the sten was chambered in 9mm after the british captured millions of rounds of this ammo from the germans and italians in africa, or at least thats what I have read. detachable mag? that was me who mentioned that....its a niggling complaint surely but if given the choice....I'd prefer to reload that way as its easier and faster. anyway, a lot of this is personal preference....it reminds me of that other question: whats the best sidearm? the answer is simply: the one that you 'resonate' with best and that is also reliable and fires a potent man-stopping round. Glock? Sig? Colt? H&K? they are all good.

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