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Posted: 9/25/2007 6:38:37 PM EDT
| When reading about AKs vs M4s etc, most will say the AK's have a much higher reliability. Does this same reliability apply to the semi auto versions usually found here in the US, or only to the "true" AKs abroad, such as in the middle east? |
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I meant more along the lines of comparing the reliability of the semi auto versions generally found on sites like GunBroker, versus the tested full auto versions found on the battlefields. Are the versions you'd buy here as good a quality, or are they cheaper knockoffs? Thanks! |
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If the AK is not a Hesse build, amatuer flat or other poor receiver choice, it should be stone axe reliable in 762 and 545. www.assaultweb.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=2;t=006630 |
For the most part the rifles you see now on gunbroker etc.. ARE tested full auto versions found on the battlefields. They are decommissioned military arms bought by an importer and demilled into rifle kits to get around import restrictions, and then rebuilt using enough US made parts (6) to make it legal. Usually the only parts that are not original military are the fire control group, the receiver, and furniture; some folks use a US gas piston or muzzle device if they want to use foreign furniture or receiver. |
"most reliable" ever would be a very difficult thing to decide. The AK ranks tops in the select fire category for sure, but in bolt actions I'd be willing to bet some would say the Mauser action and the Enfield action are equal in reliability. Me? Gimme the quick firing Enfield over the heavy, bulky, and clunky Mauser. 
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The civi AK's you'll see in the US are probably alot more accurate than most AK's found in Iraq right now...considering that they have been burried, stored dry, shot until red, and abused over and over. Even with that said they're still probably reliable as hell... |
I have 5 AKs and have not had one jam. I have not personally seen an AK jam either. I am not saying they don't, just never seen it personally. I have had lots of AR jams (with Colts and Bushmasters) and seen too many to count. I no longer own ARs and have 5 AKs. You might also want to compare the trouble shooting sections of the Forums for the ARs and the AKs and see the number in each. Ron |
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