Shooting the British Sterling Submachine Gun

Range day with the British Sterling L2A3.

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[1CRAZYMF249]

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.

[C2builder]

@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.

[farodealer]

@cuchulainn187 No The Sten was a WW2 weapon the Sterling came into service in 1953

[TarnishUK]

@1CRAZYMF249 I suspect you've got your wires crossed hearing stories about the STEN gun used by British and Commonwealth forces during WW2. While compared to more modern designs the L2A3 shows its age it is still far in advance of the STEN in terms of reliability. It served the British forces for over thirty years so it can't have been all that bad.

[LIVERPOOLSCOTTISH]

@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.

[taffbanjo]

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!.

[cage2450]

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

[Saxe333]

@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.

[woodenz]

@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 ....

[mrfairport]

@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.

[justaRandomhero]

@farodealer the sterling was first made in 1944 and was used by the british army during the second world war, if only briefly

[happybonzo]

@species6339 - that was the STEN not the Sterling

[JugBrothers]

@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