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Posted: 3/2/2015 12:35:24 PM EDT
For this comparison lets say a BCM/Colt AR and an Arsenal AK. Who would take the AK over the AR?
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:36:08 PM EDT
[#1]
Bullpup.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:36:08 PM EDT
[#2]
AK-74?  Sure.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:37:29 PM EDT
[#3]
Only a fool would take an ak over an ar
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:38:36 PM EDT
[#4]
Nah.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:40:48 PM EDT
[#5]
I like the AR15, 74 and 47.

If I had to choose, it would be the AR.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:45:54 PM EDT
[#6]
Easy. AK if it's an Arsenal. Worth more! AR market is at an all time low in value while AKs are rising.

Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:48:00 PM EDT
[#7]
naw
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:48:58 PM EDT
[#8]
I would right now.  I have way more ARs than AKs.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:49:02 PM EDT
[#9]
Panic or no panic? Because I can still get commie ammo in a panic.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:50:38 PM EDT
[#10]
If I was going to be stuck humping it in the woods for the rest of my life like a vagabond - AK.

Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:51:12 PM EDT
[#11]
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Panic or no panic? Because I can still get commie ammo in a panic.
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http://www.jobrelatedstuff.com/images/smilies/anim_rofl2.gif

Short memories around here.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:51:21 PM EDT
[#12]
If I had to choose, probably an AR because I can operate it a little faster. I'm comfortable with either though.

 
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:51:45 PM EDT
[#13]
AR has better ergonomics
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:51:47 PM EDT
[#14]
I'm about to have sbr versions of both. With optics, its going to be a tough call.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:52:32 PM EDT
[#15]
I'd take either.  I own both.  I don't cling to any one platform as the holy grail.  Both have their strengths.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:54:36 PM EDT
[#16]
I own both, I really enjoy shooting AKs, I will probably always own an AK.  That said, if I had to choose one, it would be an AR.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:54:51 PM EDT
[#17]
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I'm about to have sbr versions of both. With optics, its going to be a tough call.
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I already have SBR versions of both.  With optics.  It's not a tough call at all.  

AK = range toy
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:55:23 PM EDT
[#18]
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I'd take either.  I own both.  I don't cling to any one platform as the holy grail.  Both have their strengths.
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Wots this shit? A reasonable opinion on GD? Call out the whatever it is you call out.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 12:55:36 PM EDT
[#19]
Depends if the AK's front sight is straight.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:00:20 PM EDT
[#20]
<------Prefers 7.62x39 over 5.56 but prefers the AR platform over AK sooooooooo piston AR in 7.62x39 that takes AK mags with a 12.5" barrel FTMFW
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:01:23 PM EDT
[#21]
I have alot more training with the AR sooooooooooooo AR it is.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:01:29 PM EDT
[#22]
I don't share the hatred for the AK that some have here.  I love the looks of a SKS.  Ever since I was a young man at my first gun show and saw a beautiful SKS on display I have loved them.  Watching Red Dawn as a kid made me like the AK.

With that being said, I have to acknowledge  that the AR is a superior firearm.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:03:03 PM EDT
[#23]
Depends what it's needed for.  Don't want the trashcans blowing over in the wind?  AK is perfect for that.  
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:04:13 PM EDT
[#24]
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Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:04:24 PM EDT
[#25]
If the SHTF an AR. Any other time? An AR.

Why? Police and military and millions of people have them so ammo and parts would be easier to find, theoretically.

Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:06:49 PM EDT
[#26]
Nope
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:07:44 PM EDT
[#27]
I have shot both, so no.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:08:40 PM EDT
[#28]
Which one has the most dependable ammo supply?   I'd pick that one.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:08:44 PM EDT
[#29]
I love my AK's but if I could only keep one platform it would be the AR-15.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:09:27 PM EDT
[#30]
AR....in before Rusted Ace.





Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:19:16 PM EDT
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It was intentional wanted to see if I could ruffle some feathers with that one
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:19:18 PM EDT
[#32]
I have an AK and a couple ARs.  I took this question to mean if you could only have one and only one.  Despite the Arsenal $ continuing to be on the rise, I'd still take the AR as its value plummets into the toilet.  The ergonomics are superior to the AK platform.  It's a more useful rifle to me and 9x out of 10 I'll grab the AR to go to the range with me over the AK.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:22:16 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:24:57 PM EDT
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Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:25:49 PM EDT
[#35]
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It was intentional wanted to see if I could ruffle some feathers with that one
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<------Prefers 7.62x39 over 5.56 but prefers the AR platform over AK sooooooooo piston AR in 7.62x39 that takes AK mags with a 12.5" barrel FTMFW


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It was intentional wanted to see if I could ruffle some feathers with that one


Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:27:06 PM EDT
[#36]
Can I combine?

I have owned and do own a variety of ARs and AKs. The one rifle that has them beat is my Sig 556. It's is sort of a meld of the two. 5.56 with AR ergos and a piston system that has never failed me. Ever AR and AK I've owned has jammed at least once. The only time my sig has failed me was a bad primers or a magazine problem.

ARs fail me more than AKs, but in a carbine course I am way more effective with an AR.

Shtf I'm grabbing my Sig with AR as backup.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:27:53 PM EDT
[#37]
I can't do a fast mag change with an AK for shit.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:28:54 PM EDT
[#38]
Take to the trash can, sure.



Take to use in any kind of a fight?  Hell no, not over an AR.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:30:14 PM EDT
[#39]
Only accurate rifles are interesting.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:31:03 PM EDT
[#40]
No.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:31:19 PM EDT
[#41]
Nope.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:31:54 PM EDT
[#42]
Sold my AR's. My SHTF/GO TO gun is an Arsenal SAM7R with Circle 10 mags loaded with Golden Tiger. If society truly breaks down I feel have the best tool for "long term" survival.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:32:47 PM EDT
[#43]
I'm going to head over to GlockTalk and ask them how many would take an XD over a Glock, too.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:33:14 PM EDT
[#44]
tag
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:33:24 PM EDT
[#45]
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If I was going to be stuck humping it in the woods for the rest of my life like a vagabond - AK.

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+1
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:33:29 PM EDT
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AKs are for peasants that defecate in their drinking water.



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Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:33:30 PM EDT
[#47]
Stoner > Slav
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:33:53 PM EDT
[#48]
Yes, all day everyday.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:35:01 PM EDT
[#49]
Details OP. If both are in 5.56, I would take the 5.56 AK. I have both 5.56 AKs (Saiga .223 and Bulgarian AK-74 5.56 build) and ARs. They shoot the same for me using iron sights or red dot. The AK ergonomics and controls don't bother me. The AK will weigh more but I know that it rarely has to be cleaned and doesn't even care whether or not I lube it - I have run my 5.56 AKs dry without issue. The internals on a 5.56 AK are hilariously overbuilt for the cartridge, I don't expect any of them to break or wear significantly.

If it came to the choice between choosing between 5.56 AR and 7.62x39/5.45x39 AK, I would choose the AR. Domestic ammo availability is more important IMO.
Link Posted: 3/2/2015 1:38:10 PM EDT
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I'm going to head over to GlockTalk and ask them how many would take an XD over a Glock, too.
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You do realize that this site is also AK47.net, right?



 
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