In the world of modern rifles, there are countless options on the market. Whether it’s a bullpup, AR15, or other type of rifle, there’s a wide variety of options in the semi-auto rifle market. In the past, I’ve looked at the AKM platform and prefer the [Read More…]
IWI have delivered the first batch of Negev NG7 machine guns to Estonia. The contract for the new 7.62x51mm Negev NG7s was signed in March 2023, the new guns will be issued to both the Estonian Defense Forces and the Estonian Defense League. The guns will replace the [Read More…]
Once again it’s Photo Of The Day o’clock, and we relocate to the exercise Flintlock 400-meter shooting range near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. Above you see an Ivorian soldier as he transitions into the kneeling shooting position during a training [Read More…]
Israel’s Ministry of Defense has contracted with Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) for an unspecified number of X95 bullpup rifles. The announcement from IWI explains that the contract will see ‘additional thousands’ of Micro Tavors supplied for the [Read More…]
Let’s congratulate Schrombo on his new IWI Tavor X95, equipped with a Meprolight M21 sight and Manticore Arms port cover and other parts. I have the same rifle, but in Olive Drab and I can relate to the long wait and anticipation before I got it. Here’s what [Read More…]
Photo Of The Day and we have some frames caught for your viewing pleasure. Above an Ivorian Special Forces soldier fires his weapon at a target as part of training at a range during Exercise Flintlock near Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, March 3, 2023. Flintlock provides [Read More…]
In this episode of TFBTV, James Reeves visits with Miroslav, Sellier & Bellot Ammunition armorer, and Tom, an IWI trainer, to discuss (and shoot!) the IWI Negev light/general purpose machine gun. The IWI Negev NG-5 (“Next Generation”) is a 5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun [Read More…]
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Ikon Weapons produces 5.56 Galil variants including the Mirco and ARM. At SHOT Show 2023, they also displayed their new .308 versions. These included wood and polymer furniture models and even one with a California-complaint grip fin. [SHOT 2023] .308 Galil Builds From [Read More…]
New for 2023 from IWI US is an American version of IWI’s Carmel rifle. With the same 2 position gas selector and cold hammer forged, chrome line free-floated barrel as the international Carmel, the US semiautomatic only version has some cosmetic differences that [Read More…]
In today’s Photo Of The Day, we have a picture shared by IWI (Israel Weapon Industries) on their social media pages depicting a trio of Uzi Pro submachine guns. With the shortest barrel option and no stock attached, the bottom Uzi Pro in the picture is the [Read More…]
TFBTV and TFB covered the new IWI Masada Slim earlier this year, both upon its release and in person at NRAAM 2022. The IWI Masada Slim is IWI’s offering to the micro-compact 9mm market and comes straight from the factory with a great trigger and two 13-round [Read More…]
Thanks to Dylan, X95 whisperer, for bringing my attention to the 3 Panther Products X95 Gas Buster. Suppressing an X95 is not great and there have been companies who have made some upgrades like Manticore. Well, the 3 Panther Products X95 Gas Buster works similarly but [Read More…]
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…]
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