi 1 year ago
I'm not sure, but i think sten is a sux.Maybe as the weapon it and excellent!!! but design this gun is real crap.
Anton1987RU 1 year ago
@Anton1987RU Tell that to all the Germans and Japs the got their asses handed to them with a Sten.
WurledPeas 1 year ago
@Anton1987RU Sten was designed as cheap mass production weapon. It's easy to make and it was idea of this.
7thSonOfHolyDiver 1 year ago
Stens are still killing People today in Africa and other Troubled countries
joshuago8 1 year ago
Creccy.... Great comment ! I am a Canadian and can have arms of most types...sans full auto. I feel like you should speak out because you have a very valid point. Either you are a free person or you are under government directive. UK friends...Speak out! Gun bans only increase crime! Surely there a few sensible blokes left in the UK than can declare. Enough is enough!
brianl890 1 year ago 2
Don`t want to stir up too many ghosts from the past. :o))
brianl890 1 year ago
The Sten SMG was remarkably good for it`s very utilitarian construction. The magazines are the weakness. I love shooting but that gun will remain silent.
brianl890 1 year ago
I think I have one kicking around somewhere. A Long Branch model, Canadian made. It's a war heirloom but I have to keep it "out of the way" here in Canada.
brianl890 1 year ago
amazing seeing the sten and many more weapons fired we in the UK can only watch the cousins across the pond having history in their hands do`nt stop please
creccy 1 year ago
Are the magazines really that difficult?
algazaleen 1 year ago
i thought it was a different caliber
razor4581 1 year ago
STEN means rock in danish
jonasldg 1 year ago
urban warfare,a tommy is better,but it depend on the user
hlimkb 1 year ago
i thought the sten was Japanese (?!?) oh well
Forzoma 1 year ago
@Forzoma Nope. not quite but the Japs have a gun looking like it, it is also sidefed, its called a type 100.
gustgriswold 1 year ago
@gustgriswold yea i just forgot the name was type 100 :D
Forzoma 1 year ago
funny gun
unnoon 1 year ago
This is how you get the weapons jammed, and mess your mag up... sad learn how to hold it...
Tux3d0 1 year ago
@Tux3d0 true it has a heat shield around the barrel for a reason
manypersons 1 year ago
learn how to hold it.
TheStevenDevlin 1 year ago
I heard that they used a common bed spring for the bolt's recoil spring.
The whole thing was only around $5 a gun back then.
Very interesting firearm.
Mike85220 1 year ago
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0:54, real life Call Of Duty!
Annoying1234567 1 year ago
1:21
Must be a fun place for the cameraman to stand!
chitoryu12 2 years ago
i always thought the Sten was a german gun...turns out i was wrong
flashbak2theyayo 2 years ago
i like the sten and the lee enfield i am italian i like most british guns :)
226dino 2 years ago
Like medal of Honor.
aserosero12 2 years ago
that has to be one of the coolest guns I've ever seen!!!
NonnyNeko 2 years ago
Wasn't the Sten developed by the Dutch resistance or something like that?
siberianhuskies1994 2 years ago
@siberianhuskies1994
It was probably a copy of the Sten (as copies surfaced when this became popular). The sten came from the UK when a cheap alternative was in need, like the MP40 (also a cheaply but effective gun). It was a little crude, but it became extremely popular, where many European nations made copies (even Germany).
Blindsman 2 years ago
@siberianhuskies1994
In addition, unlike any other submachine guns at the time, the Sten had the ability to fire 3-burst shots (like modern day assault rifles), whereas the MP40 and the Thompson and, possibly, the Type 100 fired full auto.
Blindsman 2 years ago
@Blindsman the sten gun never had the ability to burst-fire you fuckwit
Muskrat123 1 year ago
@Blindsman
The sten had full auto only O_O didnt even have a safety catch O_O
blarstawaa 1 year ago
@blarstawaa sten had both single shot and full auto switch
Muskrat123 1 year ago
@blarstawaa and yes it did have a safety catch, there was a little hole where you put the bolt handle and it would keep the bolt from firing
Muskrat123 1 year ago
You cant even hold the gun right!
BarrettBullet 2 years ago
grön
Engie1337 2 years ago
Have you heard of the German copy of the Sten II and the MP3008. A large cache of these were "discovered" in Latin America, buried underground, last year. Seems like they may have made it to the area in the last days of WWII via submarine. Post here if interested.
andykissner 2 years ago
theres a community in south america where everyone has blonde hair blue eyes and they all speak german this is very true... they are probably descendants of nazi troops that fled nazi germany and maybe they thought they would eventually invade the us i dont know maybe they still are lol hitler was a crazy negro never to be underestimated even to this day
stevenazevedo00 2 years ago
@andykissner IIRC, the MP3008 had the magazine fixed vertically. While the Sten's magazine housing could rotate down 90 degrees for storage and transport, they had to be horizontal to feed.
