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Title: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: tallgerman on November 17, 2010, 10:06:17 AM
and waht beats them both

step up weapons heads

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Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Stark on November 17, 2010, 10:18:44 AM
here is a good reason not to use an AK

http://www.apacheclips.com/media/24784/HAHA_Jihadi_Accident/
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: brent2741 on November 17, 2010, 10:20:09 AM
AR's are better machined, precision rifles with much greater accuracy, where as an AK-47 is more of a utilitarian type weapon that can be buried underground for a year, dug up and fired with no problem. An AK is not as accurate as an AR but has a much greater stopping power because it uses a 7.56 round as opposed to a 5.56 that the AR-15 uses.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: tallgerman on November 17, 2010, 10:27:34 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Tavor_TAR-21 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMI_Tavor_TAR-21)

this looks interesting but I feel any israeli product is suspect

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Tavor-latrun-exhibition-1.jpg/300px-Tavor-latrun-exhibition-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: tallgerman on November 17, 2010, 10:28:56 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XK11_Korean_New_Rifle (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XK11_Korean_New_Rifle)

korean rifle

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Rifle_xk11.jpg/300px-Rifle_xk11.jpg)
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 10:31:02 AM
and waht beats them both

step up weapons heads

pics + links apprecaited

(http://az7t1.com/fattythumbs.com/t/570765.jpg)

  The AR-15 is the commercial version of the military M-16 assault rifle. This was the standard rifle the U.S military used in Vietnam. As for why the AK-47 is superior, well, the M-16 and AK-47 were matched in Vietnam and the AK-47 was superior. It jams a lot less than the M-16 and has a better recoil.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Nails on November 17, 2010, 10:37:41 AM
Of all the weapons in the vast soviet arsenal, nothing was more profitable than Avtomat Kalashnikova model of 1947. More commonly known as the AK-47, or Kalashnikov. It's the world's most popular assault rifle. A weapon all fighters love. An elegantly simple 9 pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood. It doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It'll shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy, even a child can use it; and they do. The Soviets put the gun on a coin. Mozambique put it on their flag. Since the end of the Cold War, the Kalashnikov has become the Russian people's greatest export. After that comes vodka, caviar, and suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars.


Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Campeon Del Mundo on November 17, 2010, 11:00:07 AM
  for accurate shooting go with the AR-15..

i own both AR and AK and the AK-47 has poor accuracy..
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 02:35:18 PM
  for accurate shooting go with the AR-15..

i own both AR and AK and the AK-47 has poor accuracy..

  Yeah, that's the reason why the Vietcongs killed 400,000 Americans G.Is in Vietnam. Because the AK-47 has such pooor accuracy.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: wes mantooth on November 17, 2010, 02:39:27 PM
  Yeah, that's the reason why the Vietcongs killed 400,000 Americans G.Is in Vietnam. Because the AK-47 has such pooor accuracy.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

you can shoot a birds eye out with a bb gun if you have enough bb's....and enough birds. Accuracy has nothing to do with statistical numbers like that. Stop playing video games.

your theory, not unlike your life....is flawed
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: garebear on November 17, 2010, 02:55:38 PM
  Yeah, that's the reason why the Vietcongs killed 400,000 Americans G.Is in Vietnam. Because the AK-47 has such pooor accuracy.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Huh?
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 02:57:52 PM
you can shoot a birds eye out with a bb gun if you have enough bb's....and enough birds. Accuracy has nothing to do with statistical numbers like that. Stop playing video games.

your theory, not unlike your life....is flawed

  Ok, how is the AK-47 less accurate than the AR-15, dumbass? Riddle me that? What difference in accuracy there is between two barrels firing lead?

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 17, 2010, 03:05:16 PM
  Yeah, that's the reason why the Vietcongs killed 400,000 Americans G.Is in Vietnam. Because the AK-47 has such pooor accuracy.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

400,000 Americans? not even close
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 17, 2010, 03:06:51 PM
  Ok, how is the AK-47 less accurate than the AR-15, dumbass? Riddle me that? What difference in accuracy there is between two barrels firing lead?

SUCKMYMUSCLE

ballistics that's the difference
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 17, 2010, 03:08:05 PM
AR's are better machined, precision rifles with much greater accuracy, where as an AK-47 is more of a utilitarian type weapon that can be buried underground for a year, dug up and fired with no problem. An AK is not as accurate as an AR but has a much greater stopping power because it uses a 7.56 round as opposed to a 5.56 that the AR-15 uses.

it's 7.62 round , and AR's are made in a very wide range of calibers including a 7.62
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 03:08:24 PM
ballistics that's the difference

  Explain further please.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 03:08:35 PM
a piston driven AR set up such as the POF is the last battle rifle you will ever need. A lot of the outcome is dependent on the nut behind the trigger...

