| Now its always been a dispute on what the better | | | | windage for the iron sights, allowing you to adjust it to |
| weapon really is. The M-16 or the AK-47? If you're | | | | make an accurate shot depending on how many |
| looking for an answer you just need to ask yourself | | | | yards you're shooting from, and how strong the wind |
| not which one is better, but for what type of fire would | | | | is. There are work books out there, that we personally |
| you use? | | | | used on the rifle range to keep track of our shots. this |
| The AK-47 is a gas operated rifle and was | | | | will train your eye to make those difficult shots. |
| manufactured in Russia by a man named Mikhail | | | | There is a reason that this is the official rifle of the |
| Kalashnikov in Russia, It is an old weapon made back | | | | United States military. The further developments of the |
| in 1947 (that is where the 47 comes from) and is still | | | | M-16 were actually made by the United States Marine |
| renowned as the best assault rifle. This is a weapon | | | | corps. who are some of the best shots out there. So |
| made for reliability under any circumstance and has | | | | what kind of rifle do you want for hunting then? The |
| enough power to drop just about anything. It was | | | | M-16 of course. The AK-47 as we said though is for |
| designed for front line infantry battles, spraying off | | | | shorter range defense, as our M-16 is for getting the |
| accurate rounds (not at a long distance), and defeating | | | | enemy at great distances. The bullet is so powerful for |
| a large ammount of enemies as quickly as possible. | | | | its small caliber, that it can shoot right through good |
| But the weapon is also very compact, and not heavy | | | | size trees, and go right through a bullet proof vest at |
| at all, allowing one to move freely on and about unlike | | | | point blank. So if you were to go hunting within M-16 |
| a heavy weapon like the SAW. They say that even | | | | you have to keep in mind the size of the game you're |
| back during the cold war, you could bury the AK-47, | | | | hunting. If you are hunting varmint this will only obliterate |
| dig it up many months later, and be able to use it later. | | | | your prey and you should go with something smaller. |
| The AK-47 is very easy to clean, cheap to | | | | But for larger game like deer this weapon is great in |
| manufacture, and very popular among many different | | | | my opinion. |
| military, and police organizations across the globe. | | | | I guess the point of this topic is not to dispute the |
| But for range and accuracy the AK-47 is no match | | | | better weapon but to clarify the uses of both. I have a |
| for the M-16. Now the only one I was ever able to get | | | | web-site of my own that has information on all sorts |
| my hands on was the A-2 model and they have them | | | | of hunting rifles, and hunting styles. So remember the |
| 1-4 models at least. When they came out with the A-2 | | | | main points. For closer combat its the AK-47, and for |
| they gave it burst fire, in three round shots as burst fire | | | | range you want the M-16. |
| is alot more accurate than a fully automatic, and yet | | | | If you want more information on hunting types, and |
| can still go really fast as long as you keep pulling the | | | | rifles, see the varmint rifle section on my camping |
| trigger. The other great feature is the adjustable | | | | supply web-site. |