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Posted: 4/14/2006 7:42:48 PM EDT
whats better and why?
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IMHO
AK74 is like dancing with a redhead AK47 is like dancing with a fat chick |
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ahaha |
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Ak-74 will be more accurate and have less recoil.
Ammunition will be easier to find for a AK-47 Personally I prefer AK-74 for accuracy and follow-up low recoil shots. |
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The AKM I don't dance with rifles. I don't fondle rifles. I just shoot them. The 7.62 x 39 cartridge does not rely on the stars to align correctly for it to be effective. It works. Just ask anyone who served in the infantry in SEA.
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People....PEOPLE!!!!
THIS is the AK-47 FORUM!!! HEEEELLLOOO!!!! The answer is............. BOTH! |
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I have more than Both, and plan on going into battle with a caddy/sherpa who will hand me the correct gun for each shot situation.
But 750rnds of 5.45 weighs like 500 of 7.62 (just about 18.5lbs on my scale) so for hoofing it unsupported/solo give me the 74! |
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I have to go with the caddy solution, that is the only way for a keyboard commando to ever be able to properly arm themselves. You never know when you may have to engage a hostile target at 150M in an urban enviorment while standing upside down and swimming. With a caddy you wouldn't have to worry about any of that, he would just hand you the apropriate gun. That situation requires an O/U belted magnum by the way.
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The 7.62 is better because it looks more evil.
But OTOH, the 5.45 is better because it looks more sexy. It's good to have both for whatever mood you're in. And don't forget the ammo. |
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Well, after WWII Russia adopts the AK47/AKM and their influence reaches around the world. Dictator’s line up to follow the party line, insurgencies spring up everywhere, dominoes fall and the Soviet Union becomes the second greatest superpower on earth. Then they adopt the AK74 and in fairly short order the whole thing falls apart. Now I can’t grantee there’s a relationship, but….
I vote AKM |
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what's the difference between ss109 and m855? |
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I prefer the 74 myself...........for all of the reasons already listed.................
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The AK-47 has no "knock down power". One of Newtons laws, if the bullet has enough energy to KNOCK someone down, then the recoil would have equal energy and knock the shooter down. Bullets don't knock people down, the disruption to their body functions do. And a higher velocity round has more shock value. |
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not everything is meant in literal terms, he is talking about knockdown power in the sense of firearms vs people... just wow, some people amaze me. |
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Yeah, so am I. In the sense of "firearms vs people," (whatever that means) knockdown power is largely a myth unless you are shooting a large caliber rifle. Which the AK is not. |
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SS109 is the actual bullet (projectile) and M855 is the loaded cartridge (assuming the cartridge is loaded to NATO specifications) |
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I prefer the AK74 because it is more accurate. Mine shoots MOA at 100 meters. Follow up shots are more accurate. It all about shot placement. Plus 5.45 is lighter. All valid reasons why the Russians dropped the AK47.
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The 74 because the ammo is lighter, flatter shooting and more terminally effective.
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I love my 47's but If I had to fight with one I would use the 74 because the low recoil and how the 5.45 effects the body after it hits ya
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man milled receivers give me a woody |
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OK, would you prefer I say "faster stopping power". I have heard that the Russians fighting in Chechnya prefer the 7.62 because it drops bodies faster. I have never been in combat so I will take their word on it. |
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Then you'd be the first. Post proof and you'll be a celebrity around here. |
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AK-47, because its a freedomfighter's rifle...
