AR 15 vs AK 47

[miguel]

I say AK just because everyone else will say AR.

 

[smitty12b]

and he's a member here.

I guess the term "loading the chamber" has a whole new meaning

 

[ckmil]

Both are awesome, but the AK never has issues.

 

[KDUBCR250]

I prefer my AK over my AR mainly because they seem to be less refiened like I am

 

[PatriotPride]

And just for fun. . . .

Mosin Nagant Humor* AK vs. AR vs. Mosin Nagant

Damn, you beat me to it.

Mosin beats all

 

[JohnP82]

I personally prefer the AK

 

[jbombelli]

A recent test indicated I'm an AK-47. That, plus the fact that I'm a low-brow unrefined person, means I have to give my vote to the AK-47.

 

[dudley0]

My AR wouldn't go bang for anything... I finally got it all worked out and like to shoot it. I have still not fired my AK. I keep collecting ammo and mags. Hope it actually works. My Mosin hasn't been fired in years, but it did what it was supposed to then.

Guess I have no favorite... but I still need to fire the AK, and soon.

 

[ezdubbin97]

NO!

Which one is better?

ok then...well, today the AK is better since it was rainy and cold...tomorrow the AR is better because it is Sunday

Honestly, if SHTF and I was stuck in some isolated wooded area I'd be all about the AK; mostly because if it broke I could fix it with a rock, a piece of twine and a couple of sticks. Hell, somewhere wasn't there a video showing kids in a 3rd world country making AKs out of molten metal over a firepit?
AK= an old reliable beat up pick up truck
AR= high maintenance SUV like an Escalade or something...

 

[SubicWarrior1988]

I'll take the one that doesn't require a forward assist for reliablity.

 

[loony1]

 

[PatriotPride]

ARs are like everything else---you get what you pay for. Buy quality, buy once, be happy. Clean and maintain them, and they'll run just as well as an AK.

 

[Aszerigan]

"I'll tell you who it was, it was that damned Sasquatch"

 

[60Driver]

1911 is vastly superior to Glock because......wait.... sorry wrong thread, wrong dead horse

Seriously, "horses for courses" depends on requirements

 

[SSGSAD]

I have only fired an AK, once, I own an AR, much prefer the AR, it is more accurate, at longer distances...

 

[U.S. Patriot]

If your enemy is paper.... AR all the way!!!!

^this^

I like both platforms. I currently own an AK and will own an AR when the funds are available. The AR does edge the AK out in: accuracy, weight, and aftermarket parts. The AK can be an accurate rifle. If you take some time to dial one in. Plus they are like tanks. They can take more than the average person can dish out. So really it's a matter of preference. Do you want a sleeker lighter weight and more accurate rifle. Or, a fairly accurate rifle that can take a **** ton of abuse and keeps on going bang. Since I have owned my AK. I have put probably 1,200-1,300 rounds through it. Its life before I owned it I have no idea. I have not cleaned it since I have owned it. I would not want run that many rounds through an AR with out a thorough cleaning. They are both great platforms. So, it's a matter of what the intended use of the rifle is goiing to be. In a SHTF situation. Where I had to bug out. I would want an AK. If I had to do some precesion work at distances of 100 + yards. I would want a AR.

 

[Armed & Christian]

1911 is vastly superior to Glock because......wait.... sorry wrong thread, wrong dead horse

No, no, no. .40 is better than .45 and 9mm because....

Oh wait, that isn't it either.

As someone said earlier: you ask a question that has no real answer, only opinion.

Inside of 300 yds, the difference between an AK and an AR, in the hands of someone who has seriously trained with his weapon, is the size of the holes they make when they hit.


As for me, I will stick with my

 

[smitty12b]

Lets make this easy. I own xd,glock,1911 ar and ak and I prefer Chevy

 

[clt46910]

What fits you and you like the best. There is no one answer. Each to their own.

I have my opinions and the firearms I like, does not mean they are for everyone, but they fit for me and I shoot them well. That it what counts the most.

 

[JJGatesE30]

What fits you and you like the best. There is no one answer. Each to their own.

and or "can't we all just get along?"