Action Arms Semiauto Uzi Carbines (Model A and Model B)
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- Опубліковано 21 лип 2024
- Although it was adopted by the Israeli military in the 1950s, the Uzi submachine gun did not generate much interest in the United States until the 1980s. The guns were used in limited numbers by the CIA covertly in Vietnam (and elsewhere), and also by various security elements of the US government - like the Secret Service. The events that would change this began in the 1970s when Uzi Gal left the Israeli military and moved to the United States, where he was hired by a company called Action Manufacturing.
The owner of the company, Harry Stern, got the idea to market a semiautomatic variant of the weapon, and Uzi himself designed the modifications to make it semiautomatic only. The resulting gun was then produced by IMI in Israel and imported by Action Arms, a new branch of Action Manufacturing. The gun was introduced at the 1980 SHOT Show, and proved to be very popular. By the time the 1989 import ban ended importation, Action Arms sold about 72,000 of the guns.
There were two main variations of the semauto Uzis made by IMI for Action Arms, the Model A and Model B (which replaced the A in 1983). The Model B added a firing pin safety that eliminated the possibility of the gun firing out of battery, which had been possible on the Model A. The B also incorporated some minor changes to the sights and sling swivels.
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"Oh Gun Jesus, enlighten us, how do you distinguish the model A from the model B?"
"It says here. In plain text."
And the disciples wondered at his wisdom.
Seems very reminiscent of the "you are all individuals" scene from Life of Brian
these forgotten weapon videos are just so addictive to watch, i really appriciate the history lessons and the effort you put in your videos in general.
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Looks like we have another interest in common , Mikko !
Greetz , Dieter
61diemai oh yes I have other interests besides fishing too, nice to see you here dieter
Totally second this. This is one of my most watched channels before bedtime.
my favorite parts of this channel is the in depth easy to understand firearm technical knowledge, i have learned so much from this channel
Makes me regret selling my 1980 Marlin 336 that I never even took out to shoot. Lately I have gone with my roommate to the range to shoot his Glock 26 to get my shooting fix, but I am tempted to apply for a pistol purchase permit and invest in a Beretta 92F.
"Oozie nine millameeda", in my thickest Austrian accent.
It's only a matter of time before Ian shoots the owners of RIA and steals all their forgotten weapons.
FlymanMS And the 45 longslide with laser sighting
"Hey pal, just what you see on the shelf...."
yeah he already reviewed the 12 gauge autoloader!
Bill Paxton was also in Terminator. lol That guy got around.
I found the story telling more fascinating than the disassembly. Ian could narrate a history story time and I could listen for hours.
I agree
It's never boring, Ian.
we're here to listen to the "Boring stuff"
This show should be as boring as a dad show on HGTV, what with Ian's droning voice and all the technical details... and yet, it isn't boring. O_o
Adjusting windage on an uzi seems a bit optimistic anyway to be honest.
dentistguba True.
What? No! I have bipod, tactical stock and foot long sniper scope installed into my UZI. Awesome groupings even at 100 yards range!
@@alaric_ You must have got ahold of some of that pre-ban 9mm super tactical Jew ammo with heat-seeking grouping technology.
Actually with that 16” barrel they were fairly accurate for what they are. Sights work well.
Also mine only has the folding metal stock and it is said (like Ian said) the wooden stock is a lot better. So I can only imagine how accurate it is with one of those. And that’s probably all I can do is imagine because after market parts are expensive AF. I’ve wanted a top dust cover with a rail on it (for an optic) but they are very very costly. Starting at around $650 it also makes it side charge instead of a top charge wich is also kind of cool. All in al In sucks how hard it is to mount an optic to one but I bet it becomes a sniper with the right sight
The amount of low level mooks in action movies that carried these guns is astronomical. And there was always at least one with a ponytail.
Hey, bad guys and good guys can use the same guns.
Always loved the UZI family. In 1984 I attended an armourers course at IMI in Israel where I met Israel Galil the chief designer of the GALIL rifle and became a qualified armourer on all the UZI and GALIL families and the Desert Eagle pistols which IMI manufactured at that time! Happy days...
