anyone familiar with mac10 or uzi pistols.

[97grnrs]

im gonna get one this week.. i found an uzi pistol for about a grand. or ive found different brand mac10/11 pistols for about 400$. is there any real difference between them? any ones to avoid? 9mm is what i want

[jahwarrior72]

a real UZi costs about a grand. if it's any less thanthat, it's probably a crap-quality knock-off of one.

[nfafan]

If you have the ducats, get the micro Uzi - more collectible by far. I couldn't advise a MAC-10/45 or /9 as a pistol - waaaay clunky. An M11/9 is a tiny bit less clunky.

Aside from ghetto-blaster kewl, there are better semi pistols to be had by far.

JMHO

[97grnrs]

i got plenty of carry guns i just want something i never had. a member here has a real uzi pistol for a grand. or i found blackdogweaponry.com has a mini mac 9mm for 425$ which also looks tempting. just gonna be semi for now since i dont wanna go through $$ for full auto. are they any accurate? dont gotta be pinpoint but at least hit a head sized target from 20-50 yrd?

[brian]

if you're going to get a semi uzi....at least get a carbine version.....either post or pre ban that has a functional folding stock.
a strictly pistol version will get old quick.
yeah cool to look at, but than being a bullet hose not so much to shoot, after the first outting.

[Pete D.]

I have the little M11/9mm pistol. Its a good way to waste ammo. It goes bang. It's not particularly accurate. It doesn't have a good trigger. It doesn't have good ergonomics. It's not easy to conceal.
It's not very good at anything except looking dangerous.
So....why do I own one? It was given to me and I don't sell my guns.
Pete

[knight0334]

I can tell you the full auto version will make you go from straight faced to smiling in 3/10ths of a second, which that smile will last about another 2.5 seconds until magazine runs dry.

[arjohnson]

If you have the cash get the UZI, great little gun and it will retain it's value.

[nfafan]

if you're going to get a semi uzi....at least get a carbine version.....either post or pre ban that has a functional folding stock.
a strictly pistol version will get old quick.
yeah cool to look at, but than being a bullet hose not so much to shoot, after the first outting.

True that for a carbine.

But if it must be one of the choices you mentioned, get the Uzi:

http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...zi-Pistol.html

The post-86 semi "MACs" in one form or fashion are re-animated by one mfg or another every so many years or so, they sell a few and ultimately dry up and move on to the next mfg to try. I don't see any collectibility.

Masterpiece Arms may do a good job of folding, spot-welding, and finishing their interpretation of a "MAC", but they will never be the IMI Uzi that you have a chance to buy.

OTOH, if the day comes and you want to get a full-auto MAC-type gun, I'd say either a real Military Armament Corp gun, or an RPB gun - if you want "collectibility" and as a so-called investment.

Otherwise, the SWD-made M11/9's will be cheaper to buy and with the many options on the market are, IMHO, the better choice for regular "shootability".

JMHO

[Xringshooter]

If the Uzi is the one that I think it is, I've shot it. It's a good solid gun that shoots good and is fun to shoot. There is a vast difference compared to the knock offs. The Uzi is a solid, well built gun that won't lose it's value. I also know the seller and he is an upstanding fellow and I wouldn't hesitate to buy something from him.