Why the Israeli Army Created the Galil Rifle

[@Taskandpurpose]

Thanks for watching guys I really appreciate it! Check out the last video I made about the SEALs vs. Special Forces kzbin.info/www/bejne/g3apnYRul7KKnLs What're your thoughts on the Israeli Defense Force's Galil ?

[@nitinjadhav5326]

Make a vedio on world's worst guns

[@Taskandpurpose]

@@nitinjadhav5326 the M320 is my least favorite piece of military equipment ever created. Not really a gun, a grenade launcher but still. That launcher is gross. For real. Heavy, bulky, a pain to reload, the pistol grip drags in the dirt. I'm upset just thinking about it.

[@leostormrage8201]

How do you know Vietnam have this Galil ACE factory... Oups

[@nitinjadhav5326]

@@leostormrage8201 cause he keeps on searching about the vedio topic

[@nitinjadhav5326]

@@Taskandpurpose then is m79 more better than m320 ?

[@AiAngel]

The fact an Israeli guy named "Balashnikov" was hired to make an Israeli counterpart to the Kalashnikov lmao

[@VinnyUnion]

Bljatshnikov

[@thokim84]

A Russian-born Israeli guy. A colonizer.

[@mrno.7366]

@@thokim84 he came back to his homeland

[@mistergibzzz1948]

@@thokim84 colonizer? Like arabs?

[@truthseekers864]

The only colonialists are the Arabs who left Arabia to colonize other lands.

[@ca9968]

I carried the South African R4 for a few years in the South African Defense Force, never let me down, rugged, reliable and very accurate, I later bought an LM4 (The semi auto civilian model of the R4) and that too was an absolute gem of a rifle...

[@marcg1686]

Let me guess, you used Kiwi shoe polish to cover the night sights😀

[@empire-classfirenationbatt2691]

It's too bad we have to get part kits for the LM4 now since they stopped production of the LM4.

[@ca9968]

@@marcg1686 Nah, I use to use the night sights to line up on the enemy`s teeth when fighting in the pitch black darkness of Thokoza Township at night, all you had to do was tell a joke and they lit up like a Christmas tree...

[@ca9968]

@@empire-classfirenationbatt2691 I unfortunately had to sell mine in 2013 when I left for the UK...I still see one or two for sale at gun shops online in SA but the prices they are quoting are ridiculous, I paid less than a 3rd for mine compared to what they go for now...

[@marcg1686]

@@ca9968Damn, I'm old. R1, G3 and finally the R4. We had to blank the night sights with Kiwi. A long time ago. I emigrated too. Amended. We blanked the rear sight only.

[@IkeanCrusader1013]

It was based off the rk62 valmet, a finnish improvement of the AK, and then they took the design ideas from that and the FAL, making some chambered in .308, and 5.56, as well as having conversion for warsaw pact 7.62x39. The new Galil ACE is even further improved and possibly one of the best self loading rifles ever made. The bottle opener was added because troops like cola, and the bipod was able to function as wire cutters too because why not. LRBHO was intentionally left out cause it could let sand and crap get in, it's optional on the Galil ACE based on customer specification.

[@pinerider19]

I saw that in Balashnikov's demonstration, and thought it was absolutely genius.

[@CalvinL.Stevens]

What's an LRBHO?

[@IkeanCrusader1013]

@@CalvinL.Stevens Last round bolt hold-open

[@chadhaire1711]

More bullshit stories...the LRBHO was never omitted because it kept dirt out.....LOL.....NEVER..that is an old wives tale...

[@psywalker7973]

The new galil would be much better as a bullpup design. Get an extra 5-6 inches out of a barrel whilst maintaining the compact design.

[@dfgggg89]

I carried the Gallil when I served in The IDF. Still my all time favorite assault rifle.

[@banishedvideos1014]

How many kids did you shoot with your Gallil? how much land did you steal for a false state?

[@mrno.7366]

הייתי צנחן בלבנון עם גליל ארוך. והמטוליסט היה עם M16. הוא תמיד היה אומר לי שאשמור עליו ואהיה לידו כי הוא לא בטוח שהנשק שלו יירה בגלל לכלוך. בוץ. וברמת הנשק שלו היה נתקע לפרקים. הגליל היה החבר הכי טוב שלי שם.

[@royliber3824]

אני שמח שIWI עדיין מייצרים גליל בתור נשק חדש וקל, חבל שהוא לא החליף את הM16 כי אני חושב שבתור נשק סטנדרטי לכוחות הפחות מיוחדים בצהל הוא יכול להיות מושלם

[@adamchurvis1]

I was lucky enough to meet Israel Galili in Atlanta in 1980 at the SHOT Show, just two years before he passed away. He was energetic and full of enthusiasm for his rifle, which he demonstrated by hopping up and down on it while its bipod was deployed to show just how strong the entire setup was despite the bipod's light weight. He gave me his IMI business card which was of larger dimensions than typical business cards, and his autograph in Hebrew on a postcard showing the Galil 7.62 x 51mm version. I have them still.

[@christianjohnsalvador1121]

The Philippine National Police is also beginning to use the Galil ACE as their standard service rifle alongside their M4s(been seeing less of the cops in my city with M4 and M16A1's and more of the modern Galils)

[@josephbilling6445]

Why were they using A1's? surplus? Why not have newer m16's.

[@alwayscurious3357]

@@josephbilling6445 IIRC Philippines produced a lot of M16s or M16A1s locally back then so they're much more common than the other variants of that rifle

[@christianjohnsalvador1121]

@@josephbilling6445 we had and supplied a lot of M16's, both A1 and A2 models from the US and the A1 is popular amongst everyone because of its full auto capability compared to the A2 having only a 3 round burst fire mode. Regular cops use the A1 since most of it came from the former Philippine Constabulary stocks after they merged with the Local Integrated Police force in the 90's to form the PNP, while the Special Action Force(their counter terrorist commando branch) and SWAT teams used both M16's and M4's until recently

[@neiljasonvillanueva1864]

@@alwayscurious3357 Ano po ang IIRC? Ang alam ko lng ELISCO A1s and carbines.

