Hickok45 treats us to some full-auto Sten action! The Sten is a blowback-operated submachine gun firing from an open bolt with a fixed firing pin on the face of the bolt.
Sten Gun Specs:
- Cartridge: 9x19mm Parabellum
- Action: Blowback-operated, Open bolt
- Rate of Fire: version dependent; ~500 round/min
- Muzzle Velocity:
- 365 m/s (1,198 ft/s)
- 305 m/s (1,001 ft/s) (suppressed models)
- Effective Range: 100 m
- Feed System: 32-round detachable box magazine
- Sights: fixed peep rear, post front
- Weight: 3.2 kg (7.1 lb) (Mk. II)
- Length: 760 mm (30 in)
- Barrel Length: 196 mm (7.7 in)