IWI Tavor X95 5.56 NATO
Model: XB16
IWI Tavor X95 5.56 NATO
Model: XB16
Full Specifications
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About This Firearm
The IWI Tavor X95 is a bullpup semi-automatic 5.56 NATO built for close-quarters and defensive use. It has an MSRP of $1,999. Its action sits behind the trigger, which is how a 16.5-inch barrel fits inside a rifle 26.13 inches long with no folding stock involved.
Folding iron sights come fitted, a blade front with a tritium insert and an aperture rear, and one magazine is in the box. The safety is two-position and ambidextrous, the magazine release sits where an AR-15's does, and the pistol grip can be swapped for a standard grip with a conventional trigger guard. Mounting is Picatinny on top and at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock under removable covers, which takes any hardware but weighs more than M-LOK. The muzzle is 1/2x28 under an A2-style flash hider, and the trigger is a self-contained fire control pack at 5.5 lbs.
If you're cross-shopping, a Kel-Tec RDB has an MSRP of $799.99, is also a bullpup at 27.3 inches, and sends spent brass down through the stock, so it shoots the same from either shoulder with nothing converted. A CZ Bren 2 Ms Carbine has an MSRP of $2,499, puts the same barrel length into a conventional layout with a folding stock, and its trigger breaks at 3.4 lbs. The X95 ejects to the right, so a left-handed shooter wants IWI's left-hand model, which IWI lists as available and convertible.
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Strengths & Limitations
- As of spring 2020 every 5.56 X95 ships with the .300 Blackout recoil mechanism fitted with a 5.56-specific piston.
- The action is a closed rotating bolt driven by a long-stroke gas piston.
- The front sight blade carries a tritium insert, so the irons are usable in the dark with no optic on the rifle.
- The fire control pack is a self-contained unit and the aftermarket has little to offer for it.
- Nothing on the rifle interchanges with an AR-15 except the magazines, so parts and gunsmithing go through IWI.
- The magazine well sits behind the firing hand, so a reload means bringing the support hand back under the arm.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How is the X95 different from the original Tavor?
IWI lists a new fire control pack, the ambidextrous magazine release moved to the AR-15 position, a forearm with Picatinny rails at 3, 6 and 9 o'clock under removable covers, a charging handle nearer center mass, a modular pistol grip and a smaller bolt release button.
Can it shoot .300 Blackout or 9mm?
With a conversion kit, which IWI lists as optional equipment for both. IWI also lists longer and shorter barrels for the X95, subject to NFA and local law.
What magazines does it take?
Polymer NATO STANAG magazines, which is to say ordinary AR-15 magazines.
