does the AK-47 suck as much in real life as it does in PR?

[baptist_christian]

seriously, that rifle SUCKS @$$! the sights are all over the place when you're shooting in automatic.

[youm0nt]

Originally Posted by baptist_christian

... when you're shooting in automatic.

Gee, no wonder.

[PlatinumA1]

i could of sworn of numerous articles that the ak-47 was one of the best rifles in the world..

[Conman51=US=]

Originally Posted by PlatinumA1

i could of sworn of numerous articles that the ak-47 was one of the best rifles in the world..

for power and durability...not accuracy

my dad was in the polish merchant marines....he shot a AK..he says its hard to hit targets w/ the recoil it has

you know it was made in WW2...so dont expect it to be up to modern standards

[Harrod200]

It's kinda the opposite of the western weapons; they have range but lack power, while the AK deals a lot of hurt but only up close.

Oh, and automatic fire is only useful for supression and up close and personal spraying. Anything over 10 feet and you won't hit a barn door.

[DkMick]

I have an AK variant, it's not fully automatic though. It's a great gun, lots of power and very accurate when I try. With the kick that thing has though, I don't think I'd even fire it on auto if I was able to. Anything further than 10-15 meters away would be tough to hit more than once or twice.

Ok, well I would fire it on auto if I could, but I wouldn't expect to knock an apple off anyone's head.

[HughJass]

Well, the polish AK beryl is a fairly good accurate gun, It's a rifle I own back at home.

[[R-DEV]Rhino]

Originally Posted by PlatinumA1

i could of sworn of numerous articles that the ak-47 was one of the best rifles in the world..

well you see alot of people class it as the best rifle mainly not on how good it is at shooting, but really on:

Reliability and durability
Very easy to use, you can teach a child to use it in a few hrs
easily manufatured in large numbers
general performance of the weapon is pretty good but no where near the best


If you where just going to go on accruacy etc then it would be pretty low down on the chart.

The weapon is more of a icon than anything else.

[=Romagnolo=]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Rhino

well you see alot of people class it as the best rifle mainly not on how good it is at shooting, but really on:

Reliability and durability
Very easy to use, you can teach a child to use it in a few hrs
easily manufatured in large numbers
general performance of the weapon is pretty good but no where near the best


If you where just going to go on accruacy etc then it would be pretty low down on the chart.

The weapon is more of a icon than anything else.

It made me watch this video again:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=U9Rp_NMv8WA

[[R-DEV]Rhino]

Originally Posted by =Romagnolo=

It made me watch this video again:

YouTube - lord of war - ak 47

never seen that, take its a movie, is it any good?

but ye it is a pretty common fact of the AK-47 that a child can use it, and quite effectivly too...