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Mk5 Sten – Progress Report
Last edited by Vincent; 02-16-2016 at 03:38 PM.
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02-16-2016 03:13 PM
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This ought to be nice when finished. I could grouse that the grain of the patches is running the wrong way but the finish is very nicely done...
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I admire your patience with the pistol grip, especially when they are available for $25.
http://www.ima-usa.com/british-sten-...ring-bolt.html
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This ought to be nice when finished. I could grouse that the grain of the patches is running the wrong way but the finish is very nicely done...
I think the grain of the patches is done that way intentionally to make them stronger.
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Roy W
I admire your patience with the pistol grip, especially when they are available for $25.
Thanks, but I didn’t do the work. My woodworking skills are nonexistent.
Those reproduction grips don’t look bad. I like the patched one better. I think it adds something to the gun.
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I thought I recognized the wood work.
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I thought I recognized the wood work.
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The foresight on the early silenced Mk5 was a clamped ring. But the standardised gun, the Mk6, had the Mk2 blade machined across the barrel housing
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The foresight on the early silenced Mk5 was a clamped ring. But the standardised gun, the Mk6, had the Mk2 blade machined across the barrel housing
Thanks Peter. The early clamped on ring type is the one I am coping. That way I can change between the suppressor and the normal barrel.
Do you know how the front end of sling attached on the silenced Stens? I have seen pictures of it hooked through the thermal sleeve lacing and just looped around the silencer.
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The sling was reversed for the silent guns according to the SAI's. The looped sling part went around the silencer casing while the hook thing went into the sling loop of the butt. But the operator would do what suited him best.
Last photo of the ported barrel. It looks like an actual Mk5 barrel has been used as you can see the rear end of the lugs for the foresight block band. Is it a modified Mk5 barrel? What do you pack the rear end around the gas ports with?
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Yes, it’s a modified Mk5 barrel. It also has the notch that the pin fits into to index it. The part in the picture goes on first. After the barrel nut is tight the tube is put on.
I tried packing it with a stainless steel scouring pad. I couldn’t tell if it reduced the noise. It did help contain the carbon fouling some.
I need to work on reducing/containing the fouling more. It gets difficult to take apart if the carbon is allowed to build up.
Thanks for the info on the sling.
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