[Flyboy]

Specifically the Sterling Type 2 9mm:
http://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/411540193

Now, I'm not thinking of buying it, at least not in the near future, but if I do, I guess I have a question for Ohio gun owners.
I have read that Ohio law dictates that mags over a 30 round capacity are illegal for use in firearms, and the max ammo a firearm can be capable of holding is 31. I guess they consider anything more to be automatic weapons, which is stupid, but hey, the law is the law. My question is, do they sell mags for these that are 30 rounds, or is there a way to plug the mag to 30 rounds to make them Ohio-legal?

[ehfudd]

Does that feed from the top? Looks like it. wild. :devilsidesmile:

[Flyboy]

Does that feed from the top? Looks like it. wild. :devilsidesmile:

Actually it feeds from the left side.
There are a few other versions of it, but I like the Type 2 because the full shroud alone makes it look epic.

[Slimshady]

I believe STEN magazines fit in a Sterling, just not as reliable as the Sterling design. Many of the STEN mags were converted to 28 rounds for better reliabilty, they had holes drilled in them and a brass or copper wire threaded through to stop the follower at that point. If a simple block won't pass muster in OH, then I would grab a couple cheap STEN mags and cut the bottom off to make them a 30rd mag, then weld the floorplate back on or reform the lips that the floorplate slides over.

[Flyboy]

I believe STEN magazines fit in a Sterling, just not as reliable as the Sterling design. Many of the STEN mags were converted to 28 rounds for better reliabilty, they had holes drilled in them and a brass or copper wire threaded through to stop the follower at that point. If a simple block won't pass muster in OH, then I would grab a couple cheap STEN mags and cut the bottom off to make them a 30rd mag, then weld the floorplate back on or reform the lips that the floorplate slides over.

Damn, sounds like an investment; I live in an on-base rental home with no garage lol, I can barely drill, much less weld lol.
I'll see about that. Because if I do buy it I wanna make sure I don't get nailed for something that already makes no sense.

[ehfudd]

Actually it feeds from the left side.
There are a few other versions of it, but I like the Type 2 because the full shroud alone makes it look epic.

Thanks Flyboy. They coulda taken a better picture, dam turds. Fooled my ass. :devilsidesmile:

[Flyboy]

The issue I have with some of these is that the mags hold between 32 and 34 rounds, and yet, magically, in Ohio this means they are "automatic weapons." I've scoured the net for it and I can't find a clear answer on just what the heck I can do with these things. Can I just load them with 30 and they will be okay, or can I just not use them at all, do I have to get plugged mags, etc. etc.? It's all so vague and stupid I can't even start to try and understand these things.

[CamoDeafie]

they're 9mm aren't they? is it possible to modify the magazine well to accept only UZI 25 rd mags or say, a 20-25rd MP5 magazine? are the STEN/ Sterling magazines double stacks or single stack? I seem to recall, maybe it was only for the Sten, but that the magazine block itself is a simple piece machined from either aluminum or brass....and pinned or bolted to the receiver body.

[Flyboy]

they're 9mm aren't they? is it possible to modify the magazine well to accept only UZI 25 rd mags or say, a 20-25rd MP5 magazine? are the STEN/ Sterling magazines double stacks or single stack? I seem to recall, maybe it was only for the Sten, but that the magazine block itself is a simple piece machined from either aluminum or brass....and pinned or bolted to the receiver body.

Well, like I said, you're talking to a guy who only owns a few screwdrivers, a power drill, and a hammer with no garage or shed to work out of lol. STENs I heard CAN work, being double stack, the issue is that it tends to be hit-or-miss based on some of the people I've talked to who've used them. I wouldn't mind it. The real thing I'm trying to get to the heart of is that is there any possible way I can legally use the mags that are supplied with it? I hate playing with the law; knowing my luck I'd be the only one in the state getting caught and goodbye Second Amendment rights for me lol.

[perotter]

they're 9mm aren't they? is it possible to modify the magazine well to accept only UZI 25 rd mags or say, a 20-25rd MP5 magazine? are the STEN/ Sterling magazines double stacks or single stack? I seem to recall, maybe it was only for the Sten, but that the magazine block itself is a simple piece machined from either aluminum or brass....and pinned or bolted to the receiver body.

Wouldn't fit the bolt unless the bolt was modified. The simplest thing to do would be to lengthen the follower on a standard mag.