New Home Defense Rifle Suggestions
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3/25/2025 right now AK type weapons are the most produced assault weapons over all assault weapons combined . Fifty years from now when gun powder powered weapons are passé and the standard police issue is pulse proton discharge weapons the ak will still hold that title . At around 1 am on 3/25/2050 it will still be doing illegal evil on the streets of chicago by hoodrats and maybe even by a yugo [maybe mine] made by sebian monkeys ,doubtful it will be my US made in NC by meth heads but now fixed .
Are you high ?
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To-date, every high-volume course I have run or been at where AKs were present, they had malfunctions that distracted from training, or broke. These were all select-fire or European guns for the most part, that had no connection to the US private market.
The one exception was a Romanian import semi auto, which experienced a stuck case in the chamber, needed to be kick-started off a truck tailgate. That was Dr. Drew’s from Magpul out in the Pawnee Grasslands in Colorado in the 2000s.
The idea of an AK popping into my head as a home defense solution is so foreign to me, that I’m still trying to compute it. If it was all I had, then sure, but there are so many better options.
The one exception was a Romanian import semi auto, which experienced a stuck case in the chamber, needed to be kick-started off a truck tailgate. That was Dr. Drew’s from Magpul out in the Pawnee Grasslands in Colorado in the 2000s.
The idea of an AK popping into my head as a home defense solution is so foreign to me, that I’m still trying to compute it. If it was all I had, then sure, but there are so many better options.
BCM full rifles are in stock in a number of places, like here, here, and on GB. Or get a BCM upper, which you can find in lots of places, and a BCM lower (I like the newer Mk2 lower with the A5-compatible buffer setup). The MK2 lowers are hard to find in stock, but if you get on the notifications list of a few of the larger dealers, they get some every few months.
BCM makes a great rifle but if I was buying today, its REALLY hard to beat a Geissele Super Duty for price/performance.
Румынский АК ?!
. Это эталон надежности . Есть еще болгарский АК . Судя по качеству этих жалких поделок ... Настоящий АК может быть сделан только в СССР или России , все остальное - жалкое подобие оригинала по надежности и качеству изготовления . Если мне предложат оставить себе одну винтовку из тысячи , то это будет российский АК . С ним мне не страшны ни плюс 40 , ни минус 40 , конечно , по Цельсию - он всегда будет готов к работе .The Finnish Valmet and SAKO Rk series crush anything from Russia in terms of quality, reliability, and accuracy. Just the way it is. They are also boat anchors though, even the Rk76 with stamped steel receiver. It has double thickness sheet steel, so is still very heavy. Cool guns, but more a product of 1940s-1950s design philosophies and manufacturing methods.
My Russian AKM requires you to aim between the left protective ear and the front sight post if you want Point of Aim to equal Point of Impact. I would be ashamed to mention AKs in a conversation about home defense in the year 2005, let alone 2025.
If I had to use one, it would be suppressed with a short barrel, US-made adjustable gas piston, folding receiver cover with integral 1913 rail, MRDS, Weapon Light, de-horned of all the sharp edges. Since something like that has nothing to offer me over an AR-15, I haven’t had one built.
Keep in mind I have shot more rounds through AKs in a day than most Russian professional soldiers have shot or ever will shoot in their entire careers. That includes 5.45x39 and 7.62x39 variants from multiple countries.
My Russian AKM requires you to aim between the left protective ear and the front sight post if you want Point of Aim to equal Point of Impact. I would be ashamed to mention AKs in a conversation about home defense in the year 2005, let alone 2025.
If I had to use one, it would be suppressed with a short barrel, US-made adjustable gas piston, folding receiver cover with integral 1913 rail, MRDS, Weapon Light, de-horned of all the sharp edges. Since something like that has nothing to offer me over an AR-15, I haven’t had one built.
Keep in mind I have shot more rounds through AKs in a day than most Russian professional soldiers have shot or ever will shoot in their entire careers. That includes 5.45x39 and 7.62x39 variants from multiple countries.
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