Is The AK47 or M4 Better/stronger/ which one uses bigger bullets or w/e???
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AK47 all the way.\n\nHundreds of thousands of hardened nutters in crackpot regimes, terrorist organisations and Russia can't be wrong.\n\nBesides, they will work in any conditions no problem.  The M4 is less reliable.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nBetter is a "relative" term! Not only are you trying to compare two different action styles, you are comparing two different "classes" of cartridges. To answer which is better, you must identify the purpose/mission of the pistol. \n\nIf you are talking in terms of a self defense pistol, the M1911A1 has it all over your .44 Magnum. First, the M1911A1 was designed from day one as a defense pistol. The M1911A1 allows for rapidity of reloading ... the .45ACP holds 7 rounds to your .44s presumed 6. Since the .45 ejects automatically, and the .44 doesn't ... plus to the .45. Reload time for the M1911A1 is half the time of the .44. The M1911A1's .45ACP has less perceived recoil than the .44, recovery time for follow-up shots falls to the M1911A1 ... another plus. Engage more than 1 aggressor with the .44, you may not be able to recover after the first shot for a well-placed follow-up shot.\n\nNow, if you are talking hunting, the .44 has it all over the M1911A1. The .45 just does not have the power (energy) of the .44 to stop medium sized game. The .45 Hardball is not a good choice for game, and most game-appropriate bullets will not feed reliably in the M1911A1. In addition, the .44's revolver has a greater potential for accuracy at typical handgun hunting distance ... energy and field accuracy lead to two points for the .44.\n\nHowever, if you are talking target shooting, you have a draw, because you will not shoot magnum rounds for target! In NRA bulls-eye competition, the .44 could be fired (using .44 Specials) in the Centerfire matches only. The match-tuned .45 can be fired in both the Centerfire and .45 events, and if your .45 is match-tuned for hardball, you are also set for "Leg" matches ... hence the M1911A1 is up for 2 or 3 events to the .44's single event ... making the .45 better.\n\nOn pure statistics, the .44 is a hunting round, the .45ACP (depending on bullet choice) is a defensive round, a target round, or in some instances, a small-game round.\n\nAs Clint Eastwood's charachter "Dirty Harry" was fond of saying ... "A man has got to know his limitations" ... so is true for handguns and cartridges ... you must know their limitations!\n\nGood luck!
150724
Well if the e99 is electronic then yes all of kingmans electronic guns are good my brother has an Imagine and he bought a T-board for it and it will shot 54 bps so go figure
333582
depends.  An AK would do some damage to the enemy, but if you could light the entire town on fire, there's more leathal potential there.  But I don't think flamethrowers were used so much as weopons against people as ways to destroy the enemies supplies.  And last I heard, they gave up on those because of the potential for the guys using the flame throwers catching on fire.  Not the kind of lethal they were going for, I suppose.
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It depends on how much damage you want to do to the meat (not the animal) and how accurate you are.  A smaller, faster bullet, such as the 30-06, conveys a lot of hydrostatic shock that ruins some of the meat.  If you do your own reloading, and experiment with your reloads, then a 30-06 will work for you.\n\nA larger, slower bullet, such as the .308, makes a larger exit wound, but since the bullet is traveling slower, there is not as much ruined meat.\n\nI use an 8mm (8x57 IRS) for my hunting.  I am currently hunting in Germany where I regularly shoot Roe Deer and wild boar.  I will stack that caliber up against anything out there, and will use it next year on my elk hunt in CO.
