🚀 go-pugleaf

Gunners,

    I have spent the last few days reading about Stens and the different
part kits for Stens.  I realize that the Sten is a select fire SMG (with
a short barrel too), and thus makes it illegal to re-manufacture today
in its original form.
    But I was curious about some of these semi-automatic version Stens.
Is this because of some special receiver or can the sear, and other
parts be modified to make a Sten semi-auto (but how would you acquire a
legal reciever then?).
    I see all over Blank Receiver Tubes (some with bonded templates) and
80% Receivers, what are these (Receivers 80% finished), what is the
difference?
    Also I realize that the Sten is cheap, and easy to make, but if I
wanted to make a non working Sten (or if I can make a legal working
one), how much welding (or what) is involved?
    Wouldn't the Sten be legal with a pistol grip (I have seen some to
replace the T or skeleton buttstock) and the 7.5 inch barrel as a pistol
(if you could make it operate in semi-auto only)?
    Sorry I have a lot of questions about Stens, they seem to be very
interesting (even if I can never own more than a bunch of parts and a
blank receiver I'd still like to know as much about them as possible),
any one recommend any good books (making, design, legality) about the
Sten?  Thanks all.

Matt Karls
NRA Life Member