Why Does the AK-47 Dominate Globally Over the M16?
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- Опубліковано 3 лип 2024
- The deafening roar of gunfire. The acrid tang of cordite. The adrenaline rush of combat. These are the experiences that forge a bond between a soldier and their weapon. But not all rifles are created equal.
The debate has raged for decades in military circles: M16 or AK-47? Both are iconic rifles, but for a soldier on the ground, in the heart of the chaos, fancy does not win firefights. Reliability does. The M16, a marvel of American engineering, might look sleek on the parade ground, but in the mud, the blood, and the unforgiving grip of war, it is the AK-47, the "Kalashnikov," that reigns supreme.
But what is it about this Soviet relic that surpasses the American marvel of engineering, the M16? The answer goes beyond firepower. It is a confluence of factors - durability, ease of use, adaptability, and a complex geopolitical landscape.
In this episode, we will delve into the reasons behind this dominance, exploring factors ranging from rugged reliability to political influence.
So, stay tuned!
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Reliable cheap and deadly with readily available ammunition and soldier friendly.
Exactly
Thanks for the summary
Talibs : Slava AK47 🦾
No because Russia gives away the AK47 to tin pot dictators to destabilize 3rd world countries to prevent the emergence of democracy. The M16 is a vastly better gun, far lighter, more far more accurate and apart from a bout of reformulated ammunition introduced without Armalites approval in Vietnam reliable.
If it works in Africa, it works anywhere.
If it's work in Russia then it work all over the world
@@wouterkellerman4458 if It Worked In Vietnam, It Works Anywhere!
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@@michaelgallagher2663 yes bro Soviet weapons even work good in Antarctica
Even the dust has problems with dust in Africa.
Simple, reliable, cheap
As SIMPLE as THAT.
@@petergreen5337 The AR-15 is actually cheaper and simpler. There is more to it than that. The AK just fights a war better.
Ham@$, Hasbarra, Talibs : Slava AK47 🦾
@@markdavis-oi6om Might be cheaper but AR is not a simpler design. AK is.
@@oldmonk_ Look at the round bolt. The ar is effectively a tube gun. The ar is simpler by far.
An AK will survive in bad conditions without having to be cleaned all the time . A winner in any book .
And a recoil spring is the only part that really goes bad. It also doesn’t get jammed from its own filth like the AR.
A soldier always cleans & maintains his weapon when he has down time!
@@andrelockridge9109 Not always . We forget that the AK was designed for needs , and conditions of WW2 . The Soviets understood their own troops , and knew that the average soviet conscript , was probably not going to take very good care of his equipment , so it just had to work . The did have a semi auto rifle ......but it was rejected because it needed to be cleaned too much . It just needed to work , clean or not . The AK will do that . They dont clean things that well , or often in Africa either .....the AK still works . Although in Africa , your just as likely to find an FAL , as an AK .Just sayin
@@tolik5929 Pretty much why the M16 failed in Vietnam
@@Alex-pj8nz That , and the crappy cal . I would call , giving your soldiers a 22 to go to war with , as sabatage .
Umm because AK is 4 times cheaper than AR. Simple and straightforward reason
Probably also the same reason the AR platform is also far more popular than the AK platform in the US.
In the Movie 🍿 Lord of War it was cheaper to buy thousands of real AKs than making fake replicas 🍿
@@magnanimus9692 manufacturers of AK platforms in US charge for them more than AR, that's a profitable business ))
Exactly what wealthy or even middle income country outside of Colombia or Romania still use an AKM/AK-74 or a .modern variant like a Galil Ace.
AR uses precisions parts and requires tolerance, AK is simple to manufacture and is forgiving in regards to tolerances!
Cheap, reliable, simple and readily available. All african militaries are using these babies. Its crazy!
Aks are indeed reliability & rugged. African countries use them for that reason. Plus Soviets gave the out by the millions thru military aid programs to Africa. Those African countries that can afford to upgrade and buy Galil Ace in 7.62 x39 instead of Russian AK107 in 5.45. Russians small arms factories were on the verge of bankruptcy before being nationalized by the Russian government.
@@andrelockridge9109 A wise move, now they all likely purchase ammo and spares.
Some times taking a hit to establish customer base is the wise move
Price, track record, durability.
Reliability and simplicity in design make a machine sofisticated
The AK-47 is a beautiful assault rifle~♥
I remember buying my first AK in the 1990s for $250. It was an Egyptian Maadi wish i still had it. Since then i have own dozens of AKs and maybe a dozen AR-15s. I would take an AK any day over an AR-15
Brother!
