ak-74 or ak-47 wich is better ?

Question

ok well i was thinking of buying an ak47 or an ak74 and im not sure wich one i want??.... and i live in pa where automatic weapons are not ligal but both of these guns are at my local gun shop as semi auto wich is what i want anyways ,but they are not called ak47 or ak74s they have different names soo i guess my question is wich one should i get and what are they called and or what calibers are they ... any info will help

Answer 1

Not only do you need to ask which of these you want, but you need to research the individual rifle. If you have the money, try to get a Russian AK (either caliber) as they really knew how to build them. Saiga is a Russian company that built semi-auto AK's for civilian use. NORNICO are Chinese AK's and are suprisingly good quailty. Most people in the US though probably end up getting a Romanian WASR-10 which were semi-auto's built for civialian use. These AK-47's are usually the lowest in price and there have been several complaints about them. If you do get one, try to get the WASR-10 63 that was built before 1970. These seem to be the best of the WASR's. From personal experience, I would say that if you get a WASR-10, be sure to use TAPCO magazines as they seem to do the best job of feeding ammo.



Ammo for AK-47's (7.62x39) is plentiful and you can buy massive amounts at places like Cabela's or your local gun store.

Answer 2

Pennsylvania? good thing you're not in New York!



here are the imparitave differences between the two guns. the ak47 has a 7.62x39mm cartridge which is a 30 caliber round. it's relatively slow moving, but you know it works. why else would there have been 60 million guns made?



the ak74 has a 5.45x39mm round, which is closer to a .22 caliber. the round is faster, but dropping a deer is harder.



the ak47 is all around a better gun. i'd get one of those

Answer 3

I even have examples of the two, its a toss up at superb. i could take 6 of one and 0.5 a dozen of the different. 5.40 5 has a flatter trajectory so it makes making hits at prolonged ranges some what much less annoying, 7.62x39 drops like a rock previous 3 hundred yards. the two way no AK would be winning at Camp Perry. I even have heard from first hand money owed nonetheless that 5.40 5 is the suck while utilized in a squad help place. a sturdy chum of my father replaced into in Grozny returned in 'ninety six with a spetsnaz MVD unit (those are ministry of inner affairs troops, form of like a bypass between a countrywide swat team/ our national shield) in accordance to him their RPK74s lacked barrier penetration while used against uncomplicated chechen construction substances. PKMs and captured RPDs have been seen an somewhat well-known merchandise to assist superb those themes.

Answer 4

you can get the two of them in many calibers mostly 762 but it all depends on if you want

a close quarters weapon for defense or if you want the ak for accuracy, because the ak74 is supposed to be a sub machine gun but was made semi auto for civilians and depending on where you live might be considered a handgun

Answer 5

The AK-47 is a 7.62mm cartridge, which puts a lot more power behind the round. the 74 is a 5.45mm round with less stopping power, but a higher rate of fire and improves accuracy during sustained fire. its highly dependent on what application you want it for.

Answer 6

AK-74 ammo is cheaper

Answer 7

AK47 all the way without a doubt

Answer 8

Depends on what you are using it for; six of one and half dozen of the other.

Answer 9

Spend the money on an edjumacation