the weapon is made with a plastic hand guard and pistol grip. the rifle can be used with a sound suppressor. a suppressor makes the weapon quieter. the weapon has a bottle opener and wire cutter built into the bipod. the bottle opener was built in to stop damage to magazines. this was because the magazines were being used to open bottles. wire cutters were built in to reduce the time that idf troops took to cut down wire fences. this is because there are many wire fences in rural areas of israel.