@NIKON777 I use both slip products. I put a thin layer of EWG (extreme weapons grease) around the raised rim right behind the bolt lugs with a drop of EWL. The EWG on the cam pin contacts and a thin layer of EWG on the 4 raised "rails" on the carrier. Then after every 500-1000 rounds a drop EWL through the vent holes for good measure. If I lived in a snowy climate I may use just EWL but the grease tends to stay where you put it.
@antiigravity the malfunction rate of M4's is greatly over exaggerated. mainly by people who are AK fans, or by manufacturers trying to sell their piston ARs
@antigravity "continued" Dr Facklers documents that the 5.45 may tumble twice still leaving less of a permanent cavity then the 5.56 and performs much like the bimetal jacket 7.62. At 25 yards I'll give you that the round isn't full stabilized before 25yds and will enter keyholing
@antigravity "continued" 5.56 m855 (which is phased out hence cheap consumer prices now) frags at 2700fps newer mk318mod0 frags at much lower velocities (2200-2500) along with mk262 and m855A1. 7.62x39 bimetal jacket doesn't at all it goes in turns backwards and goes out leaving a far smaller perm cavity to modern 5.56.....I can cut and paste too.
@antigravity "continued" You post the same cut and paste crap all over these vids I could google "the big m4 myth" and cut & paste that but I prefer to use my weapons hard to form opinions.
@antigravity the bearing surfaces are virtually carbon free. Where the bolt rides in the carrier..carbon free, the contact "rails" on the carrier carbon free. The carbon deposits on non bearing surfaces ( bolt tail and inside the receiver that has no metal metal contact) the lube gets a little black but a proper in spec AR will shoot way over 3 combat loads without relubing through the BC vent holes. You post the same cut and paste crap all over these vids I could google "the big m4 myth" and c
Its the mags.. unless you have a really bad rifle both ak and ar its gonna end up being the magazines.. every time I have had a jam on each I switch to a new mag and it works like a charm.. AR mags are generally crap unless you pay the big bucks for the newer poly mags.. but that is what I learned about the AR misconception.. I still prefer an ak because it is so simple but both rifles are quality in my opinion
The primary criticism of direct impingement is that fouling and debris from expended gunpowder is blown directly into the breech. As the superheated combustion gas travels down the tube, it expands and cools. This cooling causes vaporized matter to condense as it cools depositing a much greater volume of solids into the operating components of the action. The increased fouling can cause malfunctions if the rifle is not cleaned as frequently as should be.
We left with 72 men in our platoon and came back with 19, Believe it or not, you know what killed most of us? Our own rifle. Practically every one of our dead was found with his M16 torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it.
Our military purchases M4s from colt for $1799, Izhmash sells brand new AK-100 series rifles for $160 USD, You cant tell me its 7x more accurate. AK's are perfect for combat accuracy. War is not static, fire and maneuver is what wins the fight. Better ergo, accuracy, modularity, range and recoil manageability, lethality, and battery of operations means nothing if your weapon malfunctions 15 yards from the enemy.
5.56 fragments only at velocity at or above 2800fps which with a 20'' bbl would be about 180yards, with a 16'' bbl around 120yards and with a 14.5'' 90-100yards, and with a 10'' bbl the muzzle velocity is around 2100fps. 5.45 tumbles at all ranges and all velocities, out of a 8'' bbl 5.45 is 2500fps. In fact the Chinese tested their New rifle round against the 5.45 and 5.56 and found that 5.45 made the worst torso wounds within 90meters.
i own both ars ar-15s M4s and Aks ive even built M16. both aks and M16 style firearms are fucking awsome and fun as hell to shoot but if im going into the bush and im getting shot at im going to take an ak. i dont want to drag around a can of wd-40 when i can be carrying more ammo.shitty century arms aks dont count,
Yeah, I actually heard in the beginning, the M16 (AR15) was produced without a chrome lined barrel as directed by the bureaucrats to save money on production. Their reasoning was a soldier could keep the weapon clean and lubricated and that would be good enough. Unfortunately we know what happened, the barrels and chambers were VERY susceptible to the humidity and moisture in a tropical environment, and even a micrometer of rust will cause a round to jam. They started chrome lining the barrel
I 100% agree with everything you said in this video. Both are great rifles, just pick your poison :) I slightly lean towards the AK platform myself but thats because im russian so its me being slightly biased lol.
As a US infantry man currently deployed in Afghanistan, and currently using the m4 I experience no problems what so ever, I run my rifle dry. A lot of oil may be good in some cases, but running them dry is always better. For instance, if you're in a sandy environment such as Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.. running your rifle wet will cause sand to stick to any moist surfaces, which will be everything in the bolt carrier group. Running your rifle dry obviously avoids that problem. The military does not
good vid i run my ar dry sometimes and it runs fine ive never ever had a malfunction in my ar so all the bullshit talk on how its unreliable that pretty much proves them wrong
this is the issue with ar15. tight tolerances mean in shitty conditions or cases of fowling the ar15 will start to have issues. ar rifles are reliable. but would i take one into combat.... nope. ive seen them jam up in freezing cold, ive seen a ton of them jam up after 300 rounds. in combat you cant always keep your weapon clean. aks are also alot more accurate people give credit for. an ak74 trumps an ar15 in controlability and reliability. and its just as accurate with iron sights
@yourredcomrade717 I might be wrong, but I read that the standard combat load of a US soldier today is 7 30 round magazines which 210 rounds. So they would have expended all their ammo.
@esh325 true, however you can always carry more mags. or what if your caught in an extended firefight in a fixed position? both are good guns. but reliability and lower cost is my preference so ill sacrifice a tad bit of accuracy for it.
i personaly have done 2 tours iraq and 1 tour to argnanistan our my units issued m4's had ftf constantly and fte often double feeds you name it. then we were issued knights armament rifles and most of our problems went away immidetly but the fact is that most of the older m16 and m4s are still in service and do fail the bolts begin to crack after 5k round. akm's are fantastic weapons if they are not shot out like the issue m4s and get 2moa groups just like a standard m4
@TACRat47 i wonder how many american troops in your unit would see how an ak74m or ak101 would feel. and your right akm and m4 do get about the same accuracy. ive seen it first hand on paper. its not so much the gun as it is the shooter that leads to accuracy issues. :)
I don't think you resorted to name calling but your passive aggressive "keep it lubed" comment (or what seemed to be annoying and passive aggressive over typing which can be taking the wrong way i understand) was just as low as name calling maybe worse.....sounds a little pretentious.
Hey man...you really should learn to talk to people without having to call them names...I don't recall calling you a fool or saying you hated anything...people should learn how to communicate without having to lower the conversation to name calling and such...I like that ar...I just like my AK better...and remember...keep it lubed up...
You keep lubing up that ar man...and while your lubing your gun I'm gonna be shooting mine...I've got a 223 Saiga and while I do agree w/you on choosing the 223 I've got to think that one of your deciding factors for purchasing an ar is the pretty factor...Every time I see one jam they look less and less pretty to me...you've got a fine weapon and accuracy is important but my Saiga came with a 4 shot group at 137 mm at 90 m...add in extreme dependability plus half your cost and I'm happy..,
We don't have any nasty sand like over there, we have nothing to worry about with our AR15s. I've been firing AR15s since 1995 and had only 5 stoppages ever.
