[garyhope]

Is there a difference between the AK ammo and .308 ammo?

Are AK's that accurate over distances?

[indcons]

Depends on the distance. A bolt action rifle is far more accurate than an AK. The AK uses pistol ammo (7.63x39mm) that has obvious disadvantages when it comes to shooting over distance.

I would take an SKS over an AK.

[VOA]

Is there a difference between the AK ammo and .308 ammo?

The real experts in this forum will really fill you in on that.

My inexpert understanding is that the AK round is bad news at short range
but real accuracy drops off beyond 100-200 yards. I suspect lethality
suffers similar drop-off.

The .308 is more of what you conceive of as a full high-powered round;
like a .30-06. Lethal and accurate at long ranges (like 300-500 yards;
maybe farther in the right hands/rifle)

[Nebr FAL owner]

AK ammo is 7.62x39mm,7.62Nato/.308 ammo is 7.62x51mm the first number designates the bullet diameter, the second number designates the cartridge case length.

[Sender]

AK's are not known for sterling accuracy, but I can assure you that with decent sights (something they don't come with) you can hit a pie plate at 100 yards every time with a bad AK, and you can hit a coke can at that distance with a good AK. Occasional misses are allowed for bifocals ;)

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

Is there a difference between the AK ammo and .308 ammo?

Yep, AK ammo is 7.62 X 39 mm and is shorter and has less power than a .308 cartridge, which is 7.62 X 51 mm.

Essentially, an AK/SKS round is for short range assault work (100 hundred yards or less), while the .308 is essentially a reduced 30.06, for medium to long range shooting (200 to 800 yards)). There' s a whole, complicated story as to why the U.S. military dropped the .308 standard for rifles in favor if the 5.56 mm (.223 caliber), but that's for another thread:)

7.62 X 39 mm round

7.62 X 51 mm round (.308)

[P8riot]

The AK47 fires the 7.62x39, the .308 is 7.62x51.

Besides that you can buy 1000 rds of AK ammo for less than $179 shipped, .308 (7.62x51) runs 3 times that price (unless you handload).