IMI Magal
Overview
IMI Magal
IMI Magal self-loading carbine.
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Efraim Yaari
Brazil - Law enforcement
Description
Introduction
The Magal is a self-loading carbine of Israeli origin. It was developed in the 1990's to meet a police requirement. Due to reliability issues the service life of the Magal was short. It was produced in limited quantities before production ceased.
Design
The Magal is derived from the Galil assault rifle. It looks rather similar to the Galil MAR and even uses the long stroke gas piston system. The Magal is one of the few more modern firearms chambered for .30 Carbine. This caliber was chosen since it is intended for law enforcement use. The .30 Carbine cartridge is unlikely to over-penetrate and has a longer range than a pistol cartridge. Its use is uncommon since it requires a locked breech design, while other intermediate cartridges, such as 5.56x45mm NATO, provide a longer effective range.
Firepower
The Magal is chambered for .30 Carbine. It can use the 15 and 30 round magazines from the M1 Carbine. An enhanced reliability 27 round magazine with bolt hold open mechanism was developed as well. The Magal is a semi-automatic firearm. The effective range is about 100 meters.
Users
The Magal was adopted by the Israeli police in 1999 with about 4.000 acquired. Due to reliability issues it was never used in quantity and soon withdrawn in 2001. The Magal was exported in limited quantities for law enforcement use, and has been seen in Brazil and Africa.
Details
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IMI Galil MAR
The Magal looks rather similar to the Galil MAR compact assault rifle. The Magal can be distinguished by the slimmer magazine and handguard on the grip.