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cid_ayrbourne · 10-23-2007, 02:02 PM

Ok, I've wanted both for a long time, and I'm starting to save up - but the question is, which should I get first?

This purchase is strictly intended for taking to the range and having fun; though I also view this as an investment toward SHTF gear.

So what are people's suggestions? AR or AK?

(The household collection already includes several shotguns, blackpowder, hunting rifles, handguns and a Mauser - this would be the first assault rifle)

**einheit 13** · 10-23-2007, 02:08 PM

Arsenal SLR-106FR

Apdl · 10-23-2007, 02:15 PM

Get the AR this is America have some pride

thejoe · 10-23-2007, 02:24 PM

AR for the main reason that it is more modular, more popular, and (IMO) way freakin' cooler than the AK.

Seriously, the AR is never ending fun. There is a limit to what you can do with an AK because of the limited number of aftermarket parts. You'll find no end to the weird stuff people make to be bolted onto an AR, though.

Were I in your shoes, I would go AR without a doubt.

joe

**DanTheEldest** · 10-23-2007, 02:28 PM

AK. Relatively simple construction; unmatched reliability in inclement environments; parts, mags and ammo available in 2/3 of the known world; when the Chinese invade you can resupply off their dead and keep fighting.....

**magnumize** · 10-23-2007, 02:31 PM

I have 1 AR and 2 AK clones.With more Ak's on the way

Tard · 10-23-2007, 03:09 PM

AK's are designed to be very simple and reliable.
ARs are designed to be accurate and reliable.

I like accurate guns.

**magnumize** · 10-23-2007, 04:24 PM

I also like accurate guns BUT Cost of ammo,cost of the machine and also cost of dependablity...Its all relative

.Dont get me wrong I really like my AR,but..........

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tard

AK's are designed to be very simple and reliable.
ARs are designed to be accurate and reliable.

I like accurate guns.

Deadcenter · 10-23-2007, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

<snip>when the Chinese invade you can resupply off their dead and keep fighting.....

OR ... pick em off from a distance with an AR ... and take the guns too !

KCXD45 · 10-23-2007, 04:43 PM

Get a .308 version of an AR. Take it hunting. Use it as a SHTF rifle with a little more umph than a .223!

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10-23-2007, 02:02 PM	#1
cid_ayrbourne XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Space Coast, FL Posts: 543	Which should I get... Ok, I've wanted both for a long time, and I'm starting to save up - but the question is, which should I get first? This purchase is strictly intended for taking to the range and having fun; though I also view this as an investment toward SHTF gear. So what are people's suggestions? AR or AK? (The household collection already includes several shotguns, blackpowder, hunting rifles, handguns and a Mauser - this would be the first assault rifle) __________________ This message has been brought to you by Absolute Total Insanity (ATI). And remember, if it's not Absoulte Total Insanity, it's probably just a nervous breakdown. -ATI

10-23-2007, 02:08 PM	#2
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,682	Arsenal SLR-106FR __________________ Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence, the third time is enemy action “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

10-23-2007, 02:15 PM	#3
Apdl XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Burnsville, MN Posts: 2,354	Get the AR this is America have some pride __________________ "He took off running, and we caught him, and he just kept resisting. So we just kept whipping his ass." -HulkXD "Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." -Albert Einstein If you are not part of the solution you are part of the precipitate Springfield XD-9 TOTAL COUNT 8206 Daily Carry Springfield 1911 Loaded Target 9mm Walther P22... needs bigger mag Ruger 10/22 Carbine Remington 700 SPS Tactical .308 Win EBR Build in progress

10-23-2007, 02:24 PM	#4
thejoe XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Moscow, ID. Posts: 796	AR for the main reason that it is more modular, more popular, and (IMO) way freakin' cooler than the AK. Seriously, the AR is never ending fun. There is a limit to what you can do with an AK because of the limited number of aftermarket parts. You'll find no end to the weird stuff people make to be bolted onto an AR, though. Were I in your shoes, I would go AR without a doubt. joe __________________ SA XD-40 Service S&W SW9VE Kel-Tec P3AT Walther P22 Norinco SKS

10-23-2007, 02:28 PM	#5
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,374	AK. Relatively simple construction; unmatched reliability in inclement environments; parts, mags and ammo available in 2/3 of the known world; when the Chinese invade you can resupply off their dead and keep fighting..... __________________ To make mass murder palatable to the public, one must first strip the victims of their inherent humanity. First were the native Americans ("savages"), then the black slaves (only "partly human"), then the Jews and gypsies in Hitler's Europe ("parasites on society"), and now America's unborn (also "not fully human"). Save the Americans--end abortion now. Insights and documentation on our nation's Christian heritage: www.WallBuilders.com

10-23-2007, 02:31 PM	#6
magnumize XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: ky Posts: 2,435	I have 1 AR and 2 AK clones.With more Ak's on the way __________________ Government big enough to supply everything you need is big enough to take away everything you have..The course of history shows that as Government grows,liberty decreases...Thomas Jefferson The enemy teaches their kids how to handle RPGs and Ak-47s...our schools suspend kids for drawing a picture of a gun and teach Earth Day and putting a Trojan on a banana. Whats wrong with this picture? Brickboy240

10-23-2007, 03:09 PM	#7
Tard XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Machias, WA Posts: 3,025	AK's are designed to be very simple and reliable. ARs are designed to be accurate and reliable. I like accurate guns. __________________ The good times have been used up.

10-23-2007, 04:43 PM	#10
KCXD45 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Suburb of Kansas City Posts: 224	Get a .308 version of an AR. Take it hunting. Use it as a SHTF rifle with a little more umph than a .223! __________________ Jay Burgherr Kansas State Rifle Association - Director, North East Quadrant NRA Member (913)232-0448 E-Mail me <--- Click Link and follow instructions

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