Reliability Myths Of The AR15 & AK-47

Squashing some of the reliability myths of the AR15 compared to the AK.

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• m4
• carbine
• ar15
• ak47
• .23
• 5.56
• m16
• reliable
• dust
• dirt
• myth

[NIKON777]

@antiigravity you sound like a LWRC pitch man lol

[NIKON777]

@antiigravity really, comparing nam era m16s with modern day counterparts? come on now

[NIKON777]

@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]

@elox02 by the way what lube dobyou use. i use slip 2000 EWL. seems to work pretty well.

[NIKON777]

@elox02 outstanding points, all very true as well. you know your stuff.

[elox02]

@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]

@antiigravity I can cut and paste as well

[elox02]

@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]

@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]

@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.