Galil Bolt Carrier in AK

[KLRANGL]

So im trying to find out if a Galil bolt carrier (made for milled receivers) such as this one: Bolt Carrier
would fit into a stamped Bulgarian receiver. The best info I could find comes from here where he mentions he tried it in three different AKs (without specifying milled or stamped). I also realize I have to change out the piston.
Anyone have any thoughts or info on the matter?

And to make it more Galil-spec, I was thinking of going with the new AK Tech-Sights. Anyone with any experience with them care to share? I'm specifically curious as to if the aperture is big enough for battle ranges...

Thanks

[ranger dave]

no a galil bolt will not fit in a ak is there something wrong with your ak bolt ??? if you have a side rail mount on your ak i'd get a tiger red dot there are russian made and work well

[KLRANGL]

no a galil bolt will not fit in a ak

You have a source for this, because a Galil bolt has certainly been used in an AK before. My question is whether you have to use a milled receiver, or if a stamped receiver would work as well...

is there something wrong with your ak bolt

Nope, works just fine...

if you have a side rail mount on your ak i'd get a tiger red dot there are russian made and work well

Im confused, what does that have to do with a Galil bolt or Tech-Sight sights?

[HorseSoldier]

Can safely say I never tried that, and had anyone in my chain of command higher than me caught me trying it, I would have likely had to surrender my play-with-the-foreign-weapons privelleges . . .

No idea on how well it works. Would be interested to hear how things go if you give it a try, though I'd want something a bit more definitive than an anonymous internet posting saying it would work before I put that thing on my shoulder and pulled the trigger.

[Willie Lowman]

I think it will work in a stamped receiver. I think.

You will have to use a different gas piston. www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16799

[FALacy]

What would the benefit of this be?

[KLRANGL]

No idea on how well it works. Would be interested to hear how things go if you give it a try, though I'd want something a bit more definitive than an anonymous internet posting saying it would work before I put that thing on my shoulder and pulled the trigger.

Haha yes, exactly... As long as the bolt goes into battery, I can't see it exploding. I'm more worried about it failing to eject, extract, feed, etc...

You will have to use a different gas piston. www.akfiles.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16799

Yes, thats the same thread I referenced above. You can see he mentions he used it in three different AKs, but no mention as to if they were milled or stamped. I might just go ahead and give it a try...

What would the benefit of this be?

Left hand operation of the action.
And being more bad*** than everyone else...

[KLRANGL]

So I got the parts and put it together. So far my friend with the range membership to the local rifle range has been busy at work, so I haven't had a chance to test it out, but the bolt goes into battery just fine, and cycles rounds just fine.
I replaced the sights with tech-sights which work fine, and the piston has been replaced with a Krebs Custom piston.

The action is smooth and nice, but the bluing is worn on most of the Galil bolt carrier, so I'll probably get that refinished sometime soon.

My only real complaint right now is with the Tech-Sights dust cover. It is loose, and doesn't completely cover the receiver, allowing dust to get into the action easier.
They also decided to put a little protrusion directly above the selector switch that had to be cut off to allow the bolt to fully cycle to the rear. You can see the circular cut in the picture.

My friends call it the "Galilakov"

[DMK]

Did you just replace the carrier or the whole bolt/carrier assembly?

[KLRANGL]

Just the carrier. The piston is a krebs custom, and the bolt is the factory bolt... Goes into battery just fine...

[ranger dave]

you dont mix and match gun parts. the only thing that stops the bolt from going through your face is a spring . it may fit but it doesnt mean its safe . and why would you tak the bolt out of a $800 galil to fix a $300 ak . i know lets see if we can fire 25/06 out of a 30/06

[KLRANGL]

why would you tak the bolt out of a $800 galil to fix a $300 ak

Because its an $800 AK, and it doesn't need fixing... Just making it better...
Why? Because I can...

Way to make yourself look like an idiot...

[DMK]

you dont mix and match gun parts. the only thing that stops the bolt from going through your face is a spring . it may fit but it doesnt mean its safe

The Galil is basically the Israeli's idea of an improved AK. The rifles are very similar.

The spring is not what keeps the bolt in the rifle. The carrier keeps the bolt in the rifle. The carrier is held in by the rails of the receiver, the rear of the receiver and the guide that holds the spring. You can remove the spring, put everything back together and you would not be able to remove the bolt or carrier (not that it would be safe to fire without the spring absorbing the recoil energy).