is there a good online guide for putting one together from a parts kit and a domestic receiver?

do i need a 'new' barrel, and if i do, where do i get it?

can I 'a mechanically inclined individual, with access to any tool' do it myself, or ought i send it off to the pros?

what is are the differences between the galil AR, ARMS, etc?

is a valmet the same as a galil only with a stamped reciever?

Galil ARM:


Galil AR:



No, the Galil is not the same as a Valmet with a stamped versus milled receiver.

Older Valmets also had a milled receiver although, it's my understanding that the first Galils were based off the Valmet at least in part. Pic below is of a milled Valmet:





You might find some more answers to your questions in the Galil-Valmet Thread: