Okay, here we go…
I was on the southside of town, weakened and went to tacedge, to grab a new uzi…
Dont worry, @AKgelblaster … i will still buy some from you with the extending stock…and other things, im sure…
Tacedge won the race to the line, in this instance…
A few things to cover here, so lets get to it.
Firstly… to be truthfully honest, a couple of things from tacedge gave me a bit of a sour taste…
they’ve removed the included drum mag. You only get the stick mag. If you want a drum mag, they sell it…for $70…!! Pretty average, when the factory includes it in the box…
The dude said " i’ll give you some gels", as there were none in the box either. By “give”, he meant charge me $5 a packet, for 2 packets, of the cheap junk gels the factory includes. These were quickly removed at checkout.
A newbie wouldn’t know any better, but it left a bit of a sour taste in my mouth…
The build quality is quite good, with a very sturdy feel in the hand.
The upper battery cover is metal, and the rest of the blaster is nylon.
Features and details are quite good, with pronounced markings.
The included battery is XT30, 11v. That gives a ROF of about 1100 r/min… abit high for an uzi.
I’d be using a 7.4 for closer to the standard 600 R/min of an UZi…
It seems the rubber on top gets compressed, and gently puts some pressure on top of the gels…
It would also help stabilise the inner barrel… it is quite accurate over the shorter distances…
That was a quick burst, with some older gels, but gives you an idea.
I saw a range of 180-200, but around 190 is a fair average so far.
Limited upgrade potential, but some gains can be made im sure.
And, maybe other gels perform better.
The grip safety is cool, but not essential…mine fires regardless of wether its depressed or not.
Standard, its pretty quiet, so good for backyard blasting.
Light and nimble, easily manouverable.
Large dinner plate sized groupings, around the 10-12m mark.
The real uzi is all metal, so F/Fires has the edge there.
It also has way fewer of the screw holes holding the nylon blaster together, so looks cleaner…particularly on the foregrip.
The newer blaster has the edge on performance…maybe the boxes can be swapped.?.?
( I can hear the swearing from here…!)
All in all, F/Fires piece is still very much a valued part of the collection.
All metal , with fewer holes , is a big win.!
I would definitely reccomend getting these from @AKgelblaster …
the standard ones would include a drum mag, and the extending stocks look awesome…!!
AKGelblaster charge $169 for the blaster, stick mag and drum mag.
To get the same thing from Tac Edge you pay $199 for the blaster and a stick mag, PLUS an extra $70 for the drum mag which should be part of the package. Total of $269…
$100 more and incredibly unethical.
Tac Edge Hobbies just dropped a fair few knotches in my estimation as a decent vendor.
Simple way to deal with companies who pull shit like that is to not buy from them.
Looks like AKG is going to get most of the UZI sales once this stuff gets out into the community.
We’ve talked about this before… it’s such an uncertain industry everyone’s just out to make hay while the sun’s shining.
They’re not the first to do it. I’ve bought plenty of new blasters that had items missing. Sig 552 came without the upgrade spring. M249 came without the bipod, another one came without the included flash hider/hop up, a cheap plastic flash hider substituted.
Like you said, newbies probably wouldn’t know the difference so it’s a sad reflection of the company’s attitude towards their customers.
Compare that to AKG… included Turnigy Nanotech lipos and a proper quality check before shipment.
From simply removing the firing pin… to pouring concrete down the barrel.
I remember from some previous conversations regarding collectors licenses, they like them more “irreversibly deactivated”.
Things like removing parts of the action, concrete down the barrel, welding parts together etc etc.
Simple, reversible deactivations are a No No.
The more irreversible it is, the better…
too bad that conflicts with our desire to have pieces that cock, dry fire, cycle dummy rounds etc etc.
Look at some of the the other items they have…
No wait, dont…