[@alwayscurious3357]

@@neiljasonvillanueva1864 Shortcut for "If I Remember Correctly". My bad. Wrong placement Akala ko si Elisco tools is M16s lang Ang minanufacture... Pati rin pala m4 carbines? Today I Learned

[@VGClanMember]

Correction, Estonia made the switch to an LMT rifle designating it R-20 "Rahe", my battalion(you feature us prominently in the vid) was actually the first to get it. Spent a fair amount of time with both rifles and gotta say, the galil is still definitely my favorite AK variant, everything on it just makes sense, the charging handle, the safety, it was very pleasant to operate(didn't have the cap opener though, we had a pic mount :) ). The R-20 is a really good AR imho, not the HK416 but still very nice. Though how light and compact it felt in hands after the Galil was astonishing. Former Sargeant, paramedic in the Estonian Scout battalion for 3 years

[@Taskandpurpose]

I had the pleasure of training with the Estonian army at Saber Strike international training event in 2010 you all were a great bunch of dudes! Glad to hear you dig the Galil. I'll have to look into the R-20 for a future video!

[@bradcampbell7253]

Thanks for serving in the cause of freedom !

[@BigRussianCatWithFloppyEars]

@@bradcampbell7253 Hey glowy,they are not serving you, they are serving capital. (Unless you are a cia bot then i guess they do)

[@John-ro3vu]

I’ve got one of the Estonia LMT rifles. Excellent system!

[@Infinite-if7uq]

Yep, if I recall the New Zealand defence force also adopted the weapon (they designated it as "MARS-L") a few years ago as their service rifle to rplace the old Steyr AUG.

[@davidka5204]

Ex IDF here. The biggest problem of the Galil was it's accuracy. A major design flew where the rear sight was on the cover that you took apart every field strip, unlike the AK-47, requiring calibration after every cleaning. And in anyway it moved around while the front sight remained fixed. After seeing soldiers had very low hit rates it was decided to ditch the Galil. It was also heavy and rusted easily. But yes, it kept shooting no matter how much sand was in it...

[@HerveyShmervy]

did you ever use the MTar?

[@davidka5204]

@@HerveyShmervy the Tavor was after my time. In reserve duty I only used CAR15.

[@johndo3930]

I fought in the border war in the early 80s in south Africa and used the R4 .it was basically an Galil made under license . Some differences we had an plastic hand held instead of wood. An collapsible stock . The south Africans being generally large people there where 2 stock lengths the smaller troops could ask for an slightly shorter stock to be fitted. And the R4 did not have an carry handle so that on patrols troops had to carry it in the ready position and could not carry it by the handle which would slow down your response in an contact situation and could cost you your life. Remember it was bush war so engagements usually where on short distances we also carried shorter magazines but we all carried a longer magazine as well. Then there was the R5 version with a shorter barrel length usually used by paratroopers. Was n great weapon never gave any trouble.

[@sirkermitthefirstoffrogeth9622]

Thank you for your service.

[@mav333]

During my service in the Colombian Air Assault regiment we used the Galil Ace-23. It is made under license by INDUMIL here in Colombia. Very reliable rifle used extensively in different terrain and environments and never had any issues in combat. During our deployment to Egypt in the Sinai we had no issue as well.

[@dbmail545]

Is INDUMIL the successor to IMBEL?

[@mav333]

@@dbmail545 No INDUMIL is the Colombian military weapons maker run by the Government. IMBEL is Brazilian Defense maker.

[@landenmorton4543]

When were you deployed to Egypt? Genuinely just curious I love learning! I only fairly recently learned that Cuba deployed significant forces in Africa so I'm trying to learn more about conflicts on the continent.

[@jordonstewart2092]

@@landenmorton4543 to the MNF base. Prolly. I've been there. There are other nations involved too, italy, fiji, US, AUS and NZ. Its mostly peaceful but they do get the occasional mortar fire from the Egypt-ISIS fight in the sinai.

[@viceralman8450]

@@landenmorton4543 Colombia deploys troops to Sinai as part of a UN peace keeping mission after Egypt took back the peninsula.

[@hunterphille1280]

I have an original Galil, and this year I purchased a 2nd generation Galil Ace in rifle configuration in 7.62x39. I love them, and felt my collection was incomplete without them

[@robison87]

How much did you pay for them?

[@hunterphille1280]

@@robison87 I got the original Galil for a shade under $7000, and I wanted a low number Ace, so I got in a bidding war with another guy and just straight up bought it for $2379 after all fees and taxes. By the way, my Galil is a 1971 model

[@HauntedHideouts]

I’ve always wanted a original Galil but I’ve never seen one it person plus wouldn’t be able to afford it anyways so I settled for a Galil ace gen 2 rifle variant.

[@hunterphille1280]

@@HauntedHideouts which Ace did you go with?

[@HauntedHideouts]

@@hunterphille1280 the gen 2 rifle variant in 7.62x39. Just picked up some iron sights for it the other day. It’s a real shame the gen 2’s don’t come with iron sights like the gen1 did.

[@GugureSux]

Galil's like that extroverted little sister of the Valmet RK62, who decided to go tour around the world, while the big sis stayed back home. Neat guns, and definitely a fine middle-ground between the robust, conscript-proof design of the AKs, and the NATO's more professional user-oriented ARs.