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Unhappy.\nHowever there are many different and important factors to keep in mind. The 556 is a small round. Its actually a 22 caliber round.  It is very light weight. Much less then the 7.62x51 (308 winchester). However the 556 is meant to be fired at full auto. The 7.62x51 (by which i will refer to as the 308) is much heavier much more powerful and has too much recoil for full auto. The 308 is still used as a sniper round, even though several others are much better, such as 30-06, or several other (e-mail me and i will tell you why they use the 308) and the 308 is the ammo used for the M240 light machine gun. the 208 is the perfect round for the light machine gun. Say any different and my brother will mix words with you. \nWhatever the government says, the 556 was designed to penetrate soviet body armor. It mushrooms when passing through body armor and actaully has more shock value (due to increased surface area) despite going through the armor. It takes too many hits to take down an opponet and wastes too much ammo. Its really a shame, because there are civial loads of 556 (teachnically 223, because they are on the civilan market) that have much heavier bullets and have far greater stopping power.\n\nthe 6.8 is too dangerous.  Say you are a Marine Force Reacon guy, or Amry Ranger and you are shooting these great 6.8 bullets and killing every enemy. No problem, right? But wait.... You have run out of ammo. you can not resupply from friendly troops, and no one has 6.8 anywhere. You are screwed.  \n\n6.8 is battering M16's to death too. its way too powerful for the gas operating systems and the recievers.\nIf we had new guns built to stronger tolerances then 6.8 would really be great.
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The real question here was caliber of bullet.\n\nJust like the basic round in the army is a 5.56mm, and most would argue thats too light of a round to be effective against the Ak's of the world, i think the 9mm is the perfect round that preserves the ideals the police shoudl strive for.\n\na 45 or even a 40 cal would be nice, but its the 9mm that requires control of weapon control of mind.  We dont want our officers blowing away everythign that comes there way.  We shoot with intent on subdoeing the perpetrator, not straight killing him.\n\nYes, it does pose a risk for our officers, and puts them in more harms way when gang members carrying around high powered weapons that inflict more damage then our officers.\nBut our officers need to use restraint.  thats the key.  And the 9mm helps keep that ideal for restraint ever present.\n\nNow, whether or not I agree on 51 shots being fired.\nCouldnt say.  One officer reloaded 3 times - that would be 46 shots from one officer wouldnt it 1 chambered 15 per mag.\n\nWith hindsight, and the fact that none of us were there, would be difficult to truly judge the situation.\nBut I say, when are we going to support out officers' judgement under fire, just as we should support our troops for the terrible jobs they must endure.\n\nUntil you have put yourself in harms way in that way, I dont think anyone can truly judge the situation correctly.\n\nMe personally, if someone attacked me, or the guy fighting next to me, with a vehicle, theyd get every round I had.\n\nTheres reports of a 4th guy getting away.\nWouldnt it be funny, if he showed a gun, or he was the one that presented a threat and forced the shooting somehow.\n\nI spit on all those people who are quick to judge the situation without having ever served in the military or as a police officer, and who fail to sympathize with our boys in blue, who have the 2nd toughest job in all the world.\n\n1st would be kicking in doors as the #1 2 3 or 4th man and doing that over and over again for a year, or more.\n\nThis is a good debate question, but you havent earned a say until youve served.\n\nMy opinion anyways!
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Have you ever picked up a loaded AK-47 magazine and a loaded m16/m4/AR15 .223 magazine.  The difference is noticeable.  \n\n1- 7.62x39 ammo is heavier than the 5.56x54.\n2- The m16/m4 is a much more lighter rifle.\n3- The 5.56 fires at a higher velocity than the 7.62 (almost double) thus getting a flatter arc, better for longer range shots.\n4- The m16's magazines are MUCH more convenient that a AK's magazine.  I MilSim airsoft and the #1 problem a AK-47 user will have is the magazine size.\n5- The AR-15 is a domestic gun, the AK-47 is foreign.\n6- A .223 (5.56) will penetrate body Armour better than a .308(7.62).\n7- Many people say the 7.62 has much more stopping power than the 5.56.  And that the 5.56 has a problem of over penetration.  The solution is Hollow Point bullets, although they are "Illegal" to use in war, I believe they should be legalized for our troops in Iraq, for we are not fighting a regular army, they are combatants without a country, criminals.\n\nP.S. I actualy held a Romanian Ak-47 (semi) today, Just reminds me of why terrorists can't hit anything, the sights SUCK!
33895
I have m4,m16,m14, g36, mp5, ak47and spetnaz... for pistols i have m92,glock and hi capa
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Ok, on top of what everyone else has already said, you need to know your local hunting laws. In some areas it is ILLEGAL to hunt deer with a 410. You need to research the hunting laws in your area. As for its effectiveness: you have an approximately 110 grain 45cal. (about) slug, fired from a shotgun shell at 1,700 ft per second, with a muzzle energy of around 770 ft/pounds of energy........ more than enough to kill a deer if you hit the vital area. I'd still prefer a larger caliber just for the extra impact energy (my .20 ga. gives well over 2000 ft/pounds muzzle energy), but that's simply my preference.
