Why should i buy an AK over an AR/M4? - XDTalk Forums - Your HS2000/SA-XD Information Source!

jcabin · 04-19-2008, 07:18 PM

the title speaks for itself. doing some research, just looking for thoughts, thanks.

**chad_quixote** · 04-19-2008, 07:40 PM

cheaper ammo
but ar has more accuracy

Timmy44221 · 04-19-2008, 07:45 PM

Well, there are a number of reason I like the AK more than the AR...I do own both.

You can get a cheap AK for less than a cheap AR, but if you buy a nice AK, it will shoot extremely accurate... AK's are not innacurate despite what many say, even the cheap ones.

7.62 is cheaper usualy than .223, so that is a plus.

I got my AK before mt AR for a number of reasons. I reccomend getting both eventualy, but if I could only have one it would be the AK for the above mentioned reasons.

AK's are fun to shoot, easy to clean, and very simple to work on. Overall they are a great gun. I am not knocking the AR, but again, if there can only be one, then it is the AK.

setabkcin · 04-19-2008, 07:54 PM

cheaper, bigger ammo at default

Maddcat1 · 04-19-2008, 08:31 PM

i have 2 AK's and 2 SKS's. bought them because they are cheaper to shoot. im just now deciding on getting an AR. either way, its a win

billymac · 04-19-2008, 08:33 PM

Price.

I purchased a Saiga 7.62 a few months ago and have been VERY happy. My choice was due to cost, I just could not part with the cash required for a good AR.

Not really planning on converting, purchased a Tapco pistol grip stock and I'm set. Just a great gun for the money.

If money was not a consideration, I would have purchased the AR........and the Saiga.

**DanTheEldest** · 04-19-2008, 09:00 PM

The AK is eviler and blacker than that other EBR.

I've become a bit of a Russian/combloc firearm fan, so the AK is the next step in the collection for me anyway, but here are my high points even if I weren't already favorably predisposed to them:

1. Rugged, simple construction
2. Legendary reliability even under really nasty conditions
3. Cheaper ammo
4. Pistons are more better than teensy gas tubes
5. They tend to scare people just by showing up
6. Half the world's armies and three-quarters of the narco-militias and guerilla fighters can't be wrong
7. Einheit has about sixty-seven of them, so they must be okay
8. Liberals desperately want to ban them, so they must be okay
9. They're so manly I sometimes feel...uh...inadequate when looking at hi-cap banana mags
10. They're designed to be easily field-stripped, reassembled, and used effectively by half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscripts. That gives me hope I might be able to become at least semi-proficient.

**Majk** · 04-19-2008, 09:05 PM

Because what gun grunting man doesn't want one of the most used rifles in battle and movies???????????????????????????????

Tell me watching Red Dawn doesn't want to make you run right out and buy and AK you can find.

amishclark · 04-19-2008, 09:08 PM

because you never have to clean it.

**DanTheEldest** · 04-19-2008, 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majk

Because what gun grunting man doesn't want one of the most used rifles in battle and movies???????????????????????????????

Tell me watching Red Dawn doesn't want to make you run right out and buy and AK you can find.

WOLVERINES!

'Nuff said.

04-19-2008, 07:18 PM	#1
jcabin XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 533	Why should i buy an AK over an AR/M4? the title speaks for itself. doing some research, just looking for thoughts, thanks.

04-19-2008, 07:40 PM	#2
chad_quixote XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 449	cheaper ammo but ar has more accuracy __________________ >>edited for content<<

04-19-2008, 07:54 PM	#4
setabkcin XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Murray, Utah Posts: 209	cheaper, bigger ammo at default __________________ www.nbatesdesign.com

04-19-2008, 08:31 PM	#5
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04-19-2008, 08:33 PM	#6
billymac XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 77	Price. I purchased a Saiga 7.62 a few months ago and have been VERY happy. My choice was due to cost, I just could not part with the cash required for a good AR. Not really planning on converting, purchased a Tapco pistol grip stock and I'm set. Just a great gun for the money. If money was not a consideration, I would have purchased the AR........and the Saiga. __________________ XD-9 Service XD.40 Subcompact Ruger SP 101 .357 Mag Beretta Silver Pigeon III 20G Winchester 1400 MK II 12G SAIGA 7.62 Harley Davidson Super Glide

04-19-2008, 07:45 PM	#3
Timmy44221 XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 787	Well, there are a number of reason I like the AK more than the AR...I do own both. You can get a cheap AK for less than a cheap AR, but if you buy a nice AK, it will shoot extremely accurate... AK's are not innacurate despite what many say, even the cheap ones. 7.62 is cheaper usualy than .223, so that is a plus. I got my AK before mt AR for a number of reasons. I reccomend getting both eventualy, but if I could only have one it would be the AK for the above mentioned reasons. AK's are fun to shoot, easy to clean, and very simple to work on. Overall they are a great gun. I am not knocking the AR, but again, if there can only be one, then it is the AK.

04-19-2008, 09:00 PM	#7
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,107	The AK is eviler and blacker than that other EBR. I've become a bit of a Russian/combloc firearm fan, so the AK is the next step in the collection for me anyway, but here are my high points even if I weren't already favorably predisposed to them: 1. Rugged, simple construction 2. Legendary reliability even under really nasty conditions 3. Cheaper ammo 4. Pistons are more better than teensy gas tubes 5. They tend to scare people just by showing up 6. Half the world's armies and three-quarters of the narco-militias and guerilla fighters can't be wrong 7. Einheit has about sixty-seven of them, so they must be okay 8. Liberals desperately want to ban them, so they must be okay 9. They're so manly I sometimes feel...uh...inadequate when looking at hi-cap banana mags 10. They're designed to be easily field-stripped, reassembled, and used effectively by half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscripts. That gives me hope I might be able to become at least semi-proficient. __________________ The AK-47: Designed to be field-stripped and used effectively by a half-drunk, half-frozen illiterate conscript who found it buried in Mother Russia's mud after last year's Regiment exercises. SOP: retrieve from ground, pee in action, cycle bolt, go back to work. I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. --Martin Luther

04-19-2008, 09:05 PM	#8
Majk XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,532	Because what gun grunting man doesn't want one of the most used rifles in battle and movies??????????????????????????????? Tell me watching Red Dawn doesn't want to make you run right out and buy and AK you can find. __________________ --------------------------------------------------------- majkthreads Psalm 28:7 "The Lord is my strength and shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped."

04-19-2008, 09:08 PM	#9
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,095	because you never have to clean it. __________________ some say "cheese" and i'm picturing something lovely. others say "cheese" and i'm thinking government subsidy. admire the man with many guns, but fear the man with only one.

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