I'm already bidding on mags. WTF is wrong with me?
Nothing at all. That's the way it's supposed to be.
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I'm already bidding on mags. WTF is wrong with me?
Maybe a stupid question ... are all Sten Mags pre-ban?
This is appropos of this thread, even though there's no sound.
The best part starts at around :30 and goes for about a minute. Loading these things onto a truck by the wheelbarrowful.
I think not. Some four million of these were made by various countries, so that's tens of millions of mags. But some militaries were still using these into the '80s.
I got the parts kit mostly cleaned up.
One question: How the Hell do you get the back of the tube out of the trigger assembly?
I got the ears free. I have a burr bit that I can use with a drill (think aggressive rotary file) I'll try scuffing to see if I can find the spot welds.The reciever is spot welded into the trigger assy. you just have to find the spots they welded and drill them out. scuff it up with some sandpaper and that usally shows the spots. (the war time ones were gas welded , they filled in a drilled spot. ) they can be a PITA to get them out.
Jim if you need to borrow the mag tools I will make an exception for you lol.
Edit 3 LOL I do PArkerizing, I use Manganese Phosphate Parkerizing Solution for a black finish and I have a tank that will do up to a MG42 I will find the link to them.
I got the parts kit mostly cleaned up.
One question: How the Hell do you get the back of the tube out of the trigger assembly?
Also, does anybody here Parkerize? I might invest in a setup and do it for others, but I'd like to get a look at the process first?
Aslo: I'm an 07FFL and will be building this as a select fire SBR. If you're jealous enough, PM me and I'll explain how you can do the same thing.
@Wildweasel ?
clean with solvent then I use alum oxide in my blast cabinet , without touching the now blasted part I hit it with brake cleaner and into a preheat /another clean with Purple power cleaner , then into a clear water rinse and then into the park solution. cook until done to the level of park you want then into another clear water rinse, then if you are not doing a paint over it dry it off with compressed air and then wd-40 or PB blaster to displace any water and load the park with oil. hang and let drip off. If you want to do a top layer of paint (duracoat or the like ) I get it out of the rinse and dry it with air and a heatgun. then hang and paint.I got the ears free. I have a burr bit that I can use with a drill (think aggressive rotary file) I'll try scuffing to see if I can find the spot welds.
What's the prep for Parkerizing? It might be time for a visit when I'm ready.
Tapco made the mags for Masterpiece Arms. They work so much better than standard Sten or Indian mags. The Brit mags, when loaded to capacity jam because the rounds wedge in the mag. Brass rails added to the Indian ones were supposed to stop it but I’ve still had them wedge.Lol.
I'm already bidding on mags. WTF is wrong with me?
Go here and see the demill part three. He's doing a MK III but they're all basically the same.
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I got the ears free. I have a burr bit that I can use with a drill (think aggressive rotary file) I'll try scuffing to see if I can find the spot welds.
What's the prep for Parkerizing? It might be time for a visit when I'm ready.
Tapco made the mags for Masterpiece Arms. They work so much better than standard Sten or Indian mags. The Brit mags, when loaded to capacity jam because the rounds wedge in the mag. Brass rails added to the Indian ones were supposed to stop it but I’ve still had them wedge.
I’ve run mine in IDPA and USPSA so I didn’t want to underload. The Tapco mags drop free as well. The steel ones need a tug.
Also, does anybody here Parkerize? I might invest in a setup and do it for others, but I'd like to get a look at the process first?
How about black oxiding it?I got the parts kit mostly cleaned up.
One question: How the Hell do you get the back of the tube out of the trigger assembly?
Also, does anybody here Parkerize? I might invest in a setup and do it for others, but I'd like to get a look at the process first?
Aslo: I'm an 07FFL and will be building this as a select fire SBR. If you're jealous enough, PM me and I'll explain how you can do the same thing.
@Wildweasel ?
Alrighty.
Ordered my parts kit. Woohoo!
It's already shipped... and it's showing out of stock. Wonder whether I got the last one...
You hit the jackpot there. Those 3 skeleton stocks alone are worth around $200.I was at the Knob Creek MG Shoot in 2000; it was Sunday (last day) and the vendors were packing up to leave. I went a by a guy's table that had been selling STEN parts kits and mags. I told him I needed spare parts and some mags for my Mark 11. He pointed to a box of parts and said "I'll make you a deal you can't refuse" I couldn't refuse. There were 2 Lanchester (50 rd) mags in there too with these crazy assortment of parts 3 mag loaders, stocks, bolts, and god knows what else. Best 300 bucks I ever spent. reading this post made me go down to the basement and drag out the box to see what was in there. I just noticed that about 10 of those mags are Indian reduced capacity mags with the wire internal guides. Now you guys got me wanting to build
another one...I think I almost have enough partsView attachment 356488
ive been serious looking into it, since im sick of having to convert builds to semi lol. there's been a few like my pkt/pkm if i didn't have to convert to semi i could of had it working in 2 hours from a cut up parts kit. vs spending hours making a open bolt belt fed hammer fired. im probably going to hell for using a German hk semi trigger group .Aslo: I'm an 07FFL and will be building this as a select fire SBR. If you're jealous enough, PM me and I'll explain how you can do the same thing.
@Wildweasel ?