The top cover seals off the bolt pathway to minimize exposure to the elements. The square-shaped bolt reciprocates in the sheet-metal trough formed within the receiver. This was an important aspect for the fledgling Israeli nation fighting for its existence.Ī centrally located handle on top of the receiver, making it ambidextrous, operates the bolt. Only the bolt and barrel require machining. The Uzi is simple and economical to manufacture, taking full advantage of stampings and plastics to create receiver, cover, trigger housing, and folding metal stock. SIMPLE TO MANUFACTURE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SIMPLE TO MANUFACTURE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN.The concept was first seen on early Czech designs such as the ZK 476 and vz23. This allows for a more compact weapon via the barrel being moved back into the receiver and the magazine well typically placed in the handgrip. The bolt travels over and around the barrel during operation. Gal designed the Uzi around a telescopic bolt. Uzi Pro’s compact size is an advantage for working around vehicles or in other tight confines. Elite Israeli units began using the Uzi in 1954, with general issue to other IDF units in 1956, including officers, rear echelon troops, artillery, tank, and elite light infantry assault units. Uziel Gal started designing the Uzi in 1948, and the prototype was finished in 1950. I remember being fascinated by images of various entities-both “good” and “bad”-carrying a small, yet lethal, submachine gun that is instantly identifiable even by firearm novices-the Uzi. Without getting into the reasons right or wrong, this is just the way it is due to different laws and regulations.Īs with most members of the gun culture, I have always been interested in weaponry. This is especially true of select-fire rifles and submachine guns. Unfortunately, there are some weapons that most of us will not be able to experience or handle in their original form.
IWI US is leading the resurgence of Israeli weaponry in the U.S., with the Tavor and Galil platforms also in their product stable. The Uzi Pro is patterned after the iconic Uzi originally designed by Uziel Gal in the late 1940s. A muchanticipated entry along these lines is from IWI US in the form of the Uzi Pro Pistol. IT is a safe bet that some inexorable force has drawn everyone reading this magazine into considering buying a weapon that made no sense when one’s “needs” were analyzed empirically. IWI US Uzi Pro with Leupold LCO mounted on railed top cover.
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