HEZI SM-1 Assault Rifle And Series IMI Galil Assault Rifle

HEZI SM-1 Assault Rifle

This HEZI SM-1 Assault Rifle is based on the M-1 Assault Rifle Carbine, turned into a bullpup assault rifle. It was designed for law enforcement; the  M-1 Assault Rifle Carbine cartridge has decent striking power and penetration, but not enough to accidentally shoot innocent bystanders through walls or through the actual target of the weapon. The HEZI SM-1 Assault rifle retains only the action, feed system, and barrel of the M-1 Carbine; the rest is replaced by new parts, such as a synthetic bullpup stock with a carrying handle topped by a MIL-STD-1913 rail, and another such rail below the barrel. The controls are made ambidextrous. The bolt is strengthened and a firing pin safety is installed, as is a hinged ejection port dust cover. The extractor and gas system are improved, and a muzzle brake is installed on the barrel. Normally, this weapon is sold to law enforcement and civilians in semiautomatic form, but law enforcement and military can also buy the SM-1Assault Rifle in fully automatic form.

HEZI SM-1 Assault Rifle

Series IMI Galil Assault Rifle

 The operation of the Galil Assault Rifle series is essentially almost identical to that of Kalashnikov series assault rifles, modified for use with different ammunition, of course. The Galil ARM Assault Rifle has several novel features, such as a bipod which doubles as a wire cutter (for medium-gauge barbed wire at the thickest), a handguard which can be used to open bottles (primarily to stop troops from bending the lips of their magazines by using them as bottle openers), ambidextrous fire selectors which are similar to the AK on the right side of the receiver, but like those of an HK-built weapon on the left, and a charging handle on the right side like that of the AK series, but bent upwards to better facilitate ambidextrous operation.

Galil ARM Assault Rifle

 The sights consist of a hooded front sight and a rear diopter sight; in addition, the sight mounts allow these sights to be folded down, and night sights with tritium inlays raised when necessary. In addition, scope mounts may be mounted on a bracket which attaches to the left side of the receiver, like the Kalashnikov series. A FAL-like carrying handle may be added to the Galil ARM when desired. Though an unmodified Galil can only use the 12-round, 35-round, and 50-round magazines designed for it, the Galil may also use M-16 magazines with the addition of an adapter (which may be added by the user, and requires no skill other than knowledge of how to do it). The handguard, pistol grip, and other nonmetallic parts are made from high-impact plastic (though early prototypes had a wooden handguard).

Galil AR Assault Rifle

The standard Galil Assault Rifle is the Galil ARM Assault Rifle; it has an 18.1-inch barrel and a folding stock similar to that of the FAL Para. The Galil SAR Assault Rifle is a carbine version of the ARM; it uses a 13.1-inch barrel, but has neither a bipod nor a mount for a carrying handle. It is otherwise identical to the ARM. The Galil ARM Assault Rifle (and the AR) can use a variety of US bayonets and Kalashnikov-type bayonets. The Galil MAR Assault Rifle, also known as the Galil Micro, is a CQB/PDW variant of the Galil, with a stubby 7.7-inch barrel. It was designed for uses ranging from special operations to vehicle crews and rear area troops. The handguard is contoured at the front with a lip to prevent the shooter’s hand from slipping in front of the barrel. Instead of steel, the stock of the MAR is made from aluminum alloy. A variant of the Galil MAR Rifle, the MAR Special, is modified for use by special operations troops; it can accept a suppressor, use subsonic ammunition, and has MIL-STD-1913 rails atop the receiver and on the handguard to allow the use of various optics and accessories. It is otherwise identical to the standard MAR for game purposes. The Galil MAR Rifle cannot mount a bayonet or an underbarrel grenade launcher, and does not have the nifty bottle-opening handguard.

