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[cuda]

Yes you can. But you can't hit something at 100 yards with one. The AK is a very simple design, but it's tolerances are very loose. This greatly aids in functionality. It;s a great weapon for some 3rd world army that is uneducated, under-trained and under-supplied.

At the same time, you can take a WW-II vintage M-1 and do the same thing, piss on it to get the dust out and shoot someone at a dead run at 300 yards with it.

There are still gun clubs for the M-1 Garand. No scopes, and the targets start a 300 yards out.

 

[hotjava66]

Yes you can. But you can't hit something at 100 yards with one. The AK is a very simple design, but it's tolerances are very loose. This greatly aids in functionality. It;s a great weapon for some 3rd world army that is uneducated, under-trained and under-supplied.

At the same time, you can take a WW-II vintage M-1 and do the same thing, piss on it to get the dust out and shoot someone at a dead run at 300 yards with it.

agreed, im a big fan of the M1, would love an M14 if i could have one. my dad trained on the M14, was in Vietnam when the M16 was first issued. He said they were a nightmare to keep in working order in the mud and water. After a while he carried an AK47 he picked up in the field, said it would shoot in any conditions, but the other guys in his unit would freak out every time he fired it (it has a distinctive sound). They eventually fixed the most of the 16's problems but he says he would have preferred to keep the M14 regardless of the extra weight.

 

[Chris]

Springfield Armory will sell you an M-14. It's called an M-1A. Semi auto, of course.

That was one of the drawbacks of the M-14- full auto. They weren't accurate at all. In full auto, it was almost impossible to control muzzle rise.