Now we need the mini sten gun at the range

Ian: Check out this .45 Sterling! Everyone: Baby sten...

Wish we could see Ian shoot that mini Taiwan Sten, too. so cool.

Ian is doing everything in his power not to read PAWS as a word, and I have the utmost respect for that. :-)

Carried and used a Sterling for may years in the army and that is hands down the best explanation of that sudden barrel drop that happens when you have a stoppage or run dry. Also kudos for firing as a lefty as that puts your face pretty close to the ejection port and that always gave me a bit of anxiety.

That smile at the end is one of a man who has found the pinnacle of happiness and purpose in his work.

"Wee!" LOL! Keep showing us the joy of shooting a full auto mag dump, Ian!

The ambient sounds of the forest really makes this feel like Ian is shooting a blaster rifle on Endor more than it should. Great little gun.

That mag dump at the end had so much Richard Buirton in "The Wild Geese" energy.

That is very interesting. We want to see the 32acp Sten range video next.

"Wheee!" indeed. Thanks, Ian.

I loved the Sterling, what I would not give to play with it in 45.

I was hoping to see that miniature .32acp fire.. but I spose it's so rare breaking it would suck

you should have done the mag dump on a piece of cardboard with a target on it to show how controllable the gun really is

Ah I see you're here from the video from yesterday.

I think this is the first time I've seen visible sparks coming out of the chamber at such a consistent pace on a gun.

For pennance in the afterlife for being able to enjoy all of the toys the we mere mortals can only dream of, Ian will be forced to only see French arms behind glass. Lol

Мне очень нравится, как Йен оценивает свои ощущения, будто сомелье прислушивается к оттенкам вкуса

The Sterling SMG was my personal weapon for 20 odd years and we had to qualify once a year. I found tucking the butt under the side of the shoulder strap of the 58 webbing gave me better control when firing from the standing or kneeling positions. Which leads me to wonder why Ian and others do not wear webbing when firing military weapons.

We used to get to shoot the sterling once a year as a 'familiarisation' shoot and found it to be a pleasure to shoot compared to our SLR's. It was a fine sub-machine gun for it's day.

It seems that some sub machine guns hit some kind of sweet spot where the cyclic rate, recoil impulse, and ergonomics just come together and work. It would be interesting to analyze how the parts come together. I've seen you shoot 9mm sub guns that didn't work that well, that 30 round .45 ACP mag dump was impressive.

It breaks the heart that we don't have a current production semi-auto PCC version of the ZX-7. Seriously, a BlasTech chambered for Alliance ammunition? I've been needing this beast for years and didn't know it existed until yesterday 😂

Really wanted to see the miniature from Thursday! Still alway love the content thanks for sharing.

I've always enjoyed the fact that these shooting videos are kept the length that shooting videos are still entertaining. Keep it up Ian

So, the Americans build a European gun, of course with a stronger calibre, but never use it in war? This so stereotypical for how this world works.....

As a Brit who's dad used to use the Sterling whislt in the Army this was back in the 70s. I was always fond of the Sterling even though many or my dads colleagues said it couldn't hit barn door with its range. The purpose of the Sterling was secondary support to the SLR L1A1 ( inch pattern FAL). Used by tank crews, drivers etc as it was a compact weapon ideal for these roles. Also during the 70s it was used by the Imperial storm troopers who upgraded to a blaster.

Defiantly a right hander, during basic training we were taught when shooting from the hip to grip the barrel shroud in a way that let the mag rest on the left wrist to support it.

My personal service weapon was a 9mm Sterling and was taught to rest the underside of my left forearm (facing up)on the underside of the magazine . So the magazine weight was never an issue anyway. Being a lefty Ian you can't normally do that, but I can imagine that a 45acp sterling, held in this fashion may help.

Thank you , Ian . This climbs just like a Sterling ,

I was very surprised at how little muzzle climb this exhibited with the magazine dump. Personally mags dumps were not important to me, but it allows me to see how well the firearm is balanced. Thank you sir for another stellar video.

The beautiful thing about this weapon is that it can be hidden due to its small size and different design in general appearance. It is also very suitable for those who use the left side while shooting. Some modifications can be made to it, such as making a variable-length rear support. There is a cylindrical magazine for it and a silencer can be attached to it. There is a type that can fire small missiles used by special forces. Yes, it is a tactical weapon despite its old design.

Its unfortunate that when Ian was doing the Stemple videos 2 weeks ago he didn't have the opportunity to also fire them in .45ACP. The conversion requires a few minutes of time. A lever, push pin, and screw allow removal of the barrel and shroud, mag well, bolt and its extention. Reverse order and the gun is up and running.

I normally like Ian's vidoes out of habit; this time I liked because of the the little wheee at the end

I am a lefty as well. I always enjoy watching you adapt to weapons in a right handed world. Thanks as always.