[@michaelbiniakewitz2329]

I actually love this dude’s videos because he reminds me of a dear friend I served with who passed away recently and never took himself nor fact that he too served too seriously like way too many seem to. Great videos and sense of humour

[@alanfenick1103]

The Galil was also available in 7.62 NATO and was used as a sniper rifle with a very good 4x German made scope.

[@84Actionjack]

Trained with the Galil as a Marine in the early '90s.It had a scope mount that would allow easy detachment and still hold the zero when remounted. That gun also made me despise gas impingement systems. Great rifle.

[@Taskandpurpose]

the marines always get to cross train on foreign weapons and I love it. there was a lot of footage and photos of the Galil bieng used by marines. Interesting to hear it made you dislike the M16 haha I've heard that before - makes sense

[@letsgobrandontrump2024]

I don’t hate gas impingement but fuck is it dirty after a few mags or more, although I’ve been letting my ar 15 go to see how many rounds I get before it malfunctions and I’m 1400 rounds in nothing but a light wipe of oil on the bolt and no malfunctions I’m close to just cleaning her and calling it lol

[@jasonleerjason5001]

Served in South African Marine Brigade 87-89 ... also used SA made Galil (R4) , a superior weapon , although I had a Mag58 LMG ....."All the way " my Semper Fi brother ..👍

[@AndrewTranBaseball]

It's nice hearing you mentioned Vietnam in the video. I'm from Vietnam. We adopted the Galil Ace but have made many changes to it so that soldiers would have an easier time switching to the Galil from the AK

[@rararnanan7244]

I had both the Galil and M16 during my service. The M16 was nice to cary around, easy to operate and maintain, but total crap in combat - jammed all the time. The Galil has never NEVER jammed on me. The only rare occasions when you pulled the trigger and bullet didn't come out was due to faulty ammunition. The gun never jammed no matter how poorly maintained and full of sand it was. The short Galil with its folding butt was so short you could easily get through tank hatches or sit on the bus with it in your lap. On the other hand, it weighted a metric ton.

[@normanocampo4466]

That is WHY the Philippine Army are NOT using anymore the M16 Rifle, even our Home Defense Force doesn't want the M16, because of frequent jamming, they much prefer the M1 Garand, M2 Carbine, all WW2 old school stuff, but very RELIABLE, much of our M16s are in storage, today the Philippine Army's standard rifle is the AR-15, some units are using the Galil, AK-47, even the AUG-Steyr and the Tavor

[@StrainXv]

Uh... how was it easy to maintain, yet jammed? You do know those two things don't go hand in hand, right?

[@armynurseboy]

​@Norman Ocampo the M16s are not used anymore because they're old and worn out. The Philippine Army and Marines standard rifle is the R4, which is essentially an M4 clone made by Remington instead of by Colt or FN.

[@rararnanan7244]

@@StrainXv Easy to maintain means that it is simple to take apart, does not accumulate too much residue, and most important - does not tend to rust even in wet conditions. Regular servicing it was short and easy. The Galil would show rust spots very quickly with even the slightest slack in scrapping and oiling - it would still fire, but would look like you stole it from a 3rd world militia. All this was over 30 years ago in the early 90’s.

[@StrainXv]

@@rararnanan7244 Sorry, but a well maintained weapon does not jam. A poorly maintained weapon will.

[@knghtbrd]

When I was working on video games, I spent a lot of time looking at how military weapons work. The Galil … is freaking amazing. The Swiss Army Rif-er, IDF Rifle. Barbed wire cutter in the bipod, bottle opener in the stock, the ability to fire off a grenade … this thing was MADE for video games… Never shot one, obviously. Nobody crazy enough to invite me along to try out anything that's got select fire for some reason. Can't put my finger on why. Anyway, I'm glad they've modernized this thing. Very unique weapon that nobody else at any other time could've built.

[@denispol79]

I had served with the full length Galil for several months. Boy, was I a happy trooper when I finely finished the medics course and got the short m16. The Galil, together with mandatory 6 magazines, weighted twice as my new weapon.

[@wazzarsa]

I was issued a R4 - Galil - in 1985 at the start of my National Service, got to know this rifle like the back of my hand. At the time I was not sure of the round, would deflect in wind and small twigs... as training progressed, I got to use the R4 effectively. Oh "COD - Spray and Pray" would end up with a full ammo case above the head and yes, off you go... Dec 86, discharged from National Service and joined, then called South African Police in '87. Here I was trained on what we called the R1 - FN/FAL/SLR South Africa/Rhodesian version - Loved this rifle. Long and heavy, but totally awesome. '91 I transferred over to the Military Police, again issued with the R4, and 9mm Beretta FS. Qualified with both weapons during basic training. Later I would use these weapons in Practical Shooting. Where I learnt how to shoot properly with R4 and the Beretta - not just static target on a open range... I learned to love the R4. I left the service in December '96... Now 25 years later I have the CYMA Galil, and a Beretta M9 - both Air soft AEG and Gas.... love them both, they talk and "tangos" answer!😁🤣😎 Oh: The R4/Galil, and variants - R5 and R6 are still in use with the South African Defence force. Please see this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iX2nqGmfZqloaLc From Forgotten Weapons Task & Purpose/Chris Cappy: Spend a lot more time with the Galil, do a number of "practical shoots" and let me know what you think.

[@useryggfdcc]

Goeie tye gewees. Groete uit Kanada.

[@Aphony66]

Hahaha... I too was in the SADF in 1985

[@riaanpotgieter475]

I am from South Africa and after using the(R1) FN FAL for many year in our defence force we changed to R4, R5, R6 which is the Galil with very minor changes in different roles.

[@ChrisCappy]

I had too much fun firing the Balashnikov I mean the Galil wait no I mean the Kalashnikov. What a trip through military history this one was!

