Galil Build

[caulfieldian]

Sooo...I know several people have had AK "build parties" or have built their own AK's...has anyone out there built a Galil?

I'm a huge fan of the rifle and know there are US made milled receivers and all sorts of parts out there. Has anyone made one of these/heard about it?

I really don't have access to any machining tools, save to take it to a great gunsmith like AllenM to do, but I'd like to get my hands dirty as well on this.

Am I looking at more hassle than its worth? Also, I'm starting school soon so this will be a pretty drawn out project.

 

[meyer4589]

No experience building one, but I have always wanted a Galil. Hope the build goes well for you

 

[duffman0286]

I built mine still fine tunning the fcg but its 95% and fires..... made the mistake of milling to large of a wrench flat on back end of the barrel so the handguard sometimes falls off... but i should be able to correct it... i have a home built barrel wrench, a extra reciever, a extra barrel and a few extra SAR parts

 

[j706]

I would love to build one of those. Always really liked them. Does anyone know "the place" to get all of the stuff?

 

[caulfieldian]

I've seen several sites online that either sell parts kits or receivers.

I think there's a few other forums where people have detailed posts about their builds...I'll do some research later and post up some links.

 

[sig1473]

This is a great site:Galil and Tavor Talk

 

[caulfieldian]

Thanks for that link.

 

[duffman0286]

Saw12 on weaponsguild has the best step by step guide he help me quite a bit....no where close to ak build much more envolved... barrel requires shims and proper timing to achieve proper headspace and function. Where in ak you press the barrel and pin in place after headspacing..Everything else is pretty straight forward

 

[1911ly]

Saw12 on weaponsguild has the best step by step guide he help me quite a bit....no where close to ak build much more envolved... barrel requires shims and proper timing to achieve proper headspace and function. Where in ak you press the barrel and pin in place after headspacing..Everything else is pretty straight forward

I have to second the weaponsguild recommendation. Lot's of builders info on just about every gun you can think of. And the guys are realy helpful to the novice builders.

If you do build one please do a thread on the build on the forum! We would all love to see it.