Is the ak-47 a good assualt rifle?
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The AK-47 is, without doubt, one of the best weapons ever created. The '47' in the name comes from the year Russia commissioned Mikhail Kalashnikov's design for the weapon. There are several deciding factors you have to take into account when considering the worth of a weapon's design. \n\n1) Stopping power\n2) Reliability\n3) Accuracy\n4) Ease of maintainance\n5) Cost\n\nThe AK-47 is chambered in 7.62x39mm, a caliber which is significantly more powerful than the M16's 5.56mm round. The larger profile of the bullet, combined with it's correspondingly larger weight transfers more destructive energy to the target. \n\nThe reliability of the AK is without a doubt the weapon's best selling point. Extreme torture testing has been done on the rifle, not limited to: \n- Running over the rifle vehicles up to 2 tons\n- Immersion in water for several days\n- Burying the rifle unprotected for several days in soil/sand\nIn every examply cited, after a quick inspection to ensure safe testing, the weapon has fired. There is a reason this rifle is the weapon of choice by militias, insurgents, and other militant groups. It requires practically no maintainence and constant cleaning/inspection as most military weapons do (M16, M4, MP5, G3)\n\nAs for the accuracy, it's limited to a maximum effective range of approximately 200 meters. This is not due to any fault in design or inferior craftsmanship. It is because in infantry confrontations, this is considered to be the longest range the average foot soldier would be able to engage. Beyond that, limitations of the soldier's marksman skills start to show. This was a lesson the Russains learned the hard way in WWII. They equiped the majority of their troops with Nagant rifles,  and took heavy losses in close quarters combat. (The 1891/30 Nagant rifle is nearly 4 feet long). \n\nAs for price, well, during the time of the cold war, each AK-47 Russia produced cost less than $100 USD. The design uses very little moving parts, has no frills (no bolt hold-open, primitive safety), and nearly all parts aside from the barrel are stamped sheet metal and welded. \n\nSo, as it stands, for the price, and the practicality, the AK-47 is an amazing weapon. In a SHTF scenario, you would be hard-pressed to find a better weapon. It's cheap, it's a common caliber, it has excellent stopping power, the most reliable gun of it's class, and the total number produced would make for nearly limitless replacement parts for a service life no doubt triple that of an AR-15/M-16/M-14 series rifle.
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I go with a bolt action; Remington 700, Savage's model 16, or the model 10/110 also from Savage.  All rifles from Savage come from the factory ready for optic sights(scopes) and have the bbl floated(from the factory.  Floated bbl's are more acurate.  Don't look at price when looking for ammo.  You get what you pay for.  Premium ammo costs more but it shoots and performs better.  Save the cheap stuff for practice.  When it comes to caliber, here are my picks: .270 Winchester Short Magnum(my round of choice that I have killed 2 Caribou and a Dall Sheep in Alaska with; very fast, very accurate to well over 500 meters{I've done 1MOA goups at 800m durring practice a couple of times, it's hard to find a civillian range that has the ability and space to let you shoot past 200m.... big brother and I just went out into the AZ desert somewhere and shot}, enough ass to kill all game but Kodiak bear and probibly moose), .30-06 Springfield(old but old for a reason... IT WORKS!), .308 Winchester(7.62x51, the round of choice for precision Haji hunting and US med. machine guns), .300 Winchester Magnum(hits hard, shoots straight, requires getting used to the recoil, will kill anything, excellent round overall), .270 Winchester(another good all around cartiridge, it's kinda a small .30-06, been around for a while and that means ammo is readily available), and any variant of 7mm(accurate and powerful, but I don't have much experience with it.  I just know some guys that love it).  Don't go for any 7.62x39.  That round loses alot of ass/accuracy after 300 meters.  Train yourself to be surgical at 500 and you will be golden come hunting season.  It's the Indian not the arrow my friend.
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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 best rifle?  Probably not, but it is an excellent choice.  I have a Ruger #1 in .458 Winchester Mag.  I love it.  Is it better than my Steyr Mannlicher Pro Hunter?  My Remington 700 .25-06?  Well, the .458 is a better hog gun than the .25-06, but not a better deer gun.  And the Steyr (in .30-06 Springfield) is a better all around rifle.  \n\nSo you see, it is a matter of matching your gun to the game.\n\nHappy hunting!\n\nH
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its pretty good plinkin ammo i usually buy it in 5000 round bulk packs , pretty accurate and consistant. I like it
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I want something that has KICK!!  I love it when a revolver feels like it is going to jump out of your hand!  Try a 12 Gauge shotgun with 00 Buckshot or 3'' Magnum Turkey loads if you want more KICK!  Or how about a .300 Weatherbee Magnum without a muzzle-break?  If you want sustained kick, join the military and shoot an fully-auto!  (Or get a friend that is the armorer and see if he will let you shoot one! -It's been done before, but don't tell anyone I told you!)\n\nThough I sometime like the methodical, precision behind a smaller caliber rifle, like a .22 or a semi-auto SKS with 30 rounds clip.  Just lay down and pick of targets (inanimate ones) real simple like and hardly move.\n\nCool Question! Later.
