Tavor detail and wear pics part 1

[briansmithwins]

Tavor detail and wear pics at 1500 rounds

Thanks to TangoFoxtrot for the opportunity to get some pictures of his Tavor that he’s been shooting for the past year. His videos are at: https://www.youtube.com/user/romeotangofoxtrot/videos

He estimates this rifle has about 1500 rounds on it at this point.

Tavor rifle.


Tavor with basic field strip, including special tool (unfired cartridge) required for disassembly. One captive pin and the BCG drops out the back. The buttpad is captive.


Hammer pack removed. Two captive pins retain it and the bolt stop. The bolt stop could be removed at this point but removing it is not part of the normal strip for cleaning.


Bolt carrier group with recoil spring guide rod removed. Guide rod shown partially retracted. The guide rod prevents the bolt from rotating while the stripping lugs of the bolt hit the cartridge at the top of the magazine.



BCG detail stripped.


The stripped BCG. Notice that the points that actually contact the receiver rails are small in length and have clearances between them. I these work as sand cuts.




Bolt details. AR15 bolt for comparison. Note that the locking/unlocking cam path is part of the bolt.



Bolt detail stripped. AR15 bolt for comparison.

 

[briansmithwins]

Tavor details part 2

Extractor detail with AR15 extractor for comparison.




Tavor extractor spring. No, nothing is missing and yes, that green jelly cone is the extractor spring. No metal required.



Tavor firing pin with AR15 FP. The slot in the firing pin interfaces with the cam pin, which also retains the firing pin.




Cam pin, with AR15 cam pin for reference. The notch in the cam pin is for the bolt guide rod, which also retains the cam pin, which retains the bolt and firing pin.


Bolt carrier spring detail. Crosspin is inserted across the recoil spring guide ride with the end piece slightly retracted. In the forward position the notch in the crosspin is locked into the recoil spring guide rod.




BCG buffer (muzzle side to right). Molded polymer piece that holds the recoil spring guide rod and bolt guide rod. The top cross hole locates the buffer on the captive pin that holds the butt pad and goes through the receiver.

Buffer from the front.

 

[briansmithwins]

Tavor details part 3

Bolt (55g) and bolt carrier (405g) weight for a bolt to bolt carrier weight ratio of 7.36:1. For comparison the AR15 bolt is 51g and bolt carrier* is 363g for a ratio of 7.1:1. The AK bolt is 87g and bolt carrier is 424g for a ratio of AK47- 4.9:1.
*Bolt carrier and standard carbine buffer.



Barrel removal process. Remove the charging handle (shown upside down) group.


CH detail. The lever on the interior end of the CH engages a wing on the barrel. This levers the bolt open when the CH is first retracted.


Barrel latch lock, shown in locked position. To unlock it press in with tip of bullet while rotating barrel latch to unlocked position.


Barrel latch detail. Barrel latch in locked position.

Rotated halfway.


Barrel details from left to right: flash hider, wings for CH unlocking, gas block front that has the gas port in it, the gas pipe that connects to the rear of the gas block, where the gas piston sits with the bolt forward. The top of the gas block is also the optics mounting point.

Barrel/barrel extension notch that engages the barrel latch.

Barrel extension detail showing the three bolt extension locking lugs the bolt locking lugs engage. The top lug is also the stop for the bot guide rod.


Gas block/optic platform detail.

Gas relief hole is under the rear of the gas block.

Twin holes under the gas block are the CH guide holes.

Detail of the gas block where the gas piston enters it. The interior is hardchromed. I couldn’t see how far into the gas pipe the hardchroming extends.

 

[briansmithwins]

Tavor details part 4

Debris shield. Separates the dirty outside of the weapon from the interior action area. Reversing the notch is necessary if the rifle is changed form RH to LH.



Gas tube which has a aluminum liner with plastic exterior. The grooves on outside seat into receiver. Left is towards the muzzle.

Front.

Gas tube installed in receiver. Open space underneath is for the CH rod.

Gas tube and debris shield together from the front, rifle set up for right handed use.


Debris shield and gas tube in place in receiver with barrel removed.


Barrel, BCG, gas tube and debris shield removed from receiver showing relationships.



Receiver from front, barrel latch in unlocked position.

Rear.

Underneath from magwell.

Underneath from hammer pack area. Black nubbin is rear of trigger bar.


BSW

 

[henschman]

Thanks for sharing. Looks to be a very solid design -- the parts look nearly new after 1500 rounds. What kind of ammo was used in the rifle?

That's the weaver 1-3x20, right? What do you think of it? I have one and was actually disappointed by its optical quality. Mine has been relegated to .22 duty.

 

[briansmithwins]

Thanks for sharing. Looks to be a very solid design -- the parts look nearly new after 1500 rounds. What kind of ammo was used in the rifle?

That's the weaver 1-3x20, right? What do you think of it? I have one and was actually disappointed by its optical quality. Mine has been relegated to .22 duty.

I think the RomeoTangoFoxtrot (the owner) reloads and I have no idea what bullet weight or powder he uses.

RTF did say he was going to be using a different scope, so it didn't hurt anything to pull this one off.

BSW

 

[dvdcrr]

That thing looks like a 21 st century rifle.