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Smokin Joe
05-26-2004, 08:06
This past weekend I knocked the dust off an old toy of mine. I thought you guys might appericate it.
(Uh the rifle not the poster :) )
Smokin Joe
05-26-2004, 08:07
Another
Smokin Joe
05-26-2004, 08:08
Sight pic (with night sights flipped up).
CPTAUSRET
05-26-2004, 10:54
Is there a rifle in the first pic??
Terry
Whew! First pic is not work safe!!
/pops smoke
Interesting magazine, how many rounds does it hold?
All the Galil and Gali lderivitaves i have seen/used use an arced mag, similar to the AK47.
Hoepoe
The Reaper
05-27-2004, 05:33
That appears to be the 7.62x51 version, and the long mag would be 25 round capacity.
TR
It's not the real deal unles it has the bottle opener built in.
Nice Galil (Trivia question: What does "Galil" mean?)
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Hebrew for "Galilee"
as in W.W.J.S. - "What Would Jesus Shoot?"
Smokin Joe
05-27-2004, 22:58
TR,
Sir as usually you are absolutely correct.
Originally posted by CSB
It's not the real deal unles it has the bottle opener built in.
Nice Galil (Trivia question: What does "Galil" mean?)
What about this? I don't know one way or the other. Some have said that is the built in bottle opener. Others have said that it is not.
brownapple
05-28-2004, 02:36
Nice poster. Heavy rifle.
The Reaper
05-28-2004, 07:04
Originally posted by CSB
It's not the real deal unles it has the bottle opener built in.
Nice Galil (Trivia question: What does "Galil" mean?)
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Hebrew for "Galilee"
as in W.W.J.S. - "What Would Jesus Shoot?"
I thought it was the designer, Uziel Gal's last name.
Heavy, especially in 5.56, reliable, not particularly accurate, but definitely a very cool rifle.
TR
Originally posted by The Reaper
Heavy, especially in 5.56, reliable, not particularly accurate, but definitely a very cool rifle.
TR
Very reliable indeed. As you know, it's accuracy is affected adversly by the rear site mounted on the (shit, what is it in English?) top "slide"? thus moving ever so slightly to the left and right.
Have a good weekend
Hoepoe
Since it's based on the AK series of weapons, it has their ability to fire when cruddy dirty. In fact, many of the IDF Galil's I saw in Tel Aviv demonstrated the soldier's confidence at being able to fire without a cleaning.
The Reaper
05-28-2004, 10:51
Originally posted by hoepoe
Very reliable indeed. As you know, it's accuracy is affected adversly by the rear site mounted on the (shit, what is it in English?) top "slide"? thus moving ever so slightly to the left and right.
Have a good weekend
Hoepoe
Top Cover or receiver cover.
TR
Psywar1-0
06-07-2004, 22:03
Originally posted by hoepoe
Very reliable indeed. As you know, it's accuracy is affected adversly by the rear site mounted on the (shit, what is it in English?) top "slide"? thus moving ever so slightly to the left and right.
Have a good weekend
Hoepoe
Many of the folks I work with now have a new gas tube which incorporates rails for mounting of a Red dot. Have seen both Trij style reflexes and Eotechs.
Team Sergeant
06-07-2004, 22:09
Originally posted by Psywar1-0
Many of the folks I work with now have a new gas tube which incorporates rails for mounting of a Red dot. Have seen both Trij style reflexes and Eotechs.
Post a pic! (if you can, I cannot see that in my head...)
TS
Smokin Joe
06-07-2004, 23:20
Team Sergeant,
I think he is talking about something like These. (http://www.riflestocks.com/ak.htm)
(top 2 pics)
Blue Press a.k.a the Dillion Precision Catalog used to carry something similar to them you replaced the gas tube with a gas tube that had picatinny rails machined into the top.
IIRC it was only for the AK47 or AK74 I don't know how interchangeable the Galil and AK parts are so....
Team Sergeant
06-07-2004, 23:28
Your Google is strong.
Great link and now I understand how it looks.
The only downfall is that the gas tube is always "loose". I've yet to see tight or locked down gas tubes.
Guess I'd have to shoot one with the rail and aimpoint before passing judgement.
TS
Psywar1-0
06-08-2004, 06:21
Exactly what SJ posted.
Im stateside at the moment, and perhaps am changing AO's but Im sure my favorite Doc has been seeing these on a daily basis. Perhaps he could give his thoughts on them.
Im thinking that the AK mount is something that everyone ought to have just in case your company shirks on money and you end up using "Local Purchase" weapons LOL
Ok, enough about the Galil and AK, what about the poster??
LOL
I know you're an Angeleno, and an attorney to boot, so you probably can't even have a Seecamp .32. :D I didn't want you to feel all left out, so here you go:
Guys...
The doobywakkythingy at the front of the bipod is a fence cutter, but can also be used as a bottle opener.
Bet you didn't know it was called a doobywakkythingy!