It's not that the m16 is extremely reliable. It's just that according to U.S. military tests it is the most unreliable standard isue weapon in the world at the moment. And compared to an ak that can go through anything, thats pretty bad. Of course if you take good care of the m16 and lubricate and clean it regularly its fine, but it is known to have troubles in sandy areas. As for accuracy... it's all about whose hands the guns are in.
@NIKON777 They came out with this new Lube Called SLIP2000 Guys out here with ARs Swear By it, it Never Gums up or anything I used a Little on my Shotgun and I Felt I over Lubed it, B.T.W Is there A Such thing as Over Lubing in any Firearm?
i never had any of my m16s jam in the 8 years i was in the marines. thats including when they sent me to a gunsite course where we were told not to clean our weapons, so we could see just how reliable they are. we shot a total of 1500+ rounds. they did however tell us to lube the parts that wear. basicaly the shiny partson the bolt / carrier
@danthman114 It's hard to believe. I'd think anybody with extensive experience with a type of firearm has probably seen them fail before. One could argue that if they haven't seen them fail that it is a lack of experience as the person may not respond accordingly to the failure. Doesn't matter what firearm it is. AK or AR,Glock, etc. If you've shot them enough, you probably have seen them fail. I didn't spend 8 years in the Marines, but I had examples of AR15's and AK's jamming.
@esh325 what you say is true, everything fails at one point or another. all i was trying to say is the m16/ar isnt as unreliable as everyone seems to think. i notice its mostly kids that watch too much tv...
I've gotta say from personal military experience that the AR is not reliable enough. It's not a myth that the AR is not reliable, it's an idea that's brought out of experience. If your AR has never misfired you've probably never used it in a real military environment. The firing range does not count as true testing grounds. I challenge you to shoot that weapon in rainy/dirty conditions without a proper cleaning kit or lube. If it still works it's reliable and more power to you.
@Abaddonseven Most of us are not in a sandy desert we will never have to worry about all this shit, SWAT teams use M16s all the time and they kills the badguys very well with it. Many times they blow the heads of AK owners who bought Century Arms WASR 10s, shit AKS.
My 2 cents: Any weapon can be considered reliable, if the tester chooses the "ideal" circumstances for the weapon's use; the concept of reliability becomes meaningless when circumstances detrimental to reliability are excluded as a matter of definition. For a weapon to be meaningfully reliable, it has to be measured in less-than-ideal circumstances, e.g., with dings, drops, spills, bad ammo, old mags, less-than-ideal maintenance and training. No offense, but I'd take an old M-14 or AK ;).
Our militaries weapons now dont jam because they use the same type of ammo and same type of magazines all the time. If you change out your ammo or magazines, its practacly a bolt action. I have both an AR and an AK and LOVE the accuracy and feal of AR. But you need to know what kind of mags and ammo you can put through it. The AK you can grab ANY mag and any type of ammo and mix and match and it will function fantastic and it doesnt need lubed or cleaned much at all, but its a bit less accurate.
I own both an AK and an AR and Ive used both of the platforms extensively, both in military service and personal use. The vast majority of malfunctions I've experienced in both was due to magazine problems and they experience malfunctions at about the same rate, which is to say not often at all. I would choose the AR over the AK because its more accurate but in my experience reliability is the same between them and a non-issue. If I wanted power comparable to the AK I'd use an AR-10.
@Snipe4261 They're entirely different mechanisms, so the reliability can't be the same. Under certain conditions they might perform the same, but not overall. One particular example, The AR15's mechanism is more sensitive to certain powders, like when it failed on ball powder in Vietnam. The AK can digest ball powder without any problem. A rifle is only as good as its magazines, so if most of its magazines are bad, then it will perform bad.
I've found that keeping the bolt wet is good, but keep the outside of the carrier as dry as your weapon will allow. Dirt sticks to oil, which is what causes most malfunctions outside of magazine issues. That's why you are issued dry lube when you deploy to desert locations.
people argue for both neither is better than the other, they were designed with different operations and different mindsets you wouldn't argue about how a glock is better than a 1911 would you? wait.....never mind
I have both weapons. My point is that our brave soldiers in the desert are highly trained and they have the resources to maintain their rifles. What if you were in a SHTF situation? I imagine my AK will outlast my M4 easily.
All I run is a light coat of Break Free only on the actual touching surfaces and bolt carrier assembly using a camel hair brush. I never had a jam or hang up. More grease/oil only keeps the dirt on your parts. Some Marines ran Harley Davidson axle grease in combat for their lube. It's purely a matter of your way of doing it. (Vietnam 68/69) God Bless our warriors!
Read a New York Times article by C. J. Chivers titled complaints about american rifle in Afghanistan & you'll get the idea of how the M4s are really doing in action. Chivers observed about 100 marines in 12 lengthy gun battles & saw only 1 jam which happend after a sgt fell in a drainage canal, he did have the rifle firing in only a second. Chivers interviewed 100 marines & none of them reported their M4s jamming.
@NIKON777 Hey, I was going to mention something I saw in a documentary with an interview from the designer of the M16.
When the M16 was first issued, they told the soldiers that it was so reliable it didn't need to be cleaned (to the horror of the designer). Second, the soldiers were issued much dirtier ammo than the weapon was tested with in development to compound this problem.
Later, the soldiers were supplied instructions on how to clean the weapon and these problems disappeared.
My previous comment was in regards to the first thing you mentioned in your video about the initial lack of reliability of the AR system after being "rushed into war."
@oeyesea Ya but I have seen videos of soldiers (not sure which branch) getting in gun fights in Iraq and out of 6 people 4 of the guns jammed lol. I agree 100% though its like Bigfoot sightings, everybody's got a story about ARs not being reliable but you have to take it with a grain of salt unless you see it yourself. My own stock RRA AR seems to be running fine after about 500 rounds and no cleaning, see how long it goes before it fails.
I disagree I have fired 3 total in my life 2 while in competition and they where jam city for the 2 while i was in competition. But they are a LOT more acurate.
@TIG2MAN0 No offense, that just sounds like Bullshit to me. Who goes into a competition with a rifle that's not Spotless clean and ready to run 1000 rounds of hand made ammo that runs perfectly in their gun of choice. I think there's more to the story you are leaving out as to why they jammed. What you guys running bushmasters with wolf steel case or something ? lol.
also many of the soldiers in vietnam fucked with there guns alot. i had a story that i had heard from my father that one of his friends in nam had his gun jam up all the time because he tried to decrease the rate of fire on it
I'll take an M-14 anyday over an M-16.Just MY opinion,.;read what some of our troops say about the M-16:.– In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing A detailed study found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" during the firefight .troops complained the standard-issue M4 rifles need too much maintenance and jam at the worst possible times.
AR-15 are reliable, but sometimes they just feel like they don't want to work. Mine didn't want to chamber a round. Took out the bolt, put it back in, and it worked fine after. Odd ain't it?