No1sonuk 2 months ago
Sten is amazing!!! Go Brits!!!
EngineerMillard 2 years ago
Is that an overheat in the end?
TheSickness14 2 years ago
No. Sling just came loose. Mine does the same thing. I need to close the ring where it attaches to the barrel shroud.
mdj696 2 years ago
Beautiful sound
dgalvarez 2 years ago
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dgalvarez 2 years ago
cry some moar babies!
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PPootyPeen 2 years ago
The sten takes the same ammunition as the mp40 s0 that made things easier for the british and canadian soldiers using them....
Shotgun751 2 years ago
the mp40 was not really a good gun, it was expensive to make and unreliable as it jammed plus its accuracy wasnmt the best but it had good power, the sten on the other hand was an accurate reliable and also cheap which is why is was used until the 1960's
pezza2k8pezza 2 years ago
mp 40,sten and many more smgs used 9mm parabellum so they had the same power, american smgs used .45 which had more stopping power put went slower and had shorter range.
SuperFinnish 2 years ago
It was cheap, but not accurate nor reliable. One of its features was an open bolt, which reduced its cost, but made it prone to accidental discharges. The magazine also was a problem in feeding because it was a staggered magazine with two columns but a single feed, meaning the the cartridges would eventually have to form a single column at the top of the magazine and that caused problems in feeding. The side mounted magazine also made it less accurate.
kevinrocks2323 2 years ago 11
@kevinrocks2323 With the mag being on the left yoou can't turn left in a door way, so it was hard to use in close range
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@kevinrocks2323 With the mag being on the left you can't turn left in a door way, so it was hard to use in close range
GeorgeRobertson92 9 months ago
@kevinrocks2323 Did you use it did you. Veteran are you?
LukeNAESA10 8 months ago
@kevinrocks2323 Cheap to make, yes. Inaccurate and unreliable,, no. They fire reliably with good mags. damaged mags don't work in any gun. Open bolt is common among sub machine guns and some heavy M.G's. The Thompson fires from an open bolt. As does the Browning BAR, M-2 fifty and the M-60. The double stack mag works fine as long as it is clean, same as many "Hi-Cap" pistols. Mag position has NOTHING to do with accuracy. I'm a gun smith of many years, Have built many for Class-3 customers.
GunBroker100 7 months ago 6
The only thing you got right in that comment was the fact that Stens are really cheap. The idea of an open bolt SMG is not to be accurate, accuracy is shit on all these guns, it's just not something any of the designers thought about.
The MP40, however did have much better accuracy than the Sten, and it was much more reliable since it fed from the bottom, as opposed to from the side. The only reason the Sten was used up until the 60s was because it was the only SMG they had, and they had a lot.
mugofdoom 2 years ago
and only cost a few pennies at the time of production
shugo541 2 years ago
It cost a bit more than a few pennies, but it was still damn cheap.
mugofdoom 2 years ago
no your wrong the sten was more accurate than the mp40, the mp40 was just more powerful so stfu
pezza2k8pezza 2 years ago
i have been looking all over the internet finding this gun and i can't seem to find it.
where did you get yours?
pinoypower247 2 years ago
If you are in the the US you may be SOL the atf classifies any open bolt gun like the sten a machinegun reguardless whether or not it is Semi or Full auto.
so your only option is going the class 3 route which is beucoup money due to the rarity of a tranferable Full auto Sten in the US
badaschevy 2 years ago
$3,000 to $4,000 will get you a transferable Sten in the US, and anyone over 21 with a clean record can own one.
mugofdoom 2 years ago
Holding the magazine is something you're not supposed to do. The sten's an ugly but very reliable gun from what I read.
HGS1117 2 years ago
hot
HandsHeldHigh1 2 years ago
i like the sten more than the mp40
MegaHitman66 2 years ago
my grandfather killed a nazi with one of these. emptied a whole magazine into him! booya!
eightwillwontcannot 2 years ago 3
the Sten is awesome
Brody400 2 years ago 24
The Sten would be fun to shoot
Sindwen 2 years ago 16
The Sten gave good service to the Brit's and the commonwealth during and after the second world war.......weather you like it or not.
umfums 2 years ago
oh come on guys, if the sten was as crap as you say it was then WHY did the commonwealth use it for a world warif it was so terrible?
whowantsabighug 2 years ago
One of the often overlooked reasons for the adoption of the Sten SMG was the fact that a soldier could keep a lower profile while shooting prone in open fields, due to the mag being on the side.
peckerwood321 2 years ago
because it was easy to make. for god sake it didn't even have a safety!!
