Noah Zark said:
One other criticism is the near-unobtanium status of higher-cap mags.
I have nearly 50 that I picked up in Colombia in the late '80s for $15 ea, if I remember correctly. I have 5 spare parts kits, even a barrelled Mossberg-imported receiver. Bought stuff up as it appeared because I knew one day the stuff was going to dry up.
But. I don't like the lack of optic mounting options. Ten years ago, it was no big deal because there was nothing around to mount except for a long hunting scope.
Now I have lasers, combat optics and night vision tubes. And I can't use any of them on the Galil.
Plus the one thing that never stopped bugging me was the lack of a bolt hold-open.
I'm thinking of selling all the Galil stuff and getting a FAL. Far superior device mounting options, bolt hold-open, similar size, weight, reliability and accuracy. Plentiful and cheap mags and parts kits. I'm going to wait to handle one and see if I like how it feels before I take such a drastic step, but I've nearly convinced myself.
