[harpu]

"The AK-47 is a simpler weapon, [fewer moving parts] and is set up a little "looser". That is one of the reasons that third world countries prefer it. Easier to keep clean, more reliable when dirty or in inclement conditions."

You forgot to mention; the AK-47 is significantly LESS ACCURATE at 25 meters.

[Burkeman1]

That is generally true from what I have heard and read. The Ak is not a very accuratte assault rifle. The true Russian made AK is supposed to be accurate and is considered a grat weapon. However- the AK is the most copied assault rifle in history. About a dozed countries make verisons of the Ak that are cheap and not very good. Even Pakistanni gunsmiths make their own from scratch.

[Jimmy Valentine]

Agreed. But when you are feeding green troops into a close-in meat grinder [Russian style] they are the obvious weapon of choice.