[crz]

Ruger makes the Mini 30 which I understand uses the same round as the AKs. It also uses the garand action which is the best ever.

[jonascord]

The Ruger Ranch rifle, while it employs a Garand style gas system, (more like a shrunk M-14 type, with a gas-driven piston hitting the end of the operating rod, which cams the bolt out of lock.) is chambered for the 5.56mm NATO. The AK-74, like all USSR leftovers, is chambered so it can either use Red Army issue ball, or captured NATO ammunition, same as the AK-47 could chamber and function with .308 Nato, and the USSR 82mm mortar could fire the NATO 81mm shell. While they could fire ours, we could not fire USSR issue. As to whether this was worth much is open to debate.
If my side has to depend on scrounged enemy ammo to fight, I'm going to question if I am on the winning side...