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

[CaptainPhil]

got mine second hand, and so far with any of the 5 different mags I got with it (2 izzys and 3 ??) it shoots and feeds beautifully. have out 400 - 500 rounds through and love it.

I have an issue with the front sight that I am sorting out, but it is nothing and should be done next time I make it to the range.

CP

 

[The Real George W]

Zero problems with steel cases and quality mags. Sometime picky with different brand of brass. Would polishing the chamber help?

 

[javelinadave]

Zero problems with steel cases and quality mags. Sometime picky with different brand of brass. Would polishing the chamber help?

Doubtful But easy enough to do.

 

[slick24]

Century Golani's seem to be hit or miss and more miss than hit.

 

[thundercloud]

I must be livin right cause my Golani is a joy to shoot. Zero issues, no drama, she's just a reliable solid performer.

 

[griffyp1990]

i had a century wasr 10-63 with zero problems, had to let it go just because i couldent get over the fact it was pinned n pressed together. saw the golani on the sales rack and wound up walking away with it. the clerk said they had to send it back because it kept ripping cases in half. otherwise i check for the things that cetury usually f#$%S up and it seemed ok. have yet to fire it due to my broken leg, but maybey i can get out n test her at the range tomorow. kinda scared from all the problems people have.

 

[PotatoMuncher]

Havent zeroed mine yet, but Ive put a good 150rds through it, and no issues yet. Mines currently in the shop getting a shorter barrel and charging handle modified, but once its out, Ill be shooting it to Hell and back.

 

[DoctorV]

i had a century wasr 10-63 with zero problems, had to let it go just because i couldent get over the fact it was pinned n pressed together. saw the golani on the sales rack and wound up walking away with it. the clerk said they had to send it back because it kept ripping cases in half. otherwise i check for the things that cetury usually f#$%S up and it seemed ok. have yet to fire it due to my broken leg, but maybey i can get out n test her at the range tomorow. kinda scared from all the problems people have.

I wonder if what they mean is a normal indent that the Golani makes on ejected brass, about right in the middle. I hope they didn't mean it is actually rips cases open.

 

[griffyp1990]

i just got back from the first test fire. 10-20 rounds no problem. then had one get stuck in the chamber. it had such a good grip the only way i got it out was to whack the bolt handle on a tree. another 30 or so and the same thing happened but this time the rim got damaged so i was unable to get the case out till i got back just moments ago. i think a good chamber polishing shall do the trick. other wise me n my palls love it!

 

[TinmanIA]

The only issues with my Galil/Golani GLN07xxx is the rear stock wobbles. The pin hole in the stock is egged, and the lock doesn't seem to engage well. The top cover didn't fit tight enough to keep zero on the sights, I fixed that, and the IMI red dot optics mount on the side fit loose in the slot. I ghetto fixed that. Other than that the rifle has been a great performer going bang department.

 

[Steamroller]

I have recently picked up a Golani, serial number range: GAL024**. The only issue I noticed was that it was smashing the tips of the bullets. Talked to tenngalil and decided that it seems to be a mag issue. Now it runs just fine, stock locks up tight and it just barely marks the tip of the bullet. This rifle does have the "F" mark under the receiver.
So I guess I fall into the camp of the lucky Golani owners. Plus I traded an old beat up Beretta 92D for it, overall a pretty good deal I suppose.
I really want to convert it into an ARM clone. There shouldn't be any issues with swapping the rear hand guard retainer, carry handle, handguard and gas block onto a Golani? If anyone has a rear retainer, carry handle, wood handguard, or gas block from an ARM please contact me. I saw that arpartskits has them but I have had trouble with them in the past on AR15 parts. Maybe their Galil parts are different?

 

[Jerry799]

Mine is an original ORF receiver in the GAL4300 range. Had the F marking on the bottom of the receiver. It was mashing bullets back in the case...had an AK bullet ramp in it. Sent to Jeff (Tenngalil) and let him work his magic on it. Checked hardness and it was within spec (thankfully!). Bolt is properly locking up on the lugs, and headspace is perfect. Added a new IMI chrome lined 16" barrel, reparked & duracoated, new Tritiums, New Mahogany pistol grip and front grip. Thing now shoots like a house afire, and is way more accurate than I am. My reloads are shooting almost into the same hole at 25 yards. I have 15 Orlite mags I bought with it and they lock up solid, and feed beautifully.

It was a lot of work getting the gun to where it is now, but it still was $1000 less than a new Galil. I have a Galil.308 ARM safe queen, and this Golani I have no problem shooting

I cannot recommend Jeff highly enough! Fabulous work, quick turnaround, decent prices, fantastic communication....and a hell of a nice guy! He is personally responsible for helping many dozens of Golani owners have a good experience with the Century Golanis.

 

[Grunt11b]

Never again!!! The weapon was poorly built, had alot of feeding and ejecting problems. I sent it off, got it back in 3 weeks and sold it the next day.....

 

[kmart356]

Golani with GAL Prefix, fit and finish is excellent.

