Nemesis
Russian Grizzly Adams
I see the AK guys already making excuses. It seems like this will morph into something that allows the AK to not get embarrassed. What does steel cased ammo have to do with the rifles capabilities? You should get the best ammo you can find for each gun. OR use the military equivalent of the ammo that is used in combat. Also an Arsenal is a top of the line AK. An equivalent Ar would be a Colt, KAC, Noveske. What does cost have to do with the argument anyway? BTW part of the superiority of the AR is it's ability to adapt easily to multiple optic systems. I see you are already trying to eliminate that.
Oh and if you want to do it right, the same guy should shoot both weapons. Best candidate would be an average shooter with little experience with both weapons.
leveling the playing field by doing most of the tests using the same quality ammo, then doing a small portion of the test using higher grade match type ammo in both guns is not fair?
optics? i could mount any type of optics i want to the arsenal...