Just like Toyota pick up truck used in wars cheap and durable and easy to fix
Correction, the AK-47 is the prettiest gun on the block.
The AK-47 is clearly the better design.
Have you checked out the M19. It’s an Ak for the 21st century.
@@markdavis-oi6omhave u checked out the modern ak
Unless you want to hit a small target at 300 yards...
@@AK-galil The m19 is a modern Ak.
@@markdavis-oi6om it's ak replica not original modernize ak
Wait the AK has only save (safe?) and auto options? Ok so the creator of this video has no idea about this topic.
Actually the AK 47 and AK 74 have full,semi and safe while the newer versions like AK 12 has full,semi,3 round burst and safe.
@@batangquiapo45 I noticed some of the AKs in Ukraine are Semiautomatic only.
@@markdavis-oi6om There are many civilian volunteers who carried their owns guns which are most of them civilian version of AK who became territorial defense force that's why there are some AK which are semi auto only.
Yuri Orlov already explained it in Lords of War.
The one thing I hate about the M16 is the lousy Forward Assist System. It's pretty much a dead giveaway that it's gonna jam alot
Which is the reason why it was nicknamed a dead man's gun 😅😂.
You’ve got quite bit of inaccuracies in this video, specifically about fire control groups, safe, semi, auto, burst etc- and functions. I prefer the AK, but please double check function and research on these two platforms.
In vietnam war american army use to take ak 47 rifle from the dead Vietnamese soldiers
It kinda makes you wonder why doesn't it 😂😅.
Funny how 90% of the AKs shown here arent AK-47s
AKMs or AK-74s
thats why he mentioned " and variants " same concept with minor improvements
Does that matter....You genius 😮
They all use the same ammo and magazine so its rather pedantic
Because they have been giving them away since 1947!
Actually, you will hardly find a genuine USSR made AK outside of the ex USSR countries.
Almost all of them are clones made in other countries, like China, Romania, Egypt e.t.c.
The AK just keeps working. When it malfunctions (which isn’t often) clearing them is generally as simple as mortaring the charging handle. It can handle sustained combat without cleaning and lubrication. There are no sensitive parts like gas rings that need semi regular replacement. In the modern world there is a surplus of rails, handguards, optics mounts, railed dust covers etc. that are high quality, effective and allow the AK to use optics, lights, lasers and all the other force multipliers you might want to use on a weapons platform… lastly and most importantly is that the AK, regardless of caliber, is capable of sooo much more then westerners think it is particularly in terms of accuracy, this is likely because AKs are often placed in the hands of untrained volunteers and conscripts but placed in the hands of a trained shooter who understands the ergonomics of the platform.. he can make hits at long distances even with the 7.62 caliber, and with the 5.45 or 5.56 caliber AKs making long distance shots is piece of cake.
Funny how the Russian armed forces didn't equipped their troops with AKs with Zenitco parts or optics etc.Catch the Russian VDV,elite units attempt to capture the Hostomel airbase outside of Kyiv? Non were equipped with Optics! There are Russians gernerals & defense contractors sitting on fat Swiss bank accounts!
So many lies the M-16 is far better with mud. Being a closed system . The selector on the AK does the same as the M-16 safe semi or full auto
3rd world conflict zones will demolish your nato propaganda
if theres a mud in 2 meters area from m16 it breaks
Reliability is more important than rate, accuracy or even range. A rifle needs to go bang when needed. The M-16 has evolved greatly and is a decent rifle with improvements. I personally would select the AKM.
Not true that AK has only two positions: safe and auto. It has three: safe, semi-auto and auto. At least the ones I used when in the army had though admittedly it was Yugo version, M70AB1. And it's not that easy to control burst fire, that's not really true. Shot 3 shot burst (if achieved by skill of the shooter) is relatively easy to control, true but long bursts... Forget it!
The rest is true; cheap, reliable and just keeps working. On all the target practice shootings I've been, there was only 1 (ONE!) jam...
I have a rebuilt Yugo M77b1 with the finned barrel in .308. It’s unfortunate semi auto only until we get our Forced Reset Trigger rights back in a few years. It makes a good long range rifle with a scope for now.
i wonder how the AK would perform with a straight stock instead of an angled one
That’s been done, Google is free these days
Any weapon system, without any level or form of maintenance or checks, there's always a chance of malfunction.
