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AK47 vs M16
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SoulAssassin
Diamond Member
/grabs lawn chair and a beer...should be a good argument
BlackTigers
Diamond Member
AK > M4
E equals MC2
Banned
Care to enlighten a real-life noob? 😉
JulesMaximus
No Lifer
What the AK lacks in long distance accuracy it makes up for in reliability. It definitely kicks more though.
Know the strengths and weaknesses of your rifle.
A soldier carrying an AK47 knows they won't be accurate at 200+ yards. But at half that distance or less, the AK47 is accurate enough, and much more powerful.
The durability of the AK47 is undisputed. Check out this guy burning through 300 rounds while his AK47 is literally on fire. The AK47 is also simple to clean, simple to service and machine.
A soldier carrying an AK47 knows they won't be accurate at 200+ yards. But at half that distance or less, the AK47 is accurate enough, and much more powerful.
The durability of the AK47 is undisputed. Check out this guy burning through 300 rounds while his AK47 is literally on fire. The AK47 is also simple to clean, simple to service and machine.
NikolaeVarius
Lifer
The youtube comments cause my brain to get stupider
The thing is the VAST majority of shooters aren't accurate enough that the M16s better accuracy means anything to them. If you have an army of draftees or even trained grunts they will do just fine with an AK47. And for the highly trained soldiers then you can give them more advanced weapons.
DangerAardvark
Diamond Member
Doesn't it also have no automatic-fire mode, only burst-fire? Which I think is bullshit, since removing options is never a good thing.
Well the problem is most troops aren't that highely educated so they just "spray and pray" and shoot off all their ammo way to quick. So they took full auto off the M16 so people actually take the time to aim instead of just shooting wildly. OF course the better soldiers can use full auto on the more "advanced" guns like the M4.
NikolaeVarius
Lifer
When the hell is Full auto ever better than burst fire?
destrekor
Lifer
good comparison video and very accurate of real-world conditions
AK-47's you shoot for power, not accuracy. that wood test... :shocked: I didn't know the 7.62 rounds had that kind of penetrating power though. I mean, i knew it had power but not that much... hmm
and modern m-16's lack the full-auto switch. They were firing the M16A3, the M16A4 is the only one used now (excluding training purposes, which basically just use all the old stockpiled rifles), and it's it's safe/semi/3round burst
AK-47's you shoot for power, not accuracy. that wood test... :shocked: I didn't know the 7.62 rounds had that kind of penetrating power though. I mean, i knew it had power but not that much... hmm
and modern m-16's lack the full-auto switch. They were firing the M16A3, the M16A4 is the only one used now (excluding training purposes, which basically just use all the old stockpiled rifles), and it's it's safe/semi/3round burst
BlackTigers
Diamond Member
Well in CSS one time I sprayed really hard on top of the boxes and got a kill!
destrekor
Lifer
M16's never used to have auto either, only the M16A3 did. And currently still not have it. Auto isn't a good thing in a true rifle. That's why your squads have AR gunners (M249 SAW) 😀
on second though...M16A1 may have had auto, i'm not so well versed on the A1 though. A2 were used for a longer period than the A1, and A3's were but a short blip in history for the M16 line.
welcome to NATO rules
no rifle the US will ever field will have anything but the NATO-size round (5.56mm)
ViviTheMage
Lifer
M4 FTW 😀
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