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Posted: 3/12/2015 11:33:15 AM EDT
[#1]
I have shot at steel plates at what my Burris range finder called 507 yards.
Those sights really suck at distance. And the rear sight leaf is regulated in meters, not yards. I'm an OK shot and I was hitting the 2' x 2' plate about 20% of the time. (so maybe I'm not an OK shot) At the same steel plate with an AR15 with A1 type sights I can hit the plate more consistently. |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 12:07:32 PM EDT
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A 4 power PRimary arms scope (or any acog) will do wonders for the accuracy of your AK.
Won't be a DMR or anything. But 3-4MOA is doable. |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 12:19:09 PM EDT
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I shoot out to 300m usually. All I shoot is irons, my hit percentage at that range is (guessing) 85-90% (Im pretty consistant). The rifle was designed to hit at that distance and does its job as intended. Im sure it can go out further but the weapon is severely limited by the cartridge ballistics, and a look at average combat ranges in the last 20 years will show that most engagements are happening between 50-200yds with the occasional contact at longer ranges. Im not .mil but do read the AARs when available. Part of owning and using your weapon(especially for life safety) is knowing how it is used in real battle by real combatants, not just target shooting.
My SKS is better suited to "longer ranges" than my AKs. YMMV. |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 12:46:29 PM EDT
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300 is easy, 500 can be a challenge. 700 is nigh impossible. That's for me though. I did hit a few times at 750 with my AR and 4x scope. Was tough, especially with the cross breeze.
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Posted: 3/12/2015 1:17:44 PM EDT
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I tried 600 once with a 1960. Didnt hit anything useing irons after 10 shots. Didnt like not knowing where my rounds were hitting and it was a public range so i stopped.
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Posted: 3/12/2015 1:19:44 PM EDT
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Longest has been 200 yards (shooting ranges in South Florida are crap), both iron sights and red dot (PK-AS)... the front iron = human sized target at 200 yards so it's hard to be very precise although with the red dot I've been able to hold very respectable groups. I have a new setup I want to take out to 300 yards next time I can...
This is my take on the "modern AK" where you can shoot anywhere from a few yards all the way to 300 yards with respectable accuracy: (SLR107FR + Super Sniper 1-4x) 
The AK is not a platform designed to go beyond 300 yards in my opinion.. I am sure one can push it with much better ammo and good optics although you are better off getting a .308 or a round designed for the distance as well as a more accurate platform such as AR, bolt action, you name it... |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 2:13:40 PM EDT
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My old range had 55 gallon barrels at 550 yards that I was able to hit (or barely miss) with regularity using the iron sights on my SGL-31.
There where smaller steel plates at 600 yards, but the sight picture on the irons made it all but impossible. |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 2:55:24 PM EDT
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500m many times with 5.45, furthest was just over 600m
1000 yards with the SVD Z |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 3:08:30 PM EDT
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880 yards with my .308 Veprs.
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Posted: 3/12/2015 3:22:48 PM EDT
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500m many times with 5.45, furthest was just over 600m 1000 yards with the SVD Z Very impressive. |
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Posted: 3/12/2015 3:25:58 PM EDT
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I was hitting the 2' x 2' plate about 20% of the time. (so maybe I'm not an OK shot) I wouldn't say that at all, 500 yards is a lot longer than most people have ever shot, there's a lot of great shooters here who practice a lot, so you can't use that as your reference point as these guys are way out ahead of the curve. If you hit at all i'd say that's damn good shooting. Once you start hitting at long range, you get a lot better fast, mainly because now you believe you can hit at that distance, it's been my experience that lack of belief that they can hit is the new and even intermediate shooter's worst enemy, far more so than their lack of experience. |
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Posted: 3/13/2015 4:20:33 AM EDT
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I can hit 6" and 8" plates at 170m- 220m w/ my N-Pap and my M70 AB2 about 95% consistency; as a qualifier, I've shot military style iron sights most of my life so it's not like I don't have a lot of practice w/ crappy sights. I'm very curious about what the N-Pap will do w/ an optic,; I have hounded Midwest Industries about a Yugo specific scope mount which according to them should be available soon.
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Posted: 3/13/2015 4:25:43 AM EDT
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+1 on Dragynn's post above, it's ALL about practice and confidence!
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Posted: 3/13/2015 2:36:44 PM EDT
[#14]
I've shot them out to 500 yards.
Maybe I hit the target - maybe I didn't. Everyone else was shooting at the big plate too. 
