IMI Galil

IMI Galil
IMI Galil
	Galil ARM
Type	Assault rifle, carbine, battle rifle
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
In service	1972–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Nicaraguan Revolution ; Operation Litani; Salvadoran Civil War; 1982 Lebanon War; War in Somalia; South African Border War; Cenepa War; First Congo War; Congo Civil War; War in Afghanistan; Iraq War; Insurgency in the Philippines; Guatemalan Civil War; Colombian Armed Conflict; Nepalese Civil War; Central African Republic Civil War; Gaza war;
Production history
Designer	Yisrael Galili; Yakov Lior
Manufacturer	Manufactured by: Israel Military Industries; Licensed to: Bernardelli; Indumil; Ka Pa Sa State Factories (Myanmar); Denel Land Systems; Punj Lloyd Raksha Systems (India); Z111 Factory (Vietnam);
Produced	1972–1998
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Mass	SAR: 3.75 kg (8.27 lb); AR: 3.95 kg (8.7 lb); ARM: 4.35 kg (9.6 lb);
Length	SAR : 850 mm (33 in) stock extended / 614 mm (24.2 in) stock folded;
Barrel length	SAR: 332 mm (13.1 in); AR, ARM: 460 mm (18.1 in);
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO; 7.62×51mm NATO; .30 carbine (Magal variant);
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	650 rounds/min;
Muzzle velocity	SAR: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s); AR, ARM: 950 m/s (3,116.8 ft/s);
Effective firing range	410 meters (Galil ARM)
Feed system	5.56×45mm NATO: 35-, 50-, or 65-round detachable box magazine, or 30-round STANAG magazine; 7.62×51mm NATO: 25-round proprietary box magazine; .30 carbine: 15 or 30-round box magazine from the M1 carbine, and or 27-round box magazine (Magal variant);
Sights	Flip-up rear aperture with protective ears, flip-up tritium night sights, hooded front post

The IMI Galil (Hebrew: גליל) is a family of Israeli-made automatic rifles chambered for the 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO cartridges. Originally designed by Yisrael Galili and Yakov Lior in the late 1960s, the Galil was first produced by the state-owned Israel Military Industries and is now exported by the privatized Israel Weapon Industries.

The first Galil rifle was manufactured using RK 62 receivers. Moreover, the Galil design is largely based on the Finnish rifle RK 62 (a derivative of the AK-47).

The Israeli Army initially deployed the 5.56×45mm NATO Galil in three basic configurations; the automatic rifle machine-gun (ARM), the automatic rifle (AR), and the short automatic rifle (SAR). A modernised, redesigned version of the Galil is produced since 2008, known as the Galil ACE.