I just got my first UZI this week (Vector S/A 9mm) and I love it. The ease of switching barrels, bolts and calibers is amazing (.22lr, 9mm, .45acp, .41AE, etc.)
So I think the UZI would be the perfect platform for converting to a 7.62x25 Tokarev Carbine. You would just need a barrel blank to be reamed out for 7.62x25 (an UZI .22lr barrel would work as well), and a magazine that would handle 7.62x25 rounds. The stock 9mm bolt should work just fine for the Tokarev rounds (I believe it is the same case head as 9mm). The best part of this conversion is that you could shoot up all that sketchy, possibly overloaded 7.62x25 surplus ammo that so many people are afraid to shoot in their CZ-52 pistols and the UZI would not only be more accurate than a 9mm but it would be more fun to shoot with the higher velocity rounds, longer effective range. It would be great. Only problem is that the UZI 9mm magazines are not long enough for the slightly longer OAL 7.62x25 rounds. But a mag for .41AE could possibly be modified to work.
Who thinks that an UZI in 7.62x25 would be a great idea? How would you go about doing it? I would pay good money if someone could make this work.
So I think the UZI would be the perfect platform for converting to a 7.62x25 Tokarev Carbine. You would just need a barrel blank to be reamed out for 7.62x25 (an UZI .22lr barrel would work as well), and a magazine that would handle 7.62x25 rounds. The stock 9mm bolt should work just fine for the Tokarev rounds (I believe it is the same case head as 9mm). The best part of this conversion is that you could shoot up all that sketchy, possibly overloaded 7.62x25 surplus ammo that so many people are afraid to shoot in their CZ-52 pistols and the UZI would not only be more accurate than a 9mm but it would be more fun to shoot with the higher velocity rounds, longer effective range. It would be great. Only problem is that the UZI 9mm magazines are not long enough for the slightly longer OAL 7.62x25 rounds. But a mag for .41AE could possibly be modified to work.
Who thinks that an UZI in 7.62x25 would be a great idea? How would you go about doing it? I would pay good money if someone could make this work.