crk416 2 years ago 3
hmm.. i don't like this british WWII weponary very much. looks a bit ugly and they doesn't have their mag at the right place (esp. Sten MK II and Bren)
MrDeluxe99 2 years ago
If I was in the british army at the time ide throw away my webly and sten and find an MP40 AND luger/walther
crk416 2 years ago
Despite: not having any knowladge on how to load it, bullets to load into it (no reliable ammo source as they don't know when they will see an enemy) or the possibility to be mistaken for the enemy
Please don't base what you say on video games (because I KNOW that you got the idea of taking enemy guns from a fps, I'm not a retard)
ArchLord101 2 years ago
1. The army made videos on how to use enemy weapons. 2. The luger and mp40 use the same 9mm round as the sten 3. guns that use the same round will make a similer sound 4. there are stories of american soldiers useing enemy mp40s for the entirety of the war.
crk416 2 years ago 2
I would've kept the webley and sten, and stolen both of the german guns....
qwastic 2 years ago
what do you mean 'right' place? there IS no right place as long as it works, right? And it obviously DID.
null140 2 years ago
Does it matter where the ammo guns as long is it kills the enemy? (Bren was the best lmg during wwII, the german''s m32 was NOT an lmg it was a regular mg)
ArchLord101 2 years ago
You do mean MG34, right?
WWII33 2 years ago
@MrDeluxe99 Lay prone with a BAR and change the magazine - then you'll appreciate why the Czechs put the mag on the top. You did know the Bren was adapted from a Czech design, right? The "BR" stands for Brno, the "EN" is Enfield.
Oh, and the magazine capacity of the Bren was larger than the BAR = partly because it's on top.
And look at what the Bren replaced - the Lewis gun (an American design), and where was the magazine on that? On top - easier to change when prone...
No1sonuk 2 months ago
holding it by the mag is only useful during firing from the hip... still, a very nice little Mk. II. Is it a post sample or a full transfer?
Thatevilmidget 2 years ago
Stop holding it by the mag! It's not corect nor is it comfortable. I use a Mk 3 in reenactments wich has a guard welded in front of the ejection port to stop fingers being choped off. And, yes, it will feed from MP38/MP40 mags.
stevebarnes2 2 years ago
Ну почему так всегда происходит? Прямо перед ним замерзший пруд - ну почему бы не высадить обойму прямо по льду ? Это гораздо более интересно,чем просто вдаль!
RussiaDMFan101 2 years ago
mp40 clips can be used for sten guns.
mlbmlsnfl 2 years ago
hmm the rounds can,not the magizines and dont call them clips
royalsignaller101 2 years ago
Actually, the British made a later Sten Model in the war for the SAS and French Resistance to be able to conform to the MP40's 9mm magazine, that way they can pick up or take ammunition from dead or captured enemies.
Lepper36 2 years ago
postrzelal bym sobie z takiego
borsukv 2 years ago
XD typical british engineering ... strap came off
nah love the british kit =D (im british)
its fucking uncomfy grip... but i love it
MadForM9950Cal 2 years ago
yes that's possible uring ww2 that was created so iv'e british comando's where out of ammo they could crab german rounds
erpvb 2 years ago
cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greensqual1 2 years ago
mp 40 like bolt with unreliable safety
shredage158 2 years ago
well they actually just copied the mp18 and made its more simple to use and cheaper.
mannecia 2 years ago
They can say all they want about misfires/ Usually if you put a fiber or brass ring , similar to a oil drain plug gasket between the barrel nut and inside shoulder of the barrel, it kept it tight and from moving away from the firing mechanism and hardly and misfires from barrel getting loose. This was a very tough smg and proved itself over and over again . Would be nice to chamber in a 40 S@W
ecuando1 2 years ago
lol, the Sten and Type 100 are totally different guns. Besides, I don't like WaW, mainly because of the retards who play it.
NeedMoreJoyDivision 2 years ago
" *impersonating a call of duty retard* That isnt a sten, that are a type 100!! "
HAHAHAHAHA
selectedtemptations 2 years ago 2
*impersonating a call of duty retard* That isnt a sten, that are a type 100!!
Romanmattie 2 years ago 2
wow, this gun really was compact
bonzot 2 years ago
holding with mag haha
bobdragon77 2 years ago
The sten mk2 was the most massively produced sten gun. Millions were made.
kfinnguy 2 years ago
thats true and didnt have nothing with wood as the first one
kjsh987 2 years ago
If you try to load a 32 round sten mag by hand your thumbs would fall off by round 21. That loader was an issued item, though filled mags would be carred in a bandoler. Eight of them I believe.
And Canada did use british weapons in both wars but we used the Tompson more than the STEN. Canada did make alot of STENs though. These have "Long Branch" stamped on them.
