Unofficial Golani Poll - If you've owned one did it work?

[kargo27]

Well, the action on mine worked well, but the barrel/trunnion/etc. was so out of alignment that Jeff could not repair it. Jeff can better explain exactly what was wrong if you're interested. :eek

It's going back to Bud's Gun Shop for a refund and I'm going to have him build a Galil for me. Although this Golani was a disappointment, I love this platform! :banana

Warning to those thinking of getting a Century Golani. Jeff said he's had 2 others lately that were like mine. Mine had a build dated of 10/08/10, serial #GLN043XX.

 

[gbfirearmsales]

Well, the action on mine worked well, but the barrel/trunnion/etc. was so out of alignment that Jeff could not repair it. Jeff can better explain exactly what was wrong if you're interested. :eek

It's going back to Bud's Gun Shop for a refund and I'm going to have him build a Galil for me. Although this Golani was a disappointment, I love this platform! :banana

Warning to those thinking of getting a Century Golani. Jeff said he's had 2 others lately that were like mine. Mine had a build dated of 10/08/10, serial #GLN043XX.

more details please. The Galil has no actual "trunnion" since it is just part of the receiver. What exactly was out of alignment, the gas block?

 

[MrM4]

Mine ran perfectly as in factory configuration. I am still tinkering with the Micro Conversion but I think it will run great with alittle tuning.

 

[jetskrtal]

I've had 2 that were duds.

 

[kargo27]

more details please. The Galil has no actual "trunnion" since it is just part of the receiver. What exactly was out of alignment, the gas block?

Well, I ran out of sight elevation adjustment and still could not zero the irons. It kept shooting low.

Jeff said if he fixed that low-shooting issue then it would make the rails bind because they would then be out of alignment. I'd better let him explain because I'm not exactly sure which parts were assembled incorrectly.

 

[AzMike]

Mine has always worked flawlessly.

 

[hagar]

Mine built on an ORF receiver works like a charm with fmj ammo, even works with the new Tapco mag. Very accurate to boot. No ejector peening in about 500 rounds. Sometimes it hangs up on my hollow point reloads, but my IMI Galil jams like a mofo with them too. It is also way more accurate than the IMI..:brick

 

[Tenngalil]

i checked the barrel from century and they had tried bending it to line up the sights.
i put a new barrel on- problem was a lot worse.
Checked the run out on the barrel/rec. and the trunnion threads were off angle at 18-20 degrees down and right.
Bored out the trunnion threads, made a sleeve and pressed it in.
Rethread and put it back together-barrel in now within .003 of exact centerline alignment.
Problem is i still have to adjust the front sight all the way down but it's only 4-6 in. below zero at 50 yards not digging a ditch in front of the target..
The rest of the rec. is off now that i have a known line to go from.
i cut the rear sight body off the top cover and put a shim in to raise the sight line and have front sight travel back but the geometry of the rec. is off and the bolt carrier is binding/polishing the rails.
If you have a Galoni with the same sight problem send it back to Century and let them replace the rifle- short of a scope i can't see a way to fix the rec. without a lot of work and $.

 

[misfit762]

I've run about 50-75 hand loads through mine and it ran just fine! I was amazed by the low recoil and the smooth action. I still wanna send it to Tenngalil for a tune-up. My ser#GAL018**

 

[31dirty]

I read these forums for about 6 months before I decided to purchase a golani, and I only took the dive because I found one locally that had already been worked on by Tenngalil for a sweet price.

Mine is a GLN 39XX serial, and it never gave me a problem until I recently switched to an AK bolt carrier. It seems to be hanging up when the carrier passes back over the hammer, occasionally resulting in a double feed. I took the dremel to it, but havent been back to the range to test it out yet.

 

[gbfirearmsales]

Well now..that certainly will screw shit up....bending a barrel is about as bright as voting for Obama for president...and having the barrel threads cut crooked..well..thats icing on the cake.

i checked the barrel from century and they had tried bending it to line up the sights.
i put a new barrel on- problem was a lot worse.
Checked the run out on the barrel/rec. and the trunnion threads were off angle at 18-20 degrees down and right.
Bored out the trunnion threads, made a sleeve and pressed it in.
Rethread and put it back together-barrel in now within .003 of exact centerline alignment.
Problem is i still have to adjust the front sight all the way down but it's only 4-6 in. below zero at 50 yards not digging a ditch in front of the target..
The rest of the rec. is off now that i have a known line to go from.
i cut the rear sight body off the top cover and put a shim in to raise the sight line and have front sight travel back but the geometry of the rec. is off and the bolt carrier is binding/polishing the rails.
If you have a Galoni with the same sight problem send it back to Century and let them replace the rifle- short of a scope i can't see a way to fix the rec. without a lot of work and $.

