Ok, I've gotten rid of a lot of things that I wish I hadn't over the years, and I'm thinking about doing something that may or may not classify as an attack of the stupids.
Here's the deal, I have an excellent AA Galil model 386, the 16" barrel AR model in 5.56mm.
I have a buddy who has the AA model 329, the 18" barrel AR in 7.62 NATO. he does not shoot the rifle and it is in about the same shape, meaning excellent, as my rifle is.
He wants to trade me straight up for my rifle. He narrowly survived an ultralight crash and has major back problems, so no more .30 cal shooting for him.
Here's what I'm thinking. I really, really like my Galil AR model 386, it's handy and accurate. I do not like the 5.56mm cartridge, especially out of a 16" barrel.
I currently have 2 FAL's and much prefer the 7.62x51mm to the 5.56x45mm. I also have a couple of AK's in 7.62x39mm that could take the niche of the Galil AR in 5.56mm. My current Galil is my only 5.56mm rifle left.
IF I decided to do it, I could send the model 329 to Mark Graham at Arizona Response Systems and have him cut the barrel down to just under 16" and install a G3 flash suppressor permanently to make it legal.
www.arizonaresponsesystems.com/The thing is, I have a pre-ban Springfield Armory SAR-48 Para that is being rebarreled right now with a 18" barrel, and if I did the trade and got it cut down, would I be overlapping the rifles?
I'd trust the Galil to go bang absolutely every time, the FAL about 98-99% of the time, and the Galil cut down would still be shorter and handier than the FAL Para.
Or, am I just being extremely stupid and should just keep what I have?
Let me know what you guys think!! I lay awake at nights thinking about this stuff!