[@sierraocelot8137]

Hi Chris!

[@Bustin_cider00]

You got a chance to fire my wet dream of a rifle…im jealous

[@ayomrwhiteigotdrip6235]

you should totaly collab with task and purpose

[@BigRussianCatWithFloppyEars]

@@Bustin_cider00 WTF

[@BigRussianCatWithFloppyEars]

Why do you like a rightwing ethnostate commiting genocide so much?

[@charlesvanonselen6251]

The South African army used a version of the Galil called the R4 and R5(SHORT). Excellent weapon.

[@GameWorldRS]

Galil, Tavor, Negev, Uzi, and the Desert eagle, yeah...they know how to make weapons

[@Niinsa62]

If I'm not totally mistaken, when Sweden upgraded from the H&K G3 in 7.62x51 NATO (called the Automatkarbin 4 in Swedish service, or AK4 for short) to something in 5,56x45 NATO back in the 1980's, the two finalists were the Belgian FN FNC-80 and the Galil. We went for the FNC, but if we had gone for the Galil, it would have been a funny kind of round trip for the gun. I mean, it is based on the RK-62 of Finland, which is our neighbor state. Well, I guess since the Galil made it to Estonia, which also is a neighbor state of Finland, the gun still made that funny kind of round trip. 🙂

[@threestrikesmarxman9095]

The Estonian national anthem uses the same melody of the Finnish national anthem, so there's that.

[@ThanhNguyen-xf9dl]

After 1975, the vietnam war come to an end so that IDF can get M16 with much more reasonable price from USA. IDF dont need galil anymore. 40 years later in 2015, Vietnamese buy the design and technology to produce Galil Ace and equip it as main assault rifle. What a compensation ?

[@anhnam8863]

Nice vid! Hope you could do a video about Vietnam People's Army service rifles including the AK-47,AKM, the Galil and it variations: STV-215, STV-380 and STV-410. STV stands for Vietnamese Assault Rifle in Vietnamese. The guns, once again, combine the traits of both the more modern Galil (picatinny rails, milled receiver, triangular stock) and the more traditional AK-47s, AKM (right side charging handle, fire selector, 7.62x39mm cartridge). The reason behind this is indeed easier for conscripts to use and NCOs to get used since the PAV has been using the AKs since the Vietnam War. Apparently, Vietnam purchases the license to produce a limited number of Galil ACEs. After the contract, Vietnam decided to use the technology and design transferred from Isarel to come up with their own design - the STVs.

[@phamduykhanh7037]

Comming soon in 2030

[@lehuy7306]

I second this

[@fennoman9241]

Fun Fact: Galil is based on Finnish Rk-62's given by Finland to Israel, which is an highly improved Ak-47 Type 3.

[@Uhhh_Lemme_Check]

He literally says this in the video

[@altergreenhorn]

Valmet also produced a parts for Galil

[@fennoman9241]

@@Uhhh_Lemme_Check ik

[@bradcampbell7253]

You did watch the video, right?

[@fennoman9241]

@@bradcampbell7253 yes

[@leifmanson7599]

Nice video. I was drafted into the IDF in 1979 and fell into /"volunteered" for the paratroops. We had M-16s in basic and got our long galils when we joined the Brigade. Within a year, they introduced the Galil short version, without the wooden grip, or bipod. My guys in the crew served weapons support squad (I carried a 52mm Yugoslav commando mortar) received the short version. I wanted to keep my long version with greater accuracy at range, but it's the army. Besides the simplicity of the Kalashnikov mechanism, my favourite feature of the Galil was speed on the draw: I could flick the selector lever on the left side of the pistol grip with my thumb, slap back the vertical bolt post to load with my left hand, and squeeze off a round from the hip without disturbing the direction of my barrel. There are certain kinds of polite confrontations where that can be crucial. In training, I never fired it on full automatic. I heard that when Central American armies bought it for jungle warfare, they did a lot of automatic fire and the barrels were not adequate.

[@vtwinrenegade]

My dad got a Galil from the Israeli embassy in Panamá, personally gave it to President Somoza of Nicaragua in 1977. He had it adopted immediately. The Nicaraguan national guard was dealing with a communist insurrection/invasion, a lot of urban and jungle operations; the Galil never had issues. Even though it was lighter than the M16a1 (which was also in service) soldiers preferred the Galil even if it was heavier.

[@boxtapper8550]

I got my R1 FN (British called it SLR) in 1980 in the SADF. A few months after basic we were the first to get the R4 (Galil). We only loaded the R1 mag with 18 instead of 20 rounds because of blockage (stoppage). The R4 was a good weapon and got me through a few contacts in the border & Angola bush war.

[@RudolfStern3399]

You still live in SAF ?

[@boxtapper8550]

@@RudolfStern3399 No , left in 2002.

[@PhansiKhongoloza]

The SADF failed to train their troops to shoot straight so opted to teach them to shoot lots! Spray and pray tactic. I refused to adopt the R5 when they began issuing them, preferring to stick to my trusty R1. Because I can shoot straight. 😂😂😂😂 By the way I never only loaded 18 rounds in my magazines. And never had "storing" either.

[@boxtapper8550]

@@PhansiKhongoloza yeh right, they never taught us to shoot straight LOL.

[@PhansiKhongoloza]

@@boxtapper8550 The average national serviceman was hopeless! Couldn't hit an elephant on the arse with a banjo.

[@NilfgardianNationalist]

great video!!!!! I enjoy these Israeli weapons videos very much!!!

[@Taskandpurpose]

great to know, I'll do one on their machine gun in the future soon

[@TheBucketSkill]

Israeli's enjoyed them so much, that they replaced it with a decent bullpup. X95!

