If you recall, I earlier posted about Dylan Trinh’s .22LR conversion for the IWI X95 Tavor. Well, he sent me his one-off prototype to check out. My X95 is the second gun to test this conversion kit. So there were some issues that I helped to diagnose. While I [Read More…]
Well, that was sudden. Out of nowhere, it seems that IWI has released a new version of the IWI Masada handgun – the Masada Slim. This new pistol was announced via the company’s social media outlets on Friday and looks to be up to date with all the features [Read More…]
If you are an IWI X95 owner you know that there is a factory pistol grip option. I wrote a review on this factory pistol grip a while back. Well, almost six years later the pistol grip is still hard to get. Six years ago, 3D printing was not as it is now. Now you [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves is at IWA 2022 visiting with IWI to talk about the IWI Jericho II, IWI’s update to its legendary Israeli classic service pistol. ««« GUN AND GEAR GIVEAWAYS »»» Check out our Patreon and SubscribeStar pages if you enjoy our program, and consider [Read More…]
Our Photo Of The Day article series brings together some of the most eye catching and visually appealing images. You won’t find a lot of pictures of sunsets, flowers or touristic landmarks here, instead, the photo selection spans from soldiering, firearms, special [Read More…]
Fantastic photos always have a place here at TFB and our Photo Of The Day. Photos to compare the UZI-lution are always welcome as a reminder of the past. This is the UZI Evolution and IWI are now celebrating over 65 years of it in service. Do you prefer the modern Uzi [Read More…]
How about a surplus IWI Micro Tavor X95 in 13″? These lovely things are, or were, for sale in Canada at various dealers. Restricted of course, but they seem to have been used by Law Enforcement and are all semi-automatic. The price in Canada is in the region of [Read More…]
IWI International is expanding its line of riot control solutions with the GAL Versatile Protective Suit (VPS) riot-control protective suit. The IWI GAL VPS is designed to be used by Law Enforcement agencies and to provide complete protection from trauma injuries [Read More…]
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) have announced a new addition to their range of Galil ACE rifles. The ACE-N 52 is chambered in 7.62x51mm and feeds from standard AR-10 magazines. The select fire rifle has had a number of ergonomic changes made, primarily with a new [Read More…]
Last week a number of Israeli news outlets reported that the Israeli Defense Forces had made the decision to replace the Tavor bullpup rifle in service with the M4 Carbine. The IDF have now confirmed that this isn’t the case. Tavor @ TFB: Cutaway IWI Tavor TFB [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we have a cool picture above of Nigerian Navy sailors that participate in a visit, board, search, and seizure (VBSS) exercise aboard the Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) earlier in August 2021. As you can see, [Read More…]
Accessories for the IWI X95 are rather limited. A lot of them are made by Manticore Arms. Well, Sven Jonsson, owner of Manticore Arms, has just released his X95 Optimus polymer forend. It is an extended handguard for your IWI X95 rifle. Manticore Arms @ TFB: New VENOM [Read More…]
There are a lot of optical sight options for your firearm. Today we take a look at an interesting optic that has a lot of potential and features you do not normally see in a reflex sight. The Mepro Foresight is an advanced augmented red dot sight that has a wide variety [Read More…]
IWI USA released today a new version of its popular Galil ACE, the GEN II. This latest configuration is reportedly born to bring to the successful model improvement based on collecting user feedback. Indeed it brings to the table a few new features that most users will [Read More…]
The Mamba green motorcycle steals the show in our Photo Of The Day, but we also have the Galil ACE, made by Israel Weapon Industries. This ACE is chambered in 5.56×45mm. What do you like most? Ride a motorcycle or head to the shooting range? From IWI USA’s [Read More…]
Various Indian media outlets have reported that the Indian Army has received delivery of the first batch of IWI Negev light machine guns which were ordered back in March 2020. The order for more than 16,0000 Negevs was a part of a series of purchases by the Indian [Read More…]
Israel’s IWI recently made a significant flex with the posting of a photo of their Negev light machine gun production line. The photo features Negev LMGs for as far as the eye can see. Posted simply with the caption: “Just another day in the office, NEGEV [Read More…]
Today in our Photo Of The Day article we are looking at the Galil ACE, made by Israel Weapon Industries. This version is chambered in 5.56×45 mm. From IWI USA’s description: The modernized Galil ACE is based upon the reliable mechanism of the original Galil [Read More…]
Aim Sports, purveyor of several rifle accessories, has just added a new product to its extensive line of aluminum handguards. The new release offers a visual and practical improvement to the popular IWI Galil ACE through a lean profile with M-LOK mounting slots. In the [Read More…]
Have you ever shot the Tavor TS12? It’s a beast and for sure a different looking shotgun. I first encountered it at the SHOT Show Range Days, as it was released to the public. It’s made by IWI and feeds from one of three individual magazines which can hold [Read More…]
TFB’s Photo Of The Day is where you can discover the World of firearms through the lens of a camera. Every day we run a few selected pictures with a short story and a credit to the person behind the lens. Today we’re looking at soldiers with the Negev, a light [Read More…]
Welcome back to TFB’s daily Photo Of The Day article series. In today’s edition, we are looking at the UZI PRO, submachine gun based on the legendary UZI design of 65 years back. From IWI’s website: Evolution of the iconic UZI SMG More ease-of-use, [Read More…]
Israeli Weapon Industries, or IWI for short, is best known in the US for producing guns like the Tavor bullpup, the Masada and Jericho pistols, the elusive Carmel battle rifle, and their new US-manufactured AR, the Zion-15, among others. They are also a key supplier for [Read More…]
IWI’s joint venture with India’s Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems could be set to produce the ARAD and CARMEL rifles alongside the Tavor X95 already announced. The ARAD was unveiled in September 2019 while details of the the CARMEL emerged in July 2018. The ARAD [Read More…]
Join the U.S. Army, see the World! Or just have a lazy look at TFB’s Photo Of The Day and share the experience. Here we see Green Berets train Special Forces Soldiers from the Côte d’Ivoire in different shooting tactics and medical training. There are a [Read More…]
Welcome back to another episode of TFB’s Behind The Gun Podcast where we take a behind-the-scenes look at the firearms industry. Today we talk with Jeremy Gresham, Director of Sales and Marketing at Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). Jeremy and IWI have been our friends [Read More…]
Almost a year ago TFB reported that the Indian Army was on a tour to source 16,400 Light Machine Guns. The tour included visits to three (to our knowledge) firearms manufacturers, including Arsenal in Bulgaria and S&T Motiv in South Korea. The winner has now been [Read More…]
One of the coolest things at IWI’s 2020 SHOT Show booth wasn’t a new gun, like the IWI Zion or their very cool bullpup shotgun, but something a little older, something that couldn’t even fire a shot if it wanted to -an instructional cutaway of a Tavor [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James discusses the new IWI Z-15 with Jeremy from IWI. James previously covered this breaking story earlier this month. The rifle is IWI USA’s first AR-15 to be produced in the US. Check out the earlier story here. Or check it our below: With SHOT Show around the [Read More…]
With SHOT Show around the corner, news, hints, and clues concerning new products are already starting to trickle out. Today’s development relates to IWI-USA, who looks to be introducing a new product – but the big news isn’t the product itself. It’s the [Read More…]