"Sten" gun

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Drewz

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Well I am finally tickled to say I own the first non restricted "sten" gun produced here is Sk. I will have to take more and better pictures but here is what I have for now.
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I opted for the Suomi drum mag bottom fed instead of the side stick mag they used to have. This gun is built off of original sten parts, shoots 9mm, is a true open bolt gun, and is nicknamed the FRT gun by its builder as there was a lengthy battle over getting it passed the RCMP lab at all. It has an adjustable for height and windage rear sight with semi fixed front sight. What I mean by semi fixed is it can be removed or shifted side to side with a tool or brass drift. I am going ot shoot it this weekend but the builder has shot the gun being it was his first and a prototype. The trigger group assembly, bolt, and rear stock are all original STEN and the tube aned magwell are new manufacture. It has a bit of weight to her but he promises it is a blast to shoot. The guy I bought it off of also makes a few variations on this platform but since he is not a site supporter I will not give his info a details publically out of respect for the CGN site. I plan on using it for gophers in a couple weeks when I go out as 9mm is so cheap to reload but the range trip to try its accuracy and range with the longer barrel will be needed first.
 
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One of the best parts of owning this gun is it gave the RCMP lab a heartattack when they could not refuse to licence and issue an FRT for it. Thus the nickname the builder gave it, FRT gun....lol I am going to sleep with it tonight!!!!!!
 
Except for the longer barrel and drum mag it is all sten parts, it is not an actual real original sten as we are not allowed to have them. I have a short barrel as well for it coming in the near future so I can swap it out ot the shorter version for winter indoor or whatever. There has been a special mod made to the bolt and trigger so it can not easily be made to go full auto like all the original stens other than that it is all original parts other than barrel length and the adaptation of the suomi drum mag.
 
Drewz said:
I have a short barrel as well for it coming in the near future so I can swap it out ot the shorter version for winter indoor or whatever.
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Not to hijack the thread but the legal ramifications of the above has come into question a few times already, I would avoid anything that might lose the non-restricted designation until someone gets a straight forward answer from someone other than the manufacturer.
 
The gun was licenced with both barrels and I have paperwork on that as well. Now swapping the barrel makes it immediately a restricted firearm and that must be made very very clear to everyone here. I will only use the short barrel for indoor winter shoots and for the summer it will sit in the gun room wrapped in an oiled cloth. I may never use the short barrel but the price difference made it a must have.
 
The back end looks like a sten, but from the rear sight forward it is something else. That gun is not right.
 
WEll holding a deactivated sten beside it clear up the issue. THe rear sight is off a suomi but the tube is an exact duplicate of a sten exactly but from the front of the bolt forward is custom. It runs all orifinal sten parts including bolt so not sure what you think is off. There is more than one type of sten, maybe that is the difference you see. Anyways it is cool as all hell to me and that is what is important. I am hoping ot get decent accuracy to 75 yards so I can use her on gophers and not just paper targets. And what if zombies attack.....lol just kiddin.

I mentioned to the builder about making one that uses unmodified pistol mags and he is going to check into that one. Not going to rush him as he has already spent more than enough time on the horn with the RCMP and canada firearms.
 
Well, I like it.

A lot of original or nothing collectors will turn up their nose, but heck, it's a new to the market canadian made gun. Regardless, I like it.
 
Hi Drewz,

Congratulations!

Wow, I like your FRT Gun or whatever you call it.

It's all registered and legal with the RCMP, right?

Did you get this gun from: h**p://www.smginternational.net/

Can you swap in a wooden stock like the one in the picture below?

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Thanks,

El
 
I also like it, I like it a lot, it's like a squad support lmg.
I can't even begin to work out how it was put together, the front end is definately soumi, very clever.
 
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