[BipolarBob]

I never got the purpose of an AK-74. They don’t have the accuracy of an AR15 nor the knockdown of an AK47.

[marktwain]

“I never got the purpose of an AK-74. They don’t have the accuracy of an AR15 nor the knockdown of an AK47.”

Much lighter ammunition and flatter trajectory, I suppose.

Also remember that the Soviets considered the West to be extremely clever. This is sort of their copy of the M-16.

Another example: The market “sets” prices by supply and demand. In the Soviet Union, they did not allow the market, so how did they “set” prices? They read the London papers and set their prices from them.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Lighter than the AK47 by a couple of pounds, soldier can carry more ammo.

[Rebelbase]

Maybe the journalist is dyslexic?

[lavaroise]

The 47’s round has long been considered obsolete by the Russian army. Their 5.45 is lighter, uses same good feed casing tapper and it’s more accurate, as it also does not drop at 300 yards like the 7.62.

[Battle Hymn of the Republic]

I hardly ever have to clean mine. Less accurate than AR, but more reliable and easier to field strip in my opinion.

[FreedomPoster]

Cheap ammo.