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Current BATFE policy is to deny importation of barrels under an arbitrary and capricious interpretaion of "non-sporting". This means that galil barrels are currently banned from importation. The Galil parts-kits on the market today have a US made barrel made by barrels from Green Mountain Barrels. Perhaps it was through ignorance of the intended purpose, or maybe it was by the direction of the importer who commissioned the barrels, but the barrels included in the parts kit are problematic. They come without the gas port drilled (which is ok), but they come with the extractor relief cut and the handguard retainer groove already cut. This means that the barrels must be timed to a specific point.
Were these two features omitted, the barrel could simply be torqued on to wherever it stopped, top dead center marked, and these two maching operations done by the assembler. With these two features in place, if the barrel times short, the shoulder must be turned on lathe and possibly the chamber cut deeper. Not difficult since these are not chrome-lined barrels, but an extra $80-$120 expense for a chamber reamer.. If it over times, the shoulder must be turned back and a spacing washer added (like an inch-pattern L1A1) so that it torques to top dead center. Hopefully, Green Mountain is now aware of these issues and will make subsequent barrels without these two "thanks for helping" machining operations. |
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Pre-assembly receiver inspection revealed several noteworth points.
overall apearance of the ORF receiver is good. It is in the white with a sand blast finish. An IMI galil sporter (post 1989) receiver is shown for comparison purposes The receiver has a large hole for the selector. Original select-fire galils have a left-side selector with "safe" in the forward position. |
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The left-side selector is pulled rear ward for "fire" and "auto". Factory semiauto galils have a smaller hole and use a linkage to make "safe" in the rear position and "fire" in the forward position. This is a trade-off. While perhaps more ergonomic, the linkage decreases the length of the lever arm and consequently the mechanical advantage of the lever. The result is that it changes the direction of movement, but it takes almost twice the force to use the factory semi-auto style selector as it does to use longer select-fire mechanism. I think ORF made the right decision going with the larger hole, as the parts required for the factory semi-auto style (pistol grip retaining block, 2-piece linkage and linkage rivit, right side selector) are difficult to aquire. Should one desire to use the factory-style semiauto left-side selector, a sleeve can probably be fabricated without too much trouble to bring the smaller diameter selector pivot pin to the larger diameter hole. the scope mount dovetail is deeper on the rear portion as it lacks the slight ridge of the original IMI receiver. I do not believe this has any detrimental effect. The hole for the shoulder stock pin is properly aligned The dovetail for the gas tube is slighly looser than the factory, but of no detriment. the top cover does not fit. The front limit is too far to the rear. relatively easy fit the bolt carrier does not close all the way. The right side radius is too far to the rear. realtively easy fix. the ejector profile is more square than the original. not detrimental, easy to change. factory Israeli and South African steel magazine fits fine. A thermould or an Orlite sythetic magazine will not fit. Nor will a magazine adaptor for AR-15 magazines fit. The internal profile on the front of the magazine well is different. Some have reported that this is due to two differnt versions of the galil, with one having the trigger guard rivit holes located slightly further back. As it would be a bother to change the location of the pre-drilled rivit holes, those wishing to use thermould mags or a magazine adaptor may want to open the front area slightly to allow clearance. |
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