First Uzi need help!

[Moe2889]

Hi I'm brand new to the Uzi and I need some help. Long story short my Dad bought an IWI Uzi back in the early 90s and barly used it. He recently gave it to me as a gift. So I took it out to the range and ended up with a bunch of failure to feeds. The 9mm would jam right at the chamber. I wasn't sure if it was the one 25 round magazine I have or if its a barrel issue. I say barrel issue because I read online that some people had barrel issues and they had to use a grinder to open the chamber up then polish it. I'll post pics of the barrel and if someone could tell me if thats the case. Thanks.

 

[sniperdoc]

Try a new Mag first. That's always the 1st place to check

 

[Moe2889]

I'll give that a try

 

[sniperdoc]

Btw, welcome to Uzitalk!

 

[dubagel]

In addition to taking apart the magazine, and trying another. Make sure the barrel nut is ratcheted all the way down and the barrel is fully seated/not loose. What ammo were you using, FMJ? If it hasn’t been used in a long time, do a good cleaning and lube.

 

[nklf]

Welcome to the site. Is it an IMI or IWI? Both are good weapons, but want to make sure what we are talking about. A lot of good advice on this site. I would check magazine, ammo and top cover gap in that order before I even considered grinding on a barrel.

 

[Moe2889]

Btw, welcome to Uzitalk!

Thanks for the welcome

 

[Moe2889]

In addition to taking apart the magazine, and trying another. Make sure the barrel nut is ratcheted all the way down and the barrel is fully seated/not loose. What ammo were you using, FMJ? If it hasn’t been used in a long time, do a good cleaning and lube.

I used FMJs. I cleaned and lube everything before taking it out and made sure everything was tight. I think I'll get a mag first and try that before anything else.

 

[Moe2889]

Welcome to the site. Is it an IMI or IWI? Both are good weapons, but want to make sure what we are talking about. A lot of good advice on this site. I would check magazine, ammo and top cover gap in that order before I even considered grinding on a barrel.

IWI Uzi. Not sure about top cover gap but when I put the top cover back on it sits tight

 

[Seven Clicks Up]

Which barrel is the left one on the top picture?
That profile looks very different.

 

[chipster]

What Ammo? Make sure you are not using weak stuff. I've never seen an issue with the IMI/OEM Style chamber faces. The super tapered barrels are made to work with less than perfect spec stuff.