Tommycanada
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Yes, you can. You’ll need the shorter (SBR) handguard and top rail.
You’ll likely also need to swap over the “hammer head” from one barrel to the other.. which can be a bit tricky…
Tavor FAQ (updated 08 December, 2008)
- Thread starter b-wingpilot
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Yes, you can. You’ll need the shorter (SBR) handguard and top rail.
You’ll likely also need to swap over the “hammer head” from one barrel to the other.. which can be a bit tricky…
The test is absurd, which is why almost every rifle failed.
Yes, to an extent, as is the InRange mud test.
These kinds of extreme "tests" do demonstrate certain weaknesses in some rifle designs. I'm not even a fan of the AK but it is somewhat undeniable that the AK safety is much more tolerant of muck etc. It also shows that controls with long actuation levers / rods are highly susceptible to becoming jammed.
The one that surprised me was the AR spanking the AK in the mud test. The AR dust cover is highly effective at keeping crap out of the action. The open nature of the AK allows crap into the moving parts of the action.
It was the total failure of the Keltec RDB in the mud test that prompted me to get a Tavor. Once jammed up the RDB is extremely difficult to clear without pulling the whole thing apart, which is not exactly field friendly work. As a military designed rifle, the Tavor is easier to field strip.
In the end, I think the most important lesson for black rifle owners is the importance of keeping a rifle clean and dry in cold conditions. Something most people don't understand. Even taking a rifle inside a warm tent could result in it jamming up solid when it is returned to the cold. Dropping a rifle into water in subzero temps would be essentially fatal to the operation of any rifle.
Doubtful. Dealer cost is $2300.
This is going to vary wildly depending on who you ask. My opinion is the factory X95 trigger is actually quite good.
Today I tried a Gen 3 PMAG in my X95 and it worked just fine. Seems only the Gen 2 PMAGs cause problems. I bought 4 metal GI mags to run in the X95.
Just to confirm, I ran my reloads over the chronograph and they come out of the X95 at 2850 fps, which is a little light for a 55gr bullet but not way too light. The ammo was built to be blasting ammo and it has reliably cycled AR's, a WK180 and an RDB. The X95 is the only rifle that has had issues ... although that seems to be only w Gen 2 PMAGs.
Just to confirm, I ran my reloads over the chronograph and they come out of the X95 at 2850 fps, which is a little light for a 55gr bullet but not way too light. The ammo was built to be blasting ammo and it has reliably cycled AR's, a WK180 and an RDB. The X95 is the only rifle that has had issues ... although that seems to be only w Gen 2 PMAGs.
interesting that even the cold or the snow does not have that much impact on the Hebrew Hammer as well ...
As a few have pointed out, suppressing your Tavor doesn't void the IWI warranty and so many people have been doing it for so long without serious issue that that "rifle was destroyed after 4000 rounds" seems a bit questionable. There's probably more to that story.
I think it's common knowledge though that it's not a great suppressor host.
