Normal Wear?

[dja9520]

Is this normal for an Uzi? Check the pics First Pic is of the bolt. next is above the swivel. third is on the cocking slide

[tommygun2000]

I can't make out what pic 2 is but 1 and three are normal......if the gun has been fired a bit.
Do you ask out of curiousity or do you have a gripe with someone about the condition of a gun?

[dja9520]

No, gun seems good so far. 750 rounds down the pipe. 5 stove pipes and 3? don't really know what was going on, but after a tec-9 that jammed every other round i really don't know what to expect. I've had a glock 37 with absolutely no jams and no wear after 750 rounds down the pipe. so just wondering if the wear and tear was normal

[Open Bolts]

The wear appears normal but 5 stove pipes?

The question that should be trademarked to UziTalk: What ammo are you using?

The UZI likes hot ammo.

I have a full auto open bolt so maybe the reliabilty is a little better but based on all my firearms that many stove pipes and unknown malfunctions is high for a quality firearm design like the UZI.

I did a search on your name and note that you asked about a Vector. Some Vectors need tweaking to work properly. I believe those guns are under warranty (based on how long since it was purchased?) so you may consider calling Vector and either doing some troubleshooting with them or sending your gun in and let them go over it.

[7.62bthp]

I was going to say, "I like my women like my UZI likes it's ammo, hot and 32 at a time" but I didn't want to overstate my abilities. 25 is fine.

Seems like you have the beginings of normal finish wear. Look carefully at what you see, as it is a "purchasing guide" for the future.When you learn to guage wear in the areas you indicated, and on the grip safety, top cover latch, etc you have the ability to immediately asses the bullshit factor of a seller, or recognize a good deal.

7.62's rule of thumb...If it turns silver, put a light film of grease, or lubricant, on the part that's silver, and the part that's making it silver.

PS...That topcover looks a little wet. Lubricate sparingly, and precisely. Excess lube actually picks up and holds debis and makes for excessive wear.

Did you hit what you were shooting at?

[AzAtty480]

Seems like you have the beginings of normal finish wear. Look carefully at what you see, as it is a "purchasing guide" for the future.When you learn to guage wear in the areas you indicated, and on the grip safety, top cover latch, etc you have the ability to immediately asses the bullshit factor of a seller, or recognize a good deal.

7.62's rule of thumb...If it turns silver, put a light film of grease, or lubricant, on the part that's silver, and the part that's making it silver.


There do seem to be a lot of twenty (20) year old machineguns being sold with the claim of only 500 rounds fired.

500 rounds seems like it would be about one outting. And, once you fire the first 500 rounds, it would be hard to imagine not wanting to shoot more.

[dja9520]

I bought the gun new from atlantic firearms about a month ago. the ammo I've been using is Remington value packs form walmart. the FMJ'S always seemed to mess up on the second or third round out of the mag. shot some Remington hollow points out of it and had no problems

[Noah Zark]

I bought the gun new from atlantic firearms about a month ago. the ammo I've been using is Remington value packs form walmart. the FMJ'S always seemed to mess up on the second or third round out of the mag. shot some Remington hollow points out of it and had no problems

This question seems to come up nearly weekly here, so let me be the first to tell you . . .

Ditch the Remington VP stuff, and switch to W-W Value Pack. The Remington stuff is not at hot as the Winchester, and will eject weakly.


There's a Japanese video of a Sterling Mk4 that illustrates how weak Remington 9mm is -- the Sterling loaded with it runs away in semi-auto. That's right, the shooter pulls the trigger once and releases it, and the gun fires until the mag empties. The Remington ammo has enough recoil to send the bolt rearward enough to strip the next round from the stick, but not enough ass to push the bolt far enough back to have the sear latch into the sear bent in the bolt. So there's nothing for it except to hold on, or try to remove the mag while the gun fires, which is not exactly too safe.

HTH,

Noah