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3 Reasons The AR-15 Is STILL Better Than The Garbage AK-47

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It’s a well-known fact that the AR is categorically superior to the AK and the Kalashnikov is suitable only for dirty commies and the poors. There are a lot of reasons for this fact, but today we are going to focus on reliability and the ballistic differences between common FMJ for AKs and ARs, after touching briefly on the ergonomic inferiority of the AK.

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7n6:
Penetration: greater than 16″
Neck: 6″
TSC: 2″ x 3″

2,998
3,024
3,016
3,012
3,009
2,985
2,940
3,007
2,979
Average: 2,996.7
StdDev: 25.7
Min: 2,940
Max: 3,024
Spread: 84

M67:
Penetration: greater than 27″
Neck: 3″
TSC: 2″ x 4″

Velocities in fps:
2,296
2,389
2,320
2,308
2,319
Average: 2,326.40
StdDev: 36.32
Min: 2,296
Max: 2,389
Spread: 93

Silver Bear 123gr FMJ:
Penetration: 29.5″
Retained weight: 120.9gr
Neck: 3.5″
TSC: 1″ x 11″

2,462
2,418
2,462
2,475
2,517
Average: 2,466.80
StdDev: 35.41
Min: 2,418
Max: 2,517
Spread: 99

M855 (10.5″):
Penetration: 23.4″
Retained weight: 58.2gr
Neck: 6″
TSC: 2″ x 8″

2,665
2,647
2,644
2,628
2,599
2,663
Average: 2,633.5
StdDev: 27.1
Min: 2,599
Max: 2,663
Spread: 64

55gr FMJ (10.5″):
Penetration: 22.1″
Retained weight: 51.3gr
Neck: 3″
TSC: 2″ x 8″

M855 (16″):
Penetration: greater than 26″
Retained weight:
Max expansion:
Min expansion:
Neck: 8″
TSC: 2.5″ x 6″

2,934
2,930
2,955
2,948
3,012
Average: 2,955.80
StdDev: 33.02
Min: 2,930
Max: 3,012
Spread: 82

55gr FMJ (16″):
Penetration: greater than 23″
Retained weight: 17.9gr
Max expansion:
Min expansion:
Neck: 4.5″
TSC: 2.5″ x 4.5″

2,877
2,822
2,752
2,794
Average: 2,811.3
StdDev: 52.4
Min: 2,752
Max: 2,877
Spread: 125

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30 COMMENTS

  1. of course the firearms you use are NOT REAL AKs. they are cheap polish shit. i still cant believe people make videos about aks. and put them all under one category. the soviet ak is an unbelievable rifle.

  2. Ak requires less matinence. The ak is also cheaper in most cases unless you buy shit ar rifles. Also consider how much more expensive 5.56 brass case is than steel case 7.62×39. If you stockpile ammo and or shoot a lot you will save with an ak. As far as ammo effectiveness goes most 7.62×39 5.56 and 5.45 all performs good enough to get the job done. Ak’s are also accurate enough for practical applications and what most people will use a modern sporting rifle for anyway. Most people don’t use ar’s for long range shooting anyway but still talk trash about ak accuracy.

  3. Idk this dude trying to hard to diss the AKs I owen both and I had more problems with my AR15 then my AK now well clean and with da right ammo my AR15 does run really well. Not my AK well run thru anything ammo I will put it

  4. Why would you use a intermediate rifle round for self defense? A shotgun is a way better alternative with way more versatility than any AR or AK

  5. That's was painful to watch. Also there are more Kalashnikov rifles than all guns out there, there has to be a reason other than it's easy to mass manufacture given the right tools.

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