Going back and watching the shooting on the Sterling, comparing it to this, it looks like this is a little more violent. only by a bit though, perhaps a slightly slower cyclic rate from the Sterling but both don't kick a whole lot. This just kicks a little bit more, understandably so given the diameter of .45 compared to 9mm.

Very nice. It was interesting to see what a .45ACP version could do. I regret not taking the opportunity to buy a Stirling semi-auto Mk6 back in the seventies before they became prohibited up here in Canada.

So, if FW was ever to review a GAU-8 Avenger, would we also expect to see a full magazine dump? :D

Ian you should try to get Brownells to Resurrect the AR-16. They could repurpose the brn-180 in 7.62x51 and make a modern AR-16.

10 out of 10 Storm Troopers like this (although it would make no difference for them :D )

Nice, I was looking forward to this after the previous vid! *pretty slick, I was expecting it to climb a bit more, no ports etc. This is in the hands of a VERY experienced shooter of course.

I had a go with a semi-auto ZX-5 many years ago, it used Sten mags, it jammed so hopelessly on the fourth round (with ball ammo) that we gave up with it. It was one of those situations where the round nose-dives and gets wedged between the feedlips iirc. Had to take the magazine apart and the spring went flying and 20-odd rounds of ammo.

When the proverbial hits the fan there is nothing quiet like four fives in quick succession to save the day.

Ian: ".45 Sterling, blah blah blah" Everyone else: "MINI STEN!"

I assumed Gun Jesus would always know when the mag was going to run out. Guess he's not Fortune Telling Gun Jesus, just Wise Gun Jesus. Love your work Ian. One of my favourite channels, even though I'm not really a gun person. Just appreciate interesting & informative videos presented really well. More into the engineering and stories behind the weapon, but will admit I was shocked at having to wait an extra day for the shooting video. So used to watching old episodes and not having to wait, I realised I am keen for these also. I do kind of miss the intro music though. A little bonus when going that far back into the catalogue.

Observing the slo-mo with burning powder being ejected from the firearm, the high fire rate and your statement regarding ’pre-emptive’ anticipation of recoil, my take is the firearm needs a significantly heavier bolt, with maybe also a greater spring weight. The best solution would really be a mechanism to delay blow-back, but that would overly complicate the firearm.

Thanks for explaining that "flinch" upon an empty chamber! Noticed it before in your videos and wondered about it. 135 views, 647 up-vites. xD patreon for the win, I guess.

We needed a couple shots of Ian dressed as a stormtrooper with the stock folded

Always loved the Stormtrooper blaster SMG, this is no exception

I wish, especially with these subguns, that Ian would use a big paper target (5x5, something like that) at a known range to show the actual dispersion of these guns as a point of comparison. The felt recoil, the ergonomics, the muzzle climb is all well and good, but which ones can keep burst fire within a foot at 25 yards, 2 feet, 3 feet, etc? In the end, that data would be quantifiable and separate the good, the mediocre and the poor guns from one another.

I would like to see the target while you shoot at it. Thank you! Greetings, Jeff

The DMAX 100 is a very rare and obscure side fed Sten-like gun that also came chambered in .45 as well as 10mm. You should definitely check that gun out!

Genuinely think this is pretty awesome. Would love to see a C or complete clamp around the barrel that allows for a foregrip to be attached and a space on top for a red dot.

I know Ian is very experienced but we never ever, loaded a mag with an open bolt. Only ever from a closed bolt and only cocked the weapon when engaging the target. The Sterling was my personal weapon for 15 years.

The Aussies came up with a 9mm SMG called F1 to replace their Owens, and it had the pistol grip from the L1A1 battle rifles they used at the time. Interesting aspect of the F1 is that the magazine was inserted on top of the breech and not to the side like Sterling. Made for better feeding and better accuracy as the weight of the mag helped keep the barrel down, but the front and rear sight had to be offset from the centre as the vertical mag was in the way. It even had a bayonet mount for the L1A1 bayonet. Crazy.

Awesome! My dad just took his ZX-8 in for auction with 8 grease gun mags. Auction starts 2/1 hope the best for him.

At 4:52 Anyone else catch where He says the gun is a "ZX-5 " ,although it is corrected with "again, ZX-7" on the video with text? Well shot and controlled, especially for being shot left handed with the ejection port so close to the face, yet even Ian's eye doesn't flinch.

Love the 45 sub guns. Doing a great job with the channel!

I spent a couple of years in a Canadian Army reserve armoured reconnaissance unit. Our primary-issue weapon was a Canadian-made version of the Sterling submachine gun. It was designated SMG C1, or Submachine Gun, Canadian Issue 1. Cosmetically, there were a few small differences between the Sterling and the SMG C1, the most noticeable one being the fact that there was a muzzle protrusion on the Sterling, while the C1 didn't have it. Even though the Canadian and British SMG's both mounted the same bayonet that was also used on the British L1A1 SLR and the Canadian FN C1A1 rifles, the bayonet mounts were arranged differently. The parkerizing on the body of the SMG C1 was also smoother and a bit lighter in colour. One of the great tragedies of my short time in the army reserves was that I never got a chance to fire the SMG C1 with either live rounds or blanks, while I'd fired the FN C1A1 quite a few times.

