Tavor killing my friends eyes.

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skrypnyk

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So this is me doing my Customer Service,

A guy bought my Tavor a little while ago, he is now not to happy with the gas going into his eyes. He is not a ####, but I could tell from the look in his eyes he was not impressed with it.

I recommended he clean well, but to reduce oil to only the necessities and to wear eyewear like M Frames that wrap around,

but other then that what have people done to combat this issue? any mods, tips or tricks to reduce the tavor bringing a tear to ones eyes?

Thanks
 
I am having this same issue, makes it less fun to shoot. I was having to clean my safety glasses ever 40 rounds or so. Most of it was getting on the glasses but it was still bothering my eyes.
 
there should be a seam just behind the rear sight ... gases tend to bleed through there

had many a squirt of ammonia straight to the eye before I was shown the trick
 
Also it goes away. I don't notice after a couple shots these days. On a side note I've had the same thing happen to me with a buddies varmint style AR15. The first few shots. :confused:. Not sure if it's the ammonia from bore cleaners.
 
skrypnyk said:
So this is me doing my Customer Service,

A guy bought my Tavor a little while ago, he is now not to happy with the gas going into his eyes. He is not a ####, but I could tell from the look in his eyes he was not impressed with it.

I recommended he clean well, but to reduce oil to only the necessities and to wear eyewear like M Frames that wrap around,

but other then that what have people done to combat this issue? any mods, tips or tricks to reduce the tavor bringing a tear to ones eyes?

Thanks
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Hey skrypnyk
Is this the same Tavor you had problems with?
http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=648930
Lots of forum members tried to help you then,you never bothered to reply as to what happened in the end...
 
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Is this the crack you guys are talking about? And just to get this straight, I put hockey tape over it, or I put Locktite into the seams?

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Yep it definately goes away, mine doesn't do it at all and only did it when new. Likely blowing out factory grease or something.

No fun, I enjoyed having the 'Tavor Mark' under my shooting glasses :)
 
bcsteve said:
Hockey tape!? That sounds even worse than Locktite. Just saying......:p
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I suppose the subtle difference is that the gun will function without the tape, I have my doubts about the 'locktite' example you refer to ... just sayin'.

I had thought the escaping gases were from burning powder that somehow were escaping through the crack. It didn't make the gun unshootable, although it could be unpleasant. I suppose soldiers are expected to endure all nature of small unpleasantness and view it as a form of character building.

In any event, the fix is very easy, and quite worthwhile ... despite the occasional snide comment.
 
skrypnyk said:
Is this the crack you guys are talking about? And just to get this straight, I put hockey tape over it, or I put Locktite into the seams?

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Locktite is a bad idea.
Tell your friend to run the rifle totally dry.
If the problem goes away , it was the lubricant he used.If not I have some other theories.
If you did not have the same issue when you oned the rifle,tell your friend what lubricant you used.
If you/your friend want to solve former/other problems let me know.
 
Notice you don't take cheap shots at the Tavor and hockey tape at every opportunity like XCR and Loctite :)

Why is the Tavor the Canadian favorite black rifle. Cause all canucks already have hockey tape to make it work right ;)
blaxsun said:
An entire tube of loctite. Pretend it's an XCR... :evil:
^ I am kidding about this, btw.
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