Ak-47 vs. m-16 in rate of fire, durability, and reliabilit?

Question

which one is better? please tell me?

ha ha! i was doing research. a friend and I had a dispute about which one is more reliable. I'm glad you jumped at a chance to victimize a 14 year old boy. really shows your true colors.

Answer 1

I have owned both. In competition I had difficulty hitting a six inch disk at 100yds with the AK-47. At 300 yds it was impossible. With the AR15 I can hammer a 6" disk from the standing at 100yds all day. The 300 yd shot is just as easy but I will be in the sitting or prone position.

My AK shot a six inch group at 100 yds. My AR shoot a 1.5" group at 100 yds.

I suggest that some of these guys do research on the wounding potential of rifle bullets. Look at Vietnam era gunshot wounds. You'll find that in a fair amount of cases the AK-47 produces less damage that the AR-15.

It is true that IF the gas tube on the bolt for the AR comes loose you will have a single shot rifle. That is why those bolts should be staked, (i.e. hit with a steel punch).

The recoil on the AK-47 makes the speed of follow up shots slower than that of the AR-15. Since you need to keep affecting the target, because it doesn't always go down instantly, being able to deliver accurate repetitive fire is very important.

True I could abuse the AK and it would work. But with minor cleaning,,, The bolt, chamber, and barrel the AR will reliably fire. Besides you should not be abusing your weapon. If you take care of it, it will take care of you.

I'll take the AR. It works, I can hit further out with it, and I can hit more quickly with it... oh and I can carry more ammo per pound of ammo!

Answer 2

An M-16 has a higher rate of fire, and does have superior accuracy at longer ranges, but is not as nearly durable nor reliable as the AK-47. I have semi-auto versions of both, and must say that if my life depended on it I'd much rather have the AK-47 by side over an M-16. Most combat engagements are usually 300 meters or less, in which the AK-47 is more than accurate enough for humans. The AK was built for war, and it excels at it's purpose.

Last weekend I was at the range with my AR-15 and it would not reload after each shot and would jam. I took the entire thing apart saw nothing wrong, cleaned it out very thoroughly and soaked everything in break-free. I put it all together and it was still jamming after each shot. Turns out that a gas port on top of the bolt was just a little loose, so the entire gas system failed. My AK-47 on the other hand, could be rusted out, filled with sand and never have been cleaned and still fire every time I pull the trigger.

Answer 3

AK 47 without a doubt. It was designed by a weapons designer VS Stoner who was an aircraft designer who had limited experience with guns. AK 47 was refined several times before it went into heavy production. It was selected because it was the best. The M 16 on the other hand went into production before all the bugs were worked out and it was selected for political reasons, not because it was the best design. The M16 was, is and always will be a piece of crap. 50 years of use and we are still trying perfect it. We should dump the whole Stoner based design and start over.

Answer 4

Bound's hubby here:

Sadly, as much as I dislike them, an AK can be considered more reliable than an M16. However, I will take an M16 any day because I know I can reach out at least twice as far as an AK is accurate to stop the threat of a person carrying an AK. An AK can be expected to be accurate to about 300 yards, an M16 can be considered accurate (precision accurate) to about 800 yards. I compete with an AR15 (civilian version of an M16) on a regular basis and with proper bullets I am very confident and comfortable with this rifle at the 600 yard line.

I can not speak to the rate of fire. When it comes down to "brass tacks" it doesn't matter how fast the gun will fire. It's how much ammo you, as the foot soldier, are willing to carry. In combat, when you head out on patrol, you may have 10 30 round magazines (300 rounds). Full auto, you could be out of ammunition in under five minutes. A lot of good that will do if you are on a five day or longer foot patrol. Get the point? I hope this has helped.

Good luck.

Answer 5

Well it kinda depends on if you mean the m-16 (the 1st 1) m-16 A1 or M-16 A2.

In Vietnam, most soldiers choose to loose the M-16 & use a AK that was left laying around by some dead dude because they were more relibale. We're talking about close combat weapons here not sniper rifles.

The M16 has had several design changes to make them more reliable like the AK has always been. AKs are cheaper to buy as well as the Ammo for them. The 7.62 x 39 round has more knock down power. The 223 was designed to wound more than kill. The theroy is that if you wound a guy instead of killing him, it takes a couple guys out of the fight to drag him back to camp & costs the enemy money & man power to treat him for the wonds as well as long term care after the war.

In short my vote goes with the AK, sorry Colt but facts are facts.

Answer 6

I pick the AK any day. The m-16/Ar-15 feel too much like a toy to me. second .223 is nothing more than a varmint cartridge. The AK's 7.62X39 is heavier and can really do some damage at acceptable ranges. AK's are know for their reliabilty, judging by the fact that it was the most manufactured gun at over 80 million copies (variants included) produced, I would say the numbers speak for themselves. Also the AK is the weapon of choice of most 3rd world countries, socialist countries and freedom fighters. They can't all be wrong.

Just a quick follow up for Maker - If my uncle had returned alive form Vietnam, you could have asked him all about the minor wounding caused by the AK-47. Hmm weak ak-47s, that must be why America had low causalities and got a complete victory in Vietnam.

Answer 7

AR-15s are finicky beasts. Mine works well...most of the time. That's really saying quite a lot. If I scrub the parts, use Break Free to clean all the goop and then get rid of the excess break free, and repeat that procedure every hundred rounds, my rifle is 98% reliable.

With an AK, the procedure is like this: throw it in the dirt. Shoot it 300 times until it jams. Lock the bolt back and clean out the chamber with the only hose God gave you. Continue firing.

You don't win matches with AKs, but you can count on them to keep you alive.

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