Thread: Pump Action STEN MKII

If such a useless piece of equipment was made in NZ it would have to be a locked breech 10 shot repeater, either turn bolt or other form of locking. It would have to be striker or hammer fired, and be over 762mm long. In short it would not remotely resemble a Sten, apart from cheap and flimsy manufacture. Legally (at present), no problem to manufacture as an individual for their own use, or by a dealer for resale but that would all change if the current bill in parliament is passed. A 9mm carbine would be a reasonably useful short-range item for small to medium game, but something built like a Sten would be false economy. Having owned all models of Sten from the Mk I to the Mk V, plus a few other clones and adaptations, I can assure you none of them were ever anything better than 'adequate'!