Is the 10" barrel from the UZI smg interchangeable with the Action Arms 16" barrel from the UZI carbine?
It's so funny to me whenever Ian says something along the lines of "Yeah this was a really long-winded excruciatingly detailed video..." in that slightly apologetic tone of voice. Because obviously when I watch forgotten weapons, I always think to myself "Oh! The agony of watching informative videos on interesting firearms from all around the world! I could be watching an overexcited nutjob blow up watermelons with a grenade launcher instead, what am I doing with my time?"
I'll just quote a comment I once found on one of your videos, because I couldn't say it better myself: "Ian my man, I would watch you explaining dirt."
I have a new favorite quote thanks to you. I hope one April fool's day he does a video explaining dirt...and makes it educational.
zendell37, why would it have to be on April fools day? I'd watch any forgotten weapons video any day of the year, no matter what was being looked at.
@@zendell37 Happen to see the one from this April Fools on the Municion L.M.P. 1889?
Well said @Robin. I am not a collector, I don’t even own a firearm of any kind. I’ve always wanted to learn to target shoot, and I’ve been interested in guns much of my life. Ian’s discussions, his obvious knowledge, and his passion make his videos a must-watch for me even when I don’t really understand the details. I’m definitely a fan.
props to that judge for laying the gavel down and making sure Uziel got what he deserved
We still use the UZI in the German Bundeswehr when we "play" the enemy during exercises for recruits, because the 9mm blanks are louder than the 5,56mm ones for the G36. Also it's a very handy weapon. :)
And also because you're the baddies. They always have Uzis.
When the Germans still use the fucking uzis you made a good damn gun
@@AshleyPomeroy no American guns seems to be the rule for action movie bad guys
@@anthonyhayes1267 list of acceptable bad guy guns:
1. AK
2. MP5K (if rich)
3. Tokarev
4. Sawn off shotgun of some variety
5. Uzi
6. M10/ M11
7. Sawn off bolt-action hunting rifle (if was once protag, turned antag)
@@grugg3108 …I’ve owned some variant of all of these, except the mp5.
Lesson learned today: Action Arms staged an assassination attempt on Reagan to market their formerly niche product to the general public
It’s videos like this that really showcase Ian’s breadth of knowledge, and his presentation skills.
Superb!
Matt Hayward I agree, extremely knowledgeable and articulate. I'm so glad hat I found this channel. Cheers
Just read this off wiki. Jerry Parr, the secret service that saved Ronald Reagan, joined the service because of a film starring Ronald Reagan as a secret service agent.
People who find you boring are the same people who find college lecturers boring. Knowledge is never boring.
I'd say knowledge can certainly be delivered in a boring way. Especially when you're dealing with teens or young adults who are occupied with other stuff and don't care much for learning. But I do agree that these videos are never boring to me.
Clay Rogers amen!! Sometimes when im driving to the gym at 3am when i cantt sleep i hook my phone up to my car stereo and listen to Forgotten firearms! Lol people think im crazy😋
Depends on if the college lecturer is gun-hating Socialist which unfortunately is a very large number.
Parker what an idiotic statement.....
Matthew Dobbs, how so? Because I find little value in the anti-capitalist propaganda that fills many lecture halls? Because I find that there is hardly any curriculum of merit outside of STEM fields and that those of which there are actual value would be cheaper and better schooling from trade schooling? Or that I'm against those who are constantly pushing anti-first amendment, anti-second amendment indoctrination? which part of that makes my statement idiotic?
Eilam: "Is your front sight eccentric?"
Ephraim: "Well there was that incident in Tel Aviv, but other than that he's ok"
Little stories you tell all the difference between a boring gun book and these amazing videos
My first though was "I wonder if he'll mention the photo of Mustachio and his Uzi?"
I was not disappointed.
I never thought I'd be so interested in Uzi's. This was an above-par video, Ian. Very entertaining and informative. Thank you.
I won an Action Arms Model A on gunbroker for just under $1800. Felt very happy getting it for that price. I Form 1'd it and put the correct 10'' barrel in it. It is one of the most reliable and accurate PCC's I've ever owned. Very high quality firearm.