The parts used must have been unissued as they show no sign of wear. Top cover is parked that "dark greenish" color. The rest of the rifle is darker

 

[box20022]

So Far So Good

I have owned one for 10 months and only fired it once right out of the box after recieving it I believe I fired 3 x 35 and had no FTFs at all. The SN is GLN039XX. I did not zero it just fired it seemed pretty accurate. The only problem I noticed and resolved with Century was the front ghost ring was warped and canted to the left . Century quickly sent me a new complete front sight assembly and a new 35 round magazine and another 13 round blank mag as well. I just got around to putting the new front sight assembly on after I bought an elevation tool from Cheaper than Dirt for $5.95. I had no problem installing it . I will zero it weather permitting next week. One question for the pro's out there is there a way to convert the 13 RD blank mags to fire live rounds ? Also this is my third Century Arms rifle I also own a CETME no problems, and a G93 no problems and has become my favorite for now ! Well So Far So Good !

 

[gewamser]

Well I got about 4000 rounds through mine now with almost zero problems. When the rifle was new, I had to polish the feed ramp, and clean the mags really well. the mags were full of cosmo and sand. I shoot only Wolf steel cased 55 grain in mine and it is very accurate and 100% reliable. I have checked the headspace 4 times and had it checked by others and it is fine. Mine is on a ORF receiver and is under 2000 in serial number. It was made on a near new parts kit, on a reciever that was properly heat treated, and was put together by somebody at Century who luckily knew what they were doing. It has an awsome trigger! The diopeters line up perfectly! Shoots just as good as my IMI AR.

 

[box20022]

Golani Trigger Pull Question

Well I got about 4000 rounds through mine now with almost zero problems. When the rifle was new, I had to polish the feed ramp, and clean the mags really well. the mags were full of cosmo and sand. I shoot only Wolf steel cased 55 grain in mine and it is very accurate and 100% reliable. I have checked the headspace 4 times and had it checked by others and it is fine. Mine is on a ORF receiver and is under 2000 in serial number. It was made on a near new parts kit, on a reciever that was properly heat treated, and was put together by somebody at Century who luckily knew what they were doing. It has an awsome trigger! The diopeters line up perfectly! Shoots just as good as my IMI AR.

I have taken my Golani out to unload two magazines the other morning it had no misfires or FTF's but I did notice that the trigger pull was almost like a hair trigger which I did not remember before. It takes the lightest pressure to fire a round. What is your trigger pull like or any other Golani owner out theres experience ?

 

[GregCandR]

Both of mine have worked well, after a little tuning. Both are GLNs and have a feed ramp that is too low.
As for your trigger pull, that does not sound normal, or safe for that matter. Take a look at the internals for any broken parts of the trigger group.

 

[MrM4]

I have zero complaints about this one:

Goes BANG everytime.

 

[Westcliffe01]

I'm onto my 3rd bolt in my one. First one had been ground on the rear of the bolt lugs to head space, instead of adjusting the receiver or barrel flange. When we replaced the barrel with a new one, had to throw away bolt #1. It was replaced with bolt #2, which had not been ground on the rear of the bolt lugs. Come to find out that it had the face of the bolt (that engages the cartridge) ground away to head space sometime in its past. That clever deed altered the cartridge / extractor relationship. So now the rounds get ejected and stay inside the receiver, instead of going out the port. So just got through getting a replacement bolt at Sarco, which is the only source that was not a complete utter rip off (getting very difficult to find bolts now). Only catch is that my original bolt has a spring loaded firing pin, and the replacement is for a floating firing pin, so the tail end has to get a recess machined in it. I dropped it off at my smith a few days ago and he seems backlogged, so I may have to cancel and do the machining myself at work.

So far: Barrel parkerized inside at CIA, worn out stock knuckle - needed a new stock, original bolt modified and hence out of spec for new barrel, replacement bolt machined on the front and discovered to be out of spec, 2nd replacement OK, but needs to be machined to accept spring loaded firing pin. When I put in the new bolt, the head space will probably be off, so either re-cut chamber with a pull through reamer, or ship back to Jeff to fix it (hate wasting money on shipping).

From what I have seen so far, there have been several different "tricks" used by the assemblers in putting these together that turn what would have been good parts into scrap. The right way is first to be sure the receiver front face to bolt lug recesses is to spec. Then adjust the barrel flange if needed to get the head space right. This way, any replacement bolt that is to spec will be good. BUT, the A_holes in some cases grind the back of the bolt, which (provided your barrel is good and you don't replace it) at least will function if set up right. The next trick is to machine the recess in the bolt deeper if there is too little head space (clearly a lazy mans way since it is so easy to remove the bolt and so much harder to remove the barrel or re-cut the chamber in situ). But if this is more than just a few thou, the extractor will no longer have proper control of the empty shell and the rifle will never work again until you replace the bolt AND fix the original problem which is the too shallow chamber.

Sucks in some cases, but I have not given up yet...