During my 4 years in the Marine Corps I never had one jam, failure or anything else of the M16’s that I carried. We fired alot of live rounds and blanks.
Didn’t even have any parts break. I’d buy the AR15 over the AK74 because of ammo availability and all the neat stuff you can do with an AR nowadays. It’s a great platform.
Accurate too.
Ya,, its a tough choice,, but .223 ammo is currently way higher than 5.45x39. That is why I'm looking for the AK74. I have heard that in quality Ak74's,, the accuracy is near an AR. Plus,, I dislike the gas system on AR's...no offense,,I'm a mechanic and like simple.