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AK-47 Vs. M16: Which Assault Rifle Is Better?
19FortyFive ^
| 1/28/2021
| Peter Suicu
Posted on 01/29/2021 6:16:46 AM PST by Onthebrink
There are numerous debates that will likely never be resolved – Coke vs. Pepsi, rock vs. country – but when it comes to firearms, the debate goes deeper than mere opinion, especially when it is the AK-47 vs. M16. Both were developed during the Cold War, and while Soviet soldiers and Americans never actually met (fortunately) on the battlefield, the weapons have been used against one another in countless other conflicts.
Unlike ongoing debates over whether a Glock is better than a SIG Sauer or if 9mm is superior to .45 APC, the assault weapon debate is one where soldiers have ample experience.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; History; Military/Veterans
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To: Onthebrink
Ever since the Vietnam War, and the debate still continues....
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:17:37 AM PST
by
cranked
To: Onthebrink
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:18:28 AM PST
by
al baby
(Hi Mom Hi Dad)
To: Onthebrink
Which is better, a ballpein hammer or a claw hammer?
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:19:22 AM PST
by
facedown
(Armed in the Heartland)
To: Onthebrink; w1n1
Are you trying to take over for 'Am Shooting Journal' with this crap?
Nobody heard of '19FortyFive' til you showed up.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:19:52 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
To: Onthebrink
Gee, I’ve heard heard that one before...
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:20:15 AM PST
by
OKSooner
(IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME!! HI SENATOR LANKFORD!!!)
To: Onthebrink
Kind of like comparing a Jeep Rubicon to a Chevy Corvette. They both have their relative strengths and shortcomings. While they both have the overarching purpose of getting from Point A to Point B, there are a lot of factors that will determine which will achieve that purpose better.
To: real saxophonist
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:21:00 AM PST
by
OKSooner
(IT'S HOWDY DOODY TIME!! HI SENATOR LANKFORD!!!)
To: Onthebrink
When I was in the Marine Corps, late ‘80s, early ‘90s, nobody ever used the term ‘assault rifle’. I used the M16A2 Service Rifle.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:22:33 AM PST
by
real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
To: real saxophonist
Control of language = Control of people.
The best rifle is the loaded one in your hand.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:25:31 AM PST
by
wbslws
To: real saxophonist
Welcome to our Leftist future...
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:26:06 AM PST
by
Does so
(Joe Biden: "I don't know what I'm signing". Off-screen female: "Just sign it". *Vote PEON Party. )
To: Onthebrink
Neither, I can’t afford a transferrable select fire rifle.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:27:17 AM PST
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !)
To: gathersnomoss
I had a friend who was a Marine on Guadalcanal. He said, ‘We assaulted the HELL out of them Japs with our ‘03 Springfields!’
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:28:19 AM PST
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real saxophonist
(Yeah, well, you know that's just like, uh... your opinion, man.)
To: cranked
The US military Hates the AK47! An Untrained person can spray out a very deadly round which in some cases a bullet proof vest does not protect. Trained personnel like the AR16, but hate to go up against the AK47. A group of drugged enemy will keep shooting after numerous 5.56 hits. This is why the US Army is looking to used large caliper round.
STOPPING POWER is king!
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:28:46 AM PST
by
Lockbox
To: Onthebrink
Not again....
Different weapons with different objectives
AK = killed
AR = wounded
The theory is that the enemy will be bogged down caring for the wounded.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:31:53 AM PST
by
Ouderkirk
(Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
To: Lockbox
> STOPPING POWER is king! So why did the Soviets switch to 5.45x39 with the AK-74 ?
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:35:33 AM PST
by
SecondAmendment
(This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !)
To: Onthebrink
The one that you won’t have to pay a $200 tax on, or have confiscated, or turn you into an instafelon.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:36:49 AM PST
by
RC one
(Lying, cheating, deceiving & manipulating are as natural to Democrats as swimming is to fish.)
To: Onthebrink
At this point its the one you can get ammo for...and from what I’ve been hearing the ak wins.
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:42:46 AM PST
by
V_TWIN
(Where's Hunter???)
To: SecondAmendment
How did the Soviets do in Afghanistan?
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posted on
01/29/2021 6:43:18 AM PST
by
Lockbox
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