The IWI Tavor TS12 is an Israeli
semi-automatic bullpup
A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the Chamber (firearms), breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one that is often lighter, ...
shotgun
A shotgun (also known as a scattergun, or historically as a fowling piece) is a long gun, long-barreled firearm designed to shoot a straight-walled cartridge (firearms), cartridge known as a shotshell, which usually discharges numerous small p ...
, based on the
IWI Tavor assault rifle. The Tavor TS12 is designed and produced by
Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). The TS12 was the best selling
semi-automatic shotgun on GunBroker.com in 2020.
History
In January 2018, the TS12, which was the first bullpup shotgun developed by IWI, was revealed at
SHOT Show
The SHOT Show , which is an acronym for "Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show", is an American annual trade show for the shooting sports, hunting, outdoor recreations and firearm manufacturing industries. The show is owned and sponsored by ...
, and released on the market the same year.
Design
The TS12 loads its shells into three magazine tubes, each of which contain a total of five shells, allowing for a maximum of 15 + 1 shells. The tubes can be rotated via a button on the
pistol grip.
The TS12 has a
Picatinny rail, with receptacles on both the left and right.
References
External links
Official webpage*
Firearms of Israel
Semi-automatic shotguns
Bullpup shotguns
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 2018
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