No worries man. I like that you were honest with both weapons. There is a difference, but it is all about picking the right tool for the mission. After that it really is pretty much a personal preference!
Great Video. It was well balanced and fair to the weapon. It is true the AR15 needs more attention than an AK. I however will take the Accuracy of my AR over that of the AK. All weapons need maintainance; both Ar and AK are no different. Many of the mythes purpetuated by both camps come from the select fire/ Full Auto testing and outdated war stories. In truth both weapons are great! They are both tools in the tool box, you just need to make sure you are picking the right tools for the job!
@Tuxedo413 you mean the M72? i doubt it, it might be in use by other countries that have nothing better, but no branch of the United states military still uses the M72 LAW.
No disrespect to the AR,,but I just DON'T like them.Oil an AR,and try to use it in a dusty environment,it becomes a bang,bang,bang,CLICK weapon.In Vietnam,the Vietnamese soldiers would pull dripping wet AK's,SKS,and Mosin Nagants from the mud,and fire every round,,,,I'll take that kind of weapon,besides an M-1 Garrand,and an M14..
@b2flyer1 There have been alot of changes to the AR-15 since then. You will never see a US soldier in the middle east ditch a M4 for an AK-47, simply becuase, the AR-15 nowadays are just fine as long as you can clean em' every several hundred rounds. Really the only thing the AK has over the AR is the amount of bullets that can be fired between cleanings. In my expirience, my friends Century arms Ak-47 jammed slightly more than his Ar-15. I like the Mini 14, even tho it sometimes jams too lol
@SuperSneakySniper :WASHINGTON (AP) - In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base.
When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" this was in 2008
@esh325 LOL yeah I shoulda kept the brand out huh? Well, still, it should prove that not ALL ak's are dependable as media makes them. Course, alot are.
@esh325 lol thats a dumb thing to say. ive owned 4 century guns. all worked. they were all reliable even after being dropped in mud and sand. 90% of people who hate on century guns have never even touched one.
@joshkkv Well, I use to own a Century Yugo M70 that was had some functioning problems. I had a WASR that worked fine. Century guns are a hit or miss in quality. You can have one that's perfectly fine, or one that's a POS. That's why I don't rank Century as high up because they don't quality consistency. And the Century arms AK-74's are notorious for key holing.
@esh325 well the ak74 i forget what model it may be m74 im not sure, but those dont have the keyholing issue. it was the tantal that century builds that had the key holing. but i believe they have fixed that since their quality control step up.
@esh325 I can't wait for the SHTF when I will go against guys with shitty WASR 10s, I'm going to smoke them all first. Before they have time to reach there hand off that shit safety I will smoke 2 or 3.
@SuperSneakySniper actually ive read stories on several forums of first hand use of the ak47 in iraq, although who knows if its true or not but somehow i doubt there's a bunch of marines and army guys running around lying to each other about using the gun for several months straight. I imagine its more of a scare factor type situation, like hey this american is shooting at us with our own gun get the fuck DOWN !!!
@23021955 how is it over engineered? it doesn't have any moving parts other than the bolt and bolt carrier group... compare that to other piston guns...
Even new M4s jam but it's because it's dirty in the middle east there's a lot of sand blowing around. People have dug AKs out of the ground and instantly shot them just fine
@RyanR3volution totally agree, even a very old AK is capable of good agrupations at 100-150 mts, and a normal AR can resist brutal conditions without a single jam
@theunsuspecting ak-47s jam up so much it isn't even funny but you will need a little lube but if you use too much it will cycle the charging handle much too fast but if you don't use any then it will go too slow so just use a little bit...trust me i own an ak
@vincereviews No they do not jam up hardly at all,probobly less than any other semi auto rifle. they require no lubricant. And putting too much will not cause any part of it to cycle too fast for reliable operation, I have ran 15,000 rds of 5.45x39mm through 3 different AK rifles, without a single malfunction of any kind. check out some of my videos.
@theunsuspecting i think its the rifle because when i bought it he said to make sure to lube it a little bit to ensure it works correctly but its only the charging handle it jams maybe once or twice every 3 magazines
@theunsuspecting the bullet will get stuck in the slide and it will make the bullet non firing (it would fire but i dont feel like dyeing) it will get stuck in the slide after a jam then it will bend the bullet
@vincereviews I love it when one guy gets a crappy gun and then pounds his chest proclaiming that all AK's are crap. I own 10 or more AK's from various different countries and the reliability is great on them. I have videos of my collection.
@vincereviews If it jams a lot, then I would say it's a piece of crap. Fix it or buy a quality AK rifle like a Russian Saiga or Chinese MAK-90 or any Chinese AK.
I have a lot of trigger time with both ARs and AKs, and can run both proficiently and will tell you that, AKs are hands down more reliable, there is no comparison. People do exagerate to no end depending on what point they are trying to make, however i am not. I have 3 Ak 74 clones and combined have ran 16,000 rds of 5.45 through them in the past 3 years, without one malfunction, my ARs however a RRA and a Colt experience malfunctions frequently, As did the FN A4s I used while in the Military
@YenkoSuperChevy the only time Iv been told not to use too much clp was in country mainly because of all the dirt and how much more its attracted to a overly lubbed up rifle.
@YenkoSuperChevy the only time Iv been told not to use too much clp was in country mainly because of all the dirt and how much more its attracted to a overly lubbed up rifle.
@YenkoSuperChevy AR's that are direct gas run dirty in the bolt area. excessive oil just makes it worse and start to gum up. ive shot thousands of rounds through my lightly lubed AR without a jam. more, isnt always better. But he is right in tha fact that AR's require cleaning and lube. they are great guns but in the field where the weather conditions can be harsh and the opportunity to properly maintain your weapon is scarce, give me a mud gun, more commonly called an AK47.
AR's ar ejust SO GOD DAMN COMPLEX, man... I've got AK's had an AR and its WORLDS APART. The AR is as complicated as a swiss watch; they work well, but are grossly over-complicated. The AK is just simple. Blocks, tubes n' springs. DONE. Simplicity is bliss. Love em both so don't get me wrong but if I had a life or death choice, AK. I TRUST it and under stress, I've got 4 big, solid parts (wet or dry, doesn't matter) to worry about.
Why do you think the British, American, and Canadian military all issue 4x optical sights to their soldiers? It's not for looks, it's for a massive advantage on the battlefield. Saying scopes on an m4 or any assault rifle for that matter is just as stupid as saying scopes are pointless on a sniper. And you know what sniper scopes have to be zeroed in aswell! What a suprise
LOL what are you saying? Are you stupid? Iron sights have to be zeroed in aswell... Have you ever seen the dials on the read end on the sights? Those are for the drop and lift/ how far away your target is... You would know this if you had ever shot a gun. In the military they train you on how to do so so that when your in battle and shooting targets that are over 300 meters away, you can have a good effect on your target.
another thing about ar..it's fancy looking with all the accessories but imagine if u are in a battle.would you have time to sit there trying to zero in on your $600 eotech scope? In a battle it's just point and shoot..personally I find iron sight the most effective and reliable...no need for all those fancy accessories..they are just made for show and tell.
problem is when u are in a battle and if you have to lube your gun....that could mean the difference between life and death. I have both guns and I much prefer either an sks or ak.
problem is when u are in a battle and if you have to lube your gun....that could mean the difference between life and death. I have both guns and I much prefer either an sks or ak
@1ohtaf1 I've watched them, but I've owned, built, shot too many AR's to ever consider them reliable enough to bet my life on. Every ak I've owned has been that reliable. My opinion is based on my 20 years of shooting AK's and 25 years of shooting AR's . This is not based on what I've heard, read, or watched on You Tube. If you are willing to bet your life on the AR working properly, God bless you.