Correction! The AK-47 has 3 modes: Safe, Semi and Auto. 🎯
For the same reason SOCOM prefer harder hitting 7.62x51 SCAR than M4 in middle east, Lethality.
AK offer slightly less Lethality with low price and easy maintenance. If you get hit by AK you'll unlikely getting up.
That is a big if.
The AK is a weapon based on WW2 so they expect the weapon to be used in close combat while long range will be deal with tanks, artillery and air power.
@@dodgedaytona7435 American soldiers would get stomped if they didn’t have air support so it still holds
@@JojoJoget so please tell me who has better regular infantry?
@@dodgedaytona7435better regular infantry would be render useless if the gun jam.
Both are fantastic rifles but having fired both and owned both, if I had to go to war I'd take the AR/M16.
Also I'd say the AR is about as reliable as the legendary AK, believe it or not. Might want to look up a mud test on the AR & AK; you might be surprised. Although in real cold weather I do think the AK comes out ahead, generally.
There are tests of Ukrainian nationalists from the battlefield, where they speak extremely negatively about their ar and m4. and change them to ak
Harder to get mud into ar but once mud is in there bad things happen easier to clear ak simple reliable can pull recoil spring and bolt out in seconds and reassemble keeps going bang every time
@@ScottCooper-yx4ds Pew pew 😅
Superior reliability, maintenance, ergonomics and manufacturing are just some of the reasons why the AK is superior. You can get AK's using barrel lengths and cartridges other than what is found on something like an AKM. Dispersion is typically 2-4 MOA, much like a lot of AR's and other rifles.
Army Reservist; never had a M-16 that didn’t jam. All of those jams were with a clean rifle on the rifle range. Hope things are better than the 1980s M-16 rifles
AK-47 ❤❤ good
The number of inaccuracies in this video is exactly what I have come to expect from this channel.
Because the stock doesn't break😂
Yikes! You're going to trigger a lot of people with this video! 😅
Actually, most are now AK 74----5.45 x 39 mm
Here's a fun fact The main purpose and existence of the ak-74 Was meant to compete against AR-15, Which is the reason why the Ak-74 Is nicknamed the russian AR-15.
No the m16 has less full auto recoil it’s a lighter round and personally I think the safety is easier to operate
Actually, the m16/m4 has noticeably higher recoil then the AK-74
We don’t even use the m16 anymore lol, years late man
M16 is actually pretty good in muddy conditions because the action is in a sealed environment. I can see an AK struggle with mud a lot more than an M16. AKM beats the M16 in ease of use and maintainance by a long shot tho.
Yup!!!! Forgotten weapons proved that!!!!
The M16 creates its own mud inside. It essentially takes a dump where it eats.
@@markdavis-oi6om that's why cleaning residue on a regular basis is recommended
@@Stein871you should clean ANY weapon on a regular basis and if you don't you are a s*** soldier. The people perpetuating myths about both of these platforms have no idea what they are talking about. I have experience with BOTH of them and would take a stoner platform any day.
it's actually just a matter of what rifle and ammo is more readily available in that particular region
Insurgent groups & militia's don't have the luxury of being picky, so they'll take whatever they'll get their hands on even if it's old WW2 bolt action rifle's, there were cases of Taliban fighters using old Lee enfield bolt action rifles against NATO troops during skirmishes
It’s funny that in the tests of ’47, Mikhail’s creation lost to the AB-46 and AD-46 in terms of accuracy! But in terms of reliability, it won!
He has it completely backwards when it comes to controllability. This one area where M16 totally outshines AK.
A country like Pakistan and probably Afghanistan are able to replicate the Ak 47 fairly similar in function but the materials used are slightly cheaper and less durable while other countries like Serbia and China are able to produce their own Ak 47 variants using their weapons manufacturing companies.
You also have to look at how the ak improves overall troop morale. A soldier can fire a couple of rounds to warm up the barrel then use it as a s*x toy in the a$$. It has helped many rebel soldiers maintain good morale and remind them what they are fighting for. I believe this was an integral design feature.
Those are AKMs bro😅 I don't think AK-47s are manufactured anymore.
Exactly! All available AK-47s are actually rare museum pieces and cost a fortune on the market.
