Stripping an Uzi carbine SMG

[tk101]

I have looked at several on line manuals and they are pretty basic. It appears to be very easy but way back I heard there was a "correct way" to remove the bolt and recoil spring without running the risk in bending the spring. Also I think I remember that you should not remove the spring from the bolt? Does that make sense?

I am to pick up my SMG in a couple of weeks and I want to give it a good going over while I am there. There is no way I could test fire it there so I plan on checking out the bolt, extractor, and signs of excessive use. It is a NIB Vector and I understand they test fire them 50 rounds so there will be some wear on the cover.

Anything else I should check for while I am there?

Thanks. TK

[RoverDave]

I have looked at several on line manuals and they are pretty basic. It appears to be very easy but way back I heard there was a "correct way" to remove the bolt and recoil spring without running the risk in bending the spring. Also I think I remember that you should not remove the spring from the bolt? Does that make sense?


Nope, it doesn't make sense to me. The spring has the op rod running through the middle of it so you aren't going to bend the spring. You'd have to be totally abusive to bend the op rod while disassembling.

I can't imagine why anyone would ever suggest that the spring should not be removed from the bolt. That's complete nonsense.

[tk101]

Didn't make sense to me either.

[eyegun]

You're making too much of the process. Just rip it apart, it's not built of toothpicks- it can take it.

[tk101]

Yes, I have learned here how robust they are. I just want to give it a good going over to check for swapped parts or excessive use while I am there.

Also wanted to make sure there weren't any little "tricks" I should know when stripping one.

[David Hineline]

The best test for a NIB Vector is a couple thousand rounds of hot SMG ammo to test the integrity of the welds on the trunion and backplate.

Once it passes that mark then it's probably a good to go gun

[tk101]

Just happen to have a 1,000 rounds of +P+ military ammo on hand. That test should be fun, even though I'll be 1,000 rounds short.

I really plan on using WWB for the most part though, it is so cheap.

I know many of you have added optics, grips and the like and that is good. I may one day get a wooden stock but one thing that bothers me is the slow ROF of a carbine, 600 RPM is pretty slow when you are used to about 720 or so, about what I got out of my MK. I plan to add a cut off buffer to raise the rate somewhat.

I think a 3/4 buffer would just about get me there.

One question, do you remove the original buffer or sandwich the two together?