It's a sweet looking rifle and I'm sure you're very proud of it but I've got an AK74 mounting a Russian PK-AS dot that will match it tit for tat at less than half the price. Very nice, put a waste of money.
Carbine AR's are complete shit. The 5.56 round doesn't even function properly at that length. Very little yawing and it will almost never fragments. What you're left with is something that makes wounds similiar to those made by a 22. Now look at a round like the 5.45 Soviet. They don't call it the "Poison Bullet" for nothing. With a hollow chamber in the tip they yaw wide on impact and create massive amounts of hydro-shock. A hit in the shoulder might take your whole arm off.
Yeah dude when I bought my H-bar used it has so much build up in the nreach the bolt could not seat 100% and the gun still shot. Also the groove the charging handle sits in was full of build up as well. The guy I bought it from said he had not cleaned it in the 5 years he owned it.
Attention all gun owners there is a bill called HR308 that will ban all magazines exceeding the compactly of 10 rounds. We cannot let the government infringe on our rights. Call your Governor and tell him to repeal this bill!
@NIKON777 I use both slip products. I put a thin layer of EWG (extreme weapons grease) around the raised rim right behind the bolt lugs with a drop of EWL. The EWG on the cam pin contacts and a thin layer of EWG on the 4 raised "rails" on the carrier. Then after every 500-1000 rounds a drop EWL through the vent holes for good measure. If I lived in a snowy climate I may use just EWL but the grease tends to stay where you put it.
elox02 1 month ago
@antiigravity you sound like a LWRC pitch man lol
NIKON777 1 month ago
@antiigravity really, comparing nam era m16s with modern day counterparts? come on now
NIKON777 1 month ago
@antiigravity the malfunction rate of M4's is greatly over exaggerated. mainly by people who are AK fans, or by manufacturers trying to sell their piston ARs
NIKON777 1 month ago
@elox02 by the way what lube dobyou use. i use slip 2000 EWL. seems to work pretty well.
NIKON777 1 month ago
@elox02 outstanding points, all very true as well. you know your stuff.
NIKON777 1 month ago
@antiigravity I can cut and paste as well
elox02 1 month ago
@antigravity "continued" Dr Facklers documents that the 5.45 may tumble twice still leaving less of a permanent cavity then the 5.56 and performs much like the bimetal jacket 7.62. At 25 yards I'll give you that the round isn't full stabilized before 25yds and will enter keyholing
elox02 1 month ago
@antigravity "continued" 5.56 m855 (which is phased out hence cheap consumer prices now) frags at 2700fps newer mk318mod0 frags at much lower velocities (2200-2500) along with mk262 and m855A1. 7.62x39 bimetal jacket doesn't at all it goes in turns backwards and goes out leaving a far smaller perm cavity to modern 5.56.....I can cut and paste too.
elox02 1 month ago
@antigravity "continued" You post the same cut and paste crap all over these vids I could google "the big m4 myth" and cut & paste that but I prefer to use my weapons hard to form opinions.
elox02 1 month ago
@antigravity the bearing surfaces are virtually carbon free. Where the bolt rides in the carrier..carbon free, the contact "rails" on the carrier carbon free. The carbon deposits on non bearing surfaces ( bolt tail and inside the receiver that has no metal metal contact) the lube gets a little black but a proper in spec AR will shoot way over 3 combat loads without relubing through the BC vent holes. You post the same cut and paste crap all over these vids I could google "the big m4 myth" and c
elox02 1 month ago
Its the mags.. unless you have a really bad rifle both ak and ar its gonna end up being the magazines.. every time I have had a jam on each I switch to a new mag and it works like a charm.. AR mags are generally crap unless you pay the big bucks for the newer poly mags.. but that is what I learned about the AR misconception.. I still prefer an ak because it is so simple but both rifles are quality in my opinion
DustinLT1985 1 month ago
The primary criticism of direct impingement is that fouling and debris from expended gunpowder is blown directly into the breech. As the superheated combustion gas travels down the tube, it expands and cools. This cooling causes vaporized matter to condense as it cools depositing a much greater volume of solids into the operating components of the action. The increased fouling can cause malfunctions if the rifle is not cleaned as frequently as should be.
antiigravity 1 month ago
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We left with 72 men in our platoon and came back with 19, Believe it or not, you know what killed most of us? Our own rifle. Practically every one of our dead was found with his M16 torn down next to him where he had been trying to fix it.
- Marine Corps Rifleman, Vietnam.
antiigravity 1 month ago
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Our military purchases M4s from colt for $1799, Izhmash sells brand new AK-100 series rifles for $160 USD, You cant tell me its 7x more accurate. AK's are perfect for combat accuracy. War is not static, fire and maneuver is what wins the fight. Better ergo, accuracy, modularity, range and recoil manageability, lethality, and battery of operations means nothing if your weapon malfunctions 15 yards from the enemy.
antiigravity 1 month ago
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5.56 fragments only at velocity at or above 2800fps which with a 20'' bbl would be about 180yards, with a 16'' bbl around 120yards and with a 14.5'' 90-100yards, and with a 10'' bbl the muzzle velocity is around 2100fps. 5.45 tumbles at all ranges and all velocities, out of a 8'' bbl 5.45 is 2500fps. In fact the Chinese tested their New rifle round against the 5.45 and 5.56 and found that 5.45 made the worst torso wounds within 90meters.
antiigravity 1 month ago
i own both ars ar-15s M4s and Aks ive even built M16. both aks and M16 style firearms are fucking awsome and fun as hell to shoot but if im going into the bush and im getting shot at im going to take an ak. i dont want to drag around a can of wd-40 when i can be carrying more ammo.shitty century arms aks dont count,
m15a1nv 1 month ago
Yeah, I actually heard in the beginning, the M16 (AR15) was produced without a chrome lined barrel as directed by the bureaucrats to save money on production. Their reasoning was a soldier could keep the weapon clean and lubricated and that would be good enough. Unfortunately we know what happened, the barrels and chambers were VERY susceptible to the humidity and moisture in a tropical environment, and even a micrometer of rust will cause a round to jam. They started chrome lining the barrel
BikerBry 1 month ago
I 100% agree with everything you said in this video. Both are great rifles, just pick your poison :) I slightly lean towards the AK platform myself but thats because im russian so its me being slightly biased lol.
yborzenko 1 month ago
The AR-15 is a prom queen, the AK is a biker chick!
paladin313 2 months ago
As a US infantry man currently deployed in Afghanistan, and currently using the m4 I experience no problems what so ever, I run my rifle dry. A lot of oil may be good in some cases, but running them dry is always better. For instance, if you're in a sandy environment such as Afghanistan, Iraq, etc.. running your rifle wet will cause sand to stick to any moist surfaces, which will be everything in the bolt carrier group. Running your rifle dry obviously avoids that problem. The military does not
BeEzLeBoSs2010 2 months ago
I used to think ar's were unreliable, until I shot one that had 1500 rounds through it without lubing. Not a problem that wasn't mag related.