I can really see the allure of the wood model. Just looks like a very comfortable shooter to me and that's what I'd probably buy myself, especially for a range gun. Then again the folding metal stock is cool looking, compact and just classic Uzi. Now I want to buy one!
Yeah, metal for the looks (or if you're legit hopping in and out of an armoured vehicle with it, I guess), wood for shooting. :)
Both your comment and your name made me laugh. Thank you!
I like the wood stock. But then again I would put wood on my AR if I could.
Steel Void i heard i could. Cooper something? I dunno.
@Steel Void much obliged
Ian, I really enjoyed the story of how all the pieces came together for the semi-auto Uzi.
You always talk about the background, but not with that level of detail.
This may be my favorite Forgotten Weapons video yet.
Thanks.
Hey Ian, I would really like to see a video of Micro Uzi or Micro Galil. These were considered special forces guns here in Israel and it would be real nice to see some history and mechanics behind these
Probably why they stopped using them :) Would still be nice to see a video about the history behind these
Boring?! It's a privilege to be able to absorb all your knowledge on firearms!
Fantastic video Ian. I've found the semi-auto Uzi does have one awesome use today. It is a great gun to teach new shooters on. It has an iconic look, is comfortable to hold and has a very mild recoil. Once they get comfortable they end up having a lot of fun with it. Some of the biggest smiles I have seen are from those handing it back to me. Thanks for putting this one together Ian. I really enjoyed it.
Ian! You are an uploading beast here lately! Thank you!
"...too excruciatingly boring...." Wow, Ian... It's sweet, the modesty, but surely you must have an inkling of how many of us find this channel (your channel, where you do all the work) the "gold standard" for forgotten/historical arms discussion. Bravo... so fascinating.
Around 1985 or so, a guy I went to high school with bought an Uzi. If I remember right, his came with a short fake barrel to give it a "real" uzi look. The short barrel was just for appearance and to shoot the rifle you had to put the 16 inch barrel on it.
Great video and keep up the excellent videos.
Yeah my model b has a fake 3.5 inch barrel
Another great informational video of an exotic SMG that most of us don’t have access to, or much knowledge of. You’re THE Gun Guru.
This channel is my favorite channel, you put so much effort into the history and the development of the subjects. Thank you for keeping this going!
Ian, my watch later list is getting so full of your amazing stuff I have to set aside series of evenings just watching your historical and interesting videos.
the judge in this video is one of those few moments where someone with authority uses it to do whats right for the world, good on em ^^
Did my apprenticeship and have worked for Action Mfg for a long time. Very cool to see this bit of Company history.
Ian’s videos are the best. Always on point, great history, great story telling, full of fun facts and trivia, and the coolest guns out there. I love forgottenweapons!
That was a great breakdown and amazing history on this iconic gun, thank you for this!
In the uncropped version of the photo Ian shows of the aftermath of the Reagan assassination attempt, lying in the street is an open mini briefcase with the shape of the Uzi clearly visible cut into the foam lining.
I remember as a child I bought a gun magazine (the kind you read) in a thrift store for 5-cents, that had the Uzi on the cover and detailed the Secret Service adoption. So I was familiar when it was clearly visible in the chaos of the news footage that afternoon.
The agent had a difficult time extending and locking the folding stock open while watching for additional threats.
A couple of years after that in a neighboring city, more chaotic afternoon TV footage when a survivalist and serial murderer opened up with a full auto Uzi in a busy intersection when the police tried to stop him. That years-long entire story ended up being a best selling book and 2-part TV network movie.
During their greatest popularity, the number one comment I always heard potential shoppers say was, "a 16-inch barrel?! Nah, I don't want that, it looks goofy."
For once, I can attest that everything I've just written is 100% TRUE!
Jay Massengill I'd love to hear more about that serial killer incident, sounds like one of those crazy things that happened in the 80s that inspired a lot of media but isnt well remembered
Search for Fritz Klenner, and the book "Bitter Blood". It was quite a twisted episode of reality being stranger than fiction.
