Which weapon is more reliable in combat? The M-16 or AK-47?

Hannibal Lecter II

The AK-47, but for extra protection pack a Glock 17.

Adam

I've had good results with both.

SoulRebel79

What good is an AK-47 when it can't shoot straight? Dependable vs. Quality? I'll take the quality weapon any day.

JAMES W

the AK47 is best weapon in reliable but the M-16 and the M16A4 are more accurate in a fire fight...

How_Would_I_Know

Depends what you mean by reliable.

The AK-47 can be abused, thrown around, slammed into a tree.. and it will still work. Not the case with an M-16.

But, the M-16 will more reliably hit a target than an AK-47.

But.. the AK-47 will more reliably take something it hits down.

They're both very good weapons, that have proven themselves time and time again.

Locke

The M4 which is a variant of the M-16 has a number of problems with gas venting, which the AK-47 does not. This affects reliability, However as the article below talks about there are steps that can be taken to make an M4 and i would assume with some ingenuity an M-16 reliable enough to be equal to the Ak-47.

im on a boat

The Ak. It is better in hand-to-hand, unlike the plastic M-16. The only problem with the Ak is that in 'Nam, soldiers would often kill a Vietnamese soldier, and with doing this, taking their Ak. The Ak has a distinct sound, and it easily draws friendly fire.

out for justice.

the ak 47 is a much more reliable weapon than the m 16. and is much cheaper to produce.

Tha Stew

The m-16a4 or the m-4.. they may jam sometimes but they are accurate!
the ak may always fire but they are not accurate at all! if you dont believe me ask someone who has shot both of them... the m-16's 5.56 round is a little smaller than the ak's but it packs a serious ounch.. plus the m-a6 has no kick.. it has a large recoil spring.
the m-16 is a light-weight,gas-operated,air-cooled,mag... weapon and it kicks a$$

Kevy

the M-16 is good in the hands of a trained solider, but you can leave an ak-47 in the dirt all week and pick it up and it will fire. the m-16 can put rounds on target, but so can the ak-47. it all depends on the training of the person firing the rifle. the AK is so popular because a 9 year old can pick it up and shoot it, and reload it. i would still pick the m-16, because other than the orignal problems, it has proved itself in many combat situations.

also the 7.62 mm bullet the ak47 fires has some more stopping power than the 5.56 NATO round the m-16 uses.

Roadrunner58-79

M16, Never had any problems with mine as long
as it was cleaned after firing!!

All Night Designer

Dont believe the hype - The m16 is a reliable consistent wepon. Operator error causes problems. Many variants of the AK made in China etc... some good some not. Lots of AKs seen all over the world because the Soviets supplied them to everybody.

Droopy Dog

The AK is as reliable as a rock, and with 7.62 ammo, has devastating firepower.
Eugene Stoner's Genius piece of work (M-16) was screwed up by McNamara and the boys at the pentagon.
They eliminated chroming the chamber and replaced the stick powder with ball power for greater range, which gummed up the works even worse.
The M-16 has become an extremely reliable weapon (even in the sand box) but not enough to unseat the champ AK.
The 5.56 ammo of the M-16 wont cut down trees like the AK, but you dint want to get hit with one either, it is a super high velocity round and just like a speck of dirt in space going through the shuttle, it imparts tremendous energy when it hits.
Rifle and rounds are also a lot lighter, and that makes a difference in the amount of ammo you can carry, which could end up saving your life.

Kilroy

if by reliable you mean that you can rely on it to actually hit your target, the M16 by a long shot (400 meters exactly).

If you maintain and lube the weapon daily, the m16 will out shoot the AK47 every time. If you are lazy and want to be able to leave your weapon on the ground and in the dirt and never have to clean it, the AK47 is for you... Just make sure you stand real close to the enemy because you won't hit them from far away.

Perez Studios

The AK-47 will even fire with sand in the chamber. It is the best! Why do you it is preferred in the sandy areas of Iraq and Kuwait? It is the most reliable of the two!

rand a

i like the ak, its cheap, its easy, and if you are gonna be spraying bullets who needs to aim anyway?. I have a couple sks's too, they both are pretty darn accurate for a cheap gun if you wanna be bothered with aiming.

Mark

The M-16's I had in 1968 and 1969 had many problems with jamming, no matter how clean you kept it. It was for that reason that they added a "bolt assist mechanism" to some of the later models.

The AK-47 would fire if it was rusty, dirty, had been dragged through the mud, was full of sand, etc.

Middlefinger!

"The AK effin' 47; when you have to kill erry effin' body in the whole effin' room"
-Samuel Jackson in JACKIE BROWN

gregory_dittman

The M16 has a 300 yard effective range over the AK-47 and while the Russians dropped the AK-47 for the AK-74 which fires basically the same .223 round as the M-16. The AK-47 uses straight iorn sights unless one taps the barrel to put on a scope. The AK-47 has major parts that are made out of the wood and wood out in the field doesn't last long. I would say the butt or stock would crack or fall off after 10 years tops in the field even with care. That's why the Russians have moved to fiberglass.

cybersharque

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

How many pix have you seen of VC picking up and using an M16?

How many pix have you seen of a grunt with an AK?

Do you need any more evidence?

jjssweetflags

WITHOUT A DOUBT IT IS THE AK 47

tammy_anderson68

My dad says it's the AK-47. When you shoot someone with it they tend to not get up again. And you can drag them through a swamp and they still fire.

wingshooter08

the Ak

stevies49ers

The AK definitely

gopher_baroque

The AK is more reliable. The M-16 shits where it eats, by diverting spent gases directly into the chamber.

The AK will fire even when it's filthy; the M16 dirties itself and then jams.

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