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 17, 2010, 03:10:28 PM
  The AR-15 is the commercial version of the military M-16 assault rifle. This was the standard rifle the U.S military used in Vietnam. As for why the AK-47 is superior, well, the M-16 and AK-47 were matched in Vietnam and the AK-47 was superior. It jams a lot less than the M-16 and has a better recoil.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

At first the AR did have jamming problems because of the ball ammo and the fact that they were told not to clean or lube the guns , and AR has much , much better recoil than the AK
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 03:14:11 PM
 Explain further please.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
the barrel twist for the AK is all fucked up for the grain of round shot out of a AK making it very unstable....you can literally see a AK round floating in the air at 300yards...the barrel twist is that fucked up....but still a solid weapon for close up...

the AR has all the bugs worked out...the AR used during vietnam cant even be mentioned because it isnt even the same rifle anymore.....with match grade ammo(75-77grain SMK) world title 1000yard matches have been won...

the winner?.....the AR is clearly the more versatile weapon...the AK is no punk.....but it was designed and produced in 1947.....it was left behind...the ar/m16 evolved and the AK really didnt..

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Ex Coelis on November 17, 2010, 03:15:19 PM
and waht beats them both


C7A2  ;D
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 03:15:29 PM
At first the AR did have jamming problems because of the ball ammo and the fact that they were told not to clean or lube the guns , and AR has much , much better recoil than the AK
the origional A1's were a piece of shit....i got one in a trade about a year ago....if it sprinkled outside it was useless ;D

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 03:16:51 PM
C7A2  ;D
you seen the new SR-25 yet?

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: wes mantooth on November 17, 2010, 03:17:31 PM
  Ok, how is the AK-47 less accurate than the AR-15, dumbass? Riddle me that? What difference in accuracy there is between two barrels firing lead?

SUCKMYMUSCLE

for starters...ammo type, barrel rifling, barrel length...etc, etc.

the ak is a 7.62mm weapon

the m16 is 5.56mm

by your thought process...a handgun should be as accurate as a long rifle.

again, your theory and your life is riddled with failure...dumbass.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 03:19:01 PM
for starters...ammo type, barrel rifling, barrel length...etc, etc.

the ak is a 7.62mm weapon

the m16 is 5.56mm

by your thought process...a handgun should be as accurate as a long rifle.

again, your theory and your life is riddled with failure...dumbass.
barrel length really doesnt have a whole lot to do with it in the case of a battle rifle...

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Nails on November 17, 2010, 03:22:52 PM
C7A2  ;D

Since when does Canada need that kind of fire power for their mounties?

(http://listicles.thelmagazine.com/wp-content/upload/mountieconan.jpg)
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 03:26:09 PM
for starters...ammo type, barrel rifling, barrel length...etc, etc.

the ak is a 7.62mm weapon

the m16 is 5.56mm

by your thought process...a handgun should be as accurate as a long rifle.

again, your theory and your life is riddled with failure...dumbass.

  Instead of making personal attacks like a child, you could simply explain what you mean. Making blanket statements is always a poor way to have a debate.

  And where have I said anything about hand guns? Nice straw man argument there. We are not comparing a rifle to a hand gun; rather, two rifles to each other.

  The only two factors that affect accuracy, besides the guy using the gun, is the length of the barrel and the recoil. Since there isn't much of a difference in these two things between the AK-47 and AR-15 is why I said that they are probably equally as good as far as accuracy. Everything else you've said is redundant and doesen't affect accuracy.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Ex Coelis on November 17, 2010, 03:26:50 PM
Since when does Canada need that kind of fire power for their mounties?

(http://listicles.thelmagazine.com/wp-content/upload/mountieconan.jpg)

we've been at war in Afghanistan for the greater part of the last decade

try to keep up

Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Ex Coelis on November 17, 2010, 03:27:49 PM
you seen the new SR-25 yet?

bench

I had to Google it so I'm gonna say no . . .  :-\
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: makaveli25 on November 17, 2010, 03:28:46 PM
I think it depends what needs you have out of your battle rifle. If I was in the swamp, forrest, jungle I would want an AK. You don't have to worry as much about dirt and sand jamming up the gun. The AK is a great brush gun. The 7.62x39 round will penetrate barriers better than the 5.56 round. If I was in the desert or flat area where I was more worried about accuracy I would take an ar15. I like the piston driven ar15's like bench said. The newer ones you don't have the tilt carrier issues.