The Mad Marxist
I do...
The Mad Marxist, Me! Also I think semi-auto long-barrel P90 looks much sexier than the original. It's personal preference. Probably it's since longer-barrel guns (for the same cartridge) make much less concussion, noise and flash. Funny thing, I believe RPK with its longer barrel looks goofy compared to AKM.
Jay Massengill-I have an Uzi model A in the original Uzi soft case. It comes with a 10 inch dummy barrel in aluminum just because of the "goofy" issue.
My first experience of an Uzi like these was that one convenience store robbery scene in robocop. I learned just recently that the Uzi was the official SMG of the 80's.
Thank you for the lesson. Very interesting to learn about the Action Arms link to UZI in the US. I have been a proud owner of one for years.
You really have a good channel. Definitely can watch them one after another. I just found a Model A and kinda got excited by that coolness.
Hahaha "Vietnam (and elsewhere)" gotta love the CIA
Going by one of my old price guides, Action Arms paid Uziel Gal around four million dollars.
Does anyone know what he got for compensation on top of that amount?
@phục êwê I bought mine, brand new for $325 in early 1983, it's a model A
Very Good Presentation, Ian! I love my UZI, and have a healthy respect for the design parameters instituted which make it run like a "Sewing Machine!"
Always appreciate your in depth histories Ian. Thanks.
Thank you for this. I have both a Model A and Model B. I didn’t know the history of the Action Arms importation. It was enlightening. I’m glad to hear Uzi Gal received the appropriate compensation in the end.
My Model A came with a fold up vertical grip as well. I recently added the Mako Rail system to my Model B.
Thank you for your videos. I really enjoy them
I love listening to the back stories a lot, you did an exceptional job with this video.
10:33 So a happy ending for Uzi. Nice.
Becoming a supporter today.. I have seen about 300 of your videos...you are well versed respectful leave politics out of it.... You are a True gun man and your content is impeccable and personally feel years from now that your videos will be viewed as historical documentation more so than a simple UA-cam channel
Thanks!
WOW! I purchased a Model B, brand new in the box, in 2004, from a pawn shop of all places (who's guns were always ridiculously over-priced) for $550. I was determined that puppy was going to come home with me that day! I've learned a couple of things since then. My pistol grip is marked in Hebrew and English. But the fire selector switch has THREE distinct positions. My Model B is also marked "Vector Arms, NSL, UT" along with the Action Arms, IMI markings as you showed. What really puzzles me is that I have a FOUR DIGIT serial number (10xx). The gun came with one 25-round mag., a "display barrel," a blank firing adapter (WTF???), two magazine loaders and a sight adjustment tool. I've since purchased 30+ 32-round mags, a wooden shoulder stock (for shooting comfort), several Israeli 3-mag canvas pouches, a LULA mag loader/unloader and an Uncle Mike's SMG carrying case with 6 mag compartments and storage space.
I've since did the Form 4 thing and have a SBR stamp. Need to purchase another 10" barrel since the one I have is nearly worn out but am having trouble locating one. Still have the 16" barrel, but it makes the gun look goofy.
This gun has NEVER jammed with jacketed ammo, but does hang up from time-to-time with my lead bulleted handloads. Believe me, this baby is an eye-popper when I take her out to dance at the range.
I love this thing and feel like I got a real steal, but with all the accessories, mags, etc., I wonder if I should entertain the idea of selling it. I don't shoot as much these days, even though I'm retired and have plenty of time on my hands.
Nice with all those accessories in addition to the gun itself you could save someone allot of time and energy tracking all that down separately so you could ask a premium
Very clear and informative. I now know that I have a Model A. Thank you.
I love semi auto uzi's! The closed bolt makes them a super accurate carbine.
The way he made is semi-auto is so astonishingly simple, yet so well thought out
I've actually got a Model A my uncle had my grandfather buy back when it first came in. Been shooting it since I was a kid, never realised it had such an interesting pedigree!
Forgotten or not, this was worth watching.
Ian delivers again :)
As someone from Europe who never shoot any type of firearms, why do i find these videos so exciting?
