IWI is famous the world over for bullpup designs, and this year stepped out with Tavor 7, a feature-rich addition to the lineup. The Tavor 7 is chambered in 7.62×51, a first for IWI. The gun is obviously larger than the 5.56 Tavor series, going to a big boy caliber requires some additional materials. For the bulk though, you get a lot. The new Tavor 7 is only 3/4ths of an inch longer than the original model.
SPECS:
- Short-stroke gas piston
- Simple field stripping into only 2 parts, easy to clean and no need for special tools
- Detachablereplaceable barrel
- 2 different barrel lengths to choose from –17” and 20”
- 4 position gas regulator – RegularExtremeSuppressorClosed (for special operations)
- M-LOK fore end, provided MIL-STD 1913 accessory rails at the 3 and 9 o’clock positions
- Covered MIL-STD 1913 accessory rail at the 6 o’clock position
- Caliber: 7.62X51mm
- Rifling: 4 RH Grooves, 1:12″ twist
- Barrel length (mm): 432(17″)
- Total length (mm): 730
- Weight (approx. Kg) (w/o magazine): 4.1
- MSRP: $2,299
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The barrel is a chrome lined, hammer forged, and comes with a 1 in 12 twist. This twist rate was picked to optimize lighter bullets, such as mil surplus, which is what the Tavor is expected to be shot with. The gas system features a 4 position switch, allowing you to cycle between normal, adverse, suppressed, and off. The forend features Mlok rails, for all your Mil-Spec accessories. The fore grip slides off, exposing a Picatinnyy rail, if you prefer a broom handle or flashlight on the bottom. A change to the charging handle, it now features an H&K style notch for bolt lock. The charging handle is reversible, using a small punch or a bullet.
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The safety features a 45-degree throw, as opposed to a 90-degree style like an AR. Ejection is also reversible sans tools, in case you hand your guns off to a lefty on the regular.
The gas system is a short stroke piston system, built for reliability. The Tavor 7 also features some parts interchangeable with the Tavor 95, such as the cutlass grip being swappable to a regular pistol grip. The MSRP is $2,299.
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RELEASE DATE?!?!
Do we have a 700lb trigger in this model that will be 25% the cost of the entire weapon to replace again?
Oh you mean a MILSPEC TRIGGER because, well, it’s a MILSPEC firearm?!
I so love these firearms. But why did they use the fore end of the SAR when the fore end of the X95 would have made so much more sense?
In some ways they have. The 9 & 3 o’clock is M LOCK & the 6 o’clock position slides off to expose picitinny rail.
IWI is calling this lefty’s name with the Tavor 7! Nice work gentlemen!!! Future calibers, barrels and twist rates to come?!