The AK-47 is better than the AR-15

Cost:It is a fact that the AK is cheaper, and you know it, you dont even refute it, but you say the accuracy is worse on an AK:As you know most gun fights happen within 100 yards, and that they last an average of 3 seconds. A 7.62 by 39mm cartrige (AK round) is = are effective accuracy wise out to 150 yards. (Front sight firearms institute lecture on best rife rounds). So your point is more refutable than you thought. Simplicity:You claim it even, so be it. But realoding in a warzone is critical. "True that the AR is a little less reliable. Even though the AR-15 may fail due to sand, barely any army member is stupid enough to drop their gun in the sand, mud, dirt, whatever. Therefore, the reliability of the AK-47 does not matter for shooting issues. "False. I own an AR, it rams every 100 rounds if it is not oiled or extremely clean. I will elaborate later. source for this: my 2 AR's. "Yeah, a gun that popular can't be bad. "the Ak 47 is still the most popular assault weapon. 100 million built. (see above sources)"Though the AK-47 is smaller, the AR-15 is lighter than the AK-47 and thus allows soldiers to maneuver with ease. "When yout in a trench or in a tight halway would you rather have smaller gun, or a lighter one? In small spaces ou wouldnt be able to turn, or other tactical moves. So sure weight helps, but in tight spaces an AK is superior because you get more space what with an AR. "A M-16 is the American version of the AR-15. Thus, it can be concluded that the M-16 is a version of the AR-15, making them the same thing. The M-16 shoots at 800 rounds per minute, making it better than the AK-47. Since the M-16 is the adapted AR-15, it makes them the same thing. "*facepalm*. The AR Is the same as the M16, exept the lower receiver. The lower receiver decides the auto or the semi-auto type fire on these guns. If you put an M16 it is auto, if you put the AR its semi auto, and we are arguing the AR, so your point is irelavant. An automatic=M-16, semi auto= AR. Source: my AR's, frontsight lecture notes. "I guess we both agree with each other. Let's wipe these two contentions out, can we? You agree that the range of the AR-15 is superior, and the AK-47 has more stopping power. The AR-15 truly has more range than the AK-47. "Well since my round can go the average range of a gun fight than the range argument is irrelavant for the most part. Also he AK has the power to kill better, thats a fact, and is still a valid point. Also if you read the aricle on the AK it has 800m sight adjustments, but it's accuracy depends on the country of origin by that point. A well made american AK would do well, a Chinese one probably not. Since I have made no country of origin for my gun that is a depends situation. "The AR-15 beats the AK-47 at point-blank death and long-range death. The AR-15 {3} hits a target with more energy at 400 yards than the AK-47. "Well in whatgun fight do you fight at 400 yards? Also I have sht at 400 yards, the AR hits harder, bit its hard to do because you have to compensate more due to the range. (aim higher). So why would you be shooting at 400 yards unless you where trying to semi-snipe, wait AR's have iron sights usaualy. .. so it would be hard to hit your target. Once again I have shot at 400 yards, fun, but hard. And the frontsight course teaches you better than 99% of military personell (their claim). "Varieties"So having a variety is an advantage? There are varietes for the Ak too. I have seen AK's in many different shapes, qualities, colors, and are owned by many people. ( source: Marine corps neighbor). Also the galil, is an AK variant. So the AK varies to a certian extent as well. . http://world.guns.ru...There are so many different variations of "AK-47s" out there these days, it would cost me a fortune and a lot of time, to obtain samples of 'em all to test and evaluation. . http://www.survivalblog.com... "Scopes"In a city/urban gunfight (which is what assault weapons are used for) you wouldn't need a scope. At 100 yards your fine without one. "Loudness"This is only useful when trying to sneak up on people, and even in war this is rare for a normal soldier. (special forces job). Having a louder also can be useful ex:Your on patrol, walking, you see an enemy, you pop a cap in him, and the camp hears you more clearly die to the fact thaycan actually hear that there is a problem. If there is an AR less people would come to your aid. So this argument goes both ways. You have a nice day too =)My contentions still stand, I will ad on to another case (more detailed)Home defense:In close range the guns have = accuracy, but the AK is better due to its larger round. It is bigger, so it will poke bigger holes into you, therofore is better because i stops the person intheir tracks, the AR you may have to shoot hima few extra times, wasting time, and giving the criminal more time. Quotes:One of the bulldozers uncovered the decomposing body of an enemy soldier, complete with AK47. I happened to be standing right there, looking down into the hole and pulled the AK out of the bog. "Watch this, guys," I said, "and I'll show you how a real infantry weapon works. " I pulled the bolt back and fired 30 rounds - the AK could have been cleaned that day rather than buried in glug for a year or so. Thatwas the kind of weapon our soldiers needed, not the confidence-sapping M-16. David Hackworth, US Army battallion commander, Vietnam War. In About Face, The Macmillan Company of Australia 1989 p669 So even an american general admits it. 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 nine pound amalgamation of forged steel and plywood, it doesn't break, jam, or overheat. It will shoot whether it's covered in mud or filled with sand. It's so easy even a child could 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, suicidal novelists. One thing is for sure, no one was lining up to buy their cars. 'Yuri Orlov This reates to te simplicity argument, the popular argument, and the reliability argument. AK-47, the very best there is. When you absolutely, positively, got to kill every m0therf*cker in the room; accept no substitutes. Ordell Robbie I hoped my censor was enough (its a quote sorry please don't take of conduct). But basically this is a simple version of the debate. If I had to go to a planet. .. an unknown planet, and I was allowed to take one firearm, it would be an AK-47. Discovery Channel's top 10 Combat rifles Why is is blue? !? ! . http://en.wikiquote.org... Basically the AK is overall a better weapon, even american genarals admit that.