This is what I'm getting myslef soon

(http://i52.tinypic.com/207uwdj.jpg)

This is the sgl-21 by saiga. One of the best ak's on the market. They're Russian made. It's and ak-74 a little bit different. Has similar ballistics of the ar15 round. Shoots flatter and straighter. The round also tumbles when hitting flesh the Afgans called it the poisen bullet 5.45x39
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: big L dawg on November 17, 2010, 03:34:20 PM
I have the Yugoslavian ak 47 with the 100 rd drum,collapsible stock plus three 30 rd banana clips...I paid $600 the cheapest AR I priced was $1,100 so if there better that's like saying a Ferrari is better than a mustang...well they should be as there alot more expensive...for my money give me the AK all day with the 7.62....



Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: makaveli25 on November 17, 2010, 03:36:25 PM
The ar-15 is more accurate. The gun was machined to have tighter tolerances. The round shoots straighter and flatter. It doesn't dip like the ak round. The ak was made with wide tolerances that's is why it doesn't jam as much. Simple to shoot easy to maintain. The round isn't as effective past 100-150 feet.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: NarcissisticDeity on November 17, 2010, 03:36:34 PM
I have the Yugoslavian ak 47 with the 100 rd drum,collapsible stock plus three 30 rd banana clips...I paid $600 the cheapest AR I priced was $1,100 so if there better that's like saying a Ferrari is better than a mustang...well they should be as there alot more expensive...for my money give me the AK all day with the 7.62....





$4200 and counting  :-X
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: England_1 on November 17, 2010, 03:38:40 PM

  The only two factors that affect accuracy, besides the guy using the gun, is the length of the barrel and the recoil.

Wrong. There are other factors including the rifling of the barrel as well as how tightly the barrel surrounds the bullet. Under firing the barrel of the AK47 also experiences a tremendous amount of flex compared to the M16/M4 due to it's much looser build tolerances in relationship to the receiver.

Finally, quit your crying about him calling you a dumbass. For one, he is right about that. Secondly, you called him a dumbass first.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Nails on November 17, 2010, 03:39:40 PM
we've been at war in Afghanistan for the greater part of the last decade

try to keep up



How many of your solders have been lost in the war eh?



Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: makaveli25 on November 17, 2010, 03:40:37 PM
Top of the line aks 600-1000 bucks. You may find a good cheap ak for 300-400 dollars but you may run into some issues canted sights, mag wobble, poorly made recievers, non chrome lined cheap barrel, pitted barrel ect.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 03:46:02 PM
Wrong. There are other factors including the rifling of the barrel as well as how tightly the barrel surrounds the bullet. Under firing the barrel of the AK47 also experiences a tremendous amount of flex compared to the M16/M4 due to it's much looser build tolerances in relationship to the receiver.

Finally, quit your crying about him calling you a dumbass. For one, he is right about that. Secondly, you called him a dumbass first.

  That is exactly what I'm saying, dumby: the two only variables that affect accuracy besides the guy shooting is barrel length and how much the barrel oscilates when you shoot. These are the only two factors that affect accuracy. You make it seem like there is something else, when in reality what you just said is included in my original definition. You chimp.

  As for me being a dumbass, I am pretty confident I am smarter and more knowledgeable than you. In fact, I have no doubts about that. So if I am a dumbass, imagine just how moronic your ass is.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: England_1 on November 17, 2010, 03:50:02 PM
 That is exactly what I'm saying, dumby: the two only variables that affect accuracy besides the guy shooting is barrel length and how much the barrel oscilates when you shoot. These are the only two factors that affect accuracy. You make it seem like there is something else, when in reality what you just said is included in my original defintion. You chimp.

  As for me being a dumbass, I am pretty confident I am smarter and more knowledgeable than you. In fact, I have no doubts about that. So if I am a dumbass, imagine just how moronic your ass is.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

#1) I am smarter than you
#2) You clearly have no clue what you are talking about because there are well more than 2 variables affecting accuracy. For example, you mentioned nothing about ballistics, which several have already owned you on here.
#3)Since you don't live in the U.S. you can't own firearms and don't have any experience with either. Therefore, STFU. hahaha
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: England_1 on November 17, 2010, 03:54:28 PM
Look at this idiot, crying because someone called him a dumbass. And now he's back to the name calling. There's a clear lack of intelligence and knowledge to support an argument.


  Instead of making personal attacks like a child, you could simply explain what you mean. Making blanket statements is always a poor way to have a debate.



  That is exactly what I'm saying, dumby: the two only variables that affect accuracy besides the guy shooting is barrel length and how much the barrel oscilates when you shoot. These are the only two factors that affect accuracy. You make it seem like there is something else, when in reality what you just said is included in my original definition. You chimp.

