nwilliams
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So a coworker told me the other day that a friend of his was selling an IMI Uzi and wanted $1000 for it. Apparently the gentleman who owned it bought it over twenty years ago and claimed that he had only put about 100 rounds through. He is now in his late 70's and is selling off his large collection guns. I didn't hesitate to jump on this deal, it just seemed too good to pass up. I've wanted an IMI Uzi for many years but every time I find one it's out of my price range. Finally one landed in my lap totally unexpectedly and for a very reasonable price, especially in today's market.
When I went to pick up the gun later that day and got a chance to finally see it I was amazed at what great condition it was in, it looked pretty much brand new. It turns out it is an IMI Model 45 chambered in .45 ACP and came with the complete 9mm conversion kit! Included was one 16rd .45 mag and four 9mm mags, three 25 rounders and one 32 rounder. It also came with roughly 100rds of 9mm ammo. It came with the original sling, original plastic case and fake sbr barrel.
So after I made the purchase I figured I'd go out and give it a try. I picked up a variety of 9mm ammo to experiment with and some .45 as well. I spent over an hour shooting it and probably put about 250 rounds of 9mm through it and 50 founds of .45 and there was not a single malfunction. The gun ate every type of ammo I fed it even cheap Silver Bear. I wasn't shooting it at long range, probably between 25 and 50 yards mostly but it was very accurate and incredibly fun.
I couldn't be happier with how the gun performed it's first time out and I love how easy it is to break down and swap out between calibers. I wish it didn't have such a long barrel but now I just have extra motivation to get an sbr permit.
When I went to pick up the gun later that day and got a chance to finally see it I was amazed at what great condition it was in, it looked pretty much brand new. It turns out it is an IMI Model 45 chambered in .45 ACP and came with the complete 9mm conversion kit! Included was one 16rd .45 mag and four 9mm mags, three 25 rounders and one 32 rounder. It also came with roughly 100rds of 9mm ammo. It came with the original sling, original plastic case and fake sbr barrel.
So after I made the purchase I figured I'd go out and give it a try. I picked up a variety of 9mm ammo to experiment with and some .45 as well. I spent over an hour shooting it and probably put about 250 rounds of 9mm through it and 50 founds of .45 and there was not a single malfunction. The gun ate every type of ammo I fed it even cheap Silver Bear. I wasn't shooting it at long range, probably between 25 and 50 yards mostly but it was very accurate and incredibly fun.
I couldn't be happier with how the gun performed it's first time out and I love how easy it is to break down and swap out between calibers. I wish it didn't have such a long barrel but now I just have extra motivation to get an sbr permit.
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