bullseye308
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This is what I’m after as far as the “look” of the gun. Is this a pistol as it is, I think I am finally ready to start rounding up a bunch of money to make it happen. I’d rather not fool with nfa if possible.
Uzi pistol question.
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This is what I’m after as far as the “look” of the gun. Is this a pistol as it is, I think I am finally ready to start rounding up a bunch of money to make it happen. I’d rather not fool with nfa if possible.
Riomouse911
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I sure may be wrong, but I believe that if it’s a registered rifle with the folding stock on it the barrel has to be 16” or it is an NFA issue.
If it’s a pistol it can’t have the stock.
This may help:
https://www.uzitalk.com/reference/pages/FAQ.htm
Stay safe.
If it’s a pistol it can’t have the stock.
This may help:
https://www.uzitalk.com/reference/pages/FAQ.htm
Stay safe.
Speedo66
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About 50 years ago I was on a kibbutz in Israel, my girlfriend and I were staying with a friend of her parents and it was his night to walk guard duty with a full sized Uzi.
I was allowed to handle it and was shocked by how heavy it was. The version he had included a wooden stock, and two 32 round mags fastened together.
Would make one tremendously heavy "pistol".
I was allowed to handle it and was shocked by how heavy it was. The version he had included a wooden stock, and two 32 round mags fastened together.
Would make one tremendously heavy "pistol".
RevolvingGarbage
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Used an uzi just like this at a job in the recent past. Out of the available SMGs, it was probably my overall favorite. It is quite a dense little gun but the weight is fine with the folding and it helps control the gun in full auto.
Not sure if maybe someone does sell a semi version with a short barrel and the stock welded into the closed position, but I haven to heard of one.
Not sure if maybe someone does sell a semi version with a short barrel and the stock welded into the closed position, but I haven to heard of one.
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bullseye308
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I’m hoping that if the stock is welded it would be ok. I got to shoot some before but they were fa and just super enjoyable. You could easily get 3 round bursts with it and it was deadly accurate, had almost no recoil due to the weight, and ran like a sewing machine. I’m fine with a semi, just would prefer that look. If you haven’t had the chance to shoot one, you are missing out.
NIGHTLORD40K
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Yup, I had the Norinco copy and it came with a 16" "shooter" barrel and a 9" solid-plug "display" barrel.
Gotta say, I wasnt a fan. Very heavy, inaccurate, uncomfortable, and the charging handle always left me with skinned knuckles.
Would only cycle reliability with that super hot Geco stuff too.
Carl N. Brown
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The full size semi auto UZI carbine or pistol is basically a collectible firearm, like the semi-auto Thompsons, and not a practical weapon.
A relative had a semi-auto Uzi with folding stock and 16" carbine barrel and short display barrel (no firing chamber).
Pretty much the same weight as the original Israeli issue Uzi: 7.72 pounds, close to the weight of the US M3 submachinegun.
I have seen advertised full sized Uzi pistols with a non folding fake folding stock, 10.2" barrel, but I have not seen one in real life.
A relative had a semi-auto Uzi with folding stock and 16" carbine barrel and short display barrel (no firing chamber).
Pretty much the same weight as the original Israeli issue Uzi: 7.72 pounds, close to the weight of the US M3 submachinegun.
I have seen advertised full sized Uzi pistols with a non folding fake folding stock, 10.2" barrel, but I have not seen one in real life.
HOWARD J
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I had one a while back it was registered as a handgun. i got so tired of reloading for the kids I sold it--the kids were mad as hel
It had a 16 " barrel on it--that became illegal after time in MI .
it was to have a 19" barrel to be legal----NO ONE MADE A 19" BARREL !
A semi-auto UZI is nothing but a 10# paperweight
It had a 16 " barrel on it--that became illegal after time in MI .
it was to have a 19" barrel to be legal----NO ONE MADE A 19" BARREL !
A semi-auto UZI is nothing but a 10# paperweight
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bullseye308
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I had the opportunity to fire one like pictured, it was full auto with a can, and I fell in love. I did shoot a few hundred semi and enjoyed it thoroughly and that is what I’m wanting. I guess if I have to I could suffer with the stoopid long barrel to shoot and the cool short one for display, and I could suffer with a welded stock for now.
Guess if I ever get my disability I’ll go all out and get the can, correct Hebrew lower, and folding stock. Better start working on that batch of 10k 9mm 124 fmj I was hiding in the back of the rack.
Guess if I ever get my disability I’ll go all out and get the can, correct Hebrew lower, and folding stock. Better start working on that batch of 10k 9mm 124 fmj I was hiding in the back of the rack.
CapnMac
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The SA pistol versions are heavy, clunky, monsters--if having some "cool" factor to look at. Shooting, maybe not so much.
Having run room clearance training with a FA (where you want that weight) with both folding and wooden stocks--the fixed stock was my preference, it "felt" better as you got a distinct sense of the "where" it was while you carried it. And, it shouldered better for those times when you wanted to take aimed shots (if nowhere near as well as an MP-5 with USN stock).
There was an outfit in Houston that refurbed a bunch of the UZIs and was offering them in .22lr, 9mm. and .45acp in various combinations in the late 90s, which tempted me for a while. But pretty much it was down to having a 16" barrel to have a stock or a 9# pistol without one. Neither much floated my boat.
But, that's my 2¢, others will differ.
Having run room clearance training with a FA (where you want that weight) with both folding and wooden stocks--the fixed stock was my preference, it "felt" better as you got a distinct sense of the "where" it was while you carried it. And, it shouldered better for those times when you wanted to take aimed shots (if nowhere near as well as an MP-5 with USN stock).
There was an outfit in Houston that refurbed a bunch of the UZIs and was offering them in .22lr, 9mm. and .45acp in various combinations in the late 90s, which tempted me for a while. But pretty much it was down to having a 16" barrel to have a stock or a 9# pistol without one. Neither much floated my boat.
But, that's my 2¢, others will differ.
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If youre just looking "for the look", the dummy barrel would probably be the best way to go.
If you want a shooter, you want a stock, FA or SA.
You might get by using a sling to stabilize it, and that can work quite well with guns like the MP5, with the grip towards the rear, it doesnt work as well with the guns that have the grip amidships. Thats where the stock makes up for things. And a stock is what you want with any of them anyway really.
If you want a shooter, you want a stock, FA or SA.
You might get by using a sling to stabilize it, and that can work quite well with guns like the MP5, with the grip towards the rear, it doesnt work as well with the guns that have the grip amidships. Thats where the stock makes up for things. And a stock is what you want with any of them anyway really.
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