[@mr.k.i.s.s7496]

The bottle opener was also used for Soda and water. There were no plastic bottles of water during the 70's and 80's. Heck, that didn't start being a thing until Evian and Perrier started being sold in plastic bottles.

[@crazypath573]

Yeah... the plastic bottle as an innovation is a scourge upon the Earth. Makes me sad.

[@Matt-xc6sp]

@@crazypath573 reject modernity, return to drinking from animal skins

[@crazypath573]

@@Matt-xc6sp or.. glass. Try glass.

[@parasportz]

When I served in the SADF, I don't recall our R4s having bottle openers like the Galil but I do remember the bipod having a wire cutter to cut through barbed wire. Never used it for that purpose and it looked pretty flimsy.

[@CAMSLAYER13]

The bottle opener was for a specific reason, the troops were using their mags to open bottles and damaging them. It'd be an easy cost cut if thats not an issue.

[@joaosabino2909]

A Galil 7,62 long barrel machine gun was available as a platoon weapon in the IDF

[@justice_w6]

Whoever wrote the script for this episode. Just Beautiful. ✌️

[@TheSouthernshark]

A lot of the South and Central American countries have adopted the ACE, or I should say are phasing it in as the old Galils wear out; Colombia, El Salvador and Guatemala for certain. There are factories in Colombia and Guatemala that make the Galil Ace, Tavor and Uzi (which is why the old Colombian Cartels always had Uzis).

[@petesheppard1709]

I remember watching a news report about the Galil as a young teen and being all 'WOW!' as the neat features were demonstrated. 😃

[@shawnjones3853]

I am a happy owner of a Galil Ace rifle and I love it. I prefer it over my ARs. It is a little heavy but to me it helps with what little recoil you get with a 5.56 round. You should do a video on the Tavor rifle also. I have a Tavor 7 which is the 7.62x51 version and love it also. It is the least amount of felt recoil when firing a 7.62x51/308 cartridge I have ever felt behind a rifle. Great videos. Informative and entertaining.

[@mariontinsley8646]

Have you ever fired a SCAR 19?

[@shawnjones3853]

@@mariontinsley8646 No I have yet to fire one. I would like to but the problem is that I am afraid I will love it and then just have to deal with not being able to ever afford one. FN is extremely proud of their guns, especially that one. Not saying they shouldn't be but it's just not in my budget.

[@joaosabino2909]

I had a Triple Rambo magazine taped up, and checked that they could clip on.

[@MR35th-890]

I had the rifle grenade pack for a few months when deployed. Very effective and accurate, about 80m range. You had to use a blank to fire the grenade.

[@KillerMZE]

I had a short Galil (Glilon) as my main weapon when I was driving a tank. Those things could fire even when filled with sand. As for accuracy, it's terrible since the rear sight goes out of zero anytime you fire it or even bump the rifle against something

[@youvanced6593]

Yeah they moved the scope to the back of the rifle, but didn't account for that

[@dbmail545]

I was lucky enough to pick up an ACE in 5.45x39 last year. I had always wondered what a 5.45 AK with a machined receiver would be like. Answer: not much difference at all. Still the best AK pattern platform IMO.

[@paulharris4821]

We licensed made a version in South Africa called the R4. I loved mine. Never jammed even in Angola. I think the Army still use it now.

[@Gidi66]

The lice versions where the R1 and R2 the R3 was made right after the license expired and the R4 was according to my dad a parabat weapon especially with the fancy folding stock, the R5 was made late 80's and is the police version of the R4 and the R6 was made as an improvement to the R5/R6 but the R4/R5/R6 are all 3 still used, some thought the government would replace the previous models with the R6 but somewhere the money for that went into a pocket.

[@WolfmanFoxtrot]

@@Gidi66 The R5 is not only used at SAPS, its also used in the motorized battalion and tank regiment

[@WhocaresWhy44]

Excellent tutorial. The circle notion 5.56 M16A1 to Galil/AK 47 to AK74 in 5.56. The FAL "the Right Arm of the Free World probably fared well in the Michelin Plantation in the Battle of Long Tan that in Israel/Egyptian theatre. The comic bits are great as well for the necessary segues.

[@PETEYBOY954]

Real drinking enthusiasts know that every gun has a built in bottle opener.

[@michaelmarkspersonal]

The original AKs were had forged and milled receivers. The AKM were stamped.

[@quyha3234]

type 1 ak were stamp ,type 2/3 is milled

[@allangibson2408]

The original type 1 AK’s went to machined receivers in the type 2 because they couldn’t get the stamped ones to work reliably. The pressed steel concept was based on the StG-44 (but the Russians changed almost everything to suit themselves).

[@rkan2]

@@allangibson2408 Galil is a very new compared to the AK/AKM so they wouldn't have been comparing to the type 1 AKs in the 70s anymore... I doubt they even saw a type 1 AK.

[@allangibson2408]

@@rkan2 The IAI Galil was derived (licensed production) from the Valmet RK-62 which was derived the Polish licensed version of the AK-47. Valmet is in Finland and the Finns are intimately familiar with every Russian firearm ever made from border clashes and direct imports. Each step added tweaks to the production process and tolerances.

[@rkan2]

@@allangibson2408 Yeah, I know that much, though there would've not been any "border clashes" since WW2.. I shot the rk62 as a conscript :P

[@nonyabiz9487]

The only problem with the Galil is the price. They are expensive! Because of that I went with the S&W M&P-15. What an amazing deal for a rifle that shoots just as good and accurate as my old Colt M-16.

[@Rocketsong]

The AK has a complicated manufacturing history. It was originally designed to be stamped steel, but the Russians were unable to hold tolerances and they had serious reliability issues when they heated up, so they changed to a milled receiver. It took over a decade before they were able to make stamped receivers reliable. And yes, the older milled AKs are noticeably heavier than the stamped AKM.

