IMI Galil

IMI Galil
Galil ARM
Type	Assault rifle, carbine, battle rifle
Place of origin	Israel
Service history
In service	1972–present[1]
Used by	See Users
Wars	Nicaraguan Revolution [2] Operation Litani Salvadoran Civil War[3] 1982 Lebanon War War in Somalia South African Border War Cenepa War First Congo War Congo Civil War[4] War in Afghanistan Iraq War Insurgency in the Philippines Guatemalan Civil War Colombian Armed Conflict Nepalese Civil War Central African Republic Civil War Israel-Hamas 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) [5][6] 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[1] 7.62×51mm NATO[1] .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.^[7] Moreover, the Galil design is largely based on the Finnish rifle RK 62 (a derivative of the AK-47).^[8]

The Israeli Army initially deployed the 5.56×45mm NATO Galil in three basic configurations; the automatic rifle machine-gun (ARM),^[9] the automatic rifle (AR), and the short automatic rifle (SAR). A modern version of the Galil currently in production in multiple calibers is known as the Galil ACE.