Its been a year

artx · 11-01-2009, 04:07 PM

Can you believe its been a year since I last fired my uzi smg! I hav e been busy with work and family life while my poor uzi sits in the safe. I have only put 40 rounds in it total. Has anyone else had this problem?

SecondAmend · 11-01-2009, 05:36 PM

Sort of. I have not shot 9 mm through mine in over a year. I've spent hours and hours playing with the .22 conversion, and it's not been able to shoot more than 6 rounds in a row in full auto. The .22 conversion has saved me a bundle this year!

SSMDIVE · 11-01-2009, 09:13 PM

Since moving to FL I have gone from around 1k a mth to maybe 200 in 4 mths.

artx · 11-01-2009, 10:08 PM

Yeah the more I thought about it I reallized its been about a year and a half. My buddy and I put 40 rounds out the pipe and put her up. I know I should be putting more rounds in her and have a blast,but I guess I lost intrest. I don't want to trade her off or sell her but this kind of bothers me. I haven't shot in so long I probably forgot how!

sharps_74 · 11-01-2009, 10:09 PM

Granted I do not yet own a FA Uzi. I can not imagine going more than a few days without shooting with my Uzi. I have had to limit myself to two 32 rd. magazines of ammo. per day as I need to get more reloading supplies.

Fr8 Dawg · 11-02-2009, 01:14 AM

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Originally Posted by artx

Can you believe its been a year since I last fired my uzi smg! I hav e been busy with work and family life while my poor uzi sits in the safe. I have only put 40 rounds in it total. Has anyone else had this problem?

It's been two years since any shooting for me, subgun or any other gun. Which is kind of funny because during that time period, I got a new Marvel .22LR conversion with 1/2x28 threads extended barrel for use with my .22 suppressor atop a 1911 and a Saiga SBS. I might get out next weekend or never.

drbones2nd · 11-02-2009, 08:48 AM

I remember when I first got into NFA guns. There was not a week that went by that we would be at the range putting lead down range. Now, 8 years later, things change and now I get more joy letting other people shoot my guns than I do. Still have the NFA bug but its more satisfied by being more of a collector now and allowing others to shoot them.

scrane@ctcweb.net · 11-02-2009, 10:23 AM

I just bought a new suppressor and have only put around 30 rounds through it. Now I have a scope I have to sight in and I keep on putting it off.
Still, most of the pleasure I get from my Uzi is owning a piece of history.

pmf · 11-02-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by drbones2nd

I remember when I first got into NFA guns. There was not a week that went by that we would be at the range putting lead down range. Now, 8 years later, things change and now I get more joy letting other people shoot my guns than I do. Still have the NFA bug but its more satisfied by being more of a collector now and allowing others to shoot them.

I feel the same way. I don't go out unless I can take someone with me. Its been over a year since I've done any shooting. Its mostly time -- little kids and work. Hell, I've got several pistols and rifles I've never even shot.

**Z06** · 11-02-2009, 02:01 PM

I don't shoot it as often as before, just because the price of replacing the ammo is still too high. It's kind of like driving your car with a tank of $1.50/gal. gas knowing that you're gonna have to fill it back up with the now $4/gal. stuff.

However, it always cheers me up to take the Mini out to the range.

**blueline541** · 11-03-2009, 02:40 PM

I shoot quite frequently because I have my own range. But the uzi only comes out by request when shooting with friends. I don't think I've taken it to the range by myself for better than a year. Maybe longer. And ammo is not an issue because I reload and stocked up on supplies awhile ago. I think about selling it from time to time, but I've never seriously considered it.

Samuel_Hoggson · 11-03-2009, 04:39 PM

Funny, but I shoot mine almost as much on SA as FA. Hitting steel at 200 yds is a hoot - and a good way to demonstrate what you can do with a "pud" pistol cartridge........and that a blocky kerchunking piece of iron with a barrel that ratchets into place can engage distant targets more quickly and precisely than a 9mm handgun.

What really appeals to me is the ease of maintenance - I take mine to the range no matter what else I'm going to shoot. Fun way to finish a sight-in session or whatever. When I get back I doubt I spend more than 30 seconds "cleaning" before it's back in the safe.