[@leeming1317]

Dang that gun weighs as much as my sleeping bag and tent combined, and they have to carry that + so much more weight around, it always amazes me. Us ultra-light backpackers have it SOOO easy compared to grunts. Respect.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

You were lucky. Our tent weight ~15kg (if dry) and then there was also all the poles, camo net (that frigging thing weight more than the tent) and a stove. If we wanted actually use the stove, we need to carry wood too.

[@buddymac3993]

Fascinating ,a bottle opener!! I see coke commercial,beer commercial and during a battle,yhe pause that refreshes!!!!

[@alanfenick1103]

The Finns had the Valmet which was a superb version of the AK47 with milled parts and was quite accurate! The were available here in the USA on the commercial market. Expensive and worth it compared to the the available AK’s

[@ALovelyBunchOfDragonballz]

Fun fact, the South Afrikan R4/R5 is so similar to the Galil that Israel made some of the first batches of R4s for South Afrika, and South Afrika ended up exporting some R4s to Israel as Galils.

[@SouthPoleAntarctica]

a downside for reloaders - it eats your brass. i've seen comments elsewhere that the ejected casings rammed against the ejecting window are a feature not a flaw. anyways, the 50rounds mag was a news to me, as the standard issue would be the 35 rounds magazine.

[@BenyKarachun]

Galils with 50 round mags were used as light machineguns, like the Russian RPK.

[@Roberto-REME]

Great video production and outstanding narration. Informative, entertaining, interesting. Really well done!

[@robbarasch6472]

The Galil was my primary weapon during my 3 years in the IDF during the mid '80s. We loved the reliability and ease of use and maintenance but it was really heavy especially when you're also schlepping 8 - 10 magazines (an empty Galil magazine was significantly heavier than its M-16 equivalent) together with the rest of an infantry soldier's kit. I was issued the short version when I was the radioman for our company commander which was slightly ligter than the regular Galil but that was more than offset by the radio and accompanying gear we carried. Officers like my company CO were ordinarily issued the short M-16 which was much lighter than my short Galil (not to mention the radio) so keeping up with him when running was a challenge. The bipods were loose and tended to rattle when folded up so most guys removed them or figured out ways to keep them from moving. I don't recall shooting with the rifle resting on the bipod even once. Nor do I recall using the wire cutter. It was a useless feature. The folding stock was great. We always took our rifles with us when we got weekend leave and the folding stocks made like much easier when traveling on busses or hitching rides. As a reservist, we were issued those surplus M-16s you mentioned. We were pleasantly surprised by their reliability after hearing the stories about how even small amounts of sand would cause them to jam. And as reservists doing 4-6 weeks of active service per year, we really appreciated the reduced weight of the M-16 since we weren't as young or as fit as during our 3 year mandatory service. Ultimately, I understand that what really killed the Galil was its lack of accuracy. Even while I was serving you'd hear that the IDF was trying to figure out why the level of marksmanship had gone down. It turns out that the sights on the Galil sucked.

[@XDSDDLord]

I understand that even the old M16s we have were eventually retrofitted to be far more reliable in sandy conditions since the US dropped them on our heads, lol.

[@talknight2]

@@XDSDDLord I dunno, I had an M16A2 and the damn thing wouldn't shoot 3 bullets in a row unless it (and the mags) had been freshly oiled. In the firing range it's perfectly fine, but the second you step out into field conditions for any length of time it's bloody useless.

[@XDSDDLord]

@@talknight2 Yeah, that was the problem with the original M16A2, but by the A4 a lot of it was improved. That's why my dad said everyone was jealous of the people who had the Galil because in a firing line an entire battalion could fire their M16s and only 2 would actually fire.

[@robstone4537]

Still the primary rifle of the South African Defence force. Was adopted in the early 80’s and South Africa made a version with a few minor changes and called it the R4. Used the rifle during the Angolan Bush war in the 80’s, it was a very rugged and reliable rifle and in the thick Angolan Bush most combat was happening at under 50m so long range accuracy was not a concern.

[@WanderlustZero]

Just perfect for shooting those fookin prawns eh

[@bmhater1283]

@@WanderlustZero District 9 baby!

[@gabiroitman3763]

During my service in the IDF I had at different times the Long Galil ( like the one showed) , the short barrel Galil, m-16 and ar-15. The Galil, though heavy, big and prone to rust, was my favourite. Never jams, even when absolutely filthy, accurate and a soldier's gun.

[@grant1430]

How did the ar 15 hold up im gonna build my first time and never knew it was used by militaries

[@E_y_a_l]

@@grant1430 the AR-15 wasn't used in the IDF as far as I know, I think he's confusing it with the M16A1

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Why the carry handle?. The rifle is not that heavy, but the handle do add weight.

[@E_y_a_l]

@@XtreeM_FaiL When the bipods are extended it's easier to carry around the rifle with the handle in an horizontal position because if you'll try to carry it like a regular rifle in a vertical or 45 degrees downward position the bipods legs will continuously get stuck in your own legs.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@E_y_a_l Why would you carry it with bipod open? It is an AR not LMG. ARs are supposed to carry ready to shoot position not hang it like a garbage bag.

[@unknowDwarf]

small mistake, it isnt the main rifle of estonia anymore and previously was one of 2 rifles used by estonia

[@danmills2932]

I love the dude behind you, he accomplished a lot.

[@MrYerak5]

20 years later and i still feal pain in my shoulder from carying it all day long

[@jayburn00]

The reason they had the bottle opener was to discourage soldiers from using the lips of magazines to open bottles which caused magazines to malfunction.