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Ihavea great anschutz mod.1451 that shoots great, but if you want something little cheaper check out CMP for a kimber mod. 82 it's a great gun and it's only $600. They also have other great quality rifles for good  prices.
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I think you should have several. A Mossburg 590 12 guage is good. You should have a simi auto hand gun, and either an AR 15 or a AK-47.
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Well you can't beat the good old .45 . The colt 1911 is a classic of form and function. It has great stopping power and is very reliable.\n\nAs for a rifle. I like the FN P90. It's a PDW (Personal Defense weapon). It is designed for rear line troops that do not need a full sized assault rifle. It has a great round cap, and range and power are nicely balanced.\n\nAs for machine guns look no further than the M60. Not really light weight but it can cover any range of jobs.\n\nAssault rifle. the HK G32 or G36. The highest quality at not too bad of a price.\n\nHope that helps.
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i think the tippmanns are the best for three reasons.  the first one is that it is a great beginner gun.  it has 150 feet of accuracy right out of the box. it is also tournament grade right out of the box. second is it is a very reliable gun.  i have banged mine against so many trees and bunkers and it hardly has a scratch on it.  third and best of all its the only one you ll ever need.  as you get better you can upgrade the gun so much you can own those $1000+ guns and still have it cost half as much.
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forget the .44, its still just a pistol round. fine to 100 or 150 yards but beyond that no. 30-30 is good to 200 yds and has killed about as many deer as any round, its cheap and easy to shoot but its not the flattest shooting thing out there, you need to know your rifle. 30-06 and .308 are almost clones ans both are fine calibers, the 06 will handle heavier slugs better however due to the longer neck. 7mm is also a fine round, flat shooting with more that enought power but for your uses its almost overkill. other cartridges to consider- .243, flat shooting and easy recoil, accurate and powerful enought for any deer- 8mm, .303 , 7.62R close matches for the .308 and 06. and enjoying a comeback as surplus rifles are getting easier to find. an out of the box round to think about is the 7.62x39 soviet in an SKS. cheap gun that with a change of sights is useably accurate and effective to 200yds for deer, about = to the 30-30 and there's some good ammo being made for it. for those that want knockdown power there's the 45-70 and the marlin .450 in the guide gun. \n   as to rifles there's not a lot of real differences between any major brand. its more what you like, can afford, and can find easily. i have used about every action and each wil work well. the bolt is the strongest and may be the most accurate but for 200yds any action is accurate enought. pumps, levers, and auto are faster for the second shot and may be shorter and handier in brush. whatever floats your boat. BTY savage arms makes some of the best shooting guns today and as i said the SKS is a much better gub than most prople think. don't think you have to own a high priced rifle when there's many less expensive ones that will do just as well.
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not realy. i mean any soldier with sense in iraq should respect the ak- without it having to look fancy. it is a great gun, and it doesnt have to look great to kill someone. ( not that i want the american soldiers to die, i prefer the m -16.
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Barnett makes some pretty good ones.\nI own one and the nice thing is that it is SILENT but DEADLY, just like a good fart...\nAnd you can reuse the ammo without a hassle...
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Auction Arms or Gunbroker both have a huge number of "assault rifles" at auction. Check the links below.
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The AK-47 fires the M43 7.62x39mm round.  It has a muzzle velocity of 710 m/s, and muzzle energy of 2,010 joules.\n\nThe AR-15 family of assault rifles as used by the USA fires the M855 5.56x45mm round.  It has a muzzle velocity of 930 m/s and muzzle energy of 1,700 joules.\n\nThe M43 round has more energy and retains that energy (power) out to further ranges.  The M885 round is more accurate.  Bullet design comes into play as the M43 round tends to produce very clean wounds, whereas the high velocity M885 round tends to tumble and fragment when hitting a target, producing larger wound cavities.
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wow ,thanks for the link valadmir, its an awsome weapon....the russians are sure not for messing with.
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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.