There wasen't really anything wrong with the original AK-47s and jamming certainly wasen't their problem. A bit of a problem with the AK-47 was that there was a small chance that the weapon could fire out of battery in fully automatic so they added a rate reducer in the AKM to adress this. But other then that the AKM isn't really a whole lot better then the AK-47 in performance. The thing the AKM has going for it over the AK47 was that it used a stamped sheet metal reciever which costed alot less to make then the forged steel reciever of the AK47 and it was also a bit lighter too. As for the 416 it's hardly a remarkable weapon since as it's basicly just a M4 with a piston.Joshua C, are you just sounding like an opinionated 14 year old because you are? or are you just a biased weapon owner?
On the 416/417 If you read up on the changes, the only thing kept was the trigger mechanism(and perhaps one other part). And for your information, the AK-47 is a very unreliable weapon that nobody uses, the AK - 47M is the proper and correct name for the well known AK, the original variants of the AK were jam happy peices of ****.
In terms of an assault rifle, a few things matter, reliablity/accuracy/stopping power. The AK has two of these to about 300 Yards, the H&K has all three to a much further distance (depending on your weapon sights, be they open/aimpoint/ACOG). It depends what you need, if you only need a weapon out to 100Yards max, both will do and its up to opinionated twats to yell out which one is best, if its a matter of range, then H&K wins.
EDIT: Thought it necessary to throw in that the H&K inst necessary my most supported weapon here, there are many AR's that can engage up to 700-1000 Yards. Just making the point that the AK series suffers from the lack of very effective medium range accuracy.
There wasen't really anything wrong with the original AK-47s and jamming certainly wasen't their problem. A bit of a problem with the AK-47 was that there was a small chance that the weapon could fire out of battery in fully automatic so they added a rate reducer in the AKM to adress this. But other then that the AKM isn't really a whole lot better then the AK-47 in performance. The thing the AKM has going for it over the AK47 was that it used a stamped sheet metal reciever which costed alot less to make then the forged steel reciever of the AK47 and it was also a bit lighter too.
They didn't exactly smack the **** out of the triggers. So move on to your next complaint.
Most of things are just cost savings they don't mean anything for the soldier using them. You could just put the compensator on the AK47 and I have milled AK and a stamped one I can barely tell the difference in weight.
Actually the weight is only a few ounce difference between the my milled and stamped. Maybe the military AK47s were more heavy because I held a full auto chinese type 56 briefly and I thought it felt heavier then my milled AK or maybe it was just me. I like the way the furniture looks on the AK47 more then the AKM, maybe the AKM stock does keep the muzzle down better or maybe it dosen't I wouldin't notice the differnce like you said. The bolt isn't really silver but actually polished steel.There are several things that matter to the soldier, that may not be readilly apparent to a civilian shooter, 1kg may not be all that much compared to the overall weight of the gun, if you weigh both of them in your hands it wont seem like a big deal.. but then again, you probably aren't carrying the thing around with you all day every day, more likely, you are putting it in a case or bag, driving to the range, shoot it a little and then pack it away again, thats usually what people do with their civie guns atleast.
And yes, you can put the comp on a 47, but you cannot put the in-line stock on it, and the stock is actually more important than the comp, and again, this is a point that civie shooters usually miss, because muzzle climb is not a big problem when you are shooting at targets on semi-auto, and usually, if people do have a Class-III license, they are just using the full-auto for spraying targets for fun.. but it's a different matter to the soldier, who could buy the farm if his burst is not on target, for him the better full-auto handling of the AKM can save his life.
And sometimes little things can matter, like the bolt beeing black instead of silver, that could be the difference between staying hidden, or beeing noticed and shot, in life and death situations, small marginals can make all the difference, and as a military weapon, the AKM is just that bit better.
Actually the weight is only a few ounce difference between the my milled and stamped. Maybe the military AK47s were more heavy because I held a full auto chinese type 56 briefly and I thought it felt heavier then my milled AK or maybe it was just me.
I like the way the furniture looks on the AK47 more then the AKM, maybe the AKM stock does keep the muzzle down better or maybe it dosen't I wouldin't notice the differnce like you said.
The bolt isn't really silver but actually polished steel.
Alright it ends up at a gunshow today, remarkably I came across the same exact chinese type 56 from before and I held it real good this time and the weight difference is HARDLY noticeable between the stamped one they had it's not this 2kg stuff weight difference you hear.
I've not cleaned my AR-15 in almost two years. It's had thousands of rounds through it and it still shoots perfectly even if it is all crusty and dirty. Hardly cleaned by service rifle either.
I've not cleaned my AR-15 in almost two years. It's had thousands of rounds through it and it still shoots perfectly even if it is all crusty and dirty. Hardly cleaned by service rifle either.