Magazine Recommendations for IWI Tavor X95

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Hello:

I am looking for magazine manufacturer recommendations for the IWI Tavor X95 chambered in .223 Remington.

Thanks,

Grayson
 
G Lee said:
Hello:

I am looking for magazine manufacturer recommendations for the IWI Tavor X95 chambered in .223 Remington.

Thanks,

Grayson
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The sky is the limit man. Any AR15 pattern magazine will work for you. Magpul PMAGS are always reliable. Just be aware that because our mags are pinned to 5, it will be tough to load the magazine on a closed bolt. Nothing you can do about that unfortunately....
 
84wh1 said:
The sky is the limit man. Any AR15 pattern magazine will work for you. Magpul PMAGS are always reliable. Just be aware that because our mags are pinned to 5, it will be tough to load the magazine on a closed bolt. Nothing you can do about that unfortunately....
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This is very true about the closed bolt...unless you reduce the rounds by 1 or more...and on a 5-round pinned mag, that would be silly even though it would work.

There is another option which is still legal (for now) - the LAR15 10-round mags. C Products Defense makes them. A number of our site sponsors would still carry them. As long as the etched wording saying it is designed for a LAR15 pistol is on there and visible, they are legal to use...but even then loading a full 10 rounder on a closed bolt yields the same issue...I put 9 in mine and it is fine.

Other than that, it's a variety of pinned or crimped 5-round mags. The Magpul PMAG G3 5/30s are pretty decent. The Lancer Warfighter mags are also pretty good and reliable. C Products Defence makes some metal crimped 5 rounders that run pretty good.

The closed bolt loading full mag seems to affect many 5.56/.223...I have the same issue on my X95, MRA Renegade and WK180 (Gen 1.5).

BTW, the X95 is actually chambered in 5.56 (it should say on the barrel) even though in many North American retailers, it is advertised as .223 (I was told this was done to make importing more palatable). For plinking, mine seems to run best with PMC XTAC 5.56 55gr. For precision Target, I use something else, but X95s aren't really known for being as precise as other offerings.
 
Due to the fact the Tavor has different bolt carrier geometry from an AR15 bolt carrier you will find that most fully loaded mags that would seat on a closed bolt in an AR will not do so in a Tavor, unless you download by one round.

The 10 round Cross Mags work great in Tavors.
 
84wh1 said:
The sky is the limit man. Any AR15 pattern magazine will work for you. Magpul PMAGS are always reliable. Just be aware that because our mags are pinned to 5, it will be tough to load the magazine on a closed bolt. Nothing you can do about that unfortunately....
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I've found that the magpul mags are pinned with extra room, just enough that a 6th round won't fit. I've never had to force or apply much pressure to insert it even on a closed bolt.
 
Hello all,

Thanks for the great info.

Just have to wait for the (R)PAL to come in (I know the X95 is non-restricted). But I am trying to get ahead of the learning curve. Any other suggestions are most welcome.

Grayson
 
Thanks for the heads-up about the restricted version of the X95.

That's why I look up to you guys (and gals) with lots of knowledge and expertise :).

I will probably still go with the non-restricted version so I can have more freedom of use.

Best,

Grayson
 
thegazelle said:
BTW, the X95 is actually chambered in 5.56 (it should say on the barrel) even though in many North American retailers, it is advertised as .223 (I was told this was done to make importing more palatable). For plinking, mine seems to run best with PMC XTAC 5.56 55gr. For precision Target, I use something else, but X95s aren't really known for being as precise as other offerings.
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Thanks for pointing out the chambering of the X95. When I recently completed the CFSC and the CRFSC courses, I asked my instructor about the differences between 5.56 NATO and .233 Remington. His reply was that the only difference between the two was that one was the civilian name, while the other was the NATO military name. However, I think there is a slight loading pressure difference as well. The 5.56 NATO round is loaded to a higher pressure, I think.
 
G Lee said:
Thanks for pointing out the chambering of the X95. When I recently completed the CFSC and the CRFSC courses, I asked my instructor about the differences between 5.56 NATO and .233 Remington. His reply was that the only difference between the two was that one was the civilian name, while the other was the NATO military name. However, I think there is a slight loading pressure difference as well. The 5.56 NATO round is loaded to a higher pressure, I think.
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This should sort that out for you. Send it to the instructor as well...
https://www.hornadyle.com/resources...rence-between-556-nato-and-223-rem-ammunition
 
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