Correct notice how i didnt post names or bases? Nobodys perfect.

Originally Posted by Uncle_Sam

Isn't that forbidden?

Right you are, Sam.

And that AK story has been floating around for years. (keeping an AK47 in a footlocker for years and having to kick open the bolt due to rust but then firing the weapon with no problems, etc. etc.)

Uncle Sam wrote:

Ak series are complete junk

Now now, thats a reall exageration by any standart. Rmember the original AK47 went into service 1947, and is still a relaible cheap alternative to most assault rifles. Its not ment to be accurate above 200 meters, because Soviet infantry was not meant to engage there enemy on longer ranges...

Originally Posted by sherman105

Uncle Sam wrote:

Now now, thats a reall exageration by any standart. Rmember the original AK47 went into service 1947, and is still a relaible cheap alternative to most assault rifles. Its not ment to be accurate above 200 meters, because Soviet infantry was not meant to engage there enemy on longer ranges...

Now there Sherman, You didn't read the whole post

I agree with USMC Johnny

I despise the M16 A2

I believe we would do a lot better if we had just stuck with the M1903 Springfield (I can modify that weapon a lot of ways) THough it's not my favorite weapon it is one of the best and most resilient that I've ever come across.

I agree with USMC Johnny

I despise the M16 A2

I believe we would do a lot better if we had just stuck with the M1903 Springfield (I can modify that weapon a lot of ways) THough it's not my favorite weapon it is one of the best and most resilient that I've ever come across.

Originally Posted by Sgt Lou

I agree with USMC Johnny

I despise the M16 A2

I believe we would do a lot better if we had just stuck with the M1903 Springfield (I can modify that weapon a lot of ways) THough it's not my favorite weapon it is one of the best and most resilient that I've ever come across.

I wish we'd still use the crossbow....

I've noticed you don't read post very carefully Redneck. I said "He says you can" i never said "he did". Thats if your implying what i think you are and yes he said exactly what you said about kicking the bolt. And posting that was stupid of me i was drinking, but then again i always am.

I once spent a happy afternoon firing different versions of the AK47, and one thing that surprised us were just how accurate some of them were. We were like, "ho, ho, here we go..." and then, "hey, not bad..."

It think they get a bad rep for accuracy in part because there are many locally-made copies of the rifle: when it gets down to that level, its not the design of the rifle, but the skill of the Somali or Pakistani gunsmith that counts. They are also often fired by people who have never been shown how to use them properly. If someone is firing a local copy from the hip on fully automatic, they won't hit a thing. Even fired from the shoulder, single-shot, people would still need to be shown how to hold the thing properly, and to patiently level the rifle after each shot, as the recoil is pretty nasty. So, easy to use, hard to use well.

Fired prone, single shot, a Russian or Chinese made AK47 will be accurate out to three hundred yards. You can get a longer accurate range if you allow for bullet drop (like the old 303s), from memory one of the rifles I fired actually had a flip-up ranging sight just like a 303: dont know how common that is, or whether it was a local kludge.

The idea that they don't need cleaning is, well, not accurate: they are just as prone to stoppage as any other assault rifle if they are abused. They probably get their rep for reliability because they are easier to clean, and easier to clear if there is a stoppage.

Nice rifle, but give me a G36 any time - I'd love to play with one of those

Originally Posted by USMC Johnny

Another Firearm I'm not too fond of:

Remington 870
20 Gauge Shotgun

The scatter is to little, and the charge is far too weak.

My opionion on that, is that a shotgun should never be smaller than a 12 gauge.

Has anyone used military shotguns before??? I haven't, that is a civilian gun.

Used the Winchester and the Mossberg pumps while in the Corps. Except for the extended magazine on the pumps, I prefer my A390 that I have now for hunting and sporting clays.

Semper FI.