Becsuse 5.56mm ammo is lighter.. the average American soldier in Vietnam can carry more 5.56mm ammo then a 7.62mm ammo
You know… the Ak has a direct analog to the 5.56… it’s called 5.45. And AK’s are also chambered in 5.56. Google is free
5.56 AKs have joined the chat.
Americans Ak47 Enthusians have improved AK47 from being a villain gun into home clean advance reliable home defender with fency mods.
An SBR-AK in 7.62x39 is an excellent home defender! 7.62 com bloc ammo still cheaper than 300 Blk out.
Basically, if it was a game, you would start off at level one with an AK because it’s more noob, friendly, but as you learn how to use the weapons better and how to clean them and care for them as well as practice marksmanship you could upgrade to western M4 platforms
The AK-47 would be my choice for a SHTF situation for all the reasons you stated in this video and the comments made by the viewers!!!
An AK for SHTF chambered in .233//5.56 since the cartridge is plentiful & affordable
The AR is a Superior Rifle (because it’s better engineered)!!!! It’s a marksman’s rifle!!!!
The AK however, might be crude compared to the AR, but it’s a Frontiersman rifle!!!! You can abuse it to the nth degree and it’ll still work!!!!
Also it’s the most widespread, because it’s alot cheaper than the AR!!!!!
Those are basically the advantages of the legendary AK!!!!!!
100% agree!!
Um the ak has a full auto and semi, not only full auto. How the Fck did this video get that wrong?
AI generated or created by an idiot. Pure propaganda. I have an AR15 (BCM) and a AK (Saiga) at home. Both good guns. End of topic.
The Most G.I. Proof Weapon I Have Ever Used.
I haven't watched the video yet, but I would guess that the reasons for this are mainly availibility, reliability and a cheap(er) price compared to M16 derivates.
I often wonder what role the AK-74 has compared to the "classics". It is quite old too and chambers a round similar to the 5.56 NATO calibre but never seemingly became as popular as The AK 47 or the M16 although it seemingly was/is widely used. Or what about the german G3? I would also be interested about not only chinese copies but also their standard rifle, the QBZ-95. It doesn't seem to be widely used from a global point of view. Is it more similar or comparable to english or frensh designs which weren't said to be very good, or is it more comparable to a Steyr Aug which has a good reputation?
Ak-74 is 5.45x39.5 The Ak-47 is 7.62x39. The M19 is 6.5x39. The original Galil was 5.56. The M77 is 7.62x51. I have a m77 with a reproduction receiver and finned barrel.
M16 or AK47? Get both!
"Which one would you pick?" YES
Because it's cheap and you can hand it out to some conscripts without the common sense to maintain it regularly (AKs still break and foul up easily within 1000 rounds without maintenance, go try if you have the capacity to do so and you'll see for yourself). If it was actually a GOOD firearm, we wouldn't have been using M16s. Calling M16s or AR platforms in general "fancy" is just propaganda. They can take every bit of a beating that AKs can and still reach out further and hit targets in fewer shots. If you want better penetration than the 5.56 already has then we have .308 which beats both.
It's down to preference, training, the job ( AR platforms can fill all the roles youd need) and familiarity that determines the effectiveness and quality of the weapon, not sheer numbers deployed because of price and manufacturing capacity. Just today I was at the range with a bunch of guys with AKs that go all the time and they couldn't hit a bullseye at 50 yards, been giving them shit about it for years.
So really try and explain how AKs beat out M16s? Without the bullshit this time. Especially when you consider that 20 inch heavy barrel can effectively turn any load into duty ammo with some of the greatest precision of any automatic available?
An M4 is modular & versatile out of the box.Even the latest AKs needs to be upgraded to be adaptable to use optics,laser aiming etc..The Russians never attempted to make the AK ambidextrous. The AK-12s have been a disappointment in Ukraine! Some elite Russian units have ditched their ak12s for older AKs.
@@andrelockridge9109 another excellent point. Plus upgrades in many forms are more affordable for AR platforms than the likes of Zenitco for AKs
Edit: there is also the fact that 5.45x39 was developed by Kalashnikov Concern as a direct AK competitor to 5.56. simply put, any advancement of AKs is ONLY made to keep up with what AR platforms have been capable of for decades now.