[@cbwelch4]

Their first versions were made by Valmet. The best 5.56 AK was the Valmet which used a thicker stamping (1.6 mm) that provides a receiver with less flex than a standard AKM. Valmet helped IMI out with its development. Borrowed the iron sights. The Valmet is 2 lbs lighter. 8 lbs vs 10 lbs.

[@fuzzyreticle]

More of an iteration of the Finish Valmet than a Ak and Ar. But close enough.

[@richardkuhn9795]

The Galil or R4 /R5 was South Africas licence built version of the Galil. There were slight mods made as the SA version had a bigger sight ring, to let more light through. There was another reason. Was called a jungle run or bush run, same thing. Except use the sights differently. use the sling to hold the rifle with the stock folded. Look over the top of the back sight through the middle of the front sight ring. one pull on the bang switch is a 4 round burst and this was the iron sight red dot of those days. Considering that a contact is normaly very close you do not miss. R5 was my service weapon, Later on camps was a R4. Camps were fun but We 'Bos Oupas' never did quite what the 'Blou gatte; and'Ou Manne' were expected to do. we still got everything done.

[@Aphony66]

SADF used the Galil to excellent effect during the border war from 1984 to about 1992. the thing fired all the time, never jammed at all.

[@WolfmanFoxtrot]

The border war ended in 1990

[@astrid779]

And they go for the Tavor because of the low cost of polymers and the power boost of the long barrel with the 556.

[@yossshooter1198]

I used it here in mexico while in the state police (basically militarized police) and it was awesome, we also got the ar160 beretta which was also good but i liked the galil better as it is more compact and lightweight

[@MindRiot395th]

The Galil rifle served starting 1974, a few rifles were issued to some paratroopers during the Yom kippur war but the FN was mostly still in service during the war, and was out of service by 1975. in 1992 the IDF started to phase out the Galil from the infantry units, which was replaced by the lighter M16. the Galil was still used by the armored corps, artiliary and engineering corps untill the late 2000's after which it was retired...I'm sorry to say. BTW - the Galil's bottle opener was used to open soda pop bottles and NOT beer, since alcohol is not permitted in the IDF.

[@danielmadar9938]

Thanks. Additions: the Glilon, is a short version of the Galil, before the Ace, on the same idea of the M4 (short M16). A major disadvantage of the Galil family is that in contrast to the M16 family, the rear sight is on the removable top cover of the riffle's body. This removal cover can't be connected tightly to the gun, so the rear sight is not precisely aligned with the front sight (as in the M16).

[@itsmemaario]

You can't talk about Galil history without mentioning Valmet RK-62.

[@rogue___tr00per24]

Interesting article. I was one of the first units (7 SAI) in South Africa to be issued the R4. Apart from the obvious improvements to earlier weapons was that it had very little recoil, and thus had amazing accuracy, added to that the amount of rounds you could carry, and its robustness, made it a very effective weapon. Not sure what the gripe about its weight is, basic training took care of that, and even in "R" mode you could lay down a good rate of fire, accurately.

[@michaelpitcher1131]

Tenecuter

[@marcg1686]

I transitioned from the R1 in 1982. The two things I didn't like about the R4 was the forearm and the lack of balance that the R1 had. Other than that, a fine weapon.

[@איתיגרוסמן-ח6ר]

My father fought with this weapon in the First Lebanon War

[@BNE_.]

I thank your father for his service

[@muzeumkaasznikowa7156]

Waltz with Bashir ;)

[@AviViljoen]

Much respect.

[@Polarian1]

Greetings from the UK, Cappy! Came across your videos a few days ago and have absolutely been bingeing hard! Such a unique mix of totally and intelligently informative...and then dumb "humour". I"m big on things that blow up, people that blow things up and stupidity. So you hit all the spots mate! Many thanks for all your vids. Take care and God bless you.

[@vndafu]

Thank you, this was pretty much correct. I served in the 80's and we did have plenty of M16s to go around and the Galil was used only for infantry missions. While true it never stuck in sand, it was a nightmare to use due to excessive weight and cocking resistance. I don't miss it.

[@petervanbalderen7877]

Also a very similar gun to the Galil is the South African 🇿🇦 R4. Developed around the same time. 4 me one of the best guns I have ever used.

[@samsonsoturian6013]

I was under the impression the R4 was a variant of the Galil.

[@alondeking2501]

It is a variant..

[@TheGreg6466]

I loved the galil, It was my most used weapon in blops, the standard 35 round mag and low recoil made it one of the best rifles in the game, I pwned many a newb with it and also trolled many veterans when I attached a pro pipe (newb tube/grenade launcher) ah the memories, :)

[@Taskandpurpose]

definitely a fun one to use in video games, always over powered for some reason haha

[@TheGreg6466]

@@Taskandpurpose wow! I'm a big fan of the channel, I just love your work, replying to my goofy comment really made my day, sorry for 'fan girling' but I'm all giddy because you took time to type a comment for little old me! You've made me so happy, Cappy! Thank you so much! :) :-) :-) :-) :-))))). I got a heart too! wowzers! I can die a happy man now XD (I'm exaggerating but only a little ;-)) bye Cappy

[@NotOnDrugs]

@@TheGreg6466 not weird, at all... the fuck

[@zoiders]

The US just straight up gave the M16s and CAR15s to Israel as military aid rather than selling them. Strangely at the time they had a policy of no direct sales of M16s to foreign powers. The US also obtained as many AKs as they could get hold of and again gave them away as military aid as well.

[@jurgnobs8178]

i like how the creator shot the gun at what looks like a demonstration. wide stance, gun on the hip and spray!

[@1AlejoYT]

I am surprised you did not mention Colombia manufactures the ACE since the 2010's and uses it extensively.

