­­Optimus Prime confirmed that he has received one of the first samples of the King Arms Galil SAR with an improved blowback system. While he's busy writing the full takedown and review for the magazine, he asked me to provide a snea­k preview of the AEG. ­So here I am. will try to pull some ­bits and pieces of this latest AEG coming from King Arms that is also a favourite must-have among airsoft players.

The Galil airsoft replica is now widely available in the market, but there were those conversion kits from Inokatsu, and the TSI Armories Galils were on a limited run and expensive for most.

According to Wikipedia... "The Galil’s design is based on the­ Finnish RK 62, which itself was derived from the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. It was selected as the winner of a competitive bid for the Israel Defense Forces that included many other designs and was formally introduced into service in 1972. Depending on the barrel length, magazine capacity and accessories, the Galil is available in the following configurations: a carbine variant known as the SAR (Short Assault Rifle), a compact MAR (Micro Assault Rifle) version, standard-length AR (Assault Rifle) and an ARM (As­sault Rifle and Machine gun) light machine gun.

The Galil series of rifles are selective-fire automatic weapons operated by a gas-driven piston system. Locking is achieved through a rotating bolt. The Galil is fed from a curved, steel box magazine with a 35-round capacity (SAR and AR versions) a 50-round capacity (ARM model) and a special 12-round magazine for blank cartridges, used to launch rifle grenades. Early production models were supplied with barrels that had six right-hand grooves with a 305 mm (1:12 in) twist rate (designed for use with the lighter M193 ammunition), recent production versions feature a 178 mm (1:7 in) twist barrel with six right-hand grooves (used to stabilize SS109/M855 bullets). The barrel has a ported flash hider used to launch rifle grenades and a bayonet lug attachment point. The stamped sheet metal fire selector lever is simultaneously the manual safety and ensures the weapon is not discharged accidentally. The Galil also includes a selector switch on the receiver's left side, above the pistol grip, designed to be manipulated by the thumb of the firing hand."

Here are the highlights of the Galil SAR as presented by King Arms:­

Other photos:

Out of the box, showing it's AK/RK roots.

Fire selector switch. As King Arms stated, the switch on the left side is actually a dummy and put there for purposes for being faithful to the IMI Galil design.

IMI Markings on the left side of the receiver.

Here shown side by side with the TM AKS74U. While the Galil SAR is a shortened version, and can be said to be the equivalent of the M4 rifle, there is still a shorter version, which is the Galil MAR, or famously known as the Micro-Galil.

Blowback comparison with the TM AKS74U for you to determine which has a better blowback function. Optimus Prime informed me that someone from the Filairsoft.com forums, using the name Malloski, who knows AK AEGs inside and out, made a suggestion that if King Arms also made an effort to install a MOSFET with Active-breaking system, it could be better, and will match the TM version. But there might some compromises somewhere as the battery needs to be installed somewhere else in the AEG, so that will require somewhat of a redesign. Here is the video. Enjoy folks!