Thanks for the great review! I just got my X95 the other day and am looking forward to shaking it out at the range.
I travel a lot, most of it in open desert where I want a short rifle that can fit in a small bag. I originally thought an AR pistol but like the idea of a 16 inch barrel... think I need to try a tavor.
Outstanding write up. Thanks for doing it.
As much as I love my FS2000 and bull pups in general I have slowly become assimilated to AR world. The IWI product is tempting.
The height over bore issue sounds super annoying. I don’t remember exactly, but 3.5” sounds about as high as the PS90.
The Gen III law folder is a proven option. The extra length added to the cycle of operation actually helps reliability similar to the Vltor A5 system.
As much as I irrationally love the AUG, there are some real down sides to bullpups and you are giving up a lot of training / time on the AR platform.
I owned an X95 for a few months. I initially bought it to be used as a travel/trunk gun after thinking I may have been stuck in SW Florida when Hurricane Mathew was inbound. At the time I was in Florida, the only weapon I had with me was a 12 shot M&P9c (1.0).
My X95 had a useable trigger. In theory, the concept made sense.
The issues I had ended up being deal breakers for me, such as:
The height over bore is much greater than an AR. Workable if it was the only gun you shot. But I’ve got too many years on the AR Platform and I had to give a lot of Conscious thought about the additional height overbore when I shot The X95.
Finding an effective way to mount a white light was more of a challenge than I thought it would be. You only have so much room on the handguard. And you needed room for your hand. Ended up with a MagPul VFG and an Inforce WMLx.
It was good in tight spaces, but when I stepped outside, it was harder for me to “work” the gun for lack of a better term.
Finding a position to effectively shoot the gun from a bench rest position was insanely harder than you’d expect.
Accuracy wasn’t impressive. At all... A stock Colt 6920 would outshoot my X95 from a bench at 100 yds.
What sealed it for me was when I took a Colt 6920 with MagPul furniture and an Aimpoint T-1 and my X95, also with a T-1. and did some shooting drills using both guns, side by side. Noticeable difference. I put the X96 up for sale that day.
I currently use a Daniel Defense V7P as my travel gun. If I wanted the advantage of a 16” barrel, I’d either get a Law folder or look hard at a Sig Virtus Patrol. Their LE version comes in black and has a shorter handguard.
Last edited by Beat Trash; 03-09-2020 at 10:27 AM.
I've owned a Tavor SAR version for several years and simply adore the carbine. It remains my travel gun and something short for storing in my Winnebago when out and about.