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Posted: 3/13/2015 2:41:59 PM EDT
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300 yards but I have ak tech sights on my rifle and national match front sight post. I was shooting a 12x12 off a bench and was ringing the crap out of it. Never been able to shoot farther than that.
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Posted: 3/13/2015 3:26:00 PM EDT
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Posted: 3/13/2015 3:26:47 PM EDT
[#17]
like 75 yards.
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Posted: 3/13/2015 4:09:46 PM EDT
[#18]
700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period.
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Posted: 3/13/2015 5:08:23 PM EDT
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700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period. I'll take that bet, name the stakes. 
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Posted: 3/13/2015 10:48:24 PM EDT
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700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period. I'll take it too.....you realize that the 308 PAP M77 and PSL are AK's right??? or perhaps a 20" VEPR? 700 isn't hard for those rifles with glass. |
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Posted: 3/13/2015 10:58:49 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period.  you're such a sarcastic sh&! man! If anyone here can do it, and consistently, it's our local idiot. No sarcasm, he's pretty damn awesome. Seen it with my own two eyes I have |
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Posted: 3/13/2015 11:17:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: you're such a sarcastic sh&! man! If anyone here can do it, and consistently, it's our local idiot. No sarcasm, he's pretty damn awesome. Seen it with my own two eyes I have Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: 700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period. you're such a sarcastic sh&! man! If anyone here can do it, and consistently, it's our local idiot. No sarcasm, he's pretty damn awesome. Seen it with my own two eyes I have So you are saying to adjust your sarcasm meter guys? Guess it helps if you know the poster.  |
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Posted: 3/14/2015 9:52:39 AM EDT
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I'm pretty sure I stole his thunder there, but I don't think anyone's meter adjusts that high!
Our local idiot is a fairly well known individual in the shooting world, but I won't out him. Suffice it to say, he's juts f'ing with ya guys. |
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Posted: 3/14/2015 10:22:08 AM EDT
[#24]
Iron sights 200 meters. On a 12 " steel plate.
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Posted: 3/14/2015 3:03:43 PM EDT
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. Suffice it to say, he's juts f'ing with ya guys. A smiley or two would help with that, we DO get guys from time to time that wander over here to snark at AK's and their owners. |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 1:34:52 AM EDT
[#26]
300 meters regularly and sometimes out to 350 meters.Got enough range out to 500 yds., just haven't tried it with irons.
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Posted: 3/15/2015 3:47:13 AM EDT
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As fun as it sounds now, I've never tried anything further than 300yd with my AK's. I'm still somewhat new to the AK74 clone, with a round count not much over 1k. My AMD65 will ring a 24" gong at 300yd all day, but I don't develop that system much. Even the PSL I've only gone out to 300yd. Guess I've been neglecting all the AK platforms.
My Saiga 12 loaded with #6 birdshot will NOT effectively hit at 700yd. Piece of crap. 
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Posted: 3/15/2015 9:48:13 AM EDT
[#28]
I have a red dot (aimpoint comp m) on my Romy RPK, aes10b, and I can knock down my LaRue sniper target with boring regularity at 750 yards.
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Posted: 3/15/2015 3:54:37 PM EDT
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As fun as it sounds now, I've never tried anything further than 300yd with my AK's. I'm still somewhat new to the AK74 clone, with a round count not much over 1k. My AMD65 will ring a 24" gong at 300yd all day, but I don't develop that system much. Even the PSL I've only gone out to 300yd. Guess I've been neglecting all the AK platforms. My Saiga 12 loaded with #6 birdshot will NOT effectively hit at 700yd. Piece of crap. The 74 is too easy at 300. I think I need to try the Tantal at 500 yds. since ringing steel with it at 300 is almost boring. You'll love the 5.45 at distance ... |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 9:02:35 PM EDT
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It was around 870 yds, think that was what they ranged it at. My best shots not sure it would have hit a large bus, most were in a much bigger area. It was a field and able to see impacts via dust from bullets hitting dirt.
It was windy and some shots really seemed to drift. All this with a AMD 12" barrel with extended flash. This was off a picnic table, clamp on bipod and with no optics. |
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Posted: 3/15/2015 9:28:17 PM EDT
[#31]
Rob Ski over at AK Op Union just uploaded his 600 yard shooting vid today...AK-74 with mag optic.....check it out....
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Posted: 3/25/2015 12:24:01 AM EDT
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i just shot in local high power match (it was F class actually) since no one showes up anymore due to goddamn NY state regulations.....- when i got there (i was a new shooter at their range) - the guy who was running the match was like- oh cool man, what kind of AR do you have? sorry man, thats at home, just have my AK ...he was like WTF no dude this is a precision match, look at what guys are running...cool beans man. I finished 5th out of 22 guys. LOL. shitty ass ak dag nabbit.