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SchutzStaffel441 2 months ago
good vid i run my ar dry sometimes and it runs fine ive never ever had a malfunction in my ar so all the bullshit talk on how its unreliable that pretty much proves them wrong
Leadfarmer337 2 months ago
go to any of the ak-47 forums,there is a ton of problems these ak variances have.i have both and wouldn't want to be shot by either.
126ibew 2 months ago
Look, you obviously know what you're talking about here. But it comes down to personal preference between the 2, really.
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MrLeadRain 2 months ago
this is the issue with ar15. tight tolerances mean in shitty conditions or cases of fowling the ar15 will start to have issues. ar rifles are reliable. but would i take one into combat.... nope. ive seen them jam up in freezing cold, ive seen a ton of them jam up after 300 rounds. in combat you cant always keep your weapon clean. aks are also alot more accurate people give credit for. an ak74 trumps an ar15 in controlability and reliability. and its just as accurate with iron sights
yourredcomrade717 2 months ago
@yourredcomrade717 I might be wrong, but I read that the standard combat load of a US soldier today is 7 30 round magazines which 210 rounds. So they would have expended all their ammo.
esh325 2 months ago
@esh325 true, however you can always carry more mags. or what if your caught in an extended firefight in a fixed position? both are good guns. but reliability and lower cost is my preference so ill sacrifice a tad bit of accuracy for it.
yourredcomrade717 2 months ago
One sexy rifle brother!
commanderchair 2 months ago
i personaly have done 2 tours iraq and 1 tour to argnanistan our my units issued m4's had ftf constantly and fte often double feeds you name it. then we were issued knights armament rifles and most of our problems went away immidetly but the fact is that most of the older m16 and m4s are still in service and do fail the bolts begin to crack after 5k round. akm's are fantastic weapons if they are not shot out like the issue m4s and get 2moa groups just like a standard m4
TACRat47 3 months ago
@TACRat47 i wonder how many american troops in your unit would see how an ak74m or ak101 would feel. and your right akm and m4 do get about the same accuracy. ive seen it first hand on paper. its not so much the gun as it is the shooter that leads to accuracy issues. :)
yourredcomrade717 2 months ago
I don't think you resorted to name calling but your passive aggressive "keep it lubed" comment (or what seemed to be annoying and passive aggressive over typing which can be taking the wrong way i understand) was just as low as name calling maybe worse.....sounds a little pretentious.
elox02 3 months ago
Lol open bolt AR lol
elox02 3 months ago
honestly, u cant compare an ak and an ar 15, they are different and for different purposes, still both great tho
MrHonea14 3 months ago
@MrHonea14 how do guns serve different purposes? lol
kingbigdawg9 3 months ago
I ain't worried about reliability that's why I own both lol
jcbaeza143 3 months ago
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Hey man...you really should learn to talk to people without having to call them names...I don't recall calling you a fool or saying you hated anything...people should learn how to communicate without having to lower the conversation to name calling and such...I like that ar...I just like my AK better...and remember...keep it lubed up...
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TheJaxonj 3 months ago
You keep lubing up that ar man...and while your lubing your gun I'm gonna be shooting mine...I've got a 223 Saiga and while I do agree w/you on choosing the 223 I've got to think that one of your deciding factors for purchasing an ar is the pretty factor...Every time I see one jam they look less and less pretty to me...you've got a fine weapon and accuracy is important but my Saiga came with a 4 shot group at 137 mm at 90 m...add in extreme dependability plus half your cost and I'm happy..,
TheJaxonj 3 months ago
what im saying is the m16 for a well trained milatery an ak47 for a shtf type of situation
thebtrlife 3 months ago
Myth1: AR-15 derivatives are unreliable useless wrecks
Myth2: things people call "AK-47"s are actually AK-47s
wikieditspam 3 months ago
We don't have any nasty sand like over there, we have nothing to worry about with our AR15s. I've been firing AR15s since 1995 and had only 5 stoppages ever.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
Bottom line. The ak is more reliable by far. I own both. The ar is far more accurate at long range. It is more than double the range of an ak.
AesirSpell 3 months ago
It's not that the m16 is extremely reliable. It's just that according to U.S. military tests it is the most unreliable standard isue weapon in the world at the moment. And compared to an ak that can go through anything, thats pretty bad. Of course if you take good care of the m16 and lubricate and clean it regularly its fine, but it is known to have troubles in sandy areas. As for accuracy... it's all about whose hands the guns are in.
taylor189 4 months ago
@NIKON777 They came out with this new Lube Called SLIP2000 Guys out here with ARs Swear By it, it Never Gums up or anything I used a Little on my Shotgun and I Felt I over Lubed it, B.T.W Is there A Such thing as Over Lubing in any Firearm?
tacticoolness 4 months ago
another thing is the new gas piston ar rifles are a lot better and will go longer with out problem than the direct gas impingement system
123456789m123 4 months ago
i never had any of my m16s jam in the 8 years i was in the marines. thats including when they sent me to a gunsite course where we were told not to clean our weapons, so we could see just how reliable they are. we shot a total of 1500+ rounds. they did however tell us to lube the parts that wear. basicaly the shiny partson the bolt / carrier
danthman114 4 months ago
@danthman114 It's hard to believe. I'd think anybody with extensive experience with a type of firearm has probably seen them fail before. One could argue that if they haven't seen them fail that it is a lack of experience as the person may not respond accordingly to the failure. Doesn't matter what firearm it is. AK or AR,Glock, etc. If you've shot them enough, you probably have seen them fail. I didn't spend 8 years in the Marines, but I had examples of AR15's and AK's jamming.
esh325 4 months ago
@esh325 what you say is true, everything fails at one point or another. all i was trying to say is the m16/ar isnt as unreliable as everyone seems to think. i notice its mostly kids that watch too much tv...
danthman114 4 months ago
@danthman114 Agreed. The M16 is more reliable then people think.
esh325 4 months ago
Great video.
RaaronR 4 months ago
I've gotta say from personal military experience that the AR is not reliable enough. It's not a myth that the AR is not reliable, it's an idea that's brought out of experience. If your AR has never misfired you've probably never used it in a real military environment. The firing range does not count as true testing grounds. I challenge you to shoot that weapon in rainy/dirty conditions without a proper cleaning kit or lube. If it still works it's reliable and more power to you.
