Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Sterling Submachine Gun: The Arsenal of Villainy” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/sterling-submachine-gun/.
Sterling Submachine Gun: The Arsenal of Villainy
- Thread starter Mike H.
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HayesGreener
Ronin
Love that gun. Always makes me think of SAS. But ith that side magazine I would always be getting caught on door jambs.
Bassbob
Emissary
Pro tip. Shoot the gun sideways like the homies do.
RickAnderson
Custom
I suspect its simple design and construction is what made for it being a cheap prop gun or replicated as a prop for the evil minions in the movies.
Consider the timing of the first movies with Spectre evil henchmen/minions would probably be around when the armed forces would be dumping lots of antiquated WWII inventory on the surplus market.
Consider the timing of the first movies with Spectre evil henchmen/minions would probably be around when the armed forces would be dumping lots of antiquated WWII inventory on the surplus market.
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RickAnderson
Custom
Not to mention if you're in charge of props for a movie and need two dozen machine guns as non-functioning props by the end of the week, you could go to the local hardware store and build non-functioning reasonable facsimiles in a week.
Its all the rage with the evil minion....
wolfpack076
Professional
Greetings from Pennsylvania Ex RMP...
Bemused Berserker
Elite
I've not had the opportunity to fire a Sterling, but did get a chance to fire its ugly step sister, the Sten years ago.
I enjoyed the article, and its tongue in cheek reference to Bond, James Bond.
I enjoyed the article, and its tongue in cheek reference to Bond, James Bond.
HayesGreener
Ronin
I'll have a martini to that this evening. Three olives. Shaken, not stirred!
Thank you Sir.
I bought a Glock 26 but I haven't been to the range yet. Just attached a light and laser to it today. Been looking at the Kel-Tek KS7 shotgun. I'm tempted! Have a buyer for my Browning Hi-Power (collectors item) manufactured in Belgium. Only put about 300 rounds through it since I bought it back in '99. Excellent condition.
Bassbob
Emissary
KS7 is a pretty slick little shotgun, though if I was in the market for a small, pump shotgun I would look at the regular KSG. I have a gen 2 or 3 KSG25. It runs very well. If there is ever a zombie apocalypse or I find myself in a situation like Tony Montana did at the end of Scarface, that'd be the one I grabbed. I'm not sure what your budget is, but if you are looking at small shotguns you might take a look at the IWI Tavor TS-12. About the size of a KSG, 16+1 (2 if you ghost load) semi auto.
Bassbob
Emissary
KSG is Kalifornia legal. Each mag holds 7 rounds.
Bassbob
Emissary
The TS-12 is also California compliant. Three 5 round mags.