Russ D
Ultimate Member
Most cheap AK's are typically 4 MOA rifles at best. They are rarely anywhere near 2 MOA. 6-10 inches at 200 yards is quite of bit of spread... Where as 4 inches at 200 yards is much more palatable (most AR's can do close to 2 MOA). If a person is presenting a relatively small profile to shoot at, you better be good with those iron sights on the AK-47 (with it's relatively short sight radius). Remember, you're not target shooting in a defensive situation, so if you can't shoot perfectly to begin with the inherent inaccuracy in the rifle is likely to make the situation worse, not better.
I am not knocking the 7.62x39, it's a good round and certainly something I would never want to get hit with... but I would take one SCAR-17S over 5 AK 47's any day of the week, I have enough trouble firing one AK in each hand. Don't get me wrong, I understand that the AK is a usable weapon, I am not saying that it isn't.... What I am saying is that you ARE paying for capability that simply doesn't exist in the AK-47 series of rifles.
Mark