This is great in theory, as most people are right-handed, and thus charging the weapon is easier for them. On the AKM, the charging handle was designed to be familiar to soldiers who were previously issued Mosin Nagant rifles, and thus on the right side. This is both much faster, and allows the shooter to toggle the safety while keeping the gun in a ready position should a sudden target appear.Īlso, the Galil ACE addresses one of the biggest complaints I have about the AK – the charging handle. For instance, the safety on the standard AKM is effective, but very slow to use and it requires the shooter to remove their firing hand from the pistol grip.ĭespite the Galil ACE utilizing the same method of operation as an AK, it instead ops for a more AR-influenced safety that can be actuated with the shooting hand without shifting the grip. Likewise, certain areas of the Galil ACE’s design make for a much more user-friendly experience than others. For instance, while the AK’s rock-and-lock magazine insertion is very positive, few people would argue that it’s faster than reloading an AR-15. While ergonomics can be a very subjective element of a gun’s design, certain aspects of a design are objectively, “worse” than others. The Galil ACE has a great safety selector: easy to use and very positive. Plus, both designs utilize the ultra-reliable (and very affordable) AK magazines. So much so, that I’m not going to mention it further on. So, I had to make my list of 5 reasons the Galil ACE is a better AK than the actual AK.īefore I start comparing aspects, keep in mind that in my experience, reliability is identical between the two. So instead of dousing a pig with lipstick, maybe a new design is a better idea. Still, it’s not like the AKM is an outdated design, simply one that could use a little modernization. But after hundreds, if not thousands of hours behind the Iron Curtain’s favorite lead-slinger, I’m intimately familiar with both its advantages and shortcomings. I’ve sent tens of thousands of rounds through all variety of AKM/AK-47/AK-74M in my life, and I’m an enormous fan of the platform. Wait… Some upstart ignoramus thinks the Galil ACE, an Israeli knock-off, is better than Mikhail Kalashnikov’s Magnum Opus?! ::GASP::
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