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> I'm not sure how it's unsafe, but regarding accuracy I'll point out that a modern AK with a decent barrel is much more accurate than most people think. We we
by rascul 4y ago
> I'm not sure how it's unsafe, but regarding accuracy I'll point out that a modern AK with a decent barrel is much more accurate than most people think.
We were qualifying at up to 300 meters (and training farther) with iron sights with the M16 and M4 in the US Army. I've fired two AK-47s, one was the Czech version, the other I'm not sure of, and neither was able to consistently hit anything past somewhere around 150 meters. I'm sure with a little bit of work and upgrades those AK-47s might be shooting better, and I understand there are more modern variants, but I have no experience with them.
Edit: Just want to add that I compare with the M16 and M4 because those (and variants) are what I'm most familiar with. Also, there may be other comparisons that matter more for the expected use than ability to hit targets at 300 meters with iron sights.
- kleton 4y agoWas the Czech one the vz58? I’m not aware if the Czech ever made a kalashnikov in mass production, but the vz58 looks superficially similar while having quite different internals.
- rascul 4y agoI'm not sure. I kind of wonder now if it was really Czech.
- trhway 4y agoAK-74 ie. 5.45 version, not the old AK-47 (i.e. 7.62), is very fine in the 300m exercise with the plain iron sights. In the burst mode naturally only the first bullet in the burst hits the target at that distance while the second usually hits at least a meter to the right (for the right handed position) - that is solved in the totally new and unrelated AK-94 where 2 first bullets are able to go out before the recoil jerks the gun.
- fsckboy 4y agothank you for mentioning the AK-74 since it hasn't been mentioned. It was introduced in the late 70's! the other gun you mention is the AN-94