IWI Tavor X95 in 5.45x39mm

by Steve Johnson

Updated: January 9th, 2013

A couple of days ago I reported that RPC Fort was manufacturing Tavor rifles under license chambered in 5.45x39mm. Israel Weapon Industries, the designers of the Tavor, have since announced that they too are manufacturing Tavor X95 rifles chambered in 5.45x39mm.

From the press release …

The new conversion kit was developed for the very successful X95 – which can be used as an Assault Rifle, Carbine, or Submachine Gun (SMG) with an effective range of 150m for 9mm caliber configuration. It enables the X95 to be operated worldwide, due to its compatibility with both western and eastern ammunition, thus saving training time, spare parts, and overall costs. The new kit has already been armament and operationally tested in extreme conditions including dust, water, heat, and cold (- 60⁰C) – as well as for shooting accuracy – passing all tests with remarkable success.

[ Many thanks to REMOV for the tip. ]

#Rifle #Rifles #Tavor #5.45mm #Iwi #X96

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TV-PressPass on Oct 19, 2012

I'd like to be able to shoot my Tavor more. 5.45x39 would be much cheaper than my 5.56 version! Although I shoot a fair bit right now:
http://youtu.be/I-29Gz5zR18

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- Ripley on Oct 19, 2012
  
  @TV-PressPass Israel is a subtropical country and I don't see that the design of the trigger clearance and magazine release looks reliable and comfortable in winter conditions of Ukraine (or colder regions, like Siberia or Canada *nudge*). "Tested in extreme conditions of -60", I think that just have to be in a freezer somewhere checking for frost in the mechanism. Not in a snowstorm with heavy mittens on.
  
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- TV-PressPass on Oct 19, 2012
  
  @Ripley Thats one of the nice things about the initial Tavor TAR-21! You can see in the thumbnail image that the girl shooting is wearing pretty heavy wool gloves.
  The trigger on the TAR-21 is stiff, because as a military rifle it should be able to hang by its trigger. The trigger guard is huge in the original TAR-21, which does aid in manipulation through winter clothing. The rear magazine release is similar in that it can be accessed even with heavy gloves on, and a less proficient user can still figure out to hit it and have the mag drop free.
  
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- Ripley on Oct 20, 2012
  
  @Ripley Thanks for the answer.
  I'm mostly skeptical about the small space in front of the trigger. Much smaller than on an m4, ak74 or sa80. But I realize now how great for full mittens the large trigger/handguard is. Looks like a great gun and even better with the x95 modifications. Ukraine probably knows what they want ;)
  
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Bob Z Moose on Oct 19, 2012

The headline is missing "for Canadians"

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