Easing Bolt Home

[po]

With a ratchet cover, is there a way to ease the bolt closed?

-- po

[RoverDave]

Just pull the cocking knob all the way back and hold it there, pull the trigger to release the bolt from the sear, and ease the bolt down by lowering the cocking knob slowly. I never bother easing the bolt down. Just make sure there is no ammo in the gun, point it in a safe direction and pull the trigger.

[po]

Thanks, RoverDave

My sear does not release if the bolt is manually held to the rear, but I discovered that if I give it about 1/8 inch of forward travel, and I get a really good grip on the bolt handle, I can catch the bolt and ease it down.

Thanks for the info.

-- po

[Fr8 Dawg]

Just pull the cocking knob all the way back and hold it there, pull the trigger to release the bolt from the sear, and ease the bolt down by lowering the cocking knob slowly. I never bother easing the bolt down. Just make sure there is no ammo in the gun, point it in a safe direction and pull the trigger.

Home, when I'm handling the FA UZI, I usually do what you first suggested. Pull the cocking knob back, depress the grip safety and pull the trigger...easing the bolt forward. Out on the range, I do what you secondly suggest.

I don't know why I like doing one at home v. the other. I usually don't let my bolt slam with a lot of my Title I stuff either, but that's not to say I haven't let it do so on occasion.

A lot of times, the wife is sleeping in the other room and it would just be quieter to not let the bolt make a bunch of noise.

I think handling a firearm under safe conditions makes you more familiar with that firearm, so I like to take my guns out once in a while and work their parts. So I'll release the bolt and let it down rather than let it slam.

I also don't take my HK and CETME clones and cock them, rest their cocking levers in the recess and then slap the lever and let the bolt fly, simply because I believe that eventually the handle will wear the edge of the upper tube round. Does that make a difference? Hell if I know...it looks cool guy on "Die Hard III"...but it probably isn't the best for the gun.

[Bob T]

po,

With a FA Uzi if you have the selector set to Automatic then the sear should fully retract while the trigger is depressed.

So the operation would be

1. Remove magazine
2. Withdraw the bolt to the rear with the left hand and hold it there.
3. With the selector set at A, depress the grip safety and trigger with the right hand, holding them depressed (normal firing position for the right hand).
4. Ease the bolt forward with your left hand.

I have found that if I have the selector set at Semi the above method does not work. The sear pops back up and the bolt remains locked to the rear.

[Noah Zark]

I also don't take my HK and CETME clones and cock them, rest their cocking levers in the recess and then slap the lever and let the bolt fly, simply because I believe that eventually the handle will wear the edge of the upper tube round. Does that make a difference? Hell if I know...it looks cool guy on "Die Hard III"...but it probably isn't the best for the gun.

I agree with you on this. Sorta like flipping a revolver to close the cylinder. :silly

Noah

[po]

po,

With a FA Uzi if you have the selector set to Automatic then the sear should fully retract while the trigger is depressed.

So the operation would be

1. Remove magazine
2. Withdraw the bolt to the rear with the left hand and hold it there.
3. With the selector set at A, depress the grip safety and trigger with the right hand, holding them depressed (normal firing position for the right hand).
4. Ease the bolt forward with your left hand.

I have found that if I have the selector set at Semi the above method does not work. The sear pops back up and the bolt remains locked to the rear.

:bang I feel dumb. I had the selector switch on "R". That was the problem the whole time. Operator error.

Thanks for the insights, gentlemen.

-- po

[bendavid25]

[QUOTE=Fr8 Dawg]QUOTE]

There's that bad AK again. Love that thing.

[watchin]

I agree, that's a sweet looking AK.
-watchin-