tavor trivia

[pretorian]

why did they use such an element? T7075 should've been enough,

bingo

Ha ha ha ha ha. Steel on aluminum? Yeah that will last.

It works for the M16, doesn't it?

 

[Bcviking]

So they used thin aluminum rails as a bearing surface for a steel bolt carrier on a combat rifle? What's the gold color about?

You must be mistaken.

they use aluminum frames in some 1911 pistols with a steel slide ? the AR-15 has a steel bolt carrier with a aluminum receiver ? im gona say the guy from Israel knows what hes talking about ..

 

[Armedsask]

I believe the guy, just wanted to be sure.

I was sure someone in the know had said it was titanium. What is the coating they put on?

 

[pretorian]

What is the coating they put on?

I have no idea...But I can ask.

 

[CanAm]

The gold coloured aluminum is undyed anodizing. have a look at a well used USGI AR magazine.

I have asked IWI to confirm the material. I have never been told it was titanium.

 

[edwin-97a]

I am sure 100% it is a titanium inserts.

 

[Armedsask]

the AR-15 has a steel bolt carrier with a aluminum receiver ?

You can't compare the AR15 upper to the Tavor's "bird cage". The AR15 is a tube of fairly thick material. The Tavor is the minimum of material with relatively thin rails. That's why I was skeptical.

 

[F22_RaptoR]

You can't compare the AR15 upper to the Tavor's "bird cage". The AR15 is a tube of fairly thick material. The Tavor is the minimum of material with relatively thin rails. That's why I was skeptical.

Also, the AR15 has the charging handle to act as a guide rail, which can easily be replaced if it wears out. As well all the forces are directly in line with the barrel/bolt so having guide rails isn't so much of a requirement as a gun with a piston. Hence why many AR15 piston conversions caused carrier tilt unless some form was used to reduce it.

 

[CanAm]

from IWI:

Dear Chris,
The insert in the Tavor is made out of aluminum.

 

[pretorian]

I am sure 100% it is a titanium inserts.

You are 100% wrong. But confidence is a good thing.

 

[edwin-97a]

Thank you pretorian and chris for this clarification, VG engineering piston
rifle in my opinion,compact + long barrel = TESTED IWI PERFORMANCE

 

[F22_RaptoR]

from IWI:

What they hey, if it works it works, could be made out of cheese, don't matter if it works that well

 

[MUGEN]

No, it isn't aluminum. It's titanium.

As for Ebola needing 2 people to remove the barrel, someone is doing something really wrong. I'll pop a barrel off in 5 minutes with only a barrel wrench and my two hands. It's not brain surgery. Turn barrel lock, pull barrel out the front.

I agree . Put the gun upstage down , hold the stock with your thigh, press the cam lock in with a small allen key with your left hand, then use your right hand with barrel wrench & turn the cam. I made awrench with an allen key. (12mm?)

 

[pbr streetgang]

What they hey, if it works it works, could be made out of cheese, don't matter if it works that well

Mmmmmm cheese guns......
New thread needed, " what's the best calibre for cheese guns?"

 

[broncoo]

the gold color finish could be the same corrosion protection they use on aircraft parts

it is a chemical bath called alodine and it turn the metal a gold hue

 

[enefgee]

Gee, what happens when a bunch of Canadian shooters argue the details of the construction of the Tavor with a guy from Israel who's handle is Pretorian. I'm laughing thinking the guy in Israel is Duvdevan or something similar.