You find yourself on your own with no weapon in deep do do ?

Question

You are about 1/2 mile from the safety zone you have just had a indirect hit from a RPG 7 you managed to scramble in to a deserted house in the backroom you find 3 weapons...
1 AK 47 with full 30 round Mag.
2 SA 80 with full 30 round Mag.
3 M16A2 with 10 rounds in Mag.

What weapon do you take?
and Why.....

Sorry due to some strange question block at the door you can only take one weapon with you.....

And to ad outside small shanty huts no high rise buildings..No chance of snipers and poorly trained,poorly armed malishia..

Answer 1

I would take the AK 47.

First, you have to consider not just the weapon but what it shoots and how much you got.

The AK 47 is much older design, firing the 9.62 x 39 (AKA, the "Russian round"). This round is a lot bigger, heavier and hits with a lot more power at greater distances. It has 2230 feet per second muzzle velocity and a muzzle energy of 1152 foot/lbs of energy with 120-125 grain bullets as being the most common. The 5.56 from the other two guns are weak by comparison. While they have far greater muzzle velocity and thus muzzle energy, the bullet from the 5.56 commonly weighs around 70 grains and loses velocity much faster so at greater distances, it often fails to do the job.

The troops in Iraq and Afghanistan constantly complain about the weak round (as well as the 9mm in their Barrettas.) and there is an ongoing discussion about going back to a heavier round.

Second, you have to consider the potential of getting more ammo down the road. If I am not in my area but in the enemies, I would more likely expect to find more of the enemy ammo than mine. Thirty rounds is not going to last long once the shooting starts.

Third, the ability to remain hidden is enhanced when you do not fire a gun that will draw attention to yourself. Firing a NATO round in enemy territory draws a lot of attention. Firing one of their own rounds does not.

Fourth, reliability. My experience with the M16 Jam-o-matic makes me want to have any kind of rifle other than that.

The reliability issue of the M16 is one reason when Israel went to replace its Uzis, it chose a design based upon the AK system rather than the M16.

Answer 2

I would definitely take M16A2, and I would take the magazine from the SA80. Since they both use the same round (5.56mm) I would have a weapon that I am comfortable with, and I would have 40 rounds.

You never said I couldn't take the ammunition from one of the other weapons.

Answer 3

I dunno about the SA 80's, but I know an AK 47 is an incredibly reliable weapon, compared to the M16A2. You can bury that sucker in the sand for years, dig it up, and it'll fire perfectly. You'd be lucky if the M16 doesn't jam once every 3 clips under ideal weather conditions.

Answer 4

Firstly, you don't say where you are. but in the present climate I'd say you're in Iraq,Afghanistan type scenario...and I'm assuming I've had to leave my weaponry in the Vehicle that took the direct hit.(at least i hope it was a vehicle because if i took a direct hit from a rocket propelled granade I'd be dead)...
Right then.... I'd take the AK47 as the Militia surrounding you are more than likely carrying that weapon, therefore kill them, claim more ammo...
Then i'd either..
A) wait for air support to rescue me or...
B) considering i'm only 1/2 mile from safezone then make a dash for it....estimating the terrain as rough but travellable I'd estimate to make safety in twenty minutes, give or take a few target shots on route.

Answer 5

i take the ak 47 and hope to pick up more rounds along the way and more weapons> I had enough misfires on the range with the M16 that I wouldn't trust it.It probably has enough sand in it that it wouldn't work anyway

Answer 6

Use 2 and 3 to keep the enemy heads down and make it look like there's more than one person in the house. Once 2 and 3 are expended, grab 1 and run like hell, use no 1 to keep them away.

Answer 7

Id take the sa80 and the 10 extra rounds from the m16.

Answer 8

The SA80. More rounds than the M16A2 with more accuracy than theAK47.

Answer 9

I would take the m16A2. the ak-47 has high recoil especially I am an sniper, so I prefer less recoil with the m16 so I won't bust my face. =)

Answer 10

AK 47 cause it's the best weapon ever made.