 

[american hellbilly]

I just picked up a CAI last Friday for $300 and a Taurus 9mm. the number is GAL00820. It says its a Galil sporter, not Golani. Do they all say galil and not Golani? I have not had a chance to shoot it yet, but the shop I bought it from won't sell crap. They strip down all guns, clean them, replace any worn parts that they can. Then test fire them.

 

[Ed24601]

My Golani was a GLN # (cast receiver). It was not machined correctly, barrel was offset, rails/grooves in the receiver not machined correctly. Bolt ground to get it to seat when in battery. Fire a round and the bolt jammed. Had to use a rubber mallet to get the bolt unseated to return. Called CAI who said to change ammo. Then sent it to Jeff who checked it out. We sent it to CAI with all the mismachining in the receiver marked. They "lubed" the bolt and sent it back to Jeff. Test fire was same as before. Not fixed. Total POS. To make a long story short, he kept the rear stock, fire control group and replaced the receiver with an ORF micro and installed a micro kit for me. Looks great and worx like a champ, thanks to Jeff. :2cents

 

[tankmech2000]

I have had one for 2 years now. It is an early cast GLN. When I first got it, I had all kinds of FTE failures. I found that with the hammer cocked, the bolt carrier would move fine, but when cycling normally, it took alot of effort to cock the hammer. Searching other forums, I found several people with the G2 trigger group having the same issue in different AK variants. All I did was to reshape the transitions on the hammer that the bolt carrier follows, and all my problems disappeared. It now cycles pretty much 100% no matter what ammo I am feeding it. Mine is very accurate, and I had no problems getting it to zero.

 

[adipose]

This question has been brought up over and over.

There has been people who are had good luck with their purchase and are sastisfied. They can be good rifles. But after buying 5 century rifles; it is a lottery like most people will tell you.

I bought one last April (GAL43XX) for 500.00 new.

I fired 5 rounds thru it; all FTF. Placed in it the corner.

Then bought a group of IMI's after that. Century no more.

Maybe there is nothing seriously wrong with it, maybe there is. I'll look at it someday.

I remember "Che" made a comment last spring about IMI vs Century.

I probably should of listened.

Them of course you could talk to Jeff and get his first hand experience of the issues that come to light from Century.

 

[kargo27]

I'm happy to hear that some of you got some that were good to go out-of-the-box.

 

[woof*]

Mine has been without a problem

 

[fargonaz]

My GLN050xx feeds flawlessly... when the previous shell get ejected. It shot high and right when I got it and now that the front sight has been adjusted almost completely right and the post raised almost completely and it only shoots 4-5" high and almost perfect left to right. I am zeroing @100yds so that could explain having to raise the post so high. The bolt carrier needed some fitting, the receiver appears to be 'soft' so there were obvious areas of peening(front of right rail and the protrusion that bumps the spent shell out of the receiver).

The first ammo I used was Tula 55gr FMJ(500 rounds) and about every 4-5 rounds the case was sticking at the neck, requiring me to stop everything and poke out the old case. So, I started polishing the chamber(very slowly) and now after another 400 rounds and 2 chamber polishing sessions it feeds and ejects flawlessly(last 200 rounds). I've had one case separation. I have fed it about 700 steel case rounds and 250 brass; the last 200 were and 50/50 mix of steel and brass(hotshot, remington, wwb).

During the last 30 rounds the charging handle knob went MIA and the handguard retainer cam lever keeps coming loose.

The accuracy is reasonable to me for an assault rifle: 3-5" @100 yds.

I believe I got at least what I paid for maybe a little more, since I believe it is going to be a reliable weapon that is fun to shoot. Since this is my first rifle of any type in almost 20 years, I might attribute the grouping to my inexperience also. Had I spent 4 times as much on this rifle, it might have been better out of the box.

I have fun with it.

 

[Ric_Knight]

Mine functions well if I treat it right. It will only work if I use ProMag magazines and ammunition besides Wolf brand.

A new problem popped up the last time I was on the range it was having FTF about one per mag. Each time it happened steel was being shaved off of the case leading me to believe that there is a problem with the feed ramp area. I plan to have my camera with me the next time I am on the range so I can photograph it if it happens again.

 

[ttman]

i got 2, 1 works perfect. the other had the common low feed ramp issue, which got fixed & now works 100% as well.