Any of you guys ever tried one of these drums?

[mike]

If any of you guys ever tried one of these, and had luck with it? All the YouTube videos, I watched they jam all the time? I’ve seen only one YouTube video where a guy made it through all the way with 100 rounds. I hate to spend the money on one having to play the send it back game.
Thanks

 

[Hiller]

I never tried one. Anyone I know that tried one said they sucked. I have a drum for lots of my other weapons. Tommy gun, ak47,ar15, ect....
I like drums. But not that drum for the uzi. My one requirement for a drum is that it works all the time or forget it. I looked into buying a drum for the uzi for fun and the guys I knew that tried them said "don't get one, they don't work consistently", so I've always stuck with the 25/32 round stick mags and I've never been sorry. My .02.




Hiller........................

 

[arch stanton]

You would be better off with one of the Vector or C&S metal drums they do work. Beta mag is hit and miss for sure

 

[mike]

I guess you guys answered my question I’m not buying one. Thanks for the input.

 

[SecondAmend]

No personal experience, but IIRC, it has been reported that for the 9mm version (of the Beta drum), copious graphite powder lubricant proves useful, at least some of the time.

 

[Garrett]

I have two of them. I don’t use them much because they are so clunky and unwieldy. But they do work. I use a Lula loader and give it a squirt of graphite every 15-20 rounds as I’m loading.

Good enough for first place in Unlimited at the Creek in 2015.

 

[root]

Nice run Garret.

So what the 1st drum do for you to thow it down like it pissed you off?
Or was just honest in a hurry off the the next stage & reload?

 

[SecondAmend]

You would be better off with one of the Vector or C&S metal drums they do work. Beta mag is hit and miss for sure

Yeah, I've somehow ended up with a couple Vector drums and both have always been 100%. I think part of the success is that their base drum is the Suomi drum, which works well as a standalone product.
MHO, YMMV, etc.

 

[Garrett]

Nice run Garret.

So what the 1st drum do for you to thow it down like it pissed you off?
Or was just honest in a hurry off the the next stage & reload?

Just a speed reload with an awkward drum.

 

[strobro32]

I was waiting for Garrett to reply.

I don't have an Uzi but I made 2 - 9mm for the Stemple and 2- 5.56 for the Max-11a1/15. As long as there is a SMG or MG that runs at under 800 RPM and you use a lot of graphite, They run pretty well.

 

[ratski]

Haven't tried one in the Uzi yet, but have a couple for the AR-9mm that work very well.