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    Vile Shadow

    Vile Shadow

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    Feb 28, 2013
    28,953
    I like these.

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    windyhill

    Member
    Mar 24, 2011
    76
    Cool. I picked up a sweet new M76 back in the late 80's when I was in the Navy. Sold it later for like 3-400 bucks for some beer money. :banghead:
     
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    Jerry M

    Ultimate Member
    Jun 13, 2007
    1,690
    Glen Burnie MD
    You guy are several decades too late. Biggest problem with Valmets other than the 7.62X39 was/is finding magazines. They are very expensive.

    Good luck

    Jerry
     
    rob-cubed

    rob-cubed

    In need of moderation
    Sep 24, 2009
    5,387
    Holding the line in Baltimore
    I liked the Galil but found it very heavy, especially for a 5.56 gun. The rear peep sights are a huge improvement over a regular Kalashnikov, however.

    The Valmet is on the list of guns I'd like but will probably never own... something else always comes first.
     
    Vile Shadow

    Vile Shadow

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    Feb 28, 2013
    28,953
    Jerry M said:
    You guy are several decades too late. Biggest problem with Valmets other than the 7.62X39 was/is finding magazines. They are very expensive.

    Good luck

    Jerry
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    Looks like the 5.56 version would take Galil mags. I assume it doesn't?

    rob-cubed said:
    I liked the Galil but found it very heavy, especially for a 5.56 gun. The rear peep sights are a huge improvement over a regular Kalashnikov, however.

    The Valmet is on the list of guns I'd like but will probably never own... something else always comes first.
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    They'd have to come up with a semi-auto model to export other than the M-76 or M-78. Those are on the banned list, even though I don't think I've ever seen one in person. Since I came on board here at MDS I've seen a grand total of three 5.56 Galils at gunshows, one 7.62 NATO version at A1 Uniforms, and zero Valmets.
     
    janklow

    janklow

    Active Member
    Feb 6, 2013
    880
    lovely rifles. however...
    Jerry M said:
    You guy are several decades too late. Biggest problem with Valmets other than the 7.62X39 was/is finding magazines. They are very expensive.
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    ...Valmet magazines are the secret curse of Valmets. good lord.

    Sling Blade said:
    They'd have to come up with a semi-auto model to export other than the M-76 or M-78. Those are on the banned list, even though I don't think I've ever seen one in person. Since I came on board here at MDS I've seen a grand total of three 5.56 Galils at gunshows, one 7.62 NATO version at A1 Uniforms, and zero Valmets.
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    i think (unless i am misremembering the shop) that when i transferred my M76 through A1, the reaction was, "well, now i've actually seen one of these rifles in the flesh."

    i believe i've seen one other in MD, although there HAVE to be a fair number of them floating around the state, right?
     
    amoebicmagician

    amoebicmagician

    Samopal Goblin
    Dec 26, 2012
    4,174
    Columbia, MD
    rob-cubed said:
    I liked the Galil but found it very heavy, especially for a 5.56 gun. The rear peep sights are a huge improvement over a regular Kalashnikov, however.

    The Valmet is on the list of guns I'd like but will probably never own... something else always comes first.
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    Yeah, I have the same reaction, why are the galils so damned heavy?

    They shouldn't be any heavier than an AK, but they sure as hell feel a lot more dense
     
    erwos

    erwos

    The Hebrew Hammer
    MDS Supporter
    Mar 25, 2009
    13,886
    Rockville, MD
    Galils use a milled receiver, use steel mags, and have a relatively heavy stock. This adds some weight to them.

    The Galil ACE, OTOH, has a partially-plastic receiver, can use aluminum/plastic mags, and has a plastic stock... which shaves ~2.5lbs off it.
     
    HT4

    HT4

    Dum spiro spero.
    Jan 24, 2012
    2,728
    Bethesda
    There is a forum member who has a registered full auto 7.62x39 Valmet... I was lucky enough to shoot it once. It's a damned smooth action. Feels like a sewing machine next to an AK. Just Awesome. I'll let him come forward, if he chooses.
     
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