G'day / Howzit / Shalom Hoepoe! Thanks for the link.
G(ee)
Team Sergeant
06-24-2004, 18:41
HA, sorry Joe, we forgot to answer your question and Gee answered! (From Aus no less!!!)
Thanks and welcome Gee.
Next time we'll be more observent!
Team Sergeant
The Reaper
06-24-2004, 18:49
Originally posted by Gee
Guys...
The doobywakkythingy at the front of the bipod is a fence cutter, but can also be used as a bottle opener.
Bet you didn't know it was called a doobywakkythingy!
G'day / Howzit / Shalom Hoepoe! Thanks for the link.
G(ee)
G'day, Mate!
Now let's go get right pissed!
Seriously, welcome aboard.
TR
Roguish Lawyer
06-24-2004, 19:02
Originally posted by DanUCSB
I know you're an Angeleno, and an attorney to boot, so you probably can't even have a Seecamp .32.
Yeah, and Santa Barbara is cowboy country, eh? :rolleyes: LOL
The Reaper
06-24-2004, 19:22
Originally posted by Roguish Lawyer
Yeah, and Santa Barbara is cowboy country, eh? :rolleyes: LOL
Counselor:
Let me put it this way.
If you cannot legally strap a pistol on your leg as you go about your personal business in your own community, you live in lib land.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
06-24-2004, 19:41
but Im sure my favorite Doc has been seeing these on a daily basis. Perhaps he could give his thoughts on them.
In my opinion, Galil rifles are craptastic. The only thing worse would be no rifle at all. Galils are worse than that shoot around the corner thing looks.
Edit to add - The ones I see every day don't look anything like Joes. Nice looking weapon Joe.
Thank you for the "welcome aboard" gents.
I posted under "G" at Socnet, but this site would not accept a name under three letters, hence Gee.
Looking forward to doing lots of reading.
I carried the R5 as my PW while serving in the SA Police. The R5 is a product-improved version of the short Galil (Glilon), with the full size rifle being the R4.
As with every weapon, it had its issues, but for close range work, the slight movement of the dust cover was not an issue. It is heavy for it's size though (much heavier than an M4 for example), but I was mostly in a patrol car and sometimes in a chopper, so I seldom had to worry about the weight of the thing.
As with anyone who has been issued with a weapon they feel is less than perfect (and who does feel that they have the perfect rifle?) - we bitched and moaned for a short while and of course that did no good - so eventually we shut up, trained hard and became good at using it!
Take Care...
G
NousDefionsDoc
06-24-2004, 20:32
Right heavy and long. They weigh more and are longer than some of the Little People carrying them. Besides, this is our AO - if they're going to buy weapons they should buy US weapons. They love the AR15 series. Its a trophy for them. M4 is just right.
Why isn't it called the M-17?:munchin
The Reaper
06-24-2004, 20:37
Originally posted by NousDefionsDoc
They love the AR15 series. Its a trophy for them. M4 is just right.
Why isn't it called the M-17?:munchin
Because it is a carbine, not a rifle, and the last officially designated carbine before the M-4 was the M-3.
TR
NousDefionsDoc
06-24-2004, 20:50
Originally posted by The Reaper
Because it is a carbine, not a rifle, and the last officially designated carbine before the M-4 was the M-3.
TR
Gracias Obie Wan - I should have thought of that.
Ambush Master
06-24-2004, 20:56
They were XM177E2s for me !!:D
NousDefionsDoc
06-24-2004, 22:04
Originally posted by Ambush Master
They were XM177E2s for me !!:D
My first one was too.:D
Originally posted by G
Guys...
The doobywakkythingy at the front of the bipod is a fence cutter, but can also be used as a bottle opener.
Bet you didn't know it was called a doobywakkythingy!
G'day / Howzit / Shalom Hoepoe! Thanks for the link.
G(ee)
Welcome aboard mate!
Good to see ya.
Hoepoe
used the galil and galillon alot since the reserves, during training. I must say though that they are reliable. Compact and easily thrown into an apc etc... and come out of it firing pretty acturately in the direction you need.
The butt is quite good tool as well, since the gun is robust you can use it to ...break things and still shoot. eg. locks etc... anyway
The bitch is to close the damn butt, got to hit it just right with your upper arm and it closes fast, if you miss, you get a nice bruise. (that's just to look cool, when you slam that thing shut , there is a more gentil way)
Originally posted by danjam
used the galil and galillon alot since the reserves, during training. I must say though that they are reliable. Compact and easily thrown into an apc etc... and come out of it firing pretty acturately in the direction you need.
The butt is quite good tool as well, since the gun is robust you can use it to ...break things and still shoot. eg. locks etc... anyway
The bitch is to close the damn butt, got to hit it just right with your upper arm and it closes fast, if you miss, you get a nice bruise. (that's just to look cool, when you slam that thing shut , there is a more gentil way)
HAHAHA i remember the first and last time i tried that!!!! Now i just squeeze and close.
Hoepoe