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Dimensions & mass

Mass: SAR: 3.75 kg (8.27 lb) AR: 3.95 kg (8.7 lb) ARM: 4.35 kg (9.6 lb)¹
Length: SAR : 850 mm (33 in) stock extended / 614 mm (24.2 in) stock folded¹
Barrel length: SAR: 332 mm (13.1 in) AR, ARM: 460 mm (18.1 in)¹

Performance

Rate of fire: 650 rounds/min¹
Muzzle velocity: SAR: 900 m/s (2,953 ft/s) AR, ARM: 950 m/s (3,116.8 ft/s)¹

Systems & armament

Cartridge: 5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO .30 carbine (Magal variant)¹
Action: Gas-operated , rotating bolt¹
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)¹
Sights: Flip-up rear aperture with protective ears, flip-up tritium night sights, hooded front post¹

Programme

Wars: Guatemalan Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Colombian Armed Conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Operation Litani Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War War in Somalia Communist insurgency in Thailand South African Border War Cenepa War First Congo War Congo Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Nepalese Civil War Central African Republic Civil War Gaza war 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis¹
Designer: Yisrael Galili Yakov Lior¹
Produced: 1972–1998¹
Variants: See Variants¹
Reported operator · Bolivia: Bolivia¹
Reported operator · Botswana: Botswana¹
Reported operator · Brazil: Brazil¹
Reported operator · Cameroon: Cameroon

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

IWI Galil · Wikipedia revision 1376432245 ↗
Type
Infobox · Type
Assault rifle Carbine Battle rifle
Place of origin
Infobox · Place of origin
Israel
In service
Infobox · In service
1972–present
Used by
Infobox · Used by
See Users
Wars
Infobox · Wars
Guatemalan Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution Colombian Armed Conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Operation Litani Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War War in Somalia Communist insurgency in Thailand South African Border War Cenepa War First Congo War Congo Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Nepalese Civil War Central African Republic Civil War Gaza war 2025 Cambodian–Thai border crisis
Designer
Infobox · Designer
Yisrael Galili Yakov Lior
Manufacturer
Infobox · Manufacturer
Manufactured by: Israel Military Industries Licensed to: Bernardelli Indumil Ka Pa Sa State Factories ( Myanmar ) Denel Land Systems PLR Systems , India Z111 Factory ( Vietnam )
Produced
Infobox · Produced
1972–1998
Variants
Infobox · Variants
See Variants
Mass
Infobox · Mass
SAR: 3.75 kg (8.27 lb) AR: 3.95 kg (8.7 lb) ARM: 4.35 kg (9.6 lb)
Length
Infobox · Length
SAR : 850 mm (33 in) stock extended / 614 mm (24.2 in) stock folded
Barrel length
Infobox · Barrel length
SAR: 332 mm (13.1 in) AR, ARM: 460 mm (18.1 in)
Cartridge
Infobox · Cartridge
5.56×45mm NATO 7.62×51mm NATO .30 carbine (Magal variant)

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Observation / report period	Value	Source	Claim state
28 Sept 2026	0.85 m	Wikipedia contributors	superseded
28 Sept 2026	0.85 m	Wikipedia contributors	approved

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