Fortunately, my 13 y/o son has a number of friends who are more than willing to chew into my ammo supply.

Sam

11-01-2009, 04:07 PM	#1
artx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Its been a year Can you believe its been a year since I last fired my uzi smg! I hav e been busy with work and family life while my poor uzi sits in the safe. I have only put 40 rounds in it total. Has anyone else had this problem?

11-01-2009, 10:09 PM	#5
sharps_74 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 127 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Granted I do not yet own a FA Uzi. I can not imagine going more than a few days without shooting with my Uzi. I have had to limit myself to two 32 rd. magazines of ammo. per day as I need to get more reloading supplies. __________________ Quotes of the Week: "Gentlemen, the time to rise up and fight is at hand. Evil sits in the high places seeking to plunder our freedoms and take away our way of life. I say it is high time to return the favor." "Turnout might be the easiest conditioning program there is. Just turn them out and let them be horses." --Patty Graham-Theirs, EQUUS

11-03-2009, 04:39 PM	#12
Samuel_Hoggson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dover-Foxcroft, ME Posts: 272 iTrader: 3 / 100%	Funny, but I shoot mine almost as much on SA as FA. Hitting steel at 200 yds is a hoot - and a good way to demonstrate what you can do with a "pud" pistol cartridge........and that a blocky kerchunking piece of iron with a barrel that ratchets into place can engage distant targets more quickly and precisely than a 9mm handgun. What really appeals to me is the ease of maintenance - I take mine to the range no matter what else I'm going to shoot. Fun way to finish a sight-in session or whatever. When I get back I doubt I spend more than 30 seconds "cleaning" before it's back in the safe. Fortunately, my 13 y/o son has a number of friends who are more than willing to chew into my ammo supply. Sam __________________ Just another bitter American clinging to his guns out of frustration.

11-01-2009, 05:36 PM	#2
SecondAmend Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 392 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Sort of. I have not shot 9 mm through mine in over a year. I've spent hours and hours playing with the .22 conversion, and it's not been able to shoot more than 6 rounds in a row in full auto. The .22 conversion has saved me a bundle this year!

11-01-2009, 09:13 PM	#3
SSMDIVE Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: S FL Posts: 265 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Since moving to FL I have gone from around 1k a mth to maybe 200 in 4 mths.

11-01-2009, 10:08 PM	#4
artx Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 28 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Yeah the more I thought about it I reallized its been about a year and a half. My buddy and I put 40 rounds out the pipe and put her up. I know I should be putting more rounds in her and have a blast,but I guess I lost intrest. I don't want to trade her off or sell her but this kind of bothers me. I haven't shot in so long I probably forgot how!

11-02-2009, 08:48 AM	#7
drbones2nd Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Michigan Posts: 463 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I remember when I first got into NFA guns. There was not a week that went by that we would be at the range putting lead down range. Now, 8 years later, things change and now I get more joy letting other people shoot my guns than I do. Still have the NFA bug but its more satisfied by being more of a collector now and allowing others to shoot them.

11-02-2009, 10:23 AM	#8
scrane@ctcweb.net Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 / 0%	I just bought a new suppressor and have only put around 30 rounds through it. Now I have a scope I have to sight in and I keep on putting it off. Still, most of the pleasure I get from my Uzi is owning a piece of history.

11-02-2009, 02:01 PM	#10
Z06 UZI Talk Life Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: AZ Posts: 1,594 iTrader: 7 / 100%	I don't shoot it as often as before, just because the price of replacing the ammo is still too high. It's kind of like driving your car with a tank of $1.50/gal. gas knowing that you're gonna have to fill it back up with the now $4/gal. stuff. However, it always cheers me up to take the Mini out to the range.

11-03-2009, 02:40 PM	#11
blueline541 UZI Talk Life Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,138 iTrader: 3 / 100%	I shoot quite frequently because I have my own range. But the uzi only comes out by request when shooting with friends. I don't think I've taken it to the range by myself for better than a year. Maybe longer. And ammo is not an issue because I reload and stocked up on supplies awhile ago. I think about selling it from time to time, but I've never seriously considered it.