Should I join the AR or AK club?

>>33648321
ak

>>33648321
why not both?

ARs are getting cheap as the market is overstocked thanks to Hillary Election panic.

AKs are getting expensive due to russian sanctions, surplus parts drying up, and european made rifles going to wars in ukraine, syria, etc instead of the USA.

Instead of fantasy scenarios, think what you are actually going to use gun for. Both will hold up just fine under your bed plus much more. I love me an ak but it is an ar market atm. Buy quality shit and take care of it regardless of what you choose

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>"ARs are getting cheap!"
>"It's an AR market"
>tfw in a ban state

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>>33648380
I'm not a burger. My country isn't too affected by import laws. I'm a filthy filipino manlet.

An AK is faster and easier to unjam than an AR when things get dirty, but it looks like an AK can get dirt in it easily.

Plus, when it comes to permanent structural damage, the AR wins due to modular replacable parts. You have to replace the entire gun with an AK.

>>33648405
Home defence is most likely. But I'd like to play with something that could get me through a Sarajevo, Haiti Earthquake, or Hurricane Katrina. Low-mid term SