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The IWI X95 (formerly known as the Micro-Tavor, MTAR or MTAR-21) [5] is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) as part of the Tavor rifle family, along with the Tavor TAR and the Tavor 7. IWI US offers the rifle in semi-automatic only configuration as the 'Tavor X95'.
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI), formerly the Magen division of the Israel Military Industries Ltd. (IMI), is an Israeli firearms manufacturer. It was founded in 1933. [ 2 ] Formerly owned by the State of Israel , the Small Arms Division of IMI was privatized and renamed IWI in 2005.
The IWI Tavor, previously designated as the Tavor TAR-21 (Tavor Assault Rifle – 21st century), [4] is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle chambered in 5.56×45mm NATO, designed and produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is part of the Tavor family of rifles, which have spawned many derivatives of the original design.
Improved version of the X95 with longer barrel. IWI X95 (Micro-Tavor) [4] Bullpup Assault rifle/Carbine: 5.56x45mm Israel: Compact version of the TAR-21. Standard Issue rifle since 2009 replacing the TAR-21. IWI Tavor TAR-21 [4] Assault rifle: 5.56×45mm Israel: Cut from service as of 2009 and replaced by the X95. M4A1 Carbine [4] Carbine ...
The ARAD is an assault rifle visually similar to the AR-15, [2] though it uses a short-stroke gas piston, rather than the direct impingement system seen in the AR-15. [3] It is chambered in either 5.56×45mm NATO or .300 AAC Blackout and is designed to be modular, allowing a change of caliber through a quick-change barrel. [4]
It has a hammer-forged, chrome-lined and free-floating barrel, with four RH grooves with a 1:12" right hand rifling twist. The Tavor 7 is fed by SR-25 pattern magazines. The Tavor 7's external aesthetics are very similar to the original Tavor TAR-21, while the controls are similar to the Tavor X95. The magazine release and charging handle are ...
In addition, such offerings as the Jericho 941 semi-automatic pistol and Tavor assault rifle are globally recognized and marketed firearms. [ 2 ] In the 1980s, an American firearms designer, Magnum Research , contracted IMI to re-design and manufacture a magnum caliber ( .44 Magnum , .357 Magnum and .50 AE ), resulting in the production of a ...
Somewhat unhelpfully when trying to logging the history of variants, IWI currently produces the X95 in the following forms: this one has a whole hand trigger guard and different forearm to the MTAR and original X95; this is an X95 with MTAR-type (single finger) trigger guard and new forearm; and this is an X95 SMG, which still uses the MTAR ...