  As for me being a dumbass, I am pretty confident I am smarter and more knowledgeable than you. In fact, I have no doubts about that. So if I am a dumbass, imagine just how moronic your ass is.

SUCKMYMUSCLE
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: Ex Coelis on November 17, 2010, 03:58:35 PM
How many of your solders have been lost in the war eh?


I had the honour to serve with a number of the people on this list both in Afghanistan and back home

http://www.ottawacitizennews.com/soldiers/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_Forces_casualties_in_Afghanistan



standing on the tarmac as a fallen comrade was unloaded in front of his family was rough

escorting a grieving mother to her son's grave was worse
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: suckmymuscle on November 17, 2010, 04:14:42 PM
#1) I am smarter than you

  I am pretty confident my IQ is higher than yours.

Quote
#2) You clearly have no clue what you are talking about because there are well more than 2 variables affecting accuracy. For example, you mentioned nothing about ballistics, which several have already owned you on here.

  Listen to me. How does ballistics affect accuracy? Depending on the bullet, the barrel oscilates more when you shoot. So this is included in my original definition of what affects acuracy. You make it seem like this is something else, which it isn't. It is something that is included in barrel oscilation which includes recoil. So you are owned, as usual. Lol...

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#3)Since you don't live in the U.S. you can't own firearms and don't have any experience with either. Therefore, STFU. hahaha

  First of all, the U.S is not the only country in the World where you can own firearms, genius. Secondly, one may not own firearms but still acquire knowledge about them from reading and etcetera. Thirdly, you don't know me and thus have no way of knowing whether I have any experiences with them. So you are wrong on many levels again, as usual.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

  
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 05:26:40 PM
I had to Google it so I'm gonna say no . . .  :-\
its been around for awhile....full sized 7.62(.308) AR....but the new one is 16" with a VLTOR stock on it....we are making hits on it past 1k meters with it already....

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 05:27:51 PM
$4200 and counting  :-X
for that money you could have got into the sniper game by now....or just got a POF and added optics...

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: big L dawg on November 17, 2010, 05:56:10 PM
Top of the line aks 600-1000 bucks. You may find a good cheap ak for 300-400 dollars but you may run into some issues canted sights, mag wobble, poorly made recievers, non chrome lined cheap barrel, pitted barrel ect.

yep I got my AK for a steal at $600 new...most will pay between 8-9 hundred but I have family in the biz which helps :)...and like I said the most dirt cheap AR I priced was $1,100 and it was slightly used...I'll take my 600 dollar model that in six years has never jammed not once and is reliable as the day I bought it....AR's are nice but the prices are not...
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 05:59:26 PM
yep I got my AK for a steal at $600 new...most will pay between 8-9 hundred but I have family in the biz which helps :)...and like I said the most dirt cheap AR I priced was $1,100 and it was slightly used...I'll take my 600 dollar model that in six years has never jammed not once and is reliable as the day I bought it....AR's are nice but the prices are not...
i can get any gun part, or gun for dirt cheap...and when i see what i pay, and what the general public has to pay for AR part, or whole guns..the difference is insane....if i had to pay dealer price for one i would have built one and stopped...

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: benchmstr on November 17, 2010, 06:00:29 PM
yep I got my AK for a steal at $600 new...most will pay between 8-9 hundred but I have family in the biz which helps :)...and like I said the most dirt cheap AR I priced was $1,100 and it was slightly used...I'll take my 600 dollar model that in six years has never jammed not once and is reliable as the day I bought it....AR's are nice but the prices are not...
although i did see a $5000 one off custom AK at a sniper comp a few months back.....

bench
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: tommywishbone on November 17, 2010, 06:06:36 PM
I have shot both. I liked the AR more. Easier to hold on target. Carrying lots of rounds in your pockets- the AR lets you carry more. My opinion.
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: brent2741 on November 17, 2010, 07:03:00 PM
it's 7.62 round , and AR's are made in a very wide range of calibers including a 7.62
AK's have more stopping power and less accuracy as a general rule, of course any rifle with any variation of receiver can project just about any round from .22 to a grenade, just comparing the 2
Title: Re: Why is or is not an ar-15 better than an ak-47?
Post by: big L dawg on November 17, 2010, 07:20:28 PM
i can get any gun part, or gun for dirt cheap...and when i see what i pay, and what the general public has to pay for AR part, or whole guns..the difference is insane....if i had to pay dealer price for one i would have built one and stopped...

bench

yea If you got the inside hookup & get the good prices then money shouldn't be as much a factor...and you might as well get the best gun you can afford...