Posted on 12/16/2020 10:12:01 AM PST by PROCON
The AK-47 7.62 x39 has better penetration for vehicles and most forms of cover but the 5.56 has better ballistics and far better performance defeating many types of armor
I’ve seen spetsnaz using M4’s in training.
There’s usually one in a group that is using them running their ops.
Simple solution...
Own two of each...
Provide companionship by storing them next to the Garand M1 and the AR-50...
And currently, ammo is available.
Damn, have used both. Difficult to answer...
I defer to my comrades who have combat experience to weigh in better than me.
Thread will be good for 100 posts.
5.56mm
I have an AR and an American mini 30, though I use the AR Most.
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That is what my daddy told me. AK47 was the one you could count on working.
I’m old school...Ruger mini-14/mini-30
The AR-18/ 180 is nice and most modern western designs are based on AR-18 operating system
Today, it is the one that you have the most ammo for......
I dunno. I have a heavily modified 1022 which can be pretty darn fierce when it wants to be.
We loved R. Lee Ermey and have a few funny stories about him The last time that I saw him was at the MVPA Convention in Portland Oregon in 2013, a military vehicle show. I had my wiener dog, Newt with me and R. Lee told me how he had just lost his wiener dog a few months before and how much he missed him. And he gave Newt some unexpectedly emotional cuddles and kisses.
My wife was dressed as a WWII WAC and she had a spectacular large display set up. She and her friends went over to see R. Lee. He didn't seem that interested, so my wife said that it seemed like he liked her wiener dog more than her uniform. R. Lee got very excited and said, “Oh, was that your wiener dog?” and then he went on and on about how much he loved his own little wiener dog.
With a spring-loaded tappet in between.
Not enough.
The action in Kenosha when Kyle Rittenhouse justifiably and morally killed two Antifa subhumans and severely wounded a third subhuman brilliantly showed the combat effectiveness of the M4 design. It was short and handy enough to allow Kyle to maintain full control of his weapon when one subhuman tried to grab it and after he was knocked down when two others tried to kill him.
Without a doubt...AK47. Field striping, reliability and ft lbs of energy of the 7.62x39 i believe out weighs accuracy of the M16/AR platform. Besides, within 200yrds, my AK is pretty dedgum spot on. If I were to go out further, pull out the .300 Weatherby
Back around 2000 Alexander Arms developed a 5.45x39 variant of the M4 carbine for the Special Forces for applications where they did not want to use or leave behind NATO ammo that was very special.
Superior to the AK 74 variants in most respects IMHO.
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