Galil SAR Assault Rifle

The Galil also comes in a relatively rare chambering: 7.62mm NATO. This was first developed in response to the IDF’s request for a heavier-caliber battle rifle for certain applications; however, the IDF largely passed on the 7.62mm NATO version of the Galil, preferring to arm themselves with proven surplus (and usually heavily-modified) designs firing the 7.62mm NATO cartridge such as
the US M-14 and the FN-FAL. They then tried marketing this heavier version overseas, but it had little luck in the international market. It did, however, serve as the basis of the Galat’z Sniper Rifle. Both long-barreled (AR) and short-barreled (SAR) versions exist, and except for the modifications required for the heavier caliber, they are essentially identical to their assault rifle cousins. In
addition, the 7.62mm version of the Galil typically feeds from a proprietary 25-round magazine, though 20-round FAL magazines are also usable.

The Hadar II Assault Rifle is a heavily-modified version of the AR, originally intended for police use, but later also sold as a civilian rifle. The primary differences are that the Hadar II Assault Rifle is capable only of semiautomatic fire, and the folding stock has been replaced with a thumbhole-type wooden stock (of average-quality wood, but weatherproofed and otherwise very well-finished). Civilian versions sold in the US during the Assault Weapons Ban were normally sold with 10-round magazines (though they could take the standard 25-round AR magazines and FAL magazines) and had no flash suppressors. Police versions do have flash suppressors, but neither one have bayonet lugs or bipods.

Galil MAR Assault Rifle

The Magal Assault Rifle is a modification of the Galil MAR Assault Rifle, used for a short time by the Magav (Israeli National Police). The police felt that the standard Galil SAR, with its 5.56mm NATO ammunition, was too powerful and it's ammunition over-penetrating, often exiting
one victim and striking another behind it. However, the Magav still needed a weapon that could penetrate soft body armor, at least at short range. Their solution was to modify the Galil MAR, rechambering it for Carbine ammunition, making some ergonomic adjustments, and changing the construction somewhat. The new weapon was called the Magal, and issued to the Magav starting in
1994. The Magal looks externally like a short assault rifle that is based on the Galil MAR, but is also greatly different in appearance.

The handguard is rather large, made from reinforced polymer rather than high-impact plastic, and deliberately increased somewhat in mass so that it can be used as an impromptu clubbing instrument. The pistol grip assembly is built in a similar manner, and is also joined to the receiver with a reinforced polymer bar. The folding stock itself is partially made from lighter high-impact plastic. The top of the receiver has a MIL-STD-1913 rail, along with backup iron sights like those of the Galil MAR (modified for the .30 Carbine ammunition).

Complaints about the Magal began almost immediately; the short barrel, barely adequate for 5.56mm NATO ammunition, was equally unsuited for lower-powered ammunition like .30 Carbine. Jams and failures to feed were quite common. In addition, the weapon could not develop the energy to properly launch BTU rifle grenades, even when equipped with the proper muzzle device. The 4000 Magals in the government’s order were built, but they were largely handed down to the Civil Guard and certain
conventional police units by 2001; the riot control-type police units reverted back to Galil MARs, CAR-15s, and Colt Commandos early in 2001. Another recipient of the Magal, the Israeli Civil Guard, largely went back to their M-1 and M-2 Carbines, which the Magal was supposed to replace.

Though the Galil was nonetheless considered a successful design, it did not enjoy wide issue in Israel, mostly because the Israelis were sold mountains of M-16A1s, CAR-15s, and later M-16A2s and M-4s at virtually no cost starting in the late 1960s. In fact, the Galil was more successful in a slightly modified form in South Africa (the R-4 series), and was also sold to several African, South American, and Asian countries. Even semiautomatic civilian variants of the Galil have proven more successful. In the past few years, even the Israelis have been silently ditching the Galil in favor of M-16 series weapons, particularly the M-16A3/4 and the M-4/M-4A1, and more recently, the Tavor bullpups. Despite the fact that the Galil MAR is far stronger than the standard Galil and is a more solid weapon, it was never really accepted by the Israeli military, and it was not produced in large numbers.