I used to have a semi auto Model A Uzi. Bought it back in 1992 from a friend who was the original owner as he first bought it in 1987. I eventually traded it to a different friend for a Barret M82 A2 Rifle 50BMG. Well I traded him my uzi plus about $2000 dollars in cash and we called it even. Gotta say the Uzi is alot of fun to shoot, and it definitely has the cool factor attached to it. Back in 2001 I offered to buy it back but he wouldn't sell it, and he still has it to this day. I'll eventually pick up another used one sooner or later. Hopefully sooner as the prices keep getting higher every year. So if any of you want one, dont wait until *some day to do it. Do it soon before the prices climb higher than the us are actually worth.
IMI semi-Auto A or B is the best weapon I ever had the pleasure of shooting. It was modular and accurate, robust and multi-caliber.
The wooden stock one looks really good in the RIA page with its sling attached, neat.
Excellent work on all of your videos. Thank you.
I remember when these came out. We were teenagers and a friend got one. Very fun to shoot, and pretty accurate. It also had a 10" dummy barrel, unbored and made of pot metal, so it looked right on the wall, hanging by the sling.😊😊
Without a doubt the best firearms Chanel available
Ian Keep doing these videos They are informative I love the history lessons and they are also highly addictive good job
Those 16 inch barrels look like something out of a bad anime.
We had one in the early 80's. I was in my teens. It malfunctioned often. It was cool, but I didn't like it because of the failures. Later when I was in my early 20's I noticed upon the failures, the primer strike was off center. Consistently closer to the edge of the primer than the center. Even when it fired.
Now I see why. The whole design just seems to be asking for failures.
Thanks for the video. I never took the time to take the thing apart to investigate, and the Uzi was stolen in an armed robbery of our business in the mid 90's. We never saw it again.
MrSnivelupagus what a pity
must been a lemon. i have model b under serial number 1000. has no model a or b stamp on it. is most reliable weapon i have. i live in Philly where they were sold.
I'm ecstatic that this is the first time I've gotten to see Ian talk about a gun that I actually own. I came into possession of an Action Arms model A Uzi by chance awhile back. I've even got one of the .45 ACP conversion kits for it that I understand were very rare, as well as one of the custom Samsonite cases (which it cannot actually fit in with it's 16 inch barrel attached, but it also came with a neat little non-functional dummy barrel so I can keep it in there for display purposes.) Come to think if it, I've never even shot the thing.
I remember my dad finding one of these at a pawn shop in the late 90’s (from what I remember, it was a Model B). I was surprised that you didn’t mention about how it featured a bayonet lug for a semiautomatic carbine. But from what I remember, it was a very pleasant gun to shoot, although I wasn’t the biggest fan of the wire stock. Good video though.
The shop I'm in currently has two of these sitting in the safe. Both comes in very nice blue soft sided IWI cases. One even comes with a small presentation "barrel" for storage (the real 16" one sits in the sleeve inside the case).
Great video, the history lesson was great. I have a model B and enjoyed the lesson.
uzi is not forgotten at all:)
it's iconic!
Good job Ian, realy nice presentation.
I bought one of those in 1983 , after seeing it mentioned in my subscription to Soldier of Fortune "!! Wish I had kept it !! It was extremely accurate! It was as good as my "10/22 " Mine was the "B" with folding stock ! FYI !! It came with a fake short barrel you could put on to make it look like the full auto version !
My dad and his buddy would setup at gun shows to sell guns in the late 80’s early 90’s. That’s when, where, and how I learned my gun knowledge. I was a 10 yr old boy that was in charge of looking and finding specific deals in the show and report back to my dad and his buddy via head set. My dad was a sucker for nickel plated browning hi-powers. I was to review and remember blue book value ms for the guns they were looking for. My dads buddy was an FFL holder at the time. I vividly remember the Chinese variants of these guns being setup by the boxes behind our table. This guy had stacks and stacks of these semi auto UZIs. He probably had 50+ units. I remember laughing at how ridiculous they were. If I remember correctly they were priced at $189.99 each too. I also remember how ridiculously priced they were. Man I wish I purchased as many as I could back then.
