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There's a concept called the 80% receiver, which is a freely-transferable hunk of metal that's almost but not quite a receiver. You can order a receiver flat fo
by presidentender 15y ago
There's a concept called the 80% receiver, which is a freely-transferable hunk of metal that's almost but not quite a receiver. You can order a receiver flat for an AK-type rifle, a parts kit, and assemble a complete rifle for cheaper than you'd buy one. You need a means to heat treat the metal, and probably a drill press. That's not a much greater barrier to entry than the 3d printer for the lower receiver on an AR.
So really, this doesn't change anything. This brings preexisting truths more prominently to the public discussion.
- gonzo 15y agoan AK? who wants that PoS? You can get an AR-15 lower blank for $100 or less. You can buy the tooling to allow you to use a drill press to make the receiver M-16 ready for not much more. http://www.cncguns.com/tooling.html http://www.cncguns.com/tooling.html No heat-treating necessary (it's just aluminum). Yes, you'll need a drill press.
- presidentender 15y agoI'm an FAL guy. AKs are just cheaper to build than almost anything else. The AR/AK debate is a very silly holy war. Come join on on /r/guns.
- monochromatic 15y agoFancy meeting you here.
- gonzo 15y agoThis must explain why ARs, not AKs or FALs took the stand at Camp Perry the past several years.
- presidentender 15y agoThe AR platform's direct impingement operating principle has a far greater accuracy potential than the AK or FAL's gas piston (or a piston AR, for that matter). DI is probably the best operating principle for building a supremely accurate semi-automatic rifle. That's why the M110 system is an AR, not just an updated M14. However, for the next generation of infantry rifles, you're seeing nothing but gas piston systems. Modern piston accuracy is "good enough" for the engagement distances that modern infantry units encounter. Modern DI rifles are "reliable enough" for the field conditions that trained, equipped first-world militaries operate under. However, I'm not a trained, equipped first-world military. I'm some random dude who'd rather spend more time shooting and less time cleaning. A gas piston rifle is much more tolerant of bad hygiene and maintenance than a DI rifle, and my FAL is still more accurate than I am from field positions. An AK isn't - I shoot better than even the nice Bulgarian AK-74s or converted Saigas. Most FALs are 3-4 MOA guns, and I'm about a 2-3 MOA shooter, depending on the day. But without an extremely steady rest like you see at Camp Perry, my FAL is more than accurate enough for my shooting.