[@trallorc5313]

The reason why the IDF completely phased out the Galil (rarely used after 1990) is that you just cant beat an m16 for a dollar. It was even cheaper to convert most of the m16a1's from the 1973 airtrain to shortened m16's (car15) than to continue manufacturing new Galils. Also the fact that the m16's and car15's were much lighter really helped their reputation.

[@NimDod]

IDF infantry units switched to the M16 in the 90's, but Tank and Artillery units kept them until the middle 2000's, and only then switch to the sawd-off version of the M16 (which they still currently use). As a tanker in the IDF in the early 2000's, I loved this Galil-SAR for it's reliability

[@khemrajsingh541]

It’s also still in use by the Trinidad and Tobago Military 🇹🇹 it’s one of our primary rifles.

[@randomargument972]

I got one topic for next video, Many articles are showing women to be drafted into service and Biden talked about it too. Historically, Soviet Union had female conscripts, while Germany wouldn't allow women in any involvement in war except as nurses in hospitals. What are statistics so far? What roles and female commanders are in service? Etc.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Technically the soviet union didn't have female conscripts in combat roles (only as nurses and clerks), only female volunteers were in combat units, and even then the vast majority of soviet female volunteer soldiers were nurses and clerks. And even volunteers they weren't allowed to be regular infantry or artillery when hey were in combat roles, only snipers and vehicle crew. Regular combat loads were deemed too heavy for them.

[@randomargument972]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 Yeah 😄 Feminists today may say even that's misogynistic, they weren't given full male duty, because they're strong and independent 😂

[@huntercorrales6794]

@@randomargument972 I'd say whatever makes the US more combat effective and integrated units seem to suffer compared to all male units according to the Marines

[@wickertwm]

The FAL is awesome

[@wardle2066]

How many ex South African soldiers remember being given the R4 (Galil) and having to shoot those old R1 (FAL) falplate (steel plate targets)? The 7.62 R1 would drop them - no problem, but the 5.56 R4 rounds would literally just ricochet off. Our aim got a whole lot better ........ oh yeah, at 100m we could shoot the foot stands off the plates, and these were like the size of a quarter. That 35 round mag was awesome, just didn't fit into the ammo pouches designed for the R1. Awesome little rifle ...... the R4.

[@kcb7772]

During my active service I have used the R1 (various versions of FN FAL), R4, R5, AKM and M4. One gets to develop very personal relationships with one's weapon under shall we say certain "activities". Combat and environmental conditions certainly impact on the type of weapon being carried. The R1 despite austere conditions never let me down ever! The 7.62 x 51 still remains my all time favorite. The rest were all excellent and reliable which were confidence inspiring. The M4 was my choice when operating from civilian type vehicles as it was more wieldy and light. The 5.56 caliber didn't always deliver the sort of results expected of it though.

[@w.murphy5151]

Honestly the coolest looking rifle imo, and the reason for the bottle opener was because soldiers would use their magazines to open bottles which could ruin the mag, so the story goes

[@Real_Mick3y6]

That's pretty awesome

[@everythingman987]

The Galil was actually never the main combat rifle of Israel. Israel went from the FAL to the M16 and now the M4 as their main issued rifle. The Galil was too expensive to produce en masse so it was always secondary to the M16.

[@Ideo7Z]

Also helps when your biggest ally has a fuck ton of M16s and practically gives them away.

[@dl6860]

Thanks Cappy for another hilarious and informative video!

[@henningventer2917]

I see you have a South African R4 in the demo. It was made by Vector under license The safety lever on the Galil is marked SAN and the R4 SAR. And it was one of the early ones due to the wooden grip, later it had a plastic one that was longer.

[@yahelber-dabach738]

love from Israel

[@AviViljoen]

Love to Israel.

[@SerajAlhorany]

🇵🇸

[@jacey320]

I can tell you I never met an older soldier who didn't love their Galil, one thing I always heard was "It will never jam", compared to our newer M16s which couldnt get through a full magazine without jamming it was hard not to be jealous.

[@AviViljoen]

Yup, I can confirm! 😄

[@morrisonreed1]

seems like the sturmgewehr 44 was also part of the development inspiration . many similarities and it was pre ak . and was later made of stamped steel for more efficient production as they were about to be done

[@alexshabotenko7228]

The fire selector on an AK is a s.o.b. Just a stamped piece that prevents the bolt from moving when it's all the way up, and scratches and chafes your thumb when you try to push it downwards to the right place

[@גרשוןפרלמן]

During my service in the Israeli armored infantry in the early 80's, the Galil was our weapon. It was heavy and clunky. The bipod would spring open by itself whenever it touched something-like your leg-for instance. Very irritating. It was wasn't accurate, because the rear sight was on the removable dust cover which didn't fit tight enough. The good thing about it, like you mentioned, was that it worked under all conditions, unlike the M16 I had later, which was prone to jam.

[@mauricecohen3830]

That was a fun and instructive video. Thanks.

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

The NFT bit _slayed_ me, dude 😂

[@Taskandpurpose]

: D I never should have posted it online for everyone to steal!

[@unbearifiedbear1885]

@@Taskandpurpose fear not - Private ownership of anything will probably be either illegal or irrelevant before the year is out 🎉🍻

[@JubJub117]

I like the intensity when it's full auto. It's like when I go full send in my 5 speed

[@ScrawnyClownSnatch]

Had to go grab mine to watch this video. though mine is just a parts kit, semi-auto version. Still a great addition to the collection.

[@ermoscowitz]

Hi Chris, to start with I liked your video. You should have also mentioned the Short Galil version called "Glilon" which in Hebrew translates to "mini-Galil" - it also seen some service at IDF (I carried it for one and a half years). It lacked the bottle opener but was easy to carry.