AK-47 Type I vs. Colt M16A1

[d-quik]

Classic fight between two of the world's most popular assault rifles.

[andy.muc]

Hmm strange poll.
What's the point?
Which rifle kills better?

[Sweeney921]

yea, why's this on a car forum

[Lagonda]

yea, why's this on a car forum

This is the "Miscellaneous" forum so why not ?

[quattro_20v]

AK=more reliable (compared to early m16s)
M16=more accurate, but early versions tended to jam a lot

[kko]

The ak 47 has too much barrel raise, now the ak 74 and the m16 thats closer

[more-boost1555]

it depends on the situation, just like when comparing any other pair of guns or cars for that matter.

The M-16 is lighter and more accurate, but has less power using the .223 or 5.56mm cartridge.

Ak-47 has incredible ruggedness and reliability, along with great stopping power from the .308/7.62mm round. It comes at the cost of reduced accuracy and increased weight.

Both are marvels really, incredible battle implements. each could out do the other in different situations. But being an american I'll take the M-16.

[Rockefella]

Classic fight between two of the world's most popular assault rifles.

you play a lot of counter-strike don't you d-quik..

[quattro_20v]

I play battlefield vietnam :P, but I am also a soldier(trucker) in real life, so I get to shoot real guns sometimes. Sofar I have shot with Colt C8 C7 and C7A1 (scope one)

[SPHFerrari]

i said m16 but i think both could stop a person just as good as the other. while i am in support for guns in general, the whole argument over assault rifles is stupid. what other purpos do they serve other than for criminals to attack with? are they acutally for today's modern super-predators? do you really need to unload a dozen buillets when your deer hunting? hmmm...

[UK CARS]

The Ak is so easy to use, trust me.

[taz_rocks_miami]

it depends on the situation, just like when comparing any other pair of guns or cars for that matter.

The M-16 is lighter and more accurate, but has less power using the .223 or 5.56mm cartridge.

Ak-47 has incredible ruggedness and reliability, along with great stopping power from the .308/7.62mm round. It comes at the cost of reduced accuracy and increased weight.

Both are marvels really, incredible battle implements. each could out do the other in different situations. But being an american I'll take the M-16.

You know your weapons more-boost1555. In the battle field I'll take the AK-47 becuase you have the option of single shot or fully auto, the M16 can only shoot in 3 round bursts.

[Matra et Alpine]

hey what about the SA-80 family ?

A bit like the M16, when first introduced they had some reliability issues - now resolved with then SA80A2 series - the most reliable weapons of their type in the world.

The Individual Weapon (IW) versions proved so accurate that the Army marksmanship tests had to be redesigned.

Calibre 5.56 mm
Muzzle Velocity 970 m/s
Effective Range 1000m
Cyclic Rate of Fire 610-775 rounds per minute.

[mechanixfetch]

Aks are wonderfully cheap in the right Black markets like Africa and the Middle East. Where as M16s are too tightly controlled. Not to mention the whole bad assed imafe of an AK. I'll take good old russian engineering thanks

[Chinky_boi]

i would take the ak47 over the m16. The ak47 comes will a bigger round.