Tavor in .300 Blackout Coming!

[Zundfolge]

OMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMGOMG!

http://iwi.us/TAVOR/TAVOR-B16-BLK.aspx

I could almost pee from the excitement!

Was trying to figure out how to add a Tavor to the stable this year and then they announce this.

[68Charger]

It's been done already- but I'm sure you may have warranty issues after you swap a barrel

I should have one of those t-shirts that says "I void warranties"
I don't own a Tavor, but would be swapping barrels if I did. Maybe I can get a better deal on a 5.56 Tavor when someone wants a factory 300 Blackout

[Wulf202]

It better not be $900 like the 9mm conversion.

[Calculated]

Must be trying to soften the impact the MDR is going to have on sales.

Love shooting my buddies SAR though, excellent handling rifles.

[osok-308]

Yeah, I like the Tavor, but for the same price I could buy an AR upper in 300 BLK and a TON of ammo.

[Great-Kazoo]

Cool, another bullpup boat anchor.

[Jer]

I love my Tavor and I love the 300BLK round. That being said, I don't get the draw.

The whole idea is a shorter and better balanced package that fires full speed rifle cartridges from a 16" barrel. IMO the 5.56 is THE round this platform was designed for and it's already where it shines. Pistol cartridges and 300BLK don't make sense in this platform IMO. If you want a pistol caliber then get something smaller/lighter overall. If you want 300BLK you'll likely want a shorter barrel anyway. I was on the wait list for that extension/suppressor combo for the Tavor 9mm and when I got the call that they were ready for purchase I was stoked. Then I thought about buying a 9mm conversion kit and the cost associated with not even owning a 2nd firearm (just the barrel & conversion) and the PITA swapping it back and forth and decided I needed a dedicated Tavor to wear that suppressor and the thought of such a large/heavy 9mm system that was $2k just made no sense to me. I think this 300BLK version is kind of in that same category. It's a cool idea but functionally smoking 5.56 rounds at 3k fps out of such a short OAL package is where this platform shines.

Take that for whatever it's worth.

[USMC88-93]

I do not have the funds to swing the Tavor but if I did it would be the Tavor X95 also announced. However I wonder if they will release it with a 16 inch barrel and require the end user to SBR it and buy a conversion kit with the shorter barrel.

https://lauraburgessmarketing.wordpr...016-shot-show/

[Zundfolge]

It better not be $900 like the 9mm conversion.

Its my understanding that the .300 conversion kit is only going to be $499 ... I suspect it's only a replacement barrel (whereas the 9mm kit is a barrel, bolt/carrier and magazine).

[JohnnyEgo]

First, some bona fides:

It has the Sabra trigger pack. I like it well enough. I do not find it to be particularly accurate at any distance. Good enough, but mine is not a sub MOA rifle, or a 1-MOA rifle, or even close. Probably in the range of 3-4 MOA is my guess. I'm not a great shooter, but I am good enough to realize the difference.

I like the Tavor, but I am not in love with it. Don't shoot it much now, certainly wouldn't shoot it more in .300 BLK. That is what I have an MRP for. I'm certainly not going to pay the $900 for the 9mm conversion kit. I really don't see how the X95 is any different than a dress swap on a Barbie Doll. I realize individual taste is all that really matters, but I just don't see this as being a big selling point for an expensive rifle that can be easily outperformed in many aspects by other firearms.

Again, not a Tavor hater, nor a lover. Mostly Tavor ambivalent.