Uzi First Time Owner
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Dapopo
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Thank You kindly!
2/9 Form 4 paper sent in, individual to my dealer. I understand they have been taking 28 days plus, waiting patiently.
E-forms are completing under 10 days, maybe have in my possession by the end of April.
Stay well!
2/9 Form 4 paper sent in, individual to my dealer. I understand they have been taking 28 days plus, waiting patiently.
E-forms are completing under 10 days, maybe have in my possession by the end of April.
Stay well!
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Dapopo
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That weld on the left looks like it might have a void in it, kind of hard to tell from that angle. In any event it's hard to tell if it's good enough from the outside. What matters is how deep The penetration was into the trunnion underneath that weld.
Like kickstand said, just shoot it. If you start to get any misfires or fails to feed look at the front of the trunnion where it meets the receiver. If you see a gap in there you've got a broken weld and it's time to get it fixed. Unless and until that happens it ain't broke. I wouldn't worry about it just check for a gap there after a shooting session while you're cleaning it. Should be a standard check anyway.
The fix is relatively easy you just push it back in, grind out the old weld, and make a good one.
Like kickstand said, just shoot it. If you start to get any misfires or fails to feed look at the front of the trunnion where it meets the receiver. If you see a gap in there you've got a broken weld and it's time to get it fixed. Unless and until that happens it ain't broke. I wouldn't worry about it just check for a gap there after a shooting session while you're cleaning it. Should be a standard check anyway.
The fix is relatively easy you just push it back in, grind out the old weld, and make a good one.
AKarms
Well-known member
No way to tell if the welds have penetration from a picture. Just shoot it. If they break send it out
Dapopo
Active member
Thank You, I am going to put a FVG on the firearm.
28 days. Geez. I posted this some years ago
The story of my first NFA purchase ...
It was early July of 2002. I'd just completed a difficult year-long job. It was behind me and I was done. I decided to treat myself to a NIB full size Vector uzi. A guy that I found on this web site was doing a group sale from Vector for $2750 per gun. I decided to go for it, even though I couldn't believe I was paying that much for a firearm. I got a hold of the dealer in Florida, Keith, and said I wanted in. He told me to find an FFL in my state (Virginia) for him to transfer the gun to. I found a guy, John, close to where I live and made an appointment. The guy offered to help me fill out the paperwork once the gun was transferred to him. The guy literally had at least two of almost every machine gun you can think of. He said that he'd heard that Fairfax county, where I live, had some kind of survey you must complete before the Sheriff signs.
A couple weeks go by Vector sells out of full sized uzis. The price jumps to $4000. I call Keith to ask about what's up with my gun. 'Yes, I have it, but I'm having some problems renewing my FFL call me back next week'. Next time around 'I'm still working with ATF on my FFL' Next time -- 'I can't send it right now because there's been a death in the family'. Another week later 'I'm so busy with my job that I can't get to the Post Office ... would you like your money back?' I call John and explain the situation and he says, 'I'll straighten this asshole out for you'. A few weeks later he calls and says I've got your gun, come by and we'll fill out the paperwork.
I fill out the paperwork, get the passport photos, and go to the Police Department to get fingerprinted. I then call the Sheriff's office and explain that I want the Sheriff to sign the form, but I've heard there's a survey that needs to be filled out. "Nope, never heard of any survey'. I send the form 4 in and six weeks later it comes back, unsigned, with a note saying please fill out the enclosed survey. There are questions about my background, do I own a gun safe, do I have children in the house, etc. I fill it out and six weeks later my signed form comes back.
I sent the $200 check, forms and photos to Chicago. The check gets cashed almost instantly. The government is efficient at some things. Months go by and once again its early July -- a year later. I got a call from John -- your forms have been processed, come pick up your gun. Its July 3. Over the past year I've bought ammo, mags, spare parts kits, etc. I headed to his office with about 20 loaded mags in the car. He tells me the last step is to go through NICS. WTF? Hasn't the FBI been checking me out for the last half a year? And at that time, I NEVER cleared NICS on the first try. Sure enough, I don't get approved and they tell him they'll call back. A couple of hours pass. Finally, John says he'll call them back. Sorry, our system is down and we'll be closed for July fourth. So, I went home, empty handed. On the fifth of July, I finally have the gun in hand and head down to the local range where I promptly shoot the floor, learning what the term 'open bolt' means.
As this process dragged on, I got my wife pregnant and she had the baby in mid-June of that year. The takeaway I got was that it’s quicker to create a human being than it is to buy a machine gun.
booger hooker
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Great story pmf! Regarding mags being grandfathered I have kept all my receipts, from mag/firearm/ammo purchases, for the past 30 years in. 50 GI ammo cans just in case proving date of purchase would be needed. When I’m gone everything will be passed down to our daughter just in case it would help prove when things were purchased. It’s probably overkill but it doesn’t take much effort to throw receipts into an ammo can.
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