IWI Tavor X95 on its way to Canada
Canada has approved the IWI Tavor X95 and it’s coming very soon!
According to IsraelDefense.co.il the Canadian Tavor X95 is based on the US model, but with a Canadian-legal 18.6 inch barrel.
Estimated price of the X95 is $2600 Canadian dollars and it’s estimated to arrive in Canada already by the end of January 2017.
The Canadian X95 will be made in Israel on the same production line as the US model, and exported directly from Israel to Canada. It will be classified as “non-restricted”.
Maker: Israel Weapons Industries
Model: X95
Bullpup configuration
Short weapon with a long barrel
Rear center of gravity
Low recoil with enhanced stability when firing
The Canadian X95 will be offered as either 5.56 mm or 9 mm, with a 9 mm conversion kit available.
Colors are Black, FDE, or OD Green.
Marketing in Canada will begin in Q1.
The rifle is being imported by North Sylva Co., described as “one of Canada’s leading importers and distributors of firearms“.
A TFB article from 2014 about the X95 full auto on Canadian soil
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Where's the SBR conversion kit for the US market?
I'm pretty excited about this. I didn't know it was going to be available in 9mm straight out of the box - I thought it'd only be available in 5.56 with an available 9mm conversion kit. $2,600 before GST though... time to start saving those loonies.