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Bound's hubby here:\n\nBoth the .223 and .224 bullets are considered .22s. The basic difference between the two bullets is 1/1000" in diameter. The diameter of the .22 will matter very little, since you will set the bullet into a sabot, which will be loaded into the charged case. I am presuming you will be reloading either .308, .30-06, or .30-30 cartridges with saboted .22s.
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Good question, and I'm under the assumtion you are interested in it's military value rather then it's hunting effectiveness? I say this, so other readers understand that entirely different bullet types and construction are used for hunting versus military combat. Full Metal Jackets for the military, and Soft Points for hunting.\nThe men that helped develope the 6.8mm were from the Special Forces and from the Army Marksmanship Unit. In other words, our guys needed a better fight stopper then the 5.56mm.\nThe .270 cal. 115 gr. bullet of the 6.8mm Special Purpose Cartridge is traveling at 2,800fps with 2,000 ft/lbs of energy. Compare this to the 5.56mm with a Rice Size 55 gr. bullet at 3,200fps and only 1,200 ft/lbs of energy. The standard 7.62x39mm M-43 Russian Cartridge is actually a .311 cal. 123 gr. bullet traveling at 2,400fps. I always have compared this Russian Round to our 30/30 cartridge.\nUp to now all I have given you are some cartridge specifications, but I believe you know as well as I do, not every cartridge can be expected to do every job we use it for. Lets face it, the bigger the diameter bullet, the bigger hole it makes. The 7.62x39mm round is an excellent medium range cartridge, and the 5.56mm is just too puny for our new battle ground. The 6.8mm was developed by those who know, and not by some military politician in the Pentagon.\nAll I can say is that the 6.8mm is in the sandbox, and it's racking up a very good reputation for itself.\n If I didn't fully answer your question, I hope I atleast gave you some information you find informative and helpful?
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AK-47's are nice weapons. So are Air to Air missiles! America does it too, so don't complain.
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With the money you are putting into the UTG, it is better to just go buy a used real AEG or save up just a tiny little more to get a stock new AEG. The UTG are known to have a lot of problems that no store will want to fix. The quality on this piece is sub-par and will be sore to the eye if you would compare it to a real steel or TM AK-47. There are other alternatives if you don't want the gun to hurt as much, such as the new TM MP-7 and some other gassers from Western Arms, KSC/KWA, TM, and various others that go around 250 fps depending on the type of gas. But if you really insist on buying the UTG, there are battery packs that could be bought for 30-50 dollars that run for days if you are good enough. Some cheap ones that go for 10 dollars can last you half a day as well.
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The original definition for the term "Assault Rifle" is a fully automatic gun that shoots rifle caliber ammunition and is designed mainly for military use. The gun grabbers have corrupted the meaning of Assault rifle to include semi-auto only versions of these guns. \n\nSo, an AK 47 capable of full auto fire would correctly be termed an Assault Rifle, the semi-auto only version would not.\n\nAll "Assault Rifles" are machine guns but all machine guns are not "Assault Rifles".
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Its comparing apples and oranges. The AK is an old reliable full auto baby. We have a couple guys who like them. To me they are heavy very inaccurate at anything over 50 meters. The M16 when maintained is 10 times more accurate. Who ever says 5.56 mm doesn't have knock down power hasn't seen the cavitation damage the high muzzle velocity is doing to the Taliban here in Afghanistan. They mostly AKs we have mostly M4 (shorter version of M16) and we maintain a must higher hit and kill ratio. I can't wait to get a SCAR.
3847
My first handgun was a PPK, but I've always liked the Glock 17 (The 19 is just a mini 17). The 19 is considered the best for home defense. If you want something for sport, I love the PPK. The new PPK is really nice. A major difference is magazine size: 7 rounds for the PPK/S, and 15 for the Glock 19. \n\nBut then again, you can always buy it just to show off.