Image credit
- Title
- File:IDF Tavor X95 Flattop - Zachi Evenor 2019.jpg
- Author
- Dr. Zachi Evenor(attribution required)
- Licence
- CC BY 2.0
- Source
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:IDF_Tavor_X95_Flattop_-_Zachi_Evenor_2019.jpg
How Muzzle energy is calculated
E = ½ · m · v²
Inputs
- m4.018 g62.01 grverifiedsource62 gr as published, converted to grams.
- v908.6 m/s2,981 fpsestimatedInterpolated between sourced measurements at 368.3 mm and 508 mm.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Muzzle velocity is calculated
linear interpolation between the two nearest sourced barrel lengths
Inputs
- v at 368.3 mm905.3 m/s2,970 fpsverifiedsourceTable 2-1, muzzle velocity for the M4: 2,970 fps.
- v at 508 mm944.9 m/s3,100 fpsverifiedsourceTable 2-1, muzzle velocity for the M16A2: 3,100 fps. The M855 is the manual's service round for that rifle.
Assumptions
- Velocity is assumed to vary linearly between the two measurements. Over a short span that is a reasonable reading of the data; it is not a law.
2 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Loaded mass is calculated
m_loaded = m_empty + m_magazine + n · m_cartridge
Not calculated: m_magazine has no sourced figure yet. Nothing is substituted for a missing input.
Assumptions
- One magazine, filled to the stated capacity. Spare magazines, optics, slings and lights are the owner’s, not the arm’s.
3 of 4 inputs link to their source.
How Free recoil is calculated
E_recoil = ½ · m_firearm · v_recoil²
Inputs
- m_firearm3.62 kg7.981 lbestimatedsourceX95 380 configuration, from the article's specifications table; no inline citation is given there.
- v_recoil1.009 m/s3.309 fpsestimated
Assumptions
- Propellant gas momentum is excluded: ARMAG does not record charge weights. This is therefore a lower bound on the real free recoil, consistent between entries but smaller than a figure that includes the gas term.
- Free recoil: the arm is unrestrained. Stock design, muzzle devices, stance and shooter mass are not modelled, because none of them is a property of the arm.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Capacity is calculated
as published for the primary chambering
Inputs
- capacity30estimatedsourceSTANAG magazine, from the infobox, uncited there.
1 of 1 inputs link to their source.
Derived figures
Computed from the sourced values above. Open ƒ on any figure for the formula, its inputs, and the assumptions it makes.
How Momentum is calculated
p = m · v
Inputs
- m4.018 g62.01 grverifiedsource62 gr as published, converted to grams.
- v908.6 m/s2,981 fpsestimatedInterpolated between sourced measurements at 368.3 mm and 508 mm.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Sectional density is calculated
SD = mass(gr) / (7000 · diameter(in)²)
Inputs
- mass4.018 g62.01 grverifiedsource62 gr as published, converted to grams.
- diameter5.7 mm0.2244 inestimatedsourceNo free NATO dimensional standard is published. The C.I.P. datasheet for the .223 Remington, which shares this bullet, gives a cartridge-maximum bullet diameter of 5.70 mm.
Assumptions
- Reported in the conventional lb/in² so it is directly comparable with published figures.
2 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Power factor is calculated
PF = mass(gr) · velocity(fps) / 1000
Inputs
- mass4.018 g62.01 grverifiedsource62 gr as published, converted to grams.
- velocity908.6 m/s2,981 fpsestimatedInterpolated between sourced measurements at 368.3 mm and 508 mm.
Assumptions
- A competition classification defined by the IPSC and USPSA rulebooks, stated in their units. It describes a scoring category, not an effect.
1 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Magazine dump is calculated
t = (n − 1) / (rpm / 60)
Inputs
- n30estimatedsourceSTANAG magazine, from the infobox, uncited there.
- rpm850 rpmestimatedsourcemidpoint of a published 750-950 rounds/min range, from the infobox, uncited there.
Assumptions
- Cyclic rate held for the whole magazine, no stoppages, trigger held down. A theoretical figure for comparing mechanisms, not a measured one.
2 of 2 inputs link to their source.
How Sight error at 1 mm is calculated
θ = atan(misalignment / sight radius)
Not calculated: sight radius has no sourced figure yet. Nothing is substituted for a missing input.
Assumptions
- Shows what a stated aiming error costs. The misalignment is the reader’s figure; the site does not claim how well anyone aims.