@@andrelockridge9109Good luck
using Optics in a Battlefield like
Ukraine unless you are going to
Bill them for Cleaning Optics, all
Day and Night. 😂
@@NipplWizardThat’s a Weird Coping Mechanism you got Over there. Plenty got Donated to Ukraine and they Stopped using them as soon as the Rainy Season Started. 😂
Can you make a video on Ak302
Because the AK's was exported to every poor country in the world. This has nothing to do with the function of the rifle and all that other nonsense. If we exported M16's just like Ak's, we be seeing them more. Also, AK's aren't cheaper than M16's. The AK had government funding to build factories to crank them out using at the time expensive machines, while the M16 had businesses run them that we're ten times smaller than those factories pumping out Ak's.
The Taliban is happy to ditch AKMs for M4s. Ukrainians gladly accept M4s & HK 416s to replace AK-74s!
@@dnik1260 There's more AR's in southeast asia than AK's, but there's actual evidence of them making makeshift AR's and a bunch of other guns as well. Making AR's is pretty easy to make and a guy with a little knowledge can do it in his basement.
I would take an SG553 R....best of both worlds
The Rolex of AK style long piston action!
It's so simple and easy to use even a child can use it, and in some places they do.
Russian weapon are made for war and battle
Not just for operation
Because the AK has few moving parts than the M16
Simple, robust, very reliable, good accuracy up to 300m, good tolerance to dirt and most importantly very cheap.
i have a 30 year old sa85m still going strong
It took 5 minutes tu learn to operate and maintain m70 zastava (AK derivate) when I was just 12 years old. Even I have not been touched the rifle for 25 years, I colud disaseble and assemble it in complete dark any time. Precision is excelent up to distances where average shooter can do it (300-400 m). Beyond that, it is impractical, since at battlefild noone stand still to play target for you. When I saw what is needed to dissasembly M16 and to solve stoppages, I would not be eager do pick it instead the AK.
AK is very simple to learn, operate and buy. It is pretty accurate and very powerful. Perfect weapon for everyone.
Unfortunately, as long as i can recall i never saw an AK unit at service on my country troops. Back then the troops even issued with unreliable US M14 carbine before switching to licensed FN Fnc (ss1 v1).
The AKM has 3 settings, safe, full auto, and semi-auto. Not just safe and full auto
They lost me when they said the ak has safe and full auto mode 😂😂
AK has both
@@katsullivan yea no shit
All the Taliban switched from their AKs to ARs with ACOGs;)
Shur why not sleepy Joe pulls us out of Afghanistan leaves thousands of m16 m249 saws m2 50cal hum vees and you expect the afghans not to use them
I heard they went back to aks...they did better with them and parts for ars are not easily available to them
The Armalite design is actually better in adverse conditions especially if you close the dust cover.
Ok… lol what are you basing that off of?
It freezes to death in cold conditions
I prefer the ar15 over the ak, in North America the ar15 is a better choice, because they are more readily available, meaning parts are everywhere, ammo is everywhere. If I lived on the other side of the world I would choose ak all day long for the same reason. As for reliability modern ar platforms don’t have the issues the early m16s did. The early m16s had their problems but that was over half a century ago, not really an issue now.
Recently shot an AK ( original from Tula ), whaaat a beauty 😍.
The ak is awesome, to say it's more controllable at full auto is ridiculous
They are both great weapons. One is for rugged usage with minimal maintenance and firepower. While the other is also easy to service while delivering good firepower and accuracy.
You can't compare them really because they are both highly successful and very reliable although the AK47 has the greater reliability and ruggedness.
The M16's great features are, lethal high muzzle velocity, high precision and lightweight, being easy to operate and increasing agility of the user in combat
Everyone has seen the guy who makes an AK receiver out of a shovel pan. That's why they don't make ARs in Bumfukistan.
Reason why a gun made in 1950s is still used in modern warfare where we got drones with lasers and shit:- Easy to use, cheap and easy to purchase via black markets or Russia, needs less maintenance. is the Nokia of the gun world.
Simplicity, the M16 is higher maintenance, and has more parts prone to breakage. Both are great rifles, but AK'S can handle more abuse.
Ah yes RECOIL PATTERN
From the jungles of Srilanka and northeast India, to the -50 degrees in the Siachen glacier to the desert's of Rajasthan, The AK won every battle. 750,000 AK 203 on order by the Indian armed forces.
Yes ,maybe ak’s are cheap in some market, but No, ak’s are not cheap to make, especially now days. For tactical advantage, AR is far beyond Ak. Only advantage of AK is that can be used as better melee weapon after running out of ammo
Many countries can make ak in cheap i mean very cheap. A local made ak can be cost around 300- 500$.
