Israel needed a new assault rifle, and as a result, developed the Galil. Largely based on the Soviet AK-47, the Galil served as the service rifle of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) for nearly ...

An even heavier Galil in 7.62-millimeter was the standard sniper rifle for the IDF. The Galil sniper rifle featured a 6x sight, two-stage trigger, combined muzzle brake and flash hider, and a ...

Production had just begun when the 1973 Holy Day War occurred, disrupting the issuance of Galils. The ARM was declared the standard service rifle of the IDF afterward, but in 1975 the United ...

According to the IDF testing parameters, the Galil won handily with a score of 97.5 percent. The AK-47 scored 85.3 percent, and the M16 recorded a score of 82.7 percent.

IDF says ‘shalom’ to the M-16 Army transitioning to Israeli-made assault rifle for all units, according to report By ToI Staff 14 December 2012, 7:36 am Edit ...

While it never achieved its original goal as the mainstay longarm of the IDF, the Galil and the many variants derived from it found their way into 25 other armies and numerous police forces ...

In this review, we take a look at the Galil ACE braced pistol from IWI US chambered in 7.62x39 mm and compatible with most AK platform magazines for the caliber.