T97 vs Tavor Threads Merged

By the way mag release is placed, it would appear that T97 is designed for right-hand mag changes (I believe I saw a clip with a chinese guy practicing that, but I couldn't find it).
Could the owners of T97 comment on this?

thx
 
I think a right hand mag change would be every bit as akward as a left hand change due to where the gun is positioned on your right shoulder. You would have to remove the gun from your shoulder to do it. The left hand changes arent that bad. If I didnt screw up the insertion on the last change it would have been a very fast set. As well, releasing the bolt by hand isnt a big deal either. It works fine. BUT... the eternal "but"... the tavor is better at both.

Also, little update. My makeshift cheek riser was PERFECT. The dot on the red dot sat directly in the middle of the optic with my cheek comfortably resting on the riser. The velcro may not be sturdy enough to hold up to hard use. But for this jkind of shooting it was fine. A stronger attachment will be necessary for sure.
 
pavmentsurfer said:
I think a right hand mag change would be every bit as akward as a left hand change due to where the gun is positioned on your right shoulder. You would have to remove the gun from your shoulder to do it. The left hand changes arent that bad. If I didnt screw up the insertion on the last change it would have been a very fast set. As well, releasing the bolt by hand isnt a big deal either. It works fine. BUT... the eternal "but"... the tavor is better at both.

Also, little update. My makeshift cheek riser was PERFECT. The dot on the red dot sat directly in the middle of the optic with my cheek comfortably resting on the riser. The velcro may not be sturdy enough to hold up to hard use. But for this jkind of shooting it was fine. A stronger attachment will be necessary for sure.
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I was about to post asking about how the riser worked out. Looks wicked.

How many rounds do you have through the t97? Any hiccups?

ETA: Agreed about the mag release. Someone needs to fire up the milling machine and make a nice ambi/ bigger right side release for this.

Ben
 
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jeffcarr88 said:
The T-97 shoots better then the Tavor, most people prefer its looks and ergos AND its 1/3 the price...
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That doesn't make any sense. You mean, most people prefer it's price. As for look, well it's a personnal choice. As for ergos, the T97 have terrible control. The mag release is on the wrong side and it's ridiculously tiny. The safety lever is absolutely retarded. I wonder if Norinco purposely misplaced these controls for the civilian market
 
Shot mine today. ~150 rounds ZERO issues and grapefruit size 10 shot groups @ 100m.

Things I would like to see, a thinner front post, a bigger peep and a goose neck mount to allow the mounting & cowitnessing of a red dot like the EOTech EXP2-0 or 3-0 between the carry handle & the front sight.

The location of the safety & mag release on the T97 leave alot to be desired, to be honest my Tavor is more user friendly in that regard...

BUT, that price point is something else for a bullpup that is non-restricted!

Would I recommend buying one? HELL YES! Would I sell my Tavor, HELL NO!

I love 'em both!!!

Cheers
Jay
 
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LOL... This is the Better NR Gun for 1000$
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Jay said:
Shot mine today. ~150 rounds ZERO issues and grapefruit size 10 shot groups.

Things I would like to see, a thinner front post, a bigger peep and a goose neck mount to allow the mounting & cowitnessing of a red dot like the EOTech EXP2-0 or 3-0 between the carry handle & the front sight.

The location of the safety & mag release on the T97 leave alot to be desired, to be honest my Tavor is more user friendly in that regard...

BUT, that price point is something else for a bullpup that is non-restricted!

Would I recommend buying one? HELL YES! Would I sell my Tavor, HELL NO!

I love 'em both!!!

Cheers
Jay
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Which would you buy first? Tavor or t97?

Ben
 
Im at 400+ rounds without a single issue. I havent had one FTE or FTF... its been perfect. The riser has brought this gun into a new realm of useful. Im getting very used to the ergonomics and the mag release. The safety will never been good and im still not a fan of the trigger at all. But im not at all unhappy with this thing. Ive been shooting it back to back with Tavor each time and, in all cases I prefer the Tavor, but honestly, if the Tavor is a $3000 rifle, the T97 is more than a $1000 rifle (figuratively speaking).
 
I'm waiting out the CanAm version....$850 shipped to wait some more, vs $1050+ to buy one now. I would only shoot this at the range anyway so the NR status doesn't really add any premium for me. After the initial novelty wears off I'm sure it would sit in the safe while I shot my ARF's....lol
 
So far I am impressed with the number of features you get on it for the price.

I'll try to get mine out to the range this weekend.

Gen 2 pmags seem to function fine in my T97, so we will see how they run.
 
Well I've been on the fence long enough. Decided to grab one next time they come up. Not in a huge rush but anyone know if any sponsors have any stock left after filling their pre orders?
 
factionrr said:
Well I've been on the fence long enough. Decided to grab one next time they come up. Not in a huge rush but anyone know if any sponsors have any stock left after filling their pre orders?
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All of them ?

1050$ is a little overpriced IMO.

Especially considering that CanAm is selling theirs 850$ (will be in in few months)
 
Rick911 said:
All of them ?

1050$ is a little overpriced IMO.

Especially considering that CanAm is selling theirs 850$ (will be in in few months)
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North silva has posted that there is no frt number for Canada Ammo's supposed version. Lots of guys have been on their pre-order list fr years.
 
North Silva wants to sell theirs. Not a reference for info about their competitors...

See below

I'd wait a few months to get it at a fair price.

Rifle clearly not worth 1.05k

CanadaAmmo said:
As I have said before, current ETA is this fall. Could it be winter? Sure.

If you are the type of person that needs the gun now, I suggest buying it from a dealer that has it in stock, and taking the price hit once ours land. At least you'll have had a while to get your moneys worth out of it by then. The $849 pre-sale price stands, even if we sell them at a loss, because that is what we promised to do.

We have a huge number of containers coming this fall.

We have been dealing with these since 2008 and they are just another gun for us now. The honeymoon is long over.

I will not be posting updates again until they are on the warehouse floor. So bookmark this post so you can refer back if you want an update next week.
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