ATI Galeo, 5.56 Galil Style Rifle – Video Review

By Graham Baates

USA – -(Ammoland.com)- ATI has produced a Galil-inspired rifle called the Galeo by blending authentic IMI parts with US parts and assembling them here in the US. If you’re not an AK fanatic or one who studies near-east history you may be wondering what a Galil is and why it looks like an improved AK chambered in 5.56x45mm.

Your assumptions are somewhat correct. The Galil and our American-made Galeo from ATI is essentially an updated AK chambered for the NATO round. In the 1960s the Israelis were looking for an alternative to the FAL. They had been impressed with the reliability of the AK in dusty environments, especially performance while being poorly maintained. Essentially the AK was a rifle that had proven itself in harsh conditions including abuse by soldiers. A copy of the Finnish Valmet was made and chambered in the NATO-approved 5.56x45mm (7.62x51mm examples exist also). The Galil served the Israeli defense forces from the 1970s through the 1990s and remains in use or has been in use by 52 countries according to Wikipedia.

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Source:: AmmoLand