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I've seen one recently at B&K Sales, don't recall price.
Not sure if they still have them but I believe Pullamn Arms and The Gun Parlor both stocked the Tavor. I personally wouldn't buy a firearm from Cabelas as they aren't a gunshop and probably stock the "compliant" model..... DONT buy a complaint model as its a generic model made to satisfy political morons in many states so not only does it come with a 10 round mag, it comes with a pinned and welded Barrel exertion that makes it longer to satisfy the minimum length requirements of some other states (not needed in MA ). $2k is just about full retail for a Tavor as well.... If you get a standard 16" model all there is to make it compliant in MA is pinned non flash hider so it a very easy gun to convert.
I really like my Tavor. I use to believe it was an end all replacement for an AR.... While that was probably over the top, I still view it as my personal favorite firearm for anything requiring a really compact gun. It pretty accurate out to 300 yards (perhaps farther, but I have never used my Tavor past that) The Trigger sucks. I haven't upgraded the trigger yet, but I have removed the second return spring from the trigger pack and lubed the trigger pick with Brian Enos "Slide Glide" which made a substantial differemce. Keep in mind that "substantial difference" now feels about as good as a crappy AR trigger.
Best of luck
I've installed the Giessle Super Sabra trigger pack and trigger bow which has brought my Tavor to a near match grade trigger.
Has anyone seen a tavor in Massachusetts LGS in the past few days?
OP, agree take your business to local shops not fudd-land cabelas.
there are a few ways to get a MA-legal tavor:
1. buy the ban-state compliant tavor. this one has a long compensator comes directly from IWI factory pinned and welded. this is the model that MFS sells. it has an 18" barrel w long ass compensator to achieve some overall length I forgot the measurement. the downside is the gun is longer. the upside is you've got more barrel so will achieve higher velocities. this is also the cheapest way to get a tavor. you can always get yourself a 16" barrel down the road and have a comp pinned to it, then shorten the OAL if you like.
2. buy a standard 16" model and have a comp pinned and welded. this is good if you want a shorter overall rifle.
3. some dealers are selling the tavor w a flash hider under the claim that the tavor doesn't have a pistol grip. i'm not here to offer legal advice by saying this is kosher or not kosher. my personal feeling on this is that i prefer to play it safe and have a comp pinned/welded. i have not done this route.