New Israeli .308 Bullpup: IWI Tavor 7 — SHOT Show 2018

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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