Austen Questions

[Haris1]

I just received an Austen that wouldnt run. Light strikes.Bolt would close without detonating. Tried many kinds of ammo including federal which is
known for softer primers. Solution: I took a sten spring,cut 3 inches and added it onto the captured recoil spring assembly.It runs 100% now.
Question: Can that recoil spring assembly be disassembled and a new spring added?




2. Are any of the sten barrels compatible?It has a cut for indexing

 

[Battering ram NIB]

Show us the gun?

Sample or transferable ?

 

[Haris1]

Here are pics- whats cool is the magazine that has a band around it marked "Austen"

 

[DINK]

Supposedly the Ozzies copied the MP-40 recoil spring assembly when they cooked up the Austen, so I would assume (always dangerous) that you can unscrew the firing pin assembly from the front and take the old spring out. Wolff Gunsprings has replacement extra-power MP-40 springs available for $12 and that's what I would try first.

 

[Villafuego]

Your bbl. appears to have both an extractor relief cut, and an area ramped for feeding.

Standard Sten bbls don't have the extractor cut, and the whole chamber mouth is "ramped"

 

[Haris1]

Show us the gun?

Sample or transferable ?

Mr BatteringRamNIB: How is that Relevant To The Question as what the NFA status is?