I'm in the process of getting the materials together for a mk2 sten which some fella's is know are going to build for me with their new mill/lathe setup.
to save some time i was looking at getting an original stock and i was quite surprised to see that i can get nearly an entire gun for not alot of money from various US suppliers (guns have been hacked apart to prevent every being used again and are sold a parts kits).
my question is, how much real steel can I use before the law starts looking at me funny?
ta
Do you like my little tank?
you can use all steel external parts as long as the airsoft internals fit! i am just starting to make MK II stens out of steel, but hand made
fantastic, I've found a supplier who sells complete receiver tubes all marked up for machining $30!
also i can some other complicated to make bits such as the mag housing which is easy to modify as the rs mag is actually sightly longer (back to front) than the mp40 mags i was planning on using.
Do you like my little tank?
Hell, they might not even export it from the US (due to ITAR regulations), and thats before HMR&C start asking questions about why you're importing a receiver blank thats marked up for machining into a live STEN receiver
"Of course its for an Airsoft gun Sir, we believe you......"
Don't get me started on parts. Do a search please, this topic has been covered in quite some depth before.
Regarding "parts kits" These are demilled to US BATF standards. They do not conform to British de-ac standards, and they contain a LOT of parts that are still usable, and would be illegal to hold under UK law unless you had the correct licensing. Trigger group, barrel, etc etc.
In short, It's a Very. Bad. Idea.
When we were a Kingdom it was run by a King
When we were an Empire it was run by an Empress
Now we're a country we're run by a..........
just had a look at the list of your suppliers, dont try and buy from abroad Kermit is quite correct about those issues, thats why i am making mine out of steel, will look good anyway 
Yep a sten tube is easy anyway 40mm OD I think.
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A lot of the parts from a real MkII sten are pressure bearing and hence not usable at all on an airsoft sten.
You can't use the receiver, barrel, trigger mech, etc... which is most of the fecking gun anyway.
The safest thing to do is make it all from scratch.
That's what my blank firer is... Its ALL made from scratch...
If you have someone who is set up to work with metal, you may consider making them yourself. Find some Sten schematics and the right diameter tube and you're 50% of the way there.
The skeletal stock for the MK2 is available reasonably cheaply from Saracen Exports and apart from that you've just got to think about the mag release and a very short barrel.
This debate is had over and over again, the simplest thing to do is do a forum search before you post to check whether it's been covered.
Simple answer is don't use real guns to make airsoft guns whether they be in parts or de ac. End of.
Apart from anything no one wants to see someone plastered across the news who has done it and been caught, because it brings our sport in to disrepute and gives the government a reason to ban it completely.
That's all I have to say on the matter.
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there is no reason that you cannot use some parts from a real gun!! we use direct replicas anyway if is an airsoft inside there is no problem, but will be a lot of extra work, which as i said earlier is why i am scratch building mt MkII's
i,l not go on for hrs mate but all i,d use from the sten is,
stock,
sights and mags,
every thing else is a BIG NO!!!!!!
thats about it old chap, you could use the trigger cover but its very small so dount bother 
warren
shoot and scoot,
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am a film armourer, work under section 5, if you want to know the truth just PM me, i still stand by what is said earlier.
Doug
was that aimed at me doug ??
team shoot and scoot, TL
no mate, just i get fed up writting the same things over on here, so just want to be able to help anyone with Firearm(de-ac) advice, such as not using any numberd parts etc, have just replied to one member on here. I like what you do warren, sorry if that came accross aimed at you mate, not my intention
Doug
no probs mate i wasant shore, allways best to ask,
and thanks
its a shame we cant do the same as the lads in the US save a hell of a lot of work 
team shoot and scoot, TL
ha ha, I wish!! heading off to work on sherlock holmes(guy richies film) an a bit, got day in to night shoots next few days!
have a good weekend!
i,m off to the workshop to, bren barrel time lol all 6 of them lol
warren
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