A friend picked up a IWI Tavor TS12

[tuolumnejim]

I have to say, not really impressed. Jams and feed failures.

[LBDamned]

Shoulda got an SRM 1216

Mine runs flawlessly

[tuolumnejim]

Shoulda got an SRM 1216

Mine runs flawlessly

Can you run mini shells in it?

Never mind I just checked the spec sheet.

[Silence Dogood]

How many rounds through it so far?

[Huntsprig]

What kind of shells was he shooting?
I dont know anything about the IWI Tavor TS12, but some hunting shotguns need to be broken in with a few boxes of high brass shotshells before they will reliably cycle low brass.

[tuolumnejim]

At least twenty boxes are through it, not sure on the shot size but also slugs.

[Silence Dogood]

Twenty boxes and still problems, I'd be reaching out to IWI.  This is a combat shotgun in use by Israeli military.  It is supposed to work so if it doesn't, something is wrong.

[dan_eastvale]

"Right out of the box without any extra care, we tested this out in the field on a rainy day. We basically experienced a 1 out of 25 issue with the shell catching in the ejection port. However, after cleaning it and taking it out again and again, it has fired much better with a ~2 out of 100 catching, which I think is much more acceptable for a semi-automatic shotgun firing at the rate I do, and at this price. I’ve recently updated this article since I’ve now had it for over 2 years, and it has performed even better over time. I therefore, think this needs good cleaning and lube in order to get in working order. Now you might say that this could be an isolated incident, but I’ve talked to a couple of other TS12 owners and they have said the same thing."

https://gununiversity.com/iwi-tavor-ts12-bullpup-shotgun-review/