So I had the chance to shoot an AK-47 today and...

[turkeydad]

Ak's are like pizza....when they are good they are real good....and when theyre bad...hell theyre still pretty good....

What I like about them....durability...dependability. they hit hard...ammo is relatively cheap...accuracy is fine enough for 7.62x39 natural trajectory even with cheap ammo....lets be honest with ourselves....ifs a 200 yard gun....but it is the worlds best 200 yard gun...and with a better sights or decent optic...repeatable accuracy is not an issue for me

[whitewolf001]

Ak's are like pizza....when they are good they are real good....and when theyre bad...hell theyre still pretty good....

What I like about them....durability...dependability. they hit hard...ammo is relatively cheap...accuracy is fine enough for 7.62x39 natural trajectory even with cheap ammo....lets be honest with ourselves....ifs a 200 yard gun....but it is the worlds best 200 yard gun...and with a better sights or decent optic...repeatable accuracy is not an issue for me

 

The whole inaccuracy rumor was spawned by vets whom weren't trained on them and shot them under full auto fire not knowing you're supposed to fire it in bursts.

[TMF]

The whole inaccuracy rumor was spawned by vets whom weren't trained on them and shot them under full auto fire not knowing you're supposed to fire it in bursts.

Yeah, I dunno about that. Maybe some AKs might be every bit as accurate as an M16 but I couldn't hit a 300m target with an AK to save my life. The sights certainly don't help, whereas US military peep hole sights on M1s, M14s, and M16s make long range shooting much easier in terms of sight/target acquisition. Maybe if I grew up with an AK rather than an AR it might be different, but I don't think so.

[austin7.62]

Yeah, I dunno about that. Maybe some AKs might be every bit as accurate as an M16 but I couldn't hit a 300m target with an AK to save my life. The sights certainly don't help, whereas US military peep hole sights on M1s, M14s, and M16s make long range shooting much easier in terms of sight/target acquisition. Maybe if I grew up with an AK rather than an AR it might be different, but I don't think so.

Yes, the sights for us westerners are awful, but I've actually got quite used to them.

[austin7.62]

About all I seem to shoot anymore are AKs.

[turkeydad]

the factory sights are narrow for old eyes like mine...I put meprolights on my poly which tightened my groups alot....ended up with a texas dog leg 2....like the back up peep with the meprolight front post alot although I did step drill the rear peep out a little as didnt let enough light in ....but generally just use the vortex sparc....akso love the American Defense throw mount. . you can take the optic off and put it back on or raise the dog leg for cleaning and it holds zero. . great set up

 

 

crappy phone pic below.. .

 

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Edited July 14, 2013 by turkeydad

[austin7.62]

Looks good turkeydad!