Galil/AK question

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MicroBalrog
October 10, 2003, 02:48 PM
What (even minute) differences are there between a Galil and a genuine USSR AK-47/AKM?
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Correia
October 10, 2003, 02:59 PM
Sights
Thumb safety
folding stock from FAL.
proprietary handguards w/ wire cutting bipod
propreitary magazine
.223 barrel, bolt assembly
Charging handle goes up so easier to work with left hand.

I'm probably forgetting something else...
MicroBalrog
October 10, 2003, 03:05 PM
bolt assembly

How is it different?
MicroBalrog
October 10, 2003, 03:07 PM
P.S. Military issue Galils have barrels which are welded (or similar) in place, impossible to disassemble manually/in armoury. Is it true for AK's?
Correia
October 10, 2003, 03:24 PM
I don't own a Galil, so this is a guess. It is using a .223 size case. The case head is substantially different dimensions than the 7.62x39. Therefore you would need a different bolt.
MicroBalrog
October 10, 2003, 03:27 PM
Yup, but are they different in measurements, or also in function?
Ant Mod
October 10, 2003, 04:55 PM
I'm probably forgetting something else...

FAL hand grip as well. The receiver is different also. I think you could say that the Galil uses the same gas system as an AK, otherwise they are two seperate firearms.

"while the method of operatiojn is identical to the Kalashnikov, Soviet AK-47 parts most certainly cannot be used in the Galil."
Destructo6
October 10, 2003, 05:54 PM
Are the barrels welded in place or brazed? That they're welded sounds odd.

The barrels of typical stamped AK are pressed then pinned in place. Milled AK receivers are usually threaded.
varoadking
October 10, 2003, 06:34 PM
http://www.ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=4&f=92
MicroBalrog
October 11, 2003, 05:33 AM
Sights

Anybody has pics of the position of the rear sight on the Galil?
Gabe
October 11, 2003, 06:11 AM
http://www.theqproject.com/store/catalog/Galil_rearsite1.jpg
http://www.theqproject.com/store/catalog/Galil_rearsite2.jpg

The Galil bolt locks directly into the receiver to avoid cookoffs, unlike the AK. The extractor is different. Also the trigger and firing mechanism is derived from the Garand. AFAIK the Galil shares no interchangable parts with the AK.
MicroBalrog
October 11, 2003, 06:44 AM
locks directly into the receiver to avoid cookoffs

Huh? Need to brush up on my gun English.

Now, how is the position of the AK rear sight different?
c_yeager
October 11, 2003, 07:14 AM
The AK sight is mounted at the foreend of the receiver. The gallil sight is mounted on the dust cover much closer to the eye like a krinkov.
MicroBalrog
October 11, 2003, 07:17 AM
foreend of the receiver


Where?:what:
Tamara
October 11, 2003, 08:55 AM
Atop the back end of the gas tube. Has the sight radius of a Beretta Jetfire. :uhoh:
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