The Russian made Kalashnikov is way cheaper and easy to maintain and use not to mention it's really cheap and even a kid can use it
The M16 may have range but the AK has reliability
Didn’t realize CS recoil patterns were authentic😂
the AK-47 is a weapon from the future. just look at its design!
Not without modifications! The latest version the AK-12 have been a disappointment in the conflict in Ukraine.
M4/16 series.
Reliable and *accuracy.*
The global south would demolish your Nato propaganda
The Galil Ace is more reliable and just as accurate.
Excellent choice!!
Obviously the AK47, the M16 likes to jam.
CHILD :- AM17(5.56×39mm)
FATHER :- AK SERIES(7.62×39mm)
GRANDFATHER : - AK308
ILLICIT INNOCENT NEW BORN BABY :- M16
AK-47 is no longer considered a field weapon but a collector item by the US military. It's heavy, inaccurate at long distances, and worse ballistics.
I would have gone for the SCAR H, a Xiuhcoatl Rifle or the H&K G36...
The M-14 always seemed to be better for me...The AR, or M-16 type too uncomfortable (little), and I had a few jams with an AR, and the M-16 is supposed to be almost the same "cleaning cleaning cleaning" right right right...but, if you are in the middle of a very intensive situation...🤔 I would rather have not experienced any "jams" ever under any circumstances...wasting ammo seems to be more likely when the rifle is too light (.223 5.56) and that turns into "spray and pray" not knowing what you are shooting at, but shooting any way tells someone else where you are...a waste of lives...
The AK seems to have a very jumpy barrel and as it may be more reliable, if it is not very accurate, specially if it over heats...same thing...
So, a heavy steady rifle, with enough punch like the .308 makes a more responsible shooter...and I think that is what matters most...20 rounds and 20 hits are much better than 3 clips of 30 rounds and no hits...
Personal choice I'd say...🤓
US should adopt it, LOL...
Ehhh, maybe my US civilian perspective coupled with my time under threat of mean things being done to my peers and I if we didn’t clean our rifles makes most of the talking points for the AK a little meh? I enjoy shooting the AK and it’s not as inaccurate as some say but the AR isn’t as unreliable as others may think. I think a lot of the issues and pluses of this stuff comes from Cold War and early post Cold War talk. If we go into the present day, just look at how quickly the taliban dumped their AK’s for m4’s when the U.S. flew the coop in Afghanistan. In all, I could easily get by with either in most situations.
Ak’s are actually very hard to build it’s not something you can just do with some tools like an ar wrench and punches. The rivets can make or break a build. Everything seems to be more hand fitted per the individual rifle vs the ar15 where people basically just drop in parts. It’s funny the ak is easier to do a basic cleaning although the ar15 has a very easy bolt to disassemble. The flip side is the ak bolt assembly is so robust I feel very few people even bother knowing how to take out the extractor and firing pin. The clear winner is having both.
Your logic is strange - the production of one AK is tens, if not hundreds of times cheaper than an AR, but you say that it is more difficult to build...
@@YuriiTemnikov some of this is regional, the U.S. has many ar15 manufacturers and few Ak manufacturers. So the skill set and tooling for Ak’s isn’t as abundant. At least a lot of Americans see Ak building as more of a skilled craft compared to just assembling the parts to put together an ar15.
@@YuriiTemnikov material cost yes I’m sure it’s cheaper. As far as tooling and skill set that’s required not so much.
Ak is cheap and doesn't require a lot of maintenance. The M16 is much more expensive and requires much more training to use.
very simple cost
AR guys be hating 🤣
The AK is more simplistic, fewer parts, easier to take down, and always goes bang. That said, it is NOT a pression weapon with an effective range of about 300 yards. Three inch groups at 100 yards is the norm. The AR platform is very accurate out to 600 yards and beyond. In a few days the National Matches will begin at Camp Perry with thousands of competitors competing across the course with ARs. No one competes with an AK platform. The AK platform can not match the ARs accuracy.
All of your information is 50 years old
"When a young man, I read somewhere the following: God the Almighty said, 'All that is too complex is unnecessary, and it is simple that is needed.' So this has been my lifetime motto - I have been creating weapons to defend the borders of my fatherland, to be simple and reliable." Mikail Kalishnikov. He made them simpler so they would be more durable.
All AK-74/&4 do have semy auto mode...
Boomers in the comments are mad mad mad! Muh forgotten weapons! Muh accuracy. 🤣😂