will the Tavor be banned?

[Patrick]

If they made one with a 20" barrel, that would be ok after oct 1, but so far they do not. Maybe we should all contact IMI about having a "sporter model" with 20" barrel? Push it as a hunting and competition sports firearm.

BTW I saw something recently about CA having the size restriction back in 2010, so this under 30" thing in the orginal bill was a CA thing. Anyone know what BS gobbledegook CA used for justifying this? MD obviously just used the Commiefornia model without any idea of why.

An enterpising FFL in MD with a manufacturing tag could acquire a Tavor and pin a long flash hider on it and make it longer than 30", then sell it cash and carry.

Just sayin'. Dealers need to seriously look at the manufacturing side of things. There is a lot of leeway there.

 

[BuRNMIA]

I cant wait to pick one up!

 

[wagtail]

Bought my Tavor in W/Va Paid state tax. Unit was shipped to dealer in garrett county.
Picked it up next day.
Wagtail

 

[foxtrapper]

An enterpising FFL in MD with a manufacturing tag could acquire a Tavor and pin a long flash hider on it and make it longer than 30", then sell it cash and carry.

Just sayin'. Dealers need to seriously look at the manufacturing side of things. There is a lot of leeway there.

I'd rather the 20" barrel myself LOL- a little more accurate shooting! But hey, whatever is needed will do!

 

[Jimbob2.0]

Anyone get the 9mm conversion kit yet

 

[Clovis]

An enterpising FFL in MD with a manufacturing tag could acquire a Tavor and pin a long flash hider on it and make it longer than 30", then sell it cash and carry.

Just sayin'. Dealers need to seriously look at the manufacturing side of things. There is a lot of leeway there.

If I read the recent "American Rifleman" article correctly, the Tavor is assembled in Harrisburg, PA area. An enterprising FFL could go there and perhaps have a 20" barrel attached from the manufacturer and have group buy of perhaps 500+ in MD after 10-1. I am assuming the antis would soon get wind of it and by '15 add it to their precious list, but then they would be adding a non-regulated rifle to it and look even more silly. A Maryland special?

 

[Patrick]

They will be selling an 18" barrel at some point, if not already.

The barrel assembly is custom. It's not an AR. I don't think you could just stick any old 20" pipe up there and have it work. The barrels are stamped IWI Israel (or something) and they are imported with the rifle. The manufacturing consists of finishing with US parts, and the flash hider and magazine are each one of the ten US parts required for it to be 922-legal. I don't see IWI making a 20" barrel for MD consumers. If it is not a stock option, then it ain't gonna happen.

 

[Clovis]

They will be selling an 18" barrel at some point, if not already.

The barrel assembly is custom. It's not an AR. I don't think you could just stick any old 20" pipe up there and have it work. The barrels are stamped IWI Israel (or something) and they are imported with the rifle. The manufacturing consists of finishing with US parts, and the flash hider and magazine are each one of the ten US parts required for it to be 922-legal. I don't see IWI making a 20" barrel for MD consumers. If it is not a stock option, then it ain't gonna happen.

Yeah, you're likely certainly correct...but I wonder if any dealers are going to want to get manufacture license (to become like Beretta) so they can import banned rifles in to adjust to make legal. Might be just as cost effective to have them done out of state by the original manufacturer. I am confident someone will come up with something legal and interesting after the 10-1 troubles start.

 

[Patrick]

Yeah, you're likely certainly correct...but I wonder if any dealers are going to want to get manufacture license (to become like Beretta) so they can import banned rifles in to adjust to make legal. Might be just as cost effective to have them done out of state by the original manufacturer. I am confident someone will come up with something legal and interesting after the 10-1 troubles start.

There is only one importer in PA. Dealers here who get their manufacturer stamp (not a big deal) can then get the rifles from out of state and pin the hiders themselves and then sell cash and carry.

The 18" model is a little over 27" as-is. That is close enough to the MD length requirement that some standard hiders would probably fit the bill. Standard 1/2-28 threading is used, so you don't need anything exotic.

Again, I think there is a market for those enterprising enough to take on the manufacturers side of the law. Not just for Tavors, but for a number of firearms.

 

[Clovis]

Absolutely agree. There will be a market for these work arounds after 10-1, it will just be whether or not anyone has any money left by then to be able to buy them.