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Bullpups are awesome! The Tavor is a very well designed machine. The overall length is outstanding when considering a full 16-18" barrel is housed in an OAL the same or less than a AR SBR, even better when you consider the noise shooting .223 in an SBR compared to a longer barrel and even better when you consider the velocity gain using a 16-18" barrel compared to a 10.5 or less.
The mag change difficulty is extremely over exaggerated and generally promoted by people who have little to know experience with them, or tried it one time and never applied themselves long enough to be good at it. There is no discernible difference in speed reloading an AR compared to the Tavor when both are practiced.
Some people don't care for the looks, but since I don't use the thought process of a teenage girl to govern what guns I like based on how they appear, I care far more about the function of a firearm than their aesthetic appearance.
The Tavor isn't without its faults, however, often they can be remedied. The trigger from the factory is pretty heavy, swapping it for the giessele trigger makes it fantastic. It's on par with some good aftermarket AR triggers.
The layout does not lend itself as nicely to be a dedicated bench rest shooter, but anyone who gets into the Bullpup game likely isn't planning on using it for that role.
I have both, Tavor and AR and I've used both in competition successfully, they both have their merits, but for what the Tavor was designed for. Compact and maneuverable platform with full length barrel, it beats the 16" AR hands down.
The mag change difficulty is extremely over exaggerated and generally promoted by people who have little to know experience with them, or tried it one time and never applied themselves long enough to be good at it. There is no discernible difference in speed reloading an AR compared to the Tavor when both are practiced.
Some people don't care for the looks, but since I don't use the thought process of a teenage girl to govern what guns I like based on how they appear, I care far more about the function of a firearm than their aesthetic appearance.
The Tavor isn't without its faults, however, often they can be remedied. The trigger from the factory is pretty heavy, swapping it for the giessele trigger makes it fantastic. It's on par with some good aftermarket AR triggers.
The layout does not lend itself as nicely to be a dedicated bench rest shooter, but anyone who gets into the Bullpup game likely isn't planning on using it for that role.
I have both, Tavor and AR and I've used both in competition successfully, they both have their merits, but for what the Tavor was designed for. Compact and maneuverable platform with full length barrel, it beats the 16" AR hands down.