Ljungman42 2 years ago
loading that thing is a joke. imagine it in combat
WellingtonBear36 2 years ago
thats why you carry already loaded clips during battle
cleanmills 2 years ago
i think you can hold the previous round down just enough to swqueeze the next one in, the metal loder was probally just an accesory, i mean the tommy and colt 45 didn't have one of them.
thi gun was used by the SAS mainly, and they carry a ton of ammo, their dropped behind enemy lines
covGuk 2 years ago
Didn't Canadians use British weapons in both World Wars?
tannerrox99 3 years ago 3
yep
LukePhillipsWINS 3 years ago 2
where can i buy this?plz answer me cuz i really have no idea where to buy a machine gun but this is one of my favs so please reply
capsulepictures 3 years ago
You can join the USMC... you'll be firing full-auto at bad people in no time.
davemartin7777 3 years ago
lol "ive always wanted to kill a guy.now i can do it without getting arrested!" lol got that from a game.yea i always was the military type but im only 14.thats why i asked where can i buy it cuz have to wait 4 years.:(
capsulepictures 3 years ago
Travel back in time 60 years
Heterodyne 3 years ago
dude where to get a gun like that ??? those r WW2 guns so i dont htink nobody makes em anymore. So can u guys help me please???
BlazejLW10 3 years ago
I think that most of the mkII Sten guns are handmade today....
MasterLazar 2 years ago
go to gunbroker and look for the kits u have to make the reciever tube, its so easy.
916toy 2 years ago
learn to shoto lo.
gfsinouk 3 years ago
I'm not sure I would put my face on a video that could put you away for 12 years. At least in my state!
dbc1dc 3 years ago
You live in the PRC?
Goodspittin 3 years ago
If you mean the Peoples Republic of California, then yes.
dbc1dc 3 years ago
Yes
Goodspittin 3 years ago
mainly in ww2 they used sten guns in the deasert like british rebels because there verry very cheep
hiimer 3 years ago
i now dont hold it by the mag,did that once ripped out my mag
klausewalther 3 years ago
They trained British soldiers to not hold it by the magazine because it caused a lot more misfeeds and stoppages. They trained them to hold it by the barrel jacket.
jrpeters5 3 years ago
nice sub thou
smithers306 3 years ago
In my opinion, arguably one of the most effective guns out there, at least for the cost and for what it was designed to do.
My grandpa used to tell me what a bitch these things were - not too accurate, not always well-made, and sometimes unsafe - but he still liked his enough to un-assemble his and take it home, apparently.
They don't survive housefires well, unfortunately.
PrisonnerofToday 3 years ago
No joke, those things cast about $200-550 bucks now, man i really want one!
shopmonkey1 3 years ago
in WWII the weapon cost roughly $3.50...god i wish it was the same pricing lol
legendofzeldaocarina 3 years ago
Damn it. i marked as spam accidentally jrpeters comment
Skippan 3 years ago
lol that fucking clip would be a fun item to snipe
Fershizzal 3 years ago
the mk.II could be made is about 5 man hours, so the simple design was very effective
seriousmoejoe 3 years ago
I find it to be brutally effective and respectable, especially considering it was designed to be a cheap, simple, and quick to manufacture weapon during a time of desperation, and that some were even made by british schoolboys in metalwork classes! Mr. Shephard and Turpin got something right when they made the plans for this arm, thats for sure!
snakrause 3 years ago
though carless handling makes this gun especially dangerous- i read on some gun expert's site that you can actually provoke an accidental discharge by dropping it onto the ground.
tam1001 3 years ago
Yeah you technically supposed to hold it by the barrel jacket. But I still love that video! Awesome gun 5 stars!
jrpeters5 3 years ago 3
I Actually love the Sten, it's simple, yes, but that doesn't mean that it's not an effective and powerful assault rifle. I Don't think that it's ugly either, i like the design as well, sort of.
DrChemicalX3 3 years ago
it's not an assualt rifle, it's a submachine gun. buit you're right, its a beautiful and effective weapon.
popie142 3 years ago 2
Were'nt those supposed to be able to take MP-40 clips?
I think i've been conned.
peepeevagi 3 years ago
they don't use MP-40 clips directly the use a british copy that was half the reason for the misfeeds because the neck of the magazine was too slim if they used the thompson magazine they wouldn't have the misfeed problem.
jake17000 3 years ago
STENs get misfeed problems because of dud ammunition or because or the improper use of the weapon, the Magazine is not supposed to be held onto, holding the magazing while firing can cause a jam, a dirty weapon and magazine can cause a jam, and the use of dirty or rubbish ammunition can cause a jam
UBIQUEROL 3 years ago
yeah the reason I cite the magazine though is because it uses a single wide neck instead of a double wide like the Thompson so if their is not a lot of space inbetween the ammunition (aka ammo is dirt free) then you get jams.
jake17000 3 years ago