No input on this calculation carries a clickable source yet.
Variants
X95 330
The short-barrelled carbine-length X95, keeping the same bullpup action and receiver on a barrel roughly 50 mm shorter than the standard-length X95 380.
- Mass, empty
from the article's specifications table, uncited there.
- Length
from the article's specifications table, uncited there.
- Barrel length
from the article's specifications table, uncited there.
| Variant | Years | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| X95 330 | — | Mass, empty, Length, Barrel length |
| X95 419 | — | Length, Barrel length |
Specifications
Every row here is generated from the schema, so a figure recorded on this entry cannot be missing from the table, and the same rows, read the same way, are what the comparison shows.
Identity
- Type
- Rifle
- Action
- Self-loading
- Fire modes
- Semi-automatic
- Fully automatic
- Operating system
- Gas, long-stroke piston
- Roles
- Designed in
- Israel
- Produced in
- Introduced
- 2009
- Production
- not recorded
Dimensions and mass
- Mass, empty
X95 380 configuration, from the article's specifications table; no inline citation is given there.
- Magazine, empty
- not recorded
- Length
X95 380 configuration, from the article's specifications table, uncited there.
- Length, folded
- not recorded
- Width
- not recorded
- Height
- not recorded
- Barrel length
X95 380 configuration, from the article's specifications table, uncited there.
Sights and rifling
- Sight radius
- not recorded
- Sight height over bore
- not recorded
- Rifling twist
- not recorded
- Twist direction
- not recorded
- Grooves
- not recorded
- Sight graduation
- not recorded
Operation
- Cyclic rate
midpoint of a published 750-950 rounds/min range, from the infobox, uncited there.
- Trigger pull
- not recorded
- Effective range
- not recorded
- Units produced
- not recorded
- Launch price
- not recorded
Chamberings
- 5.56x45mm NATOprimary30 rounds
- 5.45×39mm30 rounds
- .300 AAC Blackout30 rounds
Scale
A to-scale outline against family siblings. The dimensions are sourced; the shape is a representative outline for the type, and says so.
- IWI Tavor X95640 mm25.20 inheight not recorded
Representative outline: the dimensions are sourced, the shape is not. Overall length, and barrel length where recorded, are drawn from this entry's own figures; the profile is a generic one for the firearm type and says nothing about this arm's actual contours. IWI Tavor X95 records no height, so its outline is drawn at the type's proportion. That height is part of the shape, not a measurement.
Gallery
Image credit
- Title
- File:Micro tavor kalaim.jpg
- Author
- IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer(attribution required)
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0
- Source
- https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Micro_tavor_kalaim.jpg
Detail
The X95 is a revision of IWI’s earlier Tavor TAR-21, keeping the bullpup layout (the action and magazine sit behind the trigger and pistol grip rather than ahead of it) that lets a rifle carry a full-length barrel in a body shorter than a conventional rifle’s. The revision moved the charging handle from near the muzzle on the TAR-21 back to a position close to the pistol grip, and reworked the buttstock and magazine release, changes aimed at a rifle that handled more like a conventional carbine despite the bullpup layout underneath.
The Israel Defense Forces selected the X95 in November 2009 to become its future standard-issue infantry weapon, ending decades of M16 and M4 use in Israeli service. That was not the end of the story: by 2021, reporting indicated Israeli front-line infantry units had begun reverting to the M4 in some formations, though the article’s account does not give a reason for that shift.
IWI builds the X95 across three barrel lengths on the same receiver: a short 330 mm carbine configuration, the mid-length 380 mm rifle recorded as this entry’s primary figures, and a longer 419 mm configuration built for reach, all sharing the same gas-operated action and modelled here as variants of one another. A 5.45×39mm-chambered X95-R variant has seen use in Ukraine, and IWI also builds pistol-calibre 9×19mm submachine-gun versions of the X95 body; because a 9mm conversion changes the operating system from gas-operated to some form of blowback, that variant is not modelled on this entry.
Most figures in this entry trace to the Wikipedia infobox or its specifications table without an inline
citation, so they are recorded as estimated. No twist rate is published.
References
This entry's own bibliography. Every citation key on this page resolves into this list.
- IWI Tavor X95 · Wikipedia · 1371505391 · read 2026-09-09 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Last verified 2026-09-09 · review status: agent-populated