Tavor-21 reliability
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With about 15000 rounds through it, no major problems.
Once the safety was a bit sticky, I did not strip down the Tavor (removing the barrel until then 7000 rounds).
I had 2 incidents of the brass split along the body (once was AE223 and the second one was with UMC ammo) - Tavor made a different sound but no damage.
Now I am replacing the barrel because I am shooting 2 inch group at 25 m.
Once the safety was a bit sticky, I did not strip down the Tavor (removing the barrel until then 7000 rounds).
I had 2 incidents of the brass split along the body (once was AE223 and the second one was with UMC ammo) - Tavor made a different sound but no damage.
Now I am replacing the barrel because I am shooting 2 inch group at 25 m.
Same as some other people, mine isnt just a range toy. I have abused it just like it should be abused. Hard and like a whore. Ha kidding, but I don't baby it. I take it hiking with me, it guts dropped and kicked (by accident) and banged around (trees and what not while slung) I have never had a stoppage, except some ftf from norinco ammo. I think 3 in total out of 3000ish rounds. I don't gently seat mags like some guys I see doing (I really don't know what they are trying to prove but ok) not slamming them in but I'm not gentle either. When I practice IA drills at the range I smack the #### out of the mag when I'm doing a look tap and rack drill. The gun has never failed me at all. Out of the three ftf I have had they were all hard primers. Ammo fault there. And I swear it doesn't like being clean, it likes to perform well when it's dirty.. I just don't get it lol.
I had a gen 2 and have shot 4 others. It is a decent rifle and mine functioned fine other than a couple fail to lock back after last round which was probably the mags more than the rifle (even though those same mags work fine in my AR's, ACR, and AR-180B).
The Tavor has just never done anything for me so I traded it off after a couple months. The best thing about the rifle is that it's very short overall considering it has an 18.5 inch barrel.
Trigger is heavy but at least it's consistent,My trigger pull gauge couldn't measure high enough to actually measure it. I removed the trigger reset spring and it dropped the pull weight to around 9 pounds. It's actually not that bad as long as you don't shoot anything else then go back to the Tavor. The trigger can be improved with a $400 aftermarket unit.
The accuracy is mediocre, which is fine for offhand shooting but don't bother trying to bench shoot it for groups. That's not what it was designed to do and it isn't impressive. It does however shoot well enough to have fun with in a gravel pit or anything else that doesn't involve precision.
A good rifle overall as long as you can live with the trigger and accuracy.
I suggest that anyone interested in a Tavor shoot one first before buying one. Only then can YOU decide if it's worth the money. Most people are happy with theirs but for some reason I just don't feel it's something I need. I prefer my other black rifles.
What's with all the resurrected threads the last couple days?
The Tavor has just never done anything for me so I traded it off after a couple months. The best thing about the rifle is that it's very short overall considering it has an 18.5 inch barrel.
Trigger is heavy but at least it's consistent,My trigger pull gauge couldn't measure high enough to actually measure it. I removed the trigger reset spring and it dropped the pull weight to around 9 pounds. It's actually not that bad as long as you don't shoot anything else then go back to the Tavor. The trigger can be improved with a $400 aftermarket unit.
The accuracy is mediocre, which is fine for offhand shooting but don't bother trying to bench shoot it for groups. That's not what it was designed to do and it isn't impressive. It does however shoot well enough to have fun with in a gravel pit or anything else that doesn't involve precision.
A good rifle overall as long as you can live with the trigger and accuracy.
I suggest that anyone interested in a Tavor shoot one first before buying one. Only then can YOU decide if it's worth the money. Most people are happy with theirs but for some reason I just don't feel it's something I need. I prefer my other black rifles.
What's with all the resurrected threads the last couple days?
