and no discussion of the AR VS AK would be complete without
THIS.
personally, I much prefer the AR and here is why:
1. I've had more jams, failures and otherwise malfunctions with AKs than I have with ARs, period.
2. every AR I've fired, even specialty calibers like 9mm and 7.62x39 have been more accurate than any AK I've ever fired.
3. I can field strip and reassemble an AR 3 times faster than my fastest time with an AK.
4. AR is more refined, AK can be hammered out of a shovel blade(not long ago I read a thread about a guy that did just that).
5. AR has more aftermarket play things.
6. more MODERN militaries use a 5.56 rifle than 7.62x39 so should S ever HTF, a person would be smart to have a gun that takes the same ammo as everybody else.
7. AR parts are easier to get ahold of than the AK and with more people using the AR than the AK, in an environment much like this one where there is no parts availability whatsoever it would be much easier to find a neigbor with a spare part you need for an AR than an AK.
8. ARs are easier to work on.
9. ARs without all the gadgets are lighter than AKs.
10. BECAUSE AK47S ARE FOR COMMIES!!!!!