IWI X95
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X95 with ITL MARS sight and tactical handle bipod.
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| Type | Bullpup assault rifle |
| Place of origin | Israel |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2009–present |
| Used by | See Users |
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| Designer | Israel Weapon Industries |
| Designed | 2003–2009 |
| Manufacturer |
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI) |
| Variants | See Variants |
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| Length | 580–670 mm (22.8–26.4 in) |
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| Rate of fire | 750–950 rounds/min |
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Israel Weapon Industries (IWI)
Also produced under IWI license by:
The IWI X95, also dubbed Micro-Tavor and formerly MTAR-21, is an Israeli bullpup assault rifle, produced by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is a stand-alone derivative of the original IWI Tavor assault rifle.
In November 2009 the X95 was selected as the future standard issued weapon of the Israeli infantry.
Initially MTAR-21 was an extremely compact version of the IWI Tavor, but in 2002 the original MTAR-21 design was abandoned and replaced by a newer design known simply as X95 or Micro Tavor.
It is sometimes referred to as Micro Tavor or even MTAR.
The X95 can be easily distinguished from the Tavor TAR-21 (as well as from CTAR-21 and STAR-21) by the location of the cocking handle. An X95 cocking handle is closer to the pistol grip, while a TAR-21 pistol grip is closer to the muzzle. Additionally, a lower part of the X95 barrel shroud always comes with an integral Picatinny rail, unlike the handguard of the TAR-21. The was also slightly redesigned.
With the use of a relatively simple conversion kit, the X95 can be converted from a 5.56 mm assault rifle to a 9 mm submachine gun loaded with 20, 25, and 32-round magazines. A suppressor can also be added to the weapon, as part of the 9 mm conversion kit. An integrated grenade launcher is currently being developed for the Micro Tavor.
When configured to fire 9 mm rounds, the gun uses a blowback operation to eject and reload rounds, but in the same body as the gas-operated rifle reloading system. It is fed from Uzi magazines. A suppressor can be mounted that allows for the use of standard velocity 9 mm ammunition, not specialized subsonic ammo. The barrel is the same length as the rifle version, but has a 1:10 in rifling twist to stabilize heavy 9 mm bullets.
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