The FA closed bolt UZI needs the supporting lip as circled in the second picture from the top for proper FA functioning. There is nothing that the bolt “trips” in order to release the striker when the round is in battery. Unlike most other closed bolt SMG’s/MG’s, the UZI has no hammer. Installing the same spring in the closed bolt setup, you can see how the spring gets fully compressed. Using the recoil spring from the closed bolt configuration then installing in the open bolt, you can see that the guide rod can be shoved all the way in the bolt without the springs becoming fully compressed. The picture below shows a depth of 3.929″ for the CLOSED bolt The picture below shows a depth of 5.5435″ for this IMI 9mm OPEN bolt In addition, the closed bolts (semi and full auto) do not have the recoil spring hole counterbored as deep as in the open bolts. Notice how the full size UZI closed bolts have a much smaller ejection port than the SMG bolt. Notice that the semi bolt is slotted for the bolt blocking rail and has no supporting lip at the breech.įinally a side view. This is a common question that this article hopes to address.īelow is a picture of an IMI full auto closed bolt assembly for the full size UZI – this is a 9mm boltīelow is a comparison of three UZI bolts. Why does the closed bolt full auto UZI shoot so fast?
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