Considering a Tavor

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Someone offered a gen 1 Tavor for a good price and I'm tempted. Does anyone have any experience with the mepro sights? Positives and negatives? What sort of effective range should I expect? Is it worth it to wait for a generation 2? I'm quite new to all of this so anything you think I should know then I wanna hear it! Thanks in advance.
 
Gen 2 has alot of advantages from flat top rail system to updated trigger and the addition of being 9mm conversion kit ready.

Mepro M21 Sights are an aquired taste, and an older one will be starting to ware thin on tritium power. M21 are either you love em or hate em situation.
 
My friend has one of the Gen 1s, and I have a brand new Gen 2.5.

The top rail is nice as it gives you options.

I bought a M21 Mepro with a bullseye reticle for use on my Tavor. I like it! I run a SPARC, EoTech, and Bushnell AR 1-4x PCL on my ARs and the M21 is on par with them. I did pick up a washout remover as I did find the reticle would washout shooting onto a bright outdoor range from under cover at the shooting point at my range.

Like most red dots, an unmagnified M21 is great out to 100m. You can shoot beyond that, but as an unmagnified optic it isn't super precise IMHO. Easily rectified with a 3x magnifier.

The Lightning Bow trigger is the best upgrade you can make... I agree with TV Press Pass when he says the Lightning Bow is 65% of the benefit of a Super Sabra for 20% of the cost!

In sum, I wouldn't hesitate to buy the Gen 1 if it is a good deal.
 
Unhinged said:
Someone offered a gen 1 Tavor for a good price and I'm tempted. Does anyone have any experience with the mepro sights? Positives and negatives? What sort of effective range should I expect? Is it worth it to wait for a generation 2? I'm quite new to all of this so anything you think I should know then I wanna hear it! Thanks in advance.
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A fellow on another forum made a thread how he purchased an original gen 1 and got sick of the 1x power Mepro optic. He was asking fellow users if it was worth it to modify the rifle to accept a pic rail/other optics, or if its easier to sell the rifle and get a gen 2.
If it were me, I'd get then gen 2. You have a full length flat top pic rail and aren't stuck with the Mepro forever

Weekend Gunslingers said:
I am also in the umming and aahhing stage with a Tavor. Is it worth spending 3k on it?
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It was the first rifle I purchased and everything I've bought since then hasn't measured up, IMO.
Still my fave rifle and I'm considering buying another for a "just in case" type scenario haha
Also, all my friends love shooting it when I bring them to the range
 
I had a gen 1.5, with the short rail and QD Mepro. Gun was great, but traded up to a Gen 2.5 as I wanted to be able to mount my Elcan farhter to the rear than the rail allowed. Mepro was a good optic, but washout was a problem. Got a washout remover, which fixed the problem, but it was hard on batteries... every time I turned around, they were dead.

My personal advice? If I got a Gen 1 with the mepro cheap enough, I may bite. But it'd need to be pretty cheap. I'd probably hold out for a railed gen 1.5 or newer, though, as you then have optic options.
 
You need one. ZERO regrets.

Well maybe not getting one sooner....

Hey TV-PP, How many times you gonna run that course? Leave Zahal alone so maybe they'll get farther east. ;)
 
Regardless of version, Tavors are heavy, oddly balanced, and weird. The trigger is long, loose, and springy. They are expensive, and I can't imagine anyone experienced with ARs would find them attractive.
That said, I have two Tavors. They are likely the best non-restricted 'run & gun' rifle you can get (I haven't tried an ACR). They use AR mags, can be customized, and seem to be very reliable. If you want to run drills on private or crown land, get a Tavor. If you shoot only at the range, most ARs are superior.
If you can get one for $2200, you can't go too far wrong; you'll be able to resell it easily.
 
I can't believe I didn't buy one earlier. Get it.

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galexon said:
Regardless of version, Tavors are heavy, oddly balanced, and weird. The trigger is long, loose, and springy. They are expensive, and I can't imagine anyone experienced with ARs would find them attractive.
That said, I have two Tavors. They are likely the best non-restricted 'run & gun' rifle you can get (I haven't tried an ACR). They use AR mags, can be customized, and seem to be very reliable. If you want to run drills on private or crown land, get a Tavor. If you shoot only at the range, most ARs are superior.
If you can get one for $2200, you can't go too far wrong; you'll be able to resell it easily.
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Best summation on this thread so far!
 
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