I want a picture-in-picture during the replays that shows the target during shooting!

that might be the best reaction of Ian mag dumping a full auto since his video on the M14

I can’t help but appreciate the efficiency of this design. Very simple and streamlined, good layout.

I wonder how much less you'd notice the extra weight of the magazine if you shot it right-handed instead of left-handed. Right-handed, the extra weight would be more towards the shooter's centerline; left-handed, it's hanging away from the shooter.

Always liked the Sterling, like it even more in .45 ACP! 🤔🇺🇸

Hi Ian I used a 9m sterling in the RAF REGT a good weapon with no issues The UK used there right up to the 1991 gulf war

Having visited Bob Imels PAWS shop in Salem, Oregon in the past, he still had some ZX-7s for sale all the way until about 2003ish or so that were transferable. Interesting shop who did gunsmithing works of art still. Last I saw him, he had some odd contraption G-3 receiver that took FAL mags. I think his explanation was a bit of a doom and gloom in saying that G-3 mags back in 2001 to 2003 were hard to find and expensive while FAL mags are everywhere. Anyways, interesting guy and shop.

As usual I really enjoyed this video, I also liked the unintentional tribute to the out of focus actor in “deconstructing Harry”

I really liked the sterling when I was in the uk army.... It was light, easy to carry.. Could even carry a couple of spare ones in yer rucksack if you wanted to... Yea was fond of it..

That magazine flapping around like a hummingbird wing... seeing it from the left rear, at first I thought the barrel was flexing up and down like some sort of telegraph key... 😁

That’s probably the fastest a grease gun mag has ever been emptied.

3:24 A man speaks his heart ❤️

No "grand historical context" outside of the Galactic Empire XD

As somebody who works with steel, that thing looks like something our shop could fabricate in a lunch break.

I am curious, when reloading as a lefty would it be easier to just tilt the gun anti-clockwise so the mag-well points towards the ground? Anyway, thanks for another fun little range video :-)

"Wee!" Gun Jesus showing pleasure at a unique and fun gun, captured in colour.

Thanks again Ian!

The "flinch" is also the heavy bolt closing on an empty mag and chamber.

heard a story way back from ex squaddies ... the MOD bought ammunition from india in I think the 70's. The indians had skimped on the powder in the round so badly that the 9mm rounds from a sterling would barely fly 30 feet. they called the sterling smg, the small metal gun.

5:34 "Wheee!" That's a happy chappie.

Only few things can top a .45 ACP mag dump, truly satisfying!

Sadly the ZX-7 don't become popular, but now becomes my favorite .45acp SMG and if have the chance, I'll ask the owner of Mendoza Armory in Mexico that left their HM3S production and focus to build again this.

This .45 Sterling is everything I’d hoped it would be! Now we just need a .45 Owen or F1!

You looked to be really enjoying yourself their Ian. Fantastic SMG!

Watching that charging handle reciprocate back and forth right in front of Ian's eye made me wince.

Just re-watched the Sterling 9mm at the range video Ian did a few years ago, and the 9mm rate of fire is indeed a lot slower, closer to that of the M3 grease gun.

Many years ago my unit trained with 15 Para in Scotland. I absolutely loved the Sterling S.M.G. I think it is one of the most underrated weapons of all time. 🌴🍀

That mag dump Ian such a chore 🤣🤣

The camera's autofocus was wrong in the last shot such that I thought Ian was doing the outro on a greenscreen, but thankfully it adjusted.

Ian is really enjoying that star wars gun

Quigley alive and well and still blowing holes in things.

Even stormtroopers could hit something.

That black Sterling takes me right back to NOLF 2

Impressively controllable nice👍

Ian your having way to much fun. It looks out balance but it's definitely worth a try.

Man we're all spoiled with these mag dumps. It really is the blessing and curse of this fanbase. We want mag dumps. If it's a pleasant gun to shoot, it's a whole lot of fun. But hell, it could be a .50 cal machine gun, shoulder fired, and all the fanbase wants is MAG DUMP. And poor Ian might just be crazy enough to destroy his shoulder for us if that were the case. Props to this man for treating his audience so well. He knows what we're all waiting for.

That's a real bank robbery special right there.

The commercial before this video was for pretty supplies. 😂

It's always a good day when we see Ian shooting a full auto gun.

Bit of flex at the stock anchor point; muzzle porpoising a bit.

I envy you firing the .45 "Sterling", I've fired the conventional 9mm many times in the army and loved it but would love to fire the .45 equivalent .

Saw "ZX-7 at the range" and thought for a mad moment that he'd be shooting up a Kawasaki sports bike...