05-26-2013, 02:28 PM
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No it doesn't. Read it again. Its say's "Russian 5.45x39".
ADD: to my previous Two posts. Reading them again, some people may interpret that I am against using 6.5 Grendel for the Tavor. I am not. Let me break it down into Two parts.
1) I think it will be some years before any other caliber beyond the announced 9mm & 5.45x39, and possible 22LR become available. ie. 6.5 Grendel, 6.8SPC, 300AAC or even the 7.62x39
2) I dislike the 5.56. You can't even shoot deer in almost every state with it so why choose to use use it against a man. Using multiple rounds to bring your enemy down or penetrate cars and other barriers defeats the 'more rounds carried' argument as far as I am concerned. I bought the Robarms XCR with the 7.62x39 kit for Two reasons. a) I had Two widely available calibers. b) The 7.63x39 gave me lots of ft/lbs and barrier penetration should I ever need it.
I also have a Grendel 6.5 AR and would love to have the Tavor in that round for commonality.
I like the 120-130gr bullets. They double the ft/lb for the same speed and do a lot more damage than the 5.56 to people and barriers. Especially at range as speed bleeds off.
One good thing about the Grendel, is that Wolf and Barnaul have built a factory dedicated to 6.5 Grendel that should be producing 1,000,000 inexpensive (think AK prices) steel cased rounds a month by the end of the year. Apparently, it changed from a run on their current lines to a new factory so production was delayed.
As far as the FN FS2000 at range. I only shot about 10-rounds as opposed to 100 ? with my XCR, 18.6 inch barrel, Lake City 5.56 Appleseed style, sling, prone acog ta51 fixed 4x at 500 & 600 meters. I had about an 18 inch horizontal and 24 inch vertical at 500 and 30+ inch vertical at 600. The FS2000 was only 500 and I had few of the 10 rounds on target so I stopped. I have a picture somewhere of the XCR hits.
I didn't try the 7.62x39 at range, but I should. I'll try and add it next time I go to the long range. Maybe I will try the FS2000 again.
In conclusion...Yes, i would like a Tavor in 6.5 Grendel (or 7.62x39 for that matter), but I don't expect it for years.
Trooper Wrote:A sidebar in the article states that they are planning to sell a 9mm and 7.62x39 barrel/bolt setup for the Tavor.
No it doesn't. Read it again. Its say's "Russian 5.45x39".
ADD: to my previous Two posts. Reading them again, some people may interpret that I am against using 6.5 Grendel for the Tavor. I am not. Let me break it down into Two parts.
1) I think it will be some years before any other caliber beyond the announced 9mm & 5.45x39, and possible 22LR become available. ie. 6.5 Grendel, 6.8SPC, 300AAC or even the 7.62x39
2) I dislike the 5.56. You can't even shoot deer in almost every state with it so why choose to use use it against a man. Using multiple rounds to bring your enemy down or penetrate cars and other barriers defeats the 'more rounds carried' argument as far as I am concerned. I bought the Robarms XCR with the 7.62x39 kit for Two reasons. a) I had Two widely available calibers. b) The 7.63x39 gave me lots of ft/lbs and barrier penetration should I ever need it.
I also have a Grendel 6.5 AR and would love to have the Tavor in that round for commonality.
I like the 120-130gr bullets. They double the ft/lb for the same speed and do a lot more damage than the 5.56 to people and barriers. Especially at range as speed bleeds off.
One good thing about the Grendel, is that Wolf and Barnaul have built a factory dedicated to 6.5 Grendel that should be producing 1,000,000 inexpensive (think AK prices) steel cased rounds a month by the end of the year. Apparently, it changed from a run on their current lines to a new factory so production was delayed.
As far as the FN FS2000 at range. I only shot about 10-rounds as opposed to 100 ? with my XCR, 18.6 inch barrel, Lake City 5.56 Appleseed style, sling, prone acog ta51 fixed 4x at 500 & 600 meters. I had about an 18 inch horizontal and 24 inch vertical at 500 and 30+ inch vertical at 600. The FS2000 was only 500 and I had few of the 10 rounds on target so I stopped. I have a picture somewhere of the XCR hits.
I didn't try the 7.62x39 at range, but I should. I'll try and add it next time I go to the long range. Maybe I will try the FS2000 again.
In conclusion...Yes, i would like a Tavor in 6.5 Grendel (or 7.62x39 for that matter), but I don't expect it for years.