Why the IDF Chose the TAVOR® Over the M4

Written by Winston Behle For years the M4 honorably served as Israel’s battle rifle. When the time came to choose between the TAVOR X95® and the M4, it was only fair the IDF pitted the bullpup against its predecessor in a series of punishing tests. Between November 2001 and March 2002, two brigades evaluated the rifles in…

How the Galil Became the Galil ACE®

Written by Winston Behle The reliability and battlefield performance of the AK-47 is legendary. In fact, in the 1960s it was common for Israeli soldiers to exchange their standard issue FN FALs for AK-47s taken from dead or captured enemy combatants. When Israel designed the Galil it borrowed heavily from the AK and the original…