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Old 04-12-2009, 10:49 PM
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as for AKs, too many people base there gun knowlege on video games and tales of the gun on the history channel where they say aks dont jam. I picked up a norinco ak at my friendly local gunstore and don't even think it was meant for shoulder fire, it feels desighned to shoot from the armpit and the rear sight is halfway up the barrel.
I'm a fan of the AK platform, but it has awful ergonomics. It was designed to be reliable, simple to operate and maintain, and easily mass-produced, with anything else being an afterthought.

I'd take an AR over an AK any day.

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I believe intermediate cartridges are the way to go, 308 recoils too ahrd for close range full auto, 556 just can't make the long shots. 6.5/6.8 cartridges are looking promising.
What do you mean by "long shots"?
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