Chances someone will make a MKIII Sten semi auto - Page 5

TrippHammer · 08-28-2010, 04:38 AM

Here's mine during the build.

I have a semi auto SAS-III closed bolt kit, but I'm not sure what I want to do yet.
It will make a very historically accurate Post Dealer Sample Mk-III as well.

For now I'm just finishing off the basics.

If I were to make a Post Sample the bolt will have to be turned down a little.
These tubes are purposely slightly undersized.

Panther Creek Arms
FFL/SOT 07-02
Dallas, TX
panthercreekarms@yahoo.com

ecucmgt · 08-28-2010, 09:20 PM

I got my Wiselite Sten. It looks very authentic. I will give a detailed range report later when I get to shoot it.

ecucmgt · 08-28-2010, 09:24 PM

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jfg_4 · 08-28-2010, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ecucmgt

I got my Wiselite Sten. It looks very authentic. I will give a detailed range report later when I get to shoot it.

Awesome pic. I wish I had gotten my kit in on time!

After the range trip please post pics of the internals!

John

ecucmgt · 08-28-2010, 09:35 PM

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jfg_4 · 08-28-2010, 10:15 PM

Those pictures are awesome. Thanks very much! Wow... I guess I will need to wait a tad more to do this build. Looks like the bolt has a few extra pieces to be put together.

Traveler · 08-29-2010, 12:13 AM

Nice! VERY nice!

Thanks for posting the pics, ecucmgt.

TrippHammer · 08-29-2010, 02:04 AM

Wiselite did a really good job finishing out the receivers.

There are some suttle changes that you might not notice if your not looking for them.

The inner diameter of the Wiselite receiver tube is about 1.370 & smaller than the original. A full auto bolt will fit in the receiver but it will not move down the tube.
The cocking slot is about .005 lower than the original. My guess is that the semi bolt they have manufactured doesn't need to travel that far.

To me the semi bolt Wiselite made is over complicated. The nice thing is that
it looks like the striker and bolt is a one piece unit instead of a two piece bolt with rails, striker & springs etc.

Some original specifications to the MK-III
A British WW-II full auto MK-III receiver is 18 inches long
The cocking slot on the original gun is 6 inches long.
The original barrels are 7.75 - 8.0 inches long
The innner diameter of the original British receiver is 1.375

I've decided, to build one semi auto (SBR) and one Post Dealer sample.
One thing I'm going to do is weld in a blocking bar inside the semi auto receiver. It will help hold the semi auto bolt I'm using in place & prohibit the use of a turned down full auto bolt.
The Wiselite Stens don't look like they have a blocking bar in the receiver. From a manufactures point of view that should be a given.

I'll post some pictures of the two weapons side by side when I'm done.

Nice pictures ecucmgt, can you show us some pictures of the inside of the ejection port & the outside of the magazine well. It looks like they welded the magazine well directly to the receiver instead of using the mag well "lips" as a weld on. I think this might be a BATF specification for the semi build.

jfg_4 · 08-29-2010, 06:11 AM

There is a blocking bar like they have in the sterlings. Here is a pic of my unfinished wiselite receiver. Look on the floor in line with the ejection port and magwell.

sunnybean · 09-06-2010, 12:22 AM

Just got back from three weeks in the woods. My WLA SA Sten had come in. Left the camera at work so here's the best I can do with the cell phone...

Small scratch on the left front of the receiver from poor packaging/rough handling. The mag release is super sticky. I have loosened the bolt and lubed it up but it is still so rough that the friction overpowers the spring pressure. I think this will change over time. None of the internals are lubed so I have lubed it up and have been hand cycling the bolt to break it in some. It'll need a few hundred rounds through it to really break in. Overall it looks very nice. I can't wait to actually shoot it...

08-28-2010, 04:38 AM	#81
TrippHammer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,396 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Here's mine during the build. I have a semi auto SAS-III closed bolt kit, but I'm not sure what I want to do yet. It will make a very historically accurate Post Dealer Sample Mk-III as well. For now I'm just finishing off the basics. If I were to make a Post Sample the bolt will have to be turned down a little. These tubes are purposely slightly undersized. Panther Creek Arms FFL/SOT 07-02 Dallas, TX panthercreekarms@yahoo.com

08-28-2010, 10:15 PM	#91
jfg_4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Those pictures are awesome. Thanks very much! Wow... I guess I will need to wait a tad more to do this build. Looks like the bolt has a few extra pieces to be put together.

08-29-2010, 12:13 AM	#92
Traveler Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 217 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Nice! VERY nice! Thanks for posting the pics, ecucmgt.

08-29-2010, 02:04 AM	#93
TrippHammer Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 2,396 iTrader: 7 / 100%	Wiselite did a really good job finishing out the receivers. There are some suttle changes that you might not notice if your not looking for them. The inner diameter of the Wiselite receiver tube is about 1.370 & smaller than the original. A full auto bolt will fit in the receiver but it will not move down the tube. The cocking slot is about .005 lower than the original. My guess is that the semi bolt they have manufactured doesn't need to travel that far. To me the semi bolt Wiselite made is over complicated. The nice thing is that it looks like the striker and bolt is a one piece unit instead of a two piece bolt with rails, striker & springs etc. Some original specifications to the MK-III A British WW-II full auto MK-III receiver is 18 inches long The cocking slot on the original gun is 6 inches long. The original barrels are 7.75 - 8.0 inches long The innner diameter of the original British receiver is 1.375 I've decided, to build one semi auto (SBR) and one Post Dealer sample. One thing I'm going to do is weld in a blocking bar inside the semi auto receiver. It will help hold the semi auto bolt I'm using in place & prohibit the use of a turned down full auto bolt. The Wiselite Stens don't look like they have a blocking bar in the receiver. From a manufactures point of view that should be a given. I'll post some pictures of the two weapons side by side when I'm done. Nice pictures ecucmgt, can you show us some pictures of the inside of the ejection port & the outside of the magazine well. It looks like they welded the magazine well directly to the receiver instead of using the mag well "lips" as a weld on. I think this might be a BATF specification for the semi build.

08-29-2010, 06:11 AM	#94
jfg_4 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 iTrader: 0 / 0%	There is a blocking bar like they have in the sterlings. Here is a pic of my unfinished wiselite receiver. Look on the floor in line with the ejection port and magwell.

09-06-2010, 12:22 AM	#95
sunnybean Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 464 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Just got back from three weeks in the woods. My WLA SA Sten had come in. Left the camera at work so here's the best I can do with the cell phone... Small scratch on the left front of the receiver from poor packaging/rough handling. The mag release is super sticky. I have loosened the bolt and lubed it up but it is still so rough that the friction overpowers the spring pressure. I think this will change over time. None of the internals are lubed so I have lubed it up and have been hand cycling the bolt to break it in some. It'll need a few hundred rounds through it to really break in. Overall it looks very nice. I can't wait to actually shoot it...