Fun with a 1943 Longbranch Sten MkII Sub-Machine gun

I installed a new bolt into my legal WW2 Longbranch made Sten MkII Sub-machine gun. Thats 32 rounds going out in that time frame there!

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[burner208]

Are you running a modified bronze bolt with weight removed? If so any problems with the cocking handle striking the back of the reciever? Are you running a stronger spring or buffer?

[Elkabong53708]

@burner208 Its a Navy Bronze Bolt, thats not modified. I've had no problems with the cocking handling striking the receiver.

Basic spring installed. Plus it kicked up the rate from 550 to 650 RPM.

[busterpiggle]

My "Small Arms of the 20th Century" lists the cyclic rate of the Mark II at 550 RPM. That's about 9 rounds a second. I guess that's not carved in stone but I would have thought 2 seconds of shooting would not empty the magazine.

[Elkabong53708]

@busterpiggle Ah, but that also has the lighter navy bronze bolt, kicking up the rate by 100 RPM.

[NormanMatchem]

Longbranch is Canadian, isn't it?

[Elkabong53708]

@NormanMatchem Yes it is.

[11251309]

Finally someone know how to hold a Sten Mk.2

[Elkabong53708]

@11251309 Thats cause Hollywood shows everybody holding it by the magazine, which puts the magazine feed at a problem.

Thank you for noticing.

[XxpoooooofxX]

yeah that was fun....

[CallumN02]

What, some-one holding the Sten correctly!? that impossible.

but no.. really. you might be the only one.

[HektorPedo]

OMG a 2 second clip .... :-(

[tonee127]

@MegaMrDamo Only if your firing from the hip, like when your rushing an enemy position. British troops were taught both methods but for any kind of accuracy you can't be holding the mag.

[MegaMrDamo]

@Elkabong53708 not true british troops held it by the magazine, it can be