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You mean it's not because "It Looks Black and Really, Really Scary?!?"
That's only here in the US, and with the Swift, Silent and Deadly.
You mean it's not because "It Looks Black and Really, Really Scary?!?"
Corrosive primer ammo is supposed to last longer than non corrosive, or so they say. My guess is this is why it was produced in bulk by the Soviets as well as cost. Really not that much more difficult to clean but does require a bit more effort. All WW2 era ammo is corrosive and much will still function fine today. Bottom line is the AK is a much more economical and simple platform and that is why it is used all over the world. Again, not bashing the M16. It is more accurate, is a great gun, can carry more ammo. Def more expensive as well.
Corrosive primer ammo is supposed to last longer than non corrosive, or so they say. My guess is this is why it was produced in bulk by the Soviets as well as cost. Really not that much more difficult to clean but does require a bit more effort. .
Just to clarify, since I shoot a lot of corrosive ammo (7.62x54r and 7.62 x 25) )...it's not more "effort" that is required so much as it is the immediacy. You need to clean the firearm very soon after firing it and use water or (what I use) Windex to remove the residue, before applying any gun oil. A bore snake makes that easy to deal with in the field. Even though many of the "soviet" weapons have chrome-lines barrels, the corrosion on other affected parts (breech area and any muzzle attachment) will start pretty quickly and you'll be sorry if you put the weapon back in the cabinet without cleaning it and go back a month later.. Ask me how I know this ;-) My son pretty much ruined the bore on what was a pristine 91/30 Mosin that way...I worked the bore over aggressively with wire brushes etc later but the damage was done and bore pitted.
I would like to stop with the experts here having a discussion on the performances of different weapons and ammunition and get back on track.
IMO the courts, or rather this Judge is wrong, and this should go to a higher court, but what happens in the interim?
How many people lose their rights and their weapons.?
Can this be held in abeyance until a proper court rules on it?
Has anyone filed for a hearing before a real judge.
So you have no real life experience with either rifle then..
The Russians used corrosive primers for decades after us, do you think that using corrosive primers did not cause huge maintenance with firearms?
When the gas system and the bolt started growing fungi, it was anything but a reliable rifle.
The M16 platform out preforms the AK in every category, from ease of maintenance, to field repair to accuracy.
That's why the M16 is still in Service with so many Militarys today.
Except for cost of manufacture. A milled receiver is inherently costlier than stamped /folded steel.
IMO the courts, or rather this Judge is wrong, and this should go to a higher court, but what happens in the interim.
I have yet to see a AK lower being sold for 29.99 retail. Anderson and other manufacturers put them on sale often for that.
Have you ever seen how fast a four or five axis cnc can mill a lower and a upper?
No huge presses, no multiple stamping dies, welding, rivets, heat treatment ,pressed in barrels with a chunk of hammer forged aluminum. Lock the block of aluminum in the CNC and hit the green button.
I have yet to see a AK lower being sold for 29.99 retail. Anderson and other manufacturers put them on sale often for that.
And let's not forget that the best AK's had a machined receiver.
never seen an AR Lower that cheap ... even 80% lowers
never seen an AR Lower that cheap ... even 80% lowers
Have you seen the price for the CNC machine, an AK receiver can be punched out with a bearing press and a cheap set of dies.
Anderson and Palamento? Often put 100% lowers on sale for 29.99.
- what do these morons really think is going to happen when they "ban" them?
I just saw where a PA representative is floating a semi-automatic rifle ban bill.
With the 10s of millions of such rifles in circulation - and millions on millions of them unmarked and unknown because they were built from 80% lowers - what do these morons really think is going to happen when they "ban" them?