Yes, IWI was in the house!
Considering it won the NRA's rifle of the year award, it certainly deserved to be here.
That's Mike Kassanar, VP of Sales & Marketing IWI US, and one of the driving forces to getting the Tavor in production and for sale in the USA. If you've got a Tavor, thank Mike.
I had a great chat with him and with Shlomi Sabag, President of IWI Ltd about the Tavor.
Apparently the biggest hold-up to getting a 300 Blackout conversion into production is getting enough 300 Blackout ammo available for testing and development. They need 50,000 rounds to thoroughly test it in Israel before they will roll it out, and there's nothing like that amount of 300 BLK ammo available right now.
They're now holding off on making the 5.45x39 conversion kit available, now that the ATF has just slammed the door on cheap Russian 5.4.5x39 imports.
They do have 9mm conversion kits out, they use the AR15 9mm conversion magazine or you can easily convert UZI magazines to work and still work in your UZI.
They also demonstrated the stance and hold that provides an excellent supporting position using the Tavor, making for a rock-solid position for rapid accurate fire.
Murphy's Law tried out the Tavor in a left-hand setup and declared it good.
Good folks and a great rifle.
Close to IWI was the Geissele booth and yes, they had a demo of their drop in trigger enhancement for the Tavor.
The trigger upgrade seriously rocks and eliminates the only complaint most people have about the Tavor. Getting a chance to try it out certainly moved it onto my must-buy list. Unfortunately, they didn't have any here, otherwise a purchase would have been made.
We also tried out some of their other triggers and DMR trigger upgrade for the AR makes for a very nice precise rifle trigger.
It was a great opportunity meeting the people responsible for bringing the Tavor to market and seeing so many Tavors in one place. Judging form the interest around the booth, the future looks bright for the Tavor among NRA members.
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