It is interesting to me that people sometimes call the AK-47 the Glock of the Rifle world. I would say it is expressedly the opposite that the Glock is the AK-47 of the pistol world. First of all the AK-47 came first by about 30 years. Secondly there have almost surely (don't have google right now but I would bet a good bottle of Scotch on it) been more AK-47's and direct dissendents (Not even getting into Galil's and Valumet's and Siaga's. I'm talking different makers, folding stock vs fixed, etc) than Glocks. I appreciate both of these guns because they are utterly reliable, rugged, widely distributed and easy to operate. Last and almost best of all they are both, if not cheap, then certainly at a very competitive price point for all of their other great attributes. Also of special significance for those who like to keep a good amount of magazines and spare parts those are affordable too. The difference between a $20 mag and a $50 mag is significant if you plan to purchase 20 of them. The cost of equipping some weapons well with mags and spare parts would be ruinous to all but the biggest budgets. You will not find a gun that has all of their positive attributes at anywhere near the price of the Glock or the AK.
For example I have long been wishing for and am more recently starting to plan (ie save for) an M1A. It is not particularly practical (because of price) and the cost to equip them is quite high. For the cost of an M1A with 20 mags, a few spare parts and a case of ammo I could almost surely have TWO like sets of AK's. I'm not purchasing this gun for a deal (it is the last rifle I REALLY want) but for those who are trying to get equipped on the cheap an AK for you and the Mrs. with plenty of mags and ammo.
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Twenty military quality M14 mags for your M1 would probably require a second mortgage or the use of your first born child as collateral. I have been buying those mags , on and off, for almost twenty years. There are tons of the cheap copies but I have learned the hard way that with magazines you have to go first class or not at all. I have a Glock 17, Glock 19, Glock 22 and a Glock 26. Three of them I got in a bunch of guns I bought at an auction. The 26 I bought because it was really cheap. I don't like plastic pistols, I'm a steel pistol man and I like the HP and the M1911. But it doesn't hurt me to have the Glocks, my son and daughter will doubtless use them one day. I like the AK very much. You pull the trigger, it shoots. First time, every time. The magazines are easy to obtain and Eastern Block surplus is good quality in my experience. 7.62X39 is easier to get where I live, and a lot cheaper, than .308 these days.
Ak's and Glocks... I love 'em both and are my first choice if I were to buy a firearm. This is as long as either produces a model that suits the type of firearm I am looking for. In relation to that and the AK's, I include Saiga's as they are made by the Kalashnikov factory and come in different rifle calibers. I love the Siaga 12.... A 12 guage AK!!!!
AK's and Glocks, inexepensive, reliable, and if you have more than one model of either, the possibility of part swapping is greatly increased. This would come into play if you are isolated and don't have access to replacement parts. Can you swap the majority of parts between a S&W .45 and a S&W 9mm? I don't believe so.
I dunno, man. The top o' the line AKs are in the $600-700 price range. While you can get a Century AK for $400, there is some quality concerns that might justify the extra expense. While a $700 AK might not be any more or less accurate than a $400 AK, they seem to be put together much more solidly..although that might be gilding the lily in the case of the AK. My point, though, is that several makers now have basic AR carbines available for the same $700...and with AR mags being actually cheaper than AK mags, the AR platform might be just as wise a choice for the man on a budget...esp. since with the way prices are going, the days of 'cheaper to shoot the 7.62xx39' seem behind us. But, if the issue is just reliability, yeah the AK takes the prize. Play it safe...get both :)
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