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Are the ATF that stupid to think that once a STEN tube has been cut it would be easier to repair it rather than just make a new tube? And what happens if they can't recall all the kits? If someone bought one and resold it a few weeks later to someone who sold it on at a show etc. what then? AFAIK, when they are demilled they are non guns and can be traded freely with no records to be retained. When will the idiots who make these decisions wake up and smell the cordite?
Very crazy situation and you make a good point. It would be very easy to purchase a tube that matches the original diameter and mill the slots to spec instead of trying to weld and refinish a piece of tube onto the cut portion. I suppose they are sending a signal to all the companies that if they do not comply explicitly with the specifications for deactivating, this is the outcome. Think of the pain in the *** for the 500 who purchased these.
Regarding the resale, the company is asking for names and addresses of the purchaser if the item was resold. I think of the confusion for those who sold these gun kits (not technically a firearm) to someone else thinking they were selling gun parts and now they in fact sold an NFA firearm, ignorant of the fact that all of this had transpired. According to the courts, "ignorance of the law" is no defense. What a shi#y can of worms this could be.
Low and behold...
Century Arms STEN Mk5 kit recall....WTF!!
Surprise...surprise, my ATF Form 1 came in today. It took just at 7 months from the day I mailed it. I will begin by ordering the barrel and researching the phosphate finishing process.
Good to hear you got it.
Show us some pictures when you're finished.
Thanks...will do!
Look forwards to your progress. Brian at BDL can do and paint to the UK MoD spec
Peter,
Thanks much for the lead on the front sight.
Just ordered the IO barrel. Will post images when it arrives.
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Front sight parts on order from BDL.
Glad to hear that there has been progress!