carbineone1964 Posted December 21, 2018 Report Share Posted December 21, 2018 (edited) Hey everybody. Been waiting awhile to build my MKII semi auto Sten. Have some money to do it now. Have a semi auto tube coming next week from Indianapolis Ordinance. Have to wait till the semi auto Bolts come back in stock. Hopefully next month they said. First question I have is can you build a Pistol Sten and use a Pistol Grip and the short barrel without having the get SBR approval from the ATF. I spoke to them today. And they said it should not be a problem. That was only one agents input. Another could tell me differant I suppose. All I know is you can build a AR15 receiver as a pistol. And have a sub 16 inch barrel. But maybe the Sten is in a different ruling class? Any input appreciated there.. I would not mind submitting the Paperwork. But right now I would like to just use the pistol grip to get going. Indianapolis Ordinance said they cannot help with advice on a pistol grip and short barrel.. Funny, they sell them though,LOL Just want to make sure I do everything here correctly. Next question is, what do all the marking mean on my Sten Kit? Maybe someone can decipher them. I am sure as I build, I will have questions. I have a small Mill and Lathe. Hoping that is a little easier than using a drill press and Dremel. Thanks for any input. Edited December 21, 2018 by carbineone1964 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbineone1964 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Must not be a whole lot of Sten activity here I guess. Anyone know of another forum that is more active? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1gewehr Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 You can make a semi-auto STEn pistol without any hassle. There is a lot of info out there on how to make a legal semi-auto, so I'm not going to address that. A short barrel and pistol grip with no stock makes it clearly a pistol and not an NFA weapon. If you later want to add a stock, you can legally make it a Short-Barrelled Rifle (SBR) by filing an ATF Form 1. If you are going to mark it, mark it on the receiver tube. Non-NFA home-made firearms do not need to be marked, although ATF recommends it. Your state and local laws may require something different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anticus Posted December 22, 2018 Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 Check out Weaponsguild.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbineone1964 Posted December 22, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2018 I understand the full stock and SBR stamp. I have two registered full autos. Been through that stuff before. Back in the day it was only 3 months approval time though. Now it seems a year or more. I know how to do the semi build. Have a semi tube coming from IO next week. Then a semi bolt when they are back in stock. I assume the semi bolt kit and receiver tube come with aleast some instructions also. Just want to make the ATF is telling me correctly that I can use a pistol grip with the short barrel. I have seen builds on the net using the pistol grip. So I assume it is OK as why else would anyone use a pistol grip if they had approval for a SBR already. Thanks for the info and I will check out the other suggested also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m3bobby Posted December 23, 2018 Report Share Posted December 23, 2018 Nice condition parts, looks like a Royal Ordnane Theale built gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carbineone1964 Posted January 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2019 Thanks, I have it built minus the semi auto bolt kit from Indianapolis Ordnance. They are still waiting for them to come in Said mid this month. But nothing yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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