Salvation to the TAVOR Family: Micro-Tavor
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All I have are ARs, but I'm considering other new toys.
I'd consider the Tavor, or this Micro but I have no intention of paying for an optic that I don't want. Are there any plans to sell either the Tavor or the Micro without an optic? I think a previous post cited the Mepro21 as being $800. Now I'd buy a Tavor for around $2200 without an optic.
I'd consider the Tavor, or this Micro but I have no intention of paying for an optic that I don't want. Are there any plans to sell either the Tavor or the Micro without an optic? I think a previous post cited the Mepro21 as being $800. Now I'd buy a Tavor for around $2200 without an optic.
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Yeah that photoshop looks pretty close to me.
Although does the TAVOR shown have an 18.5" barrel? its been a whole since I've taken a look at our Tavor's, but that looks like the right length decrease (I think CanAm said about 1.25" shorter with an identical barrel length)
Although does the TAVOR shown have an 18.5" barrel? its been a whole since I've taken a look at our Tavor's, but that looks like the right length decrease (I think CanAm said about 1.25" shorter with an identical barrel length)
I haven't touched either, so cant speak from real world experience, but the look of the original tavor actually seems to me like it would be more comfortable to fire with. The forward stock looks a bit nicer to grip. The style of the trigger guard on the micro might be slightly safer, but I'd rather not rely on a trigger guard to prevent it from firing so to me that's minor.
The nicest feature of the MTAR is the position of the charging handle.
The position of the magazine release is nicer too - I supose - but not of huge importance to me. With the MTAR you could drop a mag with one hand while going for a new mag with the other... I could see a soldier possibly doing this in combat, but I keep all my spent magazines with me, so I will always reach for the empty first, so the TAR mag release works fine for my applications.
The MTAR optics rail seems to sit lower which I like.
The slightly lighter weight and shorter overal length are obvious perks to the MTAR.
I do however think I would like the TAR handguard better, and I would never use the extra rail-estate (oh thats a clever word) on the MTAR. The only thing I would put on either rifle are optics and a light - and the regular tavor is perfectly suited for that configuration.
Will I trade my Tavor for an MTAR? Maybe. It seems that the MTAR has some definite advantages over the TAR, but these advantages are not nearly as profound as jumping from say an 18.5" AR to the Tavor.
My 2 cents
The position of the magazine release is nicer too - I supose - but not of huge importance to me. With the MTAR you could drop a mag with one hand while going for a new mag with the other... I could see a soldier possibly doing this in combat, but I keep all my spent magazines with me, so I will always reach for the empty first, so the TAR mag release works fine for my applications.
The MTAR optics rail seems to sit lower which I like.
The slightly lighter weight and shorter overal length are obvious perks to the MTAR.
I do however think I would like the TAR handguard better, and I would never use the extra rail-estate (oh thats a clever word) on the MTAR. The only thing I would put on either rifle are optics and a light - and the regular tavor is perfectly suited for that configuration.
Will I trade my Tavor for an MTAR? Maybe. It seems that the MTAR has some definite advantages over the TAR, but these advantages are not nearly as profound as jumping from say an 18.5" AR to the Tavor.
My 2 cents