Abaddonseven 4 months ago
@Abaddonseven Most of us are not in a sandy desert we will never have to worry about all this shit, SWAT teams use M16s all the time and they kills the badguys very well with it. Many times they blow the heads of AK owners who bought Century Arms WASR 10s, shit AKS.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
My 2 cents: Any weapon can be considered reliable, if the tester chooses the "ideal" circumstances for the weapon's use; the concept of reliability becomes meaningless when circumstances detrimental to reliability are excluded as a matter of definition. For a weapon to be meaningfully reliable, it has to be measured in less-than-ideal circumstances, e.g., with dings, drops, spills, bad ammo, old mags, less-than-ideal maintenance and training. No offense, but I'd take an old M-14 or AK ;).
DanielE2052 4 months ago
@DanielE2052 That's a very good way of looking at it.
esh325 4 months ago
@esh325 I want to see you dump sand on your FAL and your AKs, you always want us to torture test our guns but why not yours?
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
@DanielE2052 That's a very good way of looking at it.
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f8talh8red 4 months ago
Our militaries weapons now dont jam because they use the same type of ammo and same type of magazines all the time. If you change out your ammo or magazines, its practacly a bolt action. I have both an AR and an AK and LOVE the accuracy and feal of AR. But you need to know what kind of mags and ammo you can put through it. The AK you can grab ANY mag and any type of ammo and mix and match and it will function fantastic and it doesnt need lubed or cleaned much at all, but its a bit less accurate.
PravdaRooski 5 months ago
I own both an AK and an AR and Ive used both of the platforms extensively, both in military service and personal use. The vast majority of malfunctions I've experienced in both was due to magazine problems and they experience malfunctions at about the same rate, which is to say not often at all. I would choose the AR over the AK because its more accurate but in my experience reliability is the same between them and a non-issue. If I wanted power comparable to the AK I'd use an AR-10.
Snipe4261 5 months ago
@Snipe4261 They're entirely different mechanisms, so the reliability can't be the same. Under certain conditions they might perform the same, but not overall. One particular example, The AR15's mechanism is more sensitive to certain powders, like when it failed on ball powder in Vietnam. The AK can digest ball powder without any problem. A rifle is only as good as its magazines, so if most of its magazines are bad, then it will perform bad.
esh325 4 months ago
@esh325 The Vietnam war was 50 years before you were born.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
I've found that keeping the bolt wet is good, but keep the outside of the carrier as dry as your weapon will allow. Dirt sticks to oil, which is what causes most malfunctions outside of magazine issues. That's why you are issued dry lube when you deploy to desert locations.
f35caleb 5 months ago
both guns are very reliable, but the ak can be reliable w/out maintenance, while the ar needs to be maintained,
Yahooblue42 5 months ago
people argue for both neither is better than the other, they were designed with different operations and different mindsets you wouldn't argue about how a glock is better than a 1911 would you? wait.....never mind
falloutforever88 5 months ago
I have both weapons. My point is that our brave soldiers in the desert are highly trained and they have the resources to maintain their rifles. What if you were in a SHTF situation? I imagine my AK will outlast my M4 easily.
cewtoby 5 months ago
ill keep my ak for the zombie invasion you can keep the ar.
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imalchanaka 5 months ago
All I run is a light coat of Break Free only on the actual touching surfaces and bolt carrier assembly using a camel hair brush. I never had a jam or hang up. More grease/oil only keeps the dirt on your parts. Some Marines ran Harley Davidson axle grease in combat for their lube. It's purely a matter of your way of doing it. (Vietnam 68/69) God Bless our warriors!
sandrifter 5 months ago
Read a New York Times article by C. J. Chivers titled complaints about american rifle in Afghanistan & you'll get the idea of how the M4s are really doing in action. Chivers observed about 100 marines in 12 lengthy gun battles & saw only 1 jam which happend after a sgt fell in a drainage canal, he did have the rifle firing in only a second. Chivers interviewed 100 marines & none of them reported their M4s jamming.
oeyesea 6 months ago 6
@oeyesea Yes sir Ive heard the same. Nothing wrong with the M4 at all. Id take on in harms way without reserve.
NIKON777 6 months ago 4
@NIKON777 Hey, I was going to mention something I saw in a documentary with an interview from the designer of the M16.
When the M16 was first issued, they told the soldiers that it was so reliable it didn't need to be cleaned (to the horror of the designer). Second, the soldiers were issued much dirtier ammo than the weapon was tested with in development to compound this problem.
Later, the soldiers were supplied instructions on how to clean the weapon and these problems disappeared.
sk8tafrnk 2 months ago
@NIKON777 [Second Comment]
My previous comment was in regards to the first thing you mentioned in your video about the initial lack of reliability of the AR system after being "rushed into war."
sk8tafrnk 2 months ago
@oeyesea Ya but I have seen videos of soldiers (not sure which branch) getting in gun fights in Iraq and out of 6 people 4 of the guns jammed lol. I agree 100% though its like Bigfoot sightings, everybody's got a story about ARs not being reliable but you have to take it with a grain of salt unless you see it yourself. My own stock RRA AR seems to be running fine after about 500 rounds and no cleaning, see how long it goes before it fails.
pac6010 5 months ago
I disagree I have fired 3 total in my life 2 while in competition and they where jam city for the 2 while i was in competition. But they are a LOT more acurate.
TIG2MAN0 6 months ago
@TIG2MAN0 No offense, that just sounds like Bullshit to me. Who goes into a competition with a rifle that's not Spotless clean and ready to run 1000 rounds of hand made ammo that runs perfectly in their gun of choice. I think there's more to the story you are leaving out as to why they jammed. What you guys running bushmasters with wolf steel case or something ? lol.
pac6010 5 months ago
Good video...all that talk about lube got me all hot and bothered...lol.
cbj54 6 months ago
also many of the soldiers in vietnam fucked with there guns alot. i had a story that i had heard from my father that one of his friends in nam had his gun jam up all the time because he tried to decrease the rate of fire on it
angryasian2 6 months ago
I'll take an M-14 anyday over an M-16.Just MY opinion,.;read what some of our troops say about the M-16:.– In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing A detailed study found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" during the firefight .troops complained the standard-issue M4 rifles need too much maintenance and jam at the worst possible times.
b2flyer1 6 months ago
"self cleaning" that's a good one XD
LORENSSIOK 6 months ago
AR-15 are reliable, but sometimes they just feel like they don't want to work. Mine didn't want to chamber a round. Took out the bolt, put it back in, and it worked fine after. Odd ain't it?
Mikitsubizunizu 6 months ago
@TheBigone979 stupid comments get zapped. Try again.
NIKON777 6 months ago
No worries man. I like that you were honest with both weapons. There is a difference, but it is all about picking the right tool for the mission. After that it really is pretty much a personal preference!
dvldoc2point0 6 months ago
Great Video. It was well balanced and fair to the weapon. It is true the AR15 needs more attention than an AK. I however will take the Accuracy of my AR over that of the AK. All weapons need maintainance; both Ar and AK are no different. Many of the mythes purpetuated by both camps come from the select fire/ Full Auto testing and outdated war stories. In truth both weapons are great! They are both tools in the tool box, you just need to make sure you are picking the right tools for the job!
dvldoc2point0 6 months ago
@dvldoc2point0 agreed 100%. Thanks for watching.
NIKON777 6 months ago
The LAW is still in use because they have many left over just like m14's
Tuxedo413 7 months ago
@Tuxedo413 you mean the M72? i doubt it, it might be in use by other countries that have nothing better, but no branch of the United states military still uses the M72 LAW.