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Posted: 3/25/2015 5:04:03 AM EDT
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I have a red dot (aimpoint comp m) on my Romy RPK, aes10b, and I can knock down my LaRue sniper target with boring regularity at 750 yards. Damn I wish I had the space to reach out that far. I envy you. |
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Posted: 3/25/2015 6:56:41 AM EDT
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i just shot in local high power match (it was F class actually) since no one showes up anymore due to goddamn NY state regulations.....- when i got there (i was a new shooter at their range) - the guy who was running the match was like- oh cool man, what kind of AR do you have? sorry man, thats at home, just have my AK ...he was like WTF no dude this is a precision match, look at what guys are running...cool beans man. I finished 5th out of 22 guys. LOL. shitty ass ak dag nabbit. Priceless. 
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Posted: 3/25/2015 1:14:44 PM EDT
[#35]
200m is the most I can keep it on an 8x11 target with stock irons . Front post basically covers the width of the sheet. I would love to have a range with steel targets further out. I don't for now.
Looking forward to going out to Montana in a few months to visit in laws, will let the rifles stretch their legs a bit. |
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Posted: 3/25/2015 2:34:13 PM EDT
[#36]
I have no trouble hitting a 1'x1' steel disk at 200 with mine. I sighted my rifle in with a 6oclock hold so I can see the target. I usualy hit 90-95 percent of my shots at that distance. Any further though and I don't know if I'd be able to hit it, seems half the shots end up on the outside edge of the plate.
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Posted: 3/27/2015 2:53:13 PM EDT
[#37]
500 yards at steel, but wasn't very accurate
200 yards I can hit the target most of the time
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Posted: 3/27/2015 5:40:40 PM EDT
[#38]
425 yards with my Aes10-B and East German rear sight was no problem hitting a ram shaped plate.
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Posted: 3/27/2015 5:47:16 PM EDT
[#39]
300 yard steel - maybe man sized-ish. Irons and can hit consistently while standing.
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Posted: 3/28/2015 5:05:45 PM EDT
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Longest has been 200 yards (shooting ranges in South Fl are crap) This, 200 yards is easy to consistently get hits. |
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Posted: 3/29/2015 10:04:03 PM EDT
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I'll take it too.....you realize that the 308 PAP M77 and PSL are AK's right??? or perhaps a 20" VEPR? 700 isn't hard for those rifles with glass. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period. I'll take it too.....you realize that the 308 PAP M77 and PSL are AK's right??? or perhaps a 20" VEPR? 700 isn't hard for those rifles with glass. PSL is 7.62x54R |
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Posted: 3/30/2015 10:34:08 AM EDT
[#42]
300 yds with open sights on a good day 400 yds with good optic
4 to 500 yds all day but you need to get the trigger time in and helps to have a spotter. |
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Posted: 3/30/2015 12:17:02 PM EDT
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700 yards definitely not possible with ANY ak. Its just not accurate. period. Had a buddy right next to me get hit in the head at 700 yards. He did a barrel roll and got up and we kept on running, pulled the round from his helmet later. Allah wills it sometimes |
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Posted: 3/30/2015 12:38:58 PM EDT
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I've done 500m 300m with open sights with my WASR it was a man size target.
It's been awhile but I think I had like 5-7inch groups something like that.
ETA: Holy shit it wasn't 500m, roughly 300m I'm retarded. |
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Posted: 3/30/2015 1:28:27 PM EDT
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I've done 500m with open sights with my WASR it was a man size target. It's been awhile but I think I had like 5-7inch groups something like that. Haha... If only this were true  . I still love my wasr tho.
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Posted: 3/30/2015 2:05:13 PM EDT
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Haha... If only this were true . I still love my wasr tho.Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've done 500m with open sights with my WASR it was a man size target. It's been awhile but I think I had like 5-7inch groups something like that. Haha... If only this were true . I still love my wasr tho.I would need to see this to believe it, 5-7 inch groups with irons and a WASR out to 500 yards ... lol ... More like 5-7 feet!
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Posted: 3/30/2015 2:10:35 PM EDT
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Haha... If only this were true . I still love my wasr tho.Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I've done 500m with open sights with my WASR it was a man size target. It's been awhile but I think I had like 5-7inch groups something like that. Haha... If only this were true . I still love my wasr tho.
Totally legit though, I'll try to recreate it and record it next chance I get. |
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