Uzi should have throwed mad shade on his talk show.....oh wait wrong Howard Stern.
"Oozee, nein milimetah."
You know your weapons, buddy.
"Uzi, 9 mm." ua-cam.com/video/BdjdpoqITXk/v-deo.html
I think we can all agree, a "phased plasma rifle in the 40 watt range" would've been the more efficacious selection.
Phased plasma pulse rifle in the forty watt range
Hey you can't do that in here
WRONG
Thanks Ian, I appreciate the history as much as the gun :)
kind of interesting that the nra won't touch the import ban
good job on uzi though for not letting someone's greed beat him
Action Arms was located in a single storey industrial type building surrounded by a chain link fence with razor wire on top. It was quite out of place in the residential section of the Frankford neighborhood in Northeast Philadelphia. After the Uzi became well known I often pointed out the building to my friends as we passed it riding on the bus. Of course I spoke loud enough for nearby passengers to hear as well and saw quite a few surprized faces.
That secret service agent does look pretty badass.
Oioi, if we thought historical lectures were boring we wouldn't be here.
I don't even like the UZI, but Ian makes me watch the video anyway.
That judge was awesome. Stern got what he deserved. 😂
Senior moment...I remember when these guns (and their Norinco clones) were cheap and cheerful range toys, back in the mid-'90s. :/
There are people who like exaggerating videos about people's lives and then there are those who watch these videos to appreciate and learn something interesting from someone who puts in the time 🔥
I had a Model A one of these, with folding stock. It had been refinished. Sold it for around a grand, back in the late 90's. Wish I had not...
it's crazy i just went to a gun show today and they had a model a for sale new in box for 2k and you upload a video about it the same day
And here I'd thought it was the first Terminator movie that had really put the Uzi in the American public eye. I'd never known about that Secret Service photo.
I think the first movie to use the Uzi in a major action role was the 1978 movie 'The Wild Geese'. It is about a group of mercenaries that are hired to extract an exiled African president from a hostile force. www.africahunting.com/attachments/20971_3-jpg.158314/
I can see why people like this gun. Those internals are so well designed.
Love that wholesome story from history and that guy getting his just due
My dad had one of those, acquired before the gun laws. It even had hollow points. I've never seen it shot, but i've held it twice and we sold it like 2 years ago.
EDIT: Asked my dad, he said he got it when leaving the Air Force in '97 and he claims that the exact one we had was the one presented to the government to be considered to the Secret Service.
WHY DID WE SELL THAT
Extremely informative thanks for your research
Interestingly, a semi-auto conversion of the Soviet PPSh, that can be purchased in Russia as a hunting carbine, implies just blocking the fire selector in "semi auto" and welding on the screw that holds the fire control group.
... wait, what?
Okay, with the right knowledge, you can make just about anything that's Semi-auto into a full-auto, but... That seems a touch TOO easy to me. wow
The point being is that it is illegal. And law-abiding citizens in Russia prefer not to do such things. Seriously.
Yes that's would be a huge violation of the law
Can't wait to see some micros and minis.
I love the sub conversions to carbines. Not sure why. Maybe the ridiculous look or just the process. It's cool either way. Would love to see more.
“This aggression will not stand man!” - Uzi during court (probably)
I have a Group Ind Made here in Kentucky by Mike Brown. I feel it is the best semi auto of them all. I know Mike and see him a lot. Mostly while he is setting in his new hobby. TANKS!!
Thanks for the class brother, 👍
"hopefully you have not found this video boring"
I could listen to gun history and manufacturer drama all day my man
screw them action arms company and more power to you uzi boy
I loved it was very informative and I know nothing about the Woodstock version until now all in all a good video
Wouldn't the Woodstock version smoke pot and protest against the Vietnam war?
The story behind these is so interesting!
I'm no engineer...but that use of the ejector as the firing pin safety seems to ME to be the epitome of "elegance" in gun design! Its funny... he sits there apologising for any possible boredom...yet many of us are, in effect, hanging off every word...lol
Excerllent history lesson thanks for sharing.