ToAstYNaChO 7 months ago
No problems with my shitty M4 in the Army, the "grain of sand equals misfire" is bullanus
Try clearing a house that has just been shot at with a LAW, talking about dusty :/
Tuxedo413 7 months ago
@Tuxedo413 he Army still uses the LAW? I thought they phased that out a while ago in favor of the newer stuff O.o
SuperSneakySniper 7 months ago
No disrespect to the AR,,but I just DON'T like them.Oil an AR,and try to use it in a dusty environment,it becomes a bang,bang,bang,CLICK weapon.In Vietnam,the Vietnamese soldiers would pull dripping wet AK's,SKS,and Mosin Nagants from the mud,and fire every round,,,,I'll take that kind of weapon,besides an M-1 Garrand,and an M14..
b2flyer1 7 months ago
@b2flyer1 There have been alot of changes to the AR-15 since then. You will never see a US soldier in the middle east ditch a M4 for an AK-47, simply becuase, the AR-15 nowadays are just fine as long as you can clean em' every several hundred rounds. Really the only thing the AK has over the AR is the amount of bullets that can be fired between cleanings. In my expirience, my friends Century arms Ak-47 jammed slightly more than his Ar-15. I like the Mini 14, even tho it sometimes jams too lol
SuperSneakySniper 7 months ago
@SuperSneakySniper :WASHINGTON (AP) - In the chaos of an early morning assault on a remote U.S. outpost in eastern Afghanistan, Staff Sgt. Erich Phillips' M4 carbine quit firing as militant forces surrounded the base.
When the battle in the small village of Wanat ended, nine U.S. soldiers lay dead and 27 more were wounded. A detailed study of the attack by a military historian found that weapons failed repeatedly at a "critical moment" this was in 2008
b2flyer1 7 months ago
@SuperSneakySniper A Century arms AK-74 is not a quality example of an AK.
esh325 7 months ago
@esh325 LOL yeah I shoulda kept the brand out huh? Well, still, it should prove that not ALL ak's are dependable as media makes them. Course, alot are.
SuperSneakySniper 7 months ago
@esh325 however an Arsenal is a VERY good AK example
AHTSvideo 7 months ago
@AHTSvideo Yeah.
esh325 7 months ago
@esh325 lol thats a dumb thing to say. ive owned 4 century guns. all worked. they were all reliable even after being dropped in mud and sand. 90% of people who hate on century guns have never even touched one.
joshkkv 6 months ago
@joshkkv Well, I use to own a Century Yugo M70 that was had some functioning problems. I had a WASR that worked fine. Century guns are a hit or miss in quality. You can have one that's perfectly fine, or one that's a POS. That's why I don't rank Century as high up because they don't quality consistency. And the Century arms AK-74's are notorious for key holing.
esh325 6 months ago
@esh325 well the ak74 i forget what model it may be m74 im not sure, but those dont have the keyholing issue. it was the tantal that century builds that had the key holing. but i believe they have fixed that since their quality control step up.
joshkkv 6 months ago
@esh325 I can't wait for the SHTF when I will go against guys with shitty WASR 10s, I'm going to smoke them all first. Before they have time to reach there hand off that shit safety I will smoke 2 or 3.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
@SuperSneakySniper actually ive read stories on several forums of first hand use of the ak47 in iraq, although who knows if its true or not but somehow i doubt there's a bunch of marines and army guys running around lying to each other about using the gun for several months straight. I imagine its more of a scare factor type situation, like hey this american is shooting at us with our own gun get the fuck DOWN !!!
TroyMccluresbreth 6 months ago
@b2flyer1 Were you in Vietnam? How do you know this stuff Mr parrot? Can you make a video throwing your AK in the sand and mud, thanks.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
you should check out the "PVAR" made by UDMC
sawyerbobby 7 months ago
id take a m14 over both
canadianglock22 8 months ago
Rofl lube the bolt liberally in afghanistan and see if the bolt returns to battery after you do a patrol.
jwn2003 8 months ago
what is the sight on the ar
biguck1525 8 months ago
@biguck1525 Aimpoint CompM2
NIKON777 8 months ago
why is the magazine in the rifle
xzhirozx 8 months ago
@xzhirozx Because it wouldn't fit in the barrel.
NIKON777 8 months ago 14
@NIKON777 LMAO F***ing hilarious response: "Because it wouldn't fit in the barrel"
Takiado 8 months ago
@Takiado lol
NIKON777 8 months ago
nah run y shit with russian ammo all day and still dont clean it and my ar has never jamed
MetalJohn3 8 months ago
@MetalJohn3 you firing 1000 rounds each time? and rolling in the dirt? give that a shot and come back
maloso1313 8 months ago
@maloso1313 no about 500 rounds each time, only time you would need to clean it is if you use brown bear lacquer stuff
MetalJohn3 8 months ago
Face it - the AR-15 is an over-engineered prima donna...
23021955 9 months ago
@23021955 says you...
NIKON777 9 months ago
@23021955 and you're an out-spoken moron
Alexn1067 8 months ago
@23021955 how is it over engineered? it doesn't have any moving parts other than the bolt and bolt carrier group... compare that to other piston guns...
mikeymike4g63 8 months ago
Even new M4s jam but it's because it's dirty in the middle east there's a lot of sand blowing around. People have dug AKs out of the ground and instantly shot them just fine
RomeowIsFluffy 9 months ago
@RomeowIsFluffy I don't have any sand in my state.
semiautoriflelover1 3 months ago
@YenkoSuperChevy Funny, I was told to keep it wet. And I was in the military. Yes we had to clean in the field, but it should have a sheen.
badsugarterrors 9 months ago
The AR is more reliable than everyone says and the AK is more accurate than everyone says.
RyanR3volution 9 months ago
@RyanR3volution totally agree, even a very old AK is capable of good agrupations at 100-150 mts, and a normal AR can resist brutal conditions without a single jam
curseofa5r5a 9 months ago
I dont think you could've explained that any better. Great video.
