Considering it for a while and then I stumbled on KAK who had a threaded barrel that’s supposedly produced in house with 1/2 x 28 threads. It’s 8.5 inches. I heard some questionable things about the pike Arms offerings so I didn’t get theirs. I have added a three lug mount for convenience.
I won this kit on GunBroker
And I am not positive if the seller was pleased with the low reserve price or if this was legitimately stolen.
If it was, please be on the look out.
Last known location is Missouri.
He claims a family member stole and sold the kit and he cannot complete the transaction and doesn't want to contact police.
I am debating contacting them.
You can also see the kit in his YouTube video.
The VZ 61 kits that MAX ARMD sells are junk! For the same price you can buy a VZ 61 kit from CENTERFIRE ARMS in phenomenal condition. One there is an issue with it they stand by what they sell. The kit from MAX ARMS in Stuart , Florida was 100% junk. IT was missing pieces, they email you for a review of their product but if you don’t leave a good review they won’t post it! They only post positive reviews which makes me wonder if they are even legit!
Suppressed Mini Uzi host with a Micro closed bolt. Funny enough it runs faster in the Mini host than the Micro host.
Unsuppressed 1945 RPM
Suppressed 2145 RPM
Hey everyone,
I wanted to share a recent unboxing and a piece of rare IMI import history that just landed in my collection.
What you're looking at is an intact, unfired, consecutive serial-numbered pair (UP20198 & UP20199) of factory-original Israel Military Industries (IMI) Uzi Pistols, imported under the ultra-scarce Springfield Armory contract right at the end of the pre-ban import window in 1993.
The History & The "Sub-250" Springfield Import
While Action Arms (Philadelphia, PA) handled the vast majority of commercial IMI Uzi imports throughout the 1980s, Springfield Armory (Geneseo, IL) stepped in right at the final buzzer in 1993 to import a tiny overage micro-batch just before federal import restrictions permanently closed the door.
Total Import Footprint: Documented by advanced collectors and import registries as fewer than 250 total units worldwide bearing the Springfield rollmark.
The Serial Block: These late-run imports occupy a micro-sequence within the UP20000 block (typically spanning from the UP20100s through the UP20500+ bracket).
The Rollmarks: The left side of the receiver bears the classic factory stamping: UZI PISTOL / 9mm Para / IMI ISRAEL
The right side carries the distinct importer rollmark: SPRINGFIELD ARMORY USA / GENESEO IL
Packaging & Presentation
Unlike the earlier Action Arms imports that shipped in the iconic royal blue molded plastic hardshell clamshells, these late-run 1993 Springfield Armory overage units shipped directly in utilitarian yellow/blue/white cardboard boxes featuring MTM cases, factory manuals, sight tools and period-correct packaging.
Both of these pistols came complete-in-box (CIB) with matching hand-written factory end-label stickers reflecting their respective serials (UP20198 and UP20199), matching manuals, sight tools, and factory magazines.
Acquisition & Provenance
I managed to lock down both of these through an auction setup where the seller was liquidating a single-owner collection. Turns out, the original owner was a former U.S. political liaison to Israel who acquired them straight out of the initial import batches entering Geneseo back in '93.
Finding a single standalone Springfield Armory-imported Uzi Pistol is a major collector milestone but keeping a physically consecutive pair intact with matching period boxes after 30+ years of secondary market circulation is a total market anomaly.
Check out the pictures attached and let me know what you think!
I have a Vector Arms Uzi B and my bolt will only go half way forward before it gets stuck.
A gunsmith told me a few years ago that this is a common problem and the easiest (legal) way to fix it is to enlarge the slot on the bolt that the blocking bar (that's welded inside it for the ATF).
(I HOPE THAT I'M SAYING THIS RIGHT)
Has anyone here ever had that mod done?
Finally got my hands on a soft case carry bag🔥 what do you think!