Sloppy tolerances
short sight radius
selector switch manipulation makes unmistakable “clack” noise
triggers are often gritty, slack
Frequently no last round bolt hold open
“Sloppy tolerances, short sight radius, selector switch manipulation makes unmistakable clack noise,triggers are often gritty, slack. Frequently no last round bolt hold open”
Works in sand, works in mud, works in tropical ooze. Puts rounds downrange when other weapons are failing in similar environments. can be field-stripped in seconds and wiped clean with a dirty shirt.
I am not a fan either. But dang. Even the Galiel designers took note.
Kinda like the Hi-Point .45 of automatic weapons.
But like a Hi-Point .45, if a round hits you it will seriously f* you up. And that is all that really matters.
The U.S. has “seeded” so much explosive ammunition for this rifle around the world during and since the Vietnam War, I will not to this day fire an AK-47.