No, the AK-47 is a step up and requires more knowledge and skill to use. Any good center-fire rifle would be good at this stage, but I know that the AK will fire in almost any situation. I would still recommend the shotgun as a first choice in the home, the AK would be used in special cases i.e. if the perpetrator is wearing body armor or you are outside in open spaces. More fire control discipline is need with a rifle because of its penetrating power. ----------------------------------------------------- yes i know that the AK47 is one of the (if not the most) reliable Assault rifle even if you treat "her" bad. unfortunately i can´t say this for this for all aussault rifles i have shot :-( But i still would not use a 7,62 mm rifle for home defence. (i live in a flat in the inner city so i guess my neighbor would not be very happy if he "wakes up or not ;-)" with a hole in his body because i stopped a burgler. same for my new personal christmas present this year (but i´m just happy today because the my local gun dealer has just called me up and told me my new rifle has arrived). Will add this tomorow to my little stable. :-)
