AK-47: Iconic weapon

BBC Online (UK) ^ | 12/05/2005 | Staff

[FlyVet]

Local Man Robbed at Gunpoint with AK-47

To the local news pukes, any long gun is an "AK-47". It makes for an exciting news story, truth be damned. Had one of those stories in my town last week.

[Nebr FAL owner]

You have a remarkable talent for understatement & yes I agree with you about all the attributes of the AK-47 8^)

[Nebr FAL owner]

The AK series of weapons is designed to be a weapon that will work no matter what, no it will not give you sub minute of angle at the firing range but if your fighting house to house it will do the job quite well . As to basic accuracy not much past 250 yards for the average user, for a peasant army thats good enough. And good enough is what the collectivists are willing to pay for .

[sit-rep]

classic line of all time...

[Gaffer]

I would recommend Bushmaster because they offer the quality, the models that Colt won't offer and you can actually get their rifles. Ill take my early 1970s production COLT SP1...cherry condition, no forward assist or shell deflector, with the triangle handguard......

[Smokin' Joe]

IIRC, the correct number for the basic AK47 with fixed wooden stock was 87 parts (as opposed to 250+ for the M-16)

The BBC is only off by a factor of 10, which isn't too bad for mass media.

[SJSAMPLE]

Sounds great.
Those SP1s are really nostalgic for you old timers ;)

Just don't try to get any of the current models from Colt.
They're restricting their carbines to LE letterhead ONLY.
That means "civilians" can't get new semi M4 or 9mm carbines.

Right after the ban ended, dealers started taking orders (and cash) and Colt royally screwed them.

[SJSAMPLE]

FN is looking at civilian at civilian SCARs in 2008.
Up until then, they'll be all booked up with military orders.

Do I wait or do I go for the FN2000 early next year?
Decisions, decisions.

[Gaffer]

I guess I am an old timer....this one is just like the one I shot with in basic training except for the selector switch...

[SJSAMPLE]

I've actually fired one of the 500 or so automatic AR-15s outside of military hands. Pretty cool and the missing forward assist was definitely strange.

I prefer the newer carbines, myself. I carried the M16A1 and M16A2, but the M-4s weren't issued until I left active duty. My personal weapon is a Bushmaster A2 lower with the Colt DC6721 "Tactical Carbine" upper (A3, heavy barrel, 1/7 twist).

[.cnI redruM]

It was/ still is one heck of a good primitive assault weapon.

[joesnuffy]

Like I said it's better than nothin'

Owned Norinco's, Galil's, Valmet's and been shot at by an enemy using a Chicom version had he had an AR I wouldn't be typing this...:)

imo...our AR family is a better weapons platform

[FreedomCalls]

Only 9 parts in an AK-47?

I think they are talking about if you field strip it.