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AK has a maximum effective range of 433 yards (7.62mm)

Posted on: September 19, 2019 at 20:42:12 CT

Spanky KU

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The M16 maximum effective range is 875 yard (5.56mm)
The AR15 maximum effective range is 650 yards (.223)

In the hands of an expert, those ranges may extend a bit....but not much.

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AK 47's Suck ! - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 20:23:21

I've heard that from some vets but it can - yy4u MU - 9/19 21:16:58

Alot of our Vets prefer them in combat to the AR platform - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 21:19:54

AK has a maximum effective range of 433 yards (7.62mm) - Spanky KU - 9/19 20:42:12

Uh No, An AK will kill you dead well beyond that if yer hit - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 21:09:50

Any hit beyond maximum effective range is luck - Spanky KU - 9/19 21:35:29

Plenty of gas, Seven out of ten. My bad - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 21:40:57

in the hands of an expert..not simply a marksman - Spanky KU - 9/19 21:43:24

The salient point being he could kill someone deader than a - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 22:35:38

and he would put 10 out of 10 on target with an M16 at that - Spanky KU - 9/19 22:58:28

Reminds me of my dad's story about hitting the range in - Tigrrrr! MU

- 9/19 20:50:11

LOL Yeah, 8mm has plenty of punch at 200 yards - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 21:11:08

RE: AK 47's Suck ! - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 20:25:28

Don't own one. Would you recommend one?(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 9/19 20:45:31

Just get a .50 Beowulf AR.(nm) - TigerMatt STL - 9/19 22:15:40

I would simply because as a Marine told me at the gun show - Uncle Fester USMC - 9/19 21:13:31

RE: Don't own one. Would you recommend one?(nm) - tigerfans3 MU - 9/19 21:00:41

Thanks for info.(nm) - DollarSigns MU - 9/19 21:02:14