#Sten mark 2 vs mark 5 how to

It excels at close to table play with great touch for the short game as well as looping, hitting and quick counters. Mark V is not slow, it is fast with great spin. Every original Mk3 Ive ever seen the barrel would rotate freely in the trunions.they take a battering from the bolt and are held only by. My vote for the finest rubber in the world.

#Sten mark 2 vs mark 5 how to

This particular one just needs some work on the metallic finish and I need to think about how to disguise the cylinder and tone down the weapon markings, then it should be good do go. Mark 3s are tougher to find than Mark 2s.either transferrable or pre-mays.but they are also much more poorly constructed. I have been fortunate enough to fire a real Sten, and the blueing on that was so worn it was almost silver. I just need to do some reinforcement work on the barrel jacket and then the bit I really enjoy on airsoft guns, modelling work to weather it. The gun itself seems to work fine and takes my tuned MP40 magazines without any problems (just as the originals were designed to do), decent rate of fire, and good range and grouping but no fancy gizmos like a safety catch. This is an original sling, I'll need to do a more permanent fix for the barrel jacket than green tape. The sling mounting is one reason why the barrel jackets fall off as it puts a lot of strain on it. A shame is it could have been used to access the hop adjustment mechanism, instead you have to swivel the magazine mount through 90 degrees. The ejection port is closed as if you open it yet more airsoft innards are exposed including bits you really don't want to get grit or dust in. Not much I can do about that, maybe blacken it so its isn't so obvious. Unfortunately the the airsoft innards is clearly visible and the slider behind the bolt isn't very long so doesn't cover it. The garish weapon marks are also quite evident. So, it's reasonably 'Arnhem period' correct and I'm suddenly much more pleased with it than I used to be.The stock is thicker than the original to accommodate a standard NiMH stick battery. the barrel nut holder has the correct 12 holes. But the fit is perfect and shape as per 1944 original - unlike some repros currently on e-bay.

the foregrip is not original to the gun and is likely repro. 'RA' stamped under the mag carrier indicates that the weapon was passed to the Rhodesian Army post-war. The Sten can be recognized by its tubular receiver, left - side magazine.

in common with many earlier Mk Vs, it has a Mk II magazine carrier clearly overstamped Mk V. Four versions were produced, the Marks 2 and 5 being the most commonly seen. my gun is marked 'RTL' beneath the magazine carrier and therefore originated at ROF Theale in Berkshire Sten Mk Vs were produced between February and October 1944 ( after the beginning of November, they were stamped 'Mk. No internet for me in those days but 20 minutes on Google this morning tells me :. It just didn't seem to be dated '1944' anywhere, which led me to assume it was post-War. it was a 'new-spec' with welded bolt ( I couldn't find an old-spec but hey ! - it was cheap. I remember feeling a bit peeved at the time because. This in turn motivated me to go and find a 'forgotten' deact - my Sten Mk V, bought 20 years ago from Worthing Guns.

A long Christmas break and some rather dull weather gave me a chance to catch up on some reading - namely, some of the more recent 'Arnhem' books I'd missed.