A Trip Back in Time: How People Talked About x95 tavor 20 Years Ago

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When IWI US--Israel Weapon Industries--introduced its SAR bullpup carbine to the American market in 2013, it was a huge success, although the company's engineering team didn't rest on its laurels. The demand for the compact 5.56 millimeter NATO, .300 Blackout and 9 mm NATO chambered guns was a lot, but improvements were quickly being made.

The results of rigorous testing and feedback from customers led to the development of the next generation of the platform of that of the Tavor X95. The gun was first revealed in 2016, and it won the NRA's Golden Bullseye award by the next year--the very first year in which it was eligible for the honor--sales soared.

The popularity of the product led to the end of the first SAR. The Tavor SAR was discontinued in September 2017. the Vice President of Marketing and Sales for IWI US Michael Kassnar announced, "The market has spoken, and it prefers an X95 model, the Tavor. We will phase off the Tavor SAR manufacturing over the next few months, and focus on our X95 ..."

Among the improvements were the redesigned fire-control packs, with a trigger let-off weight that was between 5 and 6 pounds - rare figures in bullpups. The ambidextrous magazine release was moved to the standard AR-15 position. There were Picatinny rails on the fore-end at the 3-, 6, and 9 o'clock positions that had covers, and the charging handle was relocated back toward the shooter's center mass and more. The MSRP was $1,999 for the basic model, which is still the same to this day.

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There are seven models available in the X95 family. Barrel lengths available in 5.56 millimeter NATO chambering range from 16.5" and 18.5", with the SBR version wearing thirteen" barrel. In .300 Blackout the barrel measures 16.5", and the 9 mm NATO comes in at 17".

A long-stroke gas piston system runs the rifle-cartridge-chambered semi-automatics. The 9 mm NATOs are closed-boltand blowback operated. There's even a southpaw friendly 5.56 millimeter NATO sporting a 16.5" barrel with black polymer furniture. All others are available in black or flat dark earth patterns, with one OD green option (5.56 mm NATO with 16.5" barrel).

AR15-style magazines are used in all models of X95, with the exception of 9mm NATO models in which an IWI "Colt Style" version is used. Barrels are made using iwi tavor x95 for sale cold-hammer forging with the guns' total lengths run from 26.125" to 28.125" (the SBR measures 22.8") and they tip the scales somewhere between 7.5 and 8 lbs.

MSRP across the entire line is $1,999, with the exception of models specifically designed for use in the more restrictive regions of the country and .300 Blackouts. The price is $2,049.