5 January 2015, 22:52
Mort I'm not decrying the AK...tis a fine rifle it just doesn't fit my criteria namely light weight , accurate(relatively)uses cheap and easy to make ammunition(no lubing or trimming cases), will turn it's hand to all purposes I foresee needing... will harvest all manner of prey and is capable of fending of aggressors at up to 200m with the magnum round....just fits what I need from a survival gun...the only real weakness I see is the cartridge is just a little short on legs but if I prized that more highly then I would be after a gunsite scout or a steyr scout in .308 but I would lose the cheap economies of reloading and that round would vaporise the smaller prey I'd also struggle getting my group to shoot it as lightweight .308's are a bit kicky.
Nothing is fool proof for a sufficiently talented fool!!!!