• Killed Osama bin Laden
• Won the ground war against the Taliban
• Won the ground war against the Iraqi Republican Army
• Won the ground war against the Balkans
• Won the ground war in Kuwait and Iraq against the Iraqi Army
• Won the battle that got Noriega
• Won the ground war in Grenada
• Israel used it against its enemies from the early 70’s to the late 90’s
• Killed a lot more Vietcong than Vietcong killed Americans

• Is about 3X more accurate from 50 – 300 yards
• It is about as reliable if lubricated properly
• The hand guards don’t start smoking after 100 rounds of rapid fire
• The stamped steel parts don’t fail sending the bolt into your forehead / face
• It was designed for warriors by aerospace engineers, and wasn’t built to the lowest common denominator of user
• Changing the barrel takes 10-15 minutes vs having to find a huge press to push out a pin once you shoot the barrel out.

• Lighter
• More accurate
• Reliable
• Effective
• Low Recoil
• Easy to repair
• Can carry more ammo due to weight
• Round fragments and creates LARGE permanent wound cavities
• Good 2.5 MOA ammo can be had for $0.31 per round

• Heavier
• 3X less Accurate
• Can’t carry as many rounds due to weight
• Reliable
• Good quality rifles cost significantly more
• Round effective as .30-30 Win
• Difficult to repair without access to large pieces of machinery
• Higher recoil
• Good 2.5 MOA ammo can’t be found for under $1.00 per round

Consider this: The AR is a platform that professionals use effectively to destroy professional AK shooters. The AK is a platform that anyone can pull the trigger and send rounds down range. The AK is a platform that professionals haven’t been able to use effectively vs the AR professional.

Is there a better rifle pattern out there than the AR? Probably, possibly, maybe, but the US Department of Defense has been searching for 25 years and still hasn’t found one. I may be a bit biased, but the information is true. 😉