Brand New UZI Buyer. FA

[Rtc079]

My main point in all of this is that the OP is a newbie and needs to know what to look for in his quest. My take on Vectors is clear and will give him some added knowledge as to issues Vectors have. Many have been fix, many have sat in safes and are still a problem. Recent case in point number 1: A buddy bought one from a top dollar dealer and was comfortable because of the reputation. He is more of a collector than a shooter so the gun hung on the wall for almost a year. He took it out and yup, you guessed it, wouldn't run, trunnion was welded off. Case in point #2: Im friends with a well known smith that works on Uzis regularly. I asked him about 2 weeks ago what he had in the shop for Uzis as he likes to batch his work. He told me he had 2. I asked if they were upgrades, he said no, they are repairs. I said, let me guess, Vectors. Sure enough!! Damn I think I'm psychic. I won't even go into the recent circus I had with a Vector semi Mini.
The continual # of issues just makes me very weary to say the least.

I don't feel like a newbie wants or need to deal with twisted receivers, trunnions welded off or backplates breaking on a 20k purchase. I just hope this thread has been helpful.
OP, good luck in your search. IMI Uzis are awesome.
I'm out.
Bill

Good info!

 

[Dirk Hawthorne]

My main point in all of this is that the OP is a newbie and needs to know what to look for in his quest. My take on Vectors is clear and will give him some added knowledge as to issues Vectors have. Many have been fix, many have sat in safes and are still a problem. Recent case in point number 1: A buddy bought one from a top dollar dealer and was comfortable because of the reputation. He is more of a collector than a shooter so the gun hung on the wall for almost a year. He took it out and yup, you guessed it, wouldn't run, trunnion was welded off. Case in point #2: Im friends with a well known smith that works on Uzis regularly. I asked him about 2 weeks ago what he had in the shop for Uzis as he likes to batch his work. He told me he had 2. I asked if they were upgrades, he said no, they are repairs. I said, let me guess, Vectors. Sure enough!! Damn I think I'm psychic. I won't even go into the recent circus I had with a Vector semi Mini.
The continual # of issues just makes me very weary to say the least.

I don't feel like a newbie wants or need to deal with twisted receivers, trunnions welded off or backplates breaking on a 20k purchase. I just hope this thread has been helpful.
OP, good luck in your search. IMI Uzis are awesome.
I'm out.
Bill

Well, suppose that I put my Vector UZI up for sale and the OP purchased it. (I'm not selling it, it's just a hypothetical.)

Mine has been fully rewelded and trued up. It's very accurate, it almost never jams, it runs good on literally any ammo (except for blazer aluminum) and it shows no sign of any sort of problem after 20k+ rounds.

So what would be the downside for the OP if he was to buy it?

Sure, I would advise the OP to check any gun out before plunking down $20,000 on it, but I don't see any reason to avoid Vectors just because some of them need a couple hundred dollars worth of gunsmithing.

Not trying to beat the discussion to death, I'm just not following the logic here. The OP is just buying one gun, so if he gets a good one, he's all set.