Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Gun Control Reform Activism

ExCop-LawStudent

(147 posts)

14. It is an AK

Reply to jimmy the one (Reply #5)

Sat May 18, 2013, 08:31 PM

May 2013

The differences between an AR and an AK are obvious, as noted.

The AK-47 was adopted in 1947 and uses a 7.62mm by 39mm cartridge. The AK-74 was adopted in 1974 and uses a 5.45mm by 39mm cartridge. It was basically a Soviet answer to the 5.56mm M16/AR15 round.

Both the AK and the ARs use flash suppressors, not compensators. Neither round has a lot of recoil in semi-automatic fire, both climb in fully-automatic fire (which is useless after the 3rd round in most people's hands).

Neither gun has much recoil, and one can fire both at about the same rate and close-range accuracy. The difference wouldn't have been that great in lethality.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

40 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Oh, my. "Meet the face of (Colorado's) pro-gun recall campaigns" [View all] Robb Apr 2013 OP

Too many gun nuts like that guy. That's what guns on demand has done to our society. Hoyt Apr 2013 #1

Cave boy, probably lives with his mother. Kingofalldems Apr 2013 #2

Message auto-removed Name removed Apr 2013 #3

and access to deadly weapons..... lastlib Apr 2013 #4

looks like an ak47 jimmy the one Apr 2013 #5

99.9% of folks here really dont give a damn what the precise nomenclature for his lethal weapons or Hoyt Apr 2013 #6

+1 freshwest Apr 2013 #7

calm down hoyt jimmy the one Apr 2013 #8

Well that's a good approach -- Only allow elephant guns that knock you on your ass with first shot. Hoyt Apr 2013 #9

teamwork jimmy the one Apr 2013 #11

you are a bit off on the metal slanting thing Travis_0004 Apr 2013 #12

It is an AK ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #14

going gunny again for a bit jimmy the one May 2013 #15

Reply ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #16

caliber not that important jimmy the one May 2013 #17

Differences ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #18

I do support book bans jimmy the one May 2013 #19

That's not a logical position ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #20

war of 1812 no shows jimmy the one May 2013 #21

If you sincerely believe that billh58 May 2013 #28

"..down the hall and to the Far Right." Heheheheh! nt Pholus May 2013 #29

Sure, if all you want to hear is ... ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #30

Pimping your blog billh58 May 2013 #32

Whatever. ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #33

Is he related to this guy? SunSeeker Apr 2013 #10

where is the mental bleach when I need it??? niyad May 2013 #13

1939 miller was 8-0 unanimous jimmy the one May 2013 #22

Miller supports individual, not collective, rights ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #23

Welcome back billh58 May 2013 #24

Huh? ExCop-LawStudent May 2013 #25

Okey dokey billh58 May 2013 #26

There seems to be a lot of pro-gun posters who espouse NRA talking points but claim to be not NRA coldmountain May 2013 #27

Yeah---funny how many of these "reasonable" RKBA Absolutists have turned up, lately. Paladin May 2013 #36

It's so obvious that billh58 May 2013 #37

They've been turning up in clusters for years, here at DU. Paladin May 2013 #39

Well, the gun porn people have hijacked another thread. n/t JimDandy May 2013 #31

joseph story on the militia jimmy the one May 2013 #34

state cases jimmy the one May 2013 #35

sawed off reasoning jimmy the one May 2013 #38

It's fucking idiots like that who have serious mental issues that should not own guns. madinmaryland May 2013 #40