So my GF of two years has decided she wants to get a rifle now. She shoots a couple of my ak's but they are all in 7.62 and she ends up only shooting a mag or so because of recoil. We have a 10/22 she likes to shoot but now wants to get something with a bit more impact yet without a lot of kick. To her, a 7.62 is alot of kick, lol. I can get a good deal on a polish tantal or bulgy ak74 both 5.45 for around 300 each. Not sure what a good lower price AR would be but I am guessing a decent one can be had around 750 or so. Both platforms have very low recoil which is the main concern. I really like the AK type rifles, I shoot m4's all the time for work so I don't really have much interest in owning a rifle like it, but this is for her so I guess I should over look that. She is in the Army also and is familiar with shooting and caring for her m4, she actually shoots expert
. From what I have seen, she would like either type but its a surprise for her so I cant just tell her to pick one.
AK74 - cheap rounds, I like them a lot, I can take it with me when I go to the range and pretend its one of my toys, cheap for virtually everything
AR15- she is familiar with them, accurate which helps her confidence in shooting, can get girly furniture without having to paint rifle
Any ideas, suggestions, would be greatly appreciated. If its for an AR give me some ideas of good ones around 700-800 please, I don't know much about them.
Thanks