"Awesome little gun! The fire rate is really fun and it hits hard! little thing is scary. The build quality is good, not the most awe inspiring but it's built sturdy. It's absolutely a good value for the price I highly recommend! It eats through co2 very quickly however. I will usually get a mag and a half from one cartridge. I will be looking for some green gas mags in the future.
"I received this gun as a mystery open box deal for $99 and... I am glad I spent $99.
I am new to airsoft and only fired 1 magazine worth to see if it worked.
Pros:
Heavy
Metal folding stock
Solid
Select fire
Using the bolt to "cock" the gun, feels smooth
Cons:
None yet
I haven't fielded the gun yet, but I am excited to try it out. I would imagine you would need two to three extra magazines for this gun. I fired a few rounds off in my backyard and was happy about the gun. Also it just feels... awesome.
I have no complaints firing .2 gram BBs.
"To summarize quickly- This gun is a real sleeper, a beast of an airsoft gun.
this gun is so realistic and kicks so abruptly that it is challenging to use, and for me thats what makes it so fun. If you love uzi's then you know the quirks of the uzi's ergos. If youre new to uzis then the first time you pick one up it may surprise you how different it feels compared to basically all other guns. For example, the grip curves to fit right handed users hands, so this gun is definitely not for lefty's. If you're familiar with the uzi's ergos like I am then it'll feel just right.
Accuracy: 7/10 (better than a kwa mac so its good enough)
feel: 9/10 (its plastic but its hardly noticeable and may even be an improvement over a metal version because even in plastic its quite heavy)
recoil: 10/10 (I think its the snappiest blow back Ive ever fired)
efficiency: 3/10 (If you like to load you mags to the real steel equivalency (25 bbs) like me then its not an issue but if you want to fully load the mags to 39 bbs then youre probably going to have a bad time)
reliability/ease of maintenance: 10/10 (When I was a lad I had a friend that had an example that was atleast 10 years old, and it was never lubed or cleaned once and it still worked perfectly. That being said, theyre very easy to take apart, clean and lube)
Fun factor: 10/10
Cool factor: 10/10
Realism: 10/10
Now if this the longer version of my review -
This gun has been around for a long time and for that reason I think its severely underrated.
The earliest mention of the kwc uzi online that I can find was from 2007.
Ive had a huge collection, Ive tried everything from gbls to systema to ghk and this 20 year old design is still my #1 favorite to play with, without question. Mostly because its smaller than an m4, it kicks so hard and because of its cool factor.
I also really like its tunability (rof/fps/amount of kick)
Don't quote me but based on my own experience, I think there are three versions of the kwc mini uzi now.
-the pre 2011 closed bolt version
-the 2011-2023 version with heavier bolt
-The 2022-2023 version with a lighter bolt
The existence pre 2011 closed bolt version is well documented but the two different bolt weights is something I've never seen anyone else mention.
My uzi that came with the heavier bolt has a rate of fire of around 1100 rpm,
my version with the lighter bolt
(which I bought as a boneyard)
is about 1400 rpm
which is so fast it outruns the stock magazine springs. My heavy weight bolt is more gas efficient than the light weight one.
The heavy weight bolt can mag dump 32 rounds without cool down effect but not much more.
The light weight bolt can mag dump only 25 rounds without cool down effect.
You can tell you have the version with the heavier bolt from it having warning labels visible on the bolt, the lighter version does not have that. The heavier bolt kicks quite a bit more aswell. The stock fps with the heavier bolt is around 380 with .20s, and with the lighter bolt its 420 fps with .20s (I ordered a metal 3d printed nozzle to lower the fps so it can be used in game)
Most people think there aren't alot of upgrades but theres actually tons. NPAS type nozzle, different nozzle lengths, a straight trigger, different outer barrels, printed stock adapters, improved gas route, and more.
I DO NOT RECOMMEND THE STEEL BODY KIT as it requires modification to work with the post-2011 version and my steel body actually broke while attempting to assemble it. Not alot of airsoft specific options to add an optic rail on the dust cover but its not rocket science if such a thing is desired and for me, it very much is, as the aperture on the rear sight is hard to see thru with a goggles and mask.
If kwc is going to quietly implement changes to this design then I have some recommendations, first I would make the fps lower, and secondly I would make the trigger out of steel so it doesn't flex left and right. I fixed those issues with a metal 3d printed nozzle and metal 3d printed trigger.
If I were kwc, I would sell the different bolts (and nozzles) separately. Then you could have one bolt for outdoors, and one for indoors, and choose what rate of fire you prefer. Perhaps they could even make a bolt with removable weights so you could really tune your rof.