TaZ101SAGA 10 months ago
The only tolerence that matters is in the chamber and it will be exactly the same between the AK and the AR
theunsuspecting 10 months ago
AKs require no lube
theunsuspecting 10 months ago
@theunsuspecting ak-47s jam up so much it isn't even funny but you will need a little lube but if you use too much it will cycle the charging handle much too fast but if you don't use any then it will go too slow so just use a little bit...trust me i own an ak
vincereviews 10 months ago
@vincereviews No they do not jam up hardly at all,probobly less than any other semi auto rifle. they require no lubricant. And putting too much will not cause any part of it to cycle too fast for reliable operation, I have ran 15,000 rds of 5.45x39mm through 3 different AK rifles, without a single malfunction of any kind. check out some of my videos.
theunsuspecting 10 months ago
@vincereviews If your rifle jams that much it is prolly because you are using shittty promag magazines or some other US made mags.
theunsuspecting 10 months ago
@theunsuspecting i think its the rifle because when i bought it he said to make sure to lube it a little bit to ensure it works correctly but its only the charging handle it jams maybe once or twice every 3 magazines
vincereviews 9 months ago
@vincereviews it really could be your magazines, what kind of issues are you having? Try to use only mil surp mags.
theunsuspecting 9 months ago
@theunsuspecting the bullet will get stuck in the slide and it will make the bullet non firing (it would fire but i dont feel like dyeing) it will get stuck in the slide after a jam then it will bend the bullet
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esh325 9 months ago
@vincereviews I love it when one guy gets a crappy gun and then pounds his chest proclaiming that all AK's are crap. I own 10 or more AK's from various different countries and the reliability is great on them. I have videos of my collection.
esh325 9 months ago
@esh325 i didnt say its a crappy gun i just said it jams a lot...at least mine does... i love the gun its amazing
vincereviews 9 months ago
@vincereviews If it jams a lot, then I would say it's a piece of crap. Fix it or buy a quality AK rifle like a Russian Saiga or Chinese MAK-90 or any Chinese AK.
esh325 9 months ago
I have a lot of trigger time with both ARs and AKs, and can run both proficiently and will tell you that, AKs are hands down more reliable, there is no comparison. People do exagerate to no end depending on what point they are trying to make, however i am not. I have 3 Ak 74 clones and combined have ran 16,000 rds of 5.45 through them in the past 3 years, without one malfunction, my ARs however a RRA and a Colt experience malfunctions frequently, As did the FN A4s I used while in the Military
theunsuspecting 10 months ago
@YenkoSuperChevy the only time Iv been told not to use too much clp was in country mainly because of all the dirt and how much more its attracted to a overly lubbed up rifle.
stowoner 11 months ago
@YenkoSuperChevy the only time Iv been told not to use too much clp was in country mainly because of all the dirt and how much more its attracted to a overly lubbed up rifle.
stowoner 11 months ago
AR15 is also almost free floated... So that helps accuracy
1994WN 11 months ago
@YenkoSuperChevy AR's that are direct gas run dirty in the bolt area. excessive oil just makes it worse and start to gum up. ive shot thousands of rounds through my lightly lubed AR without a jam. more, isnt always better. But he is right in tha fact that AR's require cleaning and lube. they are great guns but in the field where the weather conditions can be harsh and the opportunity to properly maintain your weapon is scarce, give me a mud gun, more commonly called an AK47.
captainkaos131313 11 months ago 4
@captainkaos131313 watch it's test... -_-'
killer47blade 7 months ago
Had an Ak and an AR Put about 1500 rounds through each one, Sold the Ak Love the AR, great video
9MillWill1 11 months ago
AR's ar ejust SO GOD DAMN COMPLEX, man... I've got AK's had an AR and its WORLDS APART. The AR is as complicated as a swiss watch; they work well, but are grossly over-complicated. The AK is just simple. Blocks, tubes n' springs. DONE. Simplicity is bliss. Love em both so don't get me wrong but if I had a life or death choice, AK. I TRUST it and under stress, I've got 4 big, solid parts (wet or dry, doesn't matter) to worry about.
ArchBishopDrunk 11 months ago
@ArchBishopDrunk well an AR is simple if you compare it to a m14 for example or a luger pistol
curseofa5r5a 9 months ago
@YenkoSuperChevy that was th eold philosophy, the ar15 platform needs to run wet for maximum reliability
NIKON777 11 months ago
@NIKON777 depending on the enviornment. in Iraq you want almost NO clp.. that shit will collect more dust than an 80 year old vagina
jts1991 8 months ago
@NIKON777 this is very true.. and they will gunk up which is why you clean your weapon each day you use it and that doesnt happen
maloso1313 8 months ago
Bc5620 you my friend are an idiot
VrouweFox 11 months ago
Why do you think the British, American, and Canadian military all issue 4x optical sights to their soldiers? It's not for looks, it's for a massive advantage on the battlefield. Saying scopes on an m4 or any assault rifle for that matter is just as stupid as saying scopes are pointless on a sniper. And you know what sniper scopes have to be zeroed in aswell! What a suprise
VrouweFox 11 months ago
@VrouweFox Thank you. I think hes just mad he doesnt have an eotech or aimpoint. that was a dumb comment he made about optics.
NIKON777 11 months ago
LOL what are you saying? Are you stupid? Iron sights have to be zeroed in aswell... Have you ever seen the dials on the read end on the sights? Those are for the drop and lift/ how far away your target is... You would know this if you had ever shot a gun. In the military they train you on how to do so so that when your in battle and shooting targets that are over 300 meters away, you can have a good effect on your target.
VrouweFox 11 months ago
another thing about ar..it's fancy looking with all the accessories but imagine if u are in a battle.would you have time to sit there trying to zero in on your $600 eotech scope? In a battle it's just point and shoot..personally I find iron sight the most effective and reliable...no need for all those fancy accessories..they are just made for show and tell.
bc5620 11 months ago
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problem is when u are in a battle and if you have to lube your gun....that could mean the difference between life and death. I have both guns and I much prefer either an sks or ak.
bc5620 11 months ago
problem is when u are in a battle and if you have to lube your gun....that could mean the difference between life and death. I have both guns and I much prefer either an sks or ak
bc5620 11 months ago
Keep your BCG wet, keep a mag in the well to keep out dirt, keep the ejection port cover closed, & a little prayer wouldn't hurt.
huguenot67 1 year ago
@huguenot67 Watch the dirt and sand test, dust cover open, burried in sand and works. Also covered in sand and ran over with a truck. Still worked.
1ohtaf1 11 months ago
@1ohtaf1 I've watched them, but I've owned, built, shot too many AR's to ever consider them reliable enough to bet my life on. Every ak I've owned has been that reliable. My opinion is based on my 20 years of shooting AK's and 25 years of shooting AR's . This is not based on what I've heard, read, or watched on You Tube. If you are willing to bet your life on the AR working properly, God bless you.
huguenot67 11 months ago
@huguenot67 I got a feeling its you not the gun.
1ohtaf1 11 months ago
@1ohtaf1 Like I said, God bless you.
huguenot67 11 months ago
It's a sweet looking rifle and I'm sure you're very proud of it but I've got an AK74 mounting a Russian PK-AS dot that will match it tit for tat at less than half the price. Very nice, put a waste of money.
gurumagoo 1 year ago
Carbine AR's are complete shit. The 5.56 round doesn't even function properly at that length. Very little yawing and it will almost never fragments. What you're left with is something that makes wounds similiar to those made by a 22. Now look at a round like the 5.45 Soviet. They don't call it the "Poison Bullet" for nothing. With a hollow chamber in the tip they yaw wide on impact and create massive amounts of hydro-shock. A hit in the shoulder might take your whole arm off.
gurumagoo 1 year ago
Yeah dude when I bought my H-bar used it has so much build up in the nreach the bolt could not seat 100% and the gun still shot. Also the groove the charging handle sits in was full of build up as well. The guy I bought it from said he had not cleaned it in the 5 years he owned it.
LIBERTYDOGG77 1 year ago
lube that shit up baby!!!!
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TheAk47Enthusiast 1 year ago
just wanted to let you know it was a self cleaning riff