When you realize you can do the same exact job with a $300 dollar rifle than you can with a $1500 AR you realize how simple and actually combat efective this rifle is. Plus, ammo is cheap, available and I bet if you get hit with 7.62x39 you won't enjoy it or at least won't try to shoot back for a little while. |
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How does the AK-47 group at 300 meters |
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and it's easier to control under full-auto fire my vote is for the 5.45 and AK-74 *edit* the -74 has a great muzzle brake as well |
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I have it on my SU-16CA and my SKS and yes it the best there is |
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Not only is it "great", it is also damn effective. Just for kicks I removed the muzzle brake off of my SLR-105A1 and fired a full magazine. BIG difference! The AK-74 will not shoot MOA due to the fact that the tolerances are very loose. That is why it will always be more reliable than an AR-15. Also, due to the fact that the tolerances are not tight it will not shoot nearly as well (groups size) as an Ar-15. |
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wow |
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I like the way you think! I'll +1 on the -47 and it's .30 cal round. While M43 isn't a good performer M67 (and other lead FMJs) aren't bad, and they get better with a couple of the softpoint rounds (like the Winchester load). The fact the 7.62x39 has US production while the 5.45x39 does not, is just another stone in the -47s favor. |
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From what I've heard some units are using 7.62x39 because it offers superior penetration: it can go through walls and such much more effectively than 5.45. However, I have not heard any claims that they find 7.62 to be a better man stopper. That's not to say that people haven't made those claims, only that I haven't heard them. And I would choose the 74, for many of the same reason others on this thread have. My 74 may be my favorite rifle...... |
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Spoken like a man who has never been shot at. Do you really believe you can deliver accurate MOA fire while the target shoots back? The Soviets changed caliber for the same reason the US did. The small caliber is cheaper to make (and in our case, cheaper to ship halfway around the world). Remember that Robert McNamara was an accountant, not an expert in infantry weapons. |
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"Remember that Robert McNamara was an accountant, not an expert in infantry weapons."
Nor an expert in aviation weapons... Keep in mind that Mcnamara was also the guy that cancelled making the sr-71 a fighting weapon (AF was mounting the AIM-54c on it and was working towards making it a strategic fighter), for economic reasons....he also cancelled the b-70 valkyrie program for economic reasons.... He also tried, for economic reasons, to force everyone (navy especially) to accept the TFX (f-111) as a world class fighter for the Navy and the AF, when the reality was that it was a poor fighter, but made an EXCELLENT strike aircraft (reminds me of Hitlers insistence on the ME-262 as a bomber, when it could have been decisive in the air war if fielded in numbers in late 43/early 44....) His insistence on the TFX program delayed the development of both the AF f-15 and the Navy f-14 (sad to see the Tomcats finally mustered out of service, ugh!!!) He did do some good in strategic forces, however... He accelerated production and deployment of the solid-fuel Minuteman ICBM and Polaris SLBM missiles and by FY 1966 had removed from operational status all of the older liquid-fuel Atlas and Titan I missiles. By the end of McNamara's tenure, the United States had deployed 54 Titan II and 1,000 Minuteman missiles on land, and 656 Polaris missiles on 41 nuclear submarines. This was key in forcing the Soviets to accept MAD.... |
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Yes, the 7.62x39 is a much better round for making strawman arguments.
And the M-16 was designed by experts in infantry weapons prior to MacNamara seeing his first day as the Sec of Defense. |
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You guys can talk stopping power, distance, and MOA all you want. The only AKs that I'll own are all 7.62.
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Thats what they all say at first! Once you go 5.45, you will never go back comrade! |
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Can someone answer this for me what is an average group with scope at 200 using the 74 and 47? |
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Chris at AK-USA also has stated that he gets MOA at 100 meters. I was using a 9X optic, DN ammo at an indoor range. I don't save targets. Next time I go I will. Might be awhile. |
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I only mentioned target shooting. You get a little emotional don't you. And jump to conclusions. I got out of the military in 1971. I have seen the elephant. BTW, I had no problems with the M16, because I CLEANED it. |
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with my Su-16 I can fire up to 150-200 rounds before the gun is way too hot now i am talking rapid fire does the AR heat up like that 2? |
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When I dump a few mags through my AR it gets hotter than shit. |
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Hey, I'm always open minded. I'd like to see at least three 5 shot groups at 100yards. |
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The big difference is, that on both the AR and the AK, the barrel isn't attached to the receiver with loctite - Ice |
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I was surprised. Wasn't expecting it. My 74 was built from a new Bulgy kit on a global reciever. Maybe I got lucky for a change. I did clean the barrel between shots and let the barrel cool. It also has an excellent trigger. I'll see if I can do it again. |
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Unfortunately you will never be able to tell if he made that group from 100yrds or 10yrds - Ice |
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