Why AK -47 (AK 109) is the most of popular weapon in the world?

Question

Don't need to tell me that AK is cheap. I think that if a person want to live, then that man will choose the best weapon of an arsenal.
I live in France and we use Famas. But, Special forces of France during a war use AK-109.
They say that if a person know how to shoot from AK, then accuracy is high.
I am interested why the half of the world use AK?

Answer 1

The answer is it is cheap, and a government or military or especially a militant group does not have unlimited funds to arm its troops so they go cheap.

The weapon is also durable and works well when dirty or wet.

There are many weapons that are superior to the AK.

Answer 2

I am fortunate enough to own both the AK-47 and the AR-15. Both of these rifles are superb.



You made the right call about the AK; it is cheap! They are cheap and easy to manufacture. But the big selling point for the AK series is reliability. When you pull the trigger on this rifle it is most likely going to fire a bullet.



Hand in hand with reliability is low maintenance. The gun will fire time and time again without having to be cleaned. That is very important when you think of the sort of person that the AK is usually handed to. They almost never have firearms experience and usually have very little education. It would be tough to teach such people the art of weapons maintenance or the discipline to do so.



The AK does surrender a little in the accuracy department to the AR-15/M-16/M-4 rifle but it has adequate field accuracy.



I am not familiar with what the reasoning for the AK selection by the French Special Forces but I sure reliability is the first 10 reasons why they went with it.

Answer 3

If I could choose a variant of either one, I'd pick an M14 EBR. The only ones from that list that I personally own and have very much experience with are the AR-15 and AK-47, though I have shot all four. Between the AK-74 and AK-47, I'd have to go with the AK-47. To me, both seem to perform similarly, reliability and accuracy wise, so I'd opt for the more powerful cartridge of the AK-47. Between the M16 and M14, it's a close call, but I'd have to pick the M14 in any configuration. I have a good friend in Iraq using an M14 (not a DMR) and he says he'd take it over the M16 any day. When I join up in 10 months I hope I get issued one.

Answer 4

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Why AK -47 (AK 109) is the most of popular weapon in the world?

Don't need to tell me that AK is cheap. I think that if a person want to live, then that man will choose the best weapon of an arsenal.

I live in France and we use Famas. But, Special forces of France during a war use AK-109.

They say that if a person know how to shoot from AK, then...

Answer 5

Okay, first off, AKs are all over the world because Russia and China distributed them to revolutionaries and socialist governments for four decades. Yes, given a choice, they would probably choose different weapons, but the fact is, when you can't afford or even get your hands on anything else, a knife is better than nothing in a fight to the death.



As for your Special Forces, (Wait, France has a military? When did that happen?) if they are anything like U.S. Special Forces, they train with foreign weapons because they may be inserted behind enemy lines, linked up with insurgent or even anti-insurgent groups, and you have to be able to use what they have.



Are AKs accurate? Most people I've talked to say yes, out to 100 meters, but I have a .357 mag lever action, and as long as I adjust the sights for range, I can get the same level of accuracy. Full auto, you're lucky to hit the broad side of a barn at 50 paces. Are they reliable? As far as can they shoot if not maintained very well, yes they are reliable. If you want to talk about how long they will hold up, then no. The parts are machined by low-skilled workers with a weak grasp of things like quality control, metalurgy, or precise tolerances, which is why they will fire when dirty. But that also means that AK parts wear out faster, and when they fail they will blow up right through the stamped sheet metal receiver.

Answer 6

There is not a single AK in the French Army Special Forces Brigade's armory - their primary weapon is the Famas F1, with several other rifles (mostly Colts and HKs) in limited quantity.



However, given that France's special operations forces spend quite a bit of time in Africa, it would be advantageous for those units to be trained with the AK. If they had to imbed with some allied guerillas that are using AKs, they would quickly encounter logistics problems that would eventually overtake the advantages of a higher-performance NATO weapon. In the hands of a well-trained professional, the AK is very much a formidable weapon, but even modernized versions are not quite up to par with (most) western weaponry. Using the same weapon as the enemy also spreads confusion during an ambush - something that US Army SF has used to great effect ever since Vietnam, and a common tactic in most similar units all over the world.



Several people have already mentioned reliability - very true. The AK is built like a tank, while the Famas in particular is the polar opposite of reliable.



I hate to wreck your parade, but choosing the AK to arm mobs of insurgents has everything to do with cheapness, availability and simplicity. Arming a special forces unit with the AK has more to do with logistics when conventional forces are unavailable, and chaos than anything else.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

The Soviets were influenced by experience showing most combat happens within 400 meters and that their soldiers were consistently outgunned by heavily armed German troops during WW II.



The original AK was designed to counter this threat and was one of the first assault rifles widely fielded to a standard army. To the day, the AK and it's variants are rugged simple weapons that perform will with regular and irregular forces.



I would have to say Diane that you need to keep the cost of the rifle in perspective in regards to it's popularity. The AK is cheap to produce and is cheap to purchase on the black market. This is why you say man jam clad insurgents, 13 year old African soldiers and pretty much your average douche bag bad guy carrying them. Those people in general do not have the access to their preferred weapon of choice.



However, as you stated their are trained professionals that also prefer the AK. I think this can be boiled down to a simple statement. Just as the Browning M-2, and Colt 1911 have shown us here in the US, Mikhail Kalashnikov got it right the first time. The AK is a good rifle. Carry On!

Answer 9

No, it really is cheapness, honestly. Look at most of the rebel armies of Africa who think they can become invincible to bullets if they rub a paste on their body that the witch doctor gave them; you think they in the slightest about best weapon?



The Soviets gave away the production rights to the Kalashnikov liberally, and it's pretty easy for a decent machine shop to be able to make them (people do it in their backyards with goats running around in Pakistan). The UN estimates that out of 500 million firearms in the world, about 100 million of them are some kind of AK.



They are fairly reliable and easy for an illiterate peasant to maintain (and that's the way they were designed). That's what makes them effective. But the reason so many people choose them is simply there are so many of them available and are thus cheap.

Answer 10

Half the world uses the AK because it is cheap, reliable, easy to use, and available. If you don't have a ton of money to spend on equipment or training, it's the perfect weapon, and there are millions of them, making them easy to find.



For professionals with the money to spend on equipment and training, reliability is probably the biggest advantage, but for special forces operating mostly in the Third World, the AK is also useful because it allows them to blend in and use local sources of ammunition, rather than having to be supplied from outside their area of operation and stand out by using very distinctive weapons (like the FAMAS, which is very recognizable). Given how much France is involved in Africa, this is undoubtedly a useful factor.

Answer 11

An ak is reliable and requires little maintenance. Furthermore - it can be easily used by people of varying ages and skill unlike western weapons which require more time to learn.



AKs are also easy to copy and manufacture.

Answer 12

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The AK74 is an interesting solution to a nonexisting problem; it fires a smaller bullet which makes it worthless for a hunting rifle. The AK47 is simple, long lived, and dependable under any field conditions. The 7.62x39 round is also quite good for deer and antelope hunting in addition to its original purpose. There is no such thing as a bad AK47; and if you clean it once every five years or so it will last forever.

Answer 13

Because during the Cold War the Soviet Union and client states dumped millions of them all over the third world, often at no charge.

Answer 14

Kalishkanov and made out of chocolate.