GOT A QUESTION ABOUT AKs

[AWO369]

been reading and asking friends about what is the best firearm to shoot nato rounds due to the cheaper price...everyone has an opinion but can't really tell me why....price is important but I want something that will not fall apart and will hit a target at 50yrds more than it misses....thanks to who ever answers

 

[chris211]

The first thing you are going to be ask: "What will you be using this for?" Targets, hogs, home defense?

 

[AWO369]

great question...home defense

 

[itchin]

it sounds like you are looking for an AR not an AK.

 

[craigntx]

I just got a zastava pap ak for $700.it dosent have a chrome line bbl and it may need the singlestack bolt replaced with a doublestack unit but its built like a tank on an rpk reciever.
cant post pics on this forum with my tablet or I would

 

[craigntx]

it sounds like you are looking for an AR not an AK.

at 50yards an ak will do just fine and keep shooting long after a di ar jams

 

[AWO369]

great question...home defense

 

[AWO369]

have an ar just wantthe cheaper 7.62 and stopping power

 

[dalto]

Nearly any AK is going to be acceptably accurate inside of 50 yds. There are a lot of options.

Personally, one of my AK's would not be the first gun I would reach for in a home defense situation. It would definitely do the job but I have to imagine that firing an AK chambered in 7.62x39 in a small enclosed space would be disorienting. That being said, I have never tried it so I could be wrong.

 

[craigntx]

Nearly any AK is going to be acceptably accurate inside of 50 yds. There are a lot of options.

Personally, one of my AK's would not be the first gun I would reach for in a home defense situation. It would definitely do the job but I have to imagine that firing an AK chambered in 7.62x39 in a small enclosed space would be disorienting. That being said, I have never tried it so I could be wrong.

not to mention overpenetrate and possibly kill bystandards. if you could be certain of your backstop theres not much more effective

 

[308nato]

12 gage with turkey loads.

I have some Federal Classic magnum copper plated steel bb size pellets 62 per round at 1265 fps.
If the first 3 rounds wont deter then the rest are 00 buck.

 

[AWO369]

great point about being inside
we do a lot of camping on our property...really thinking of that more...where i live you have to drive aways
dogs would let us know...so it would be outside and i want practice with a cheaper round

 

[deemus]

I saw a Century WASR at Cabela's last weekend for $450. I have one and it shoots great. No problems at all. It takes the plastic AK mags too.

 

[RCK333]

New or used

 

[deemus]

It said used, but it looked new.

 

[RCK333]

which cabelas

 

[Acera]

AWO369 You do realize that the 7.62mm that the AK shoots is very different from the 7.62mm NATO round, right?

best firearm to shoot nato rounds due to the cheaper price

In you first post you state that you like the cheap NATO rounds then seem to lean toward an AK. While there are AK variants that do shoot the 7.62x51 round, they are hybrids of guns designed to shoot other things, and not as popular, or known to be as reliable as other guns. The Communist Block round that is most commonly associated with AK's is the 7.62x39mm. (Now the Soviets/Russians ditched that round over 35 years ago for one similar to the round we use in the AR-15/M-16)

For a quick reference: These calibers are closely associated with these rifles.
The numbers listed inside the ( )'s are the close civilian equivalents (those small differences are a whole different, long discussion).

7.62x39 = AK-47

5.56x45 NATO (.223) = AR-15, M-16, M-4, etc.

7.62x51 NATO (.308) = M-14, FN/FAL, M-60, M-240, sniper rifles, etc.

7.62x54R = Mosin-Nagant, Russian Machine Guns, etc.

5.45x39 = Current Russian military assault rifle round adopted in 1974.

Hope this helps.

 

[pvtsnowball82]

at 50yards an ak will do just fine and keep shooting long after a di ar jams

A DI AR will not have any more or less problems in a home defense situation than any other gun. That being said, an AK will also work just fine for OP's stated purpose.

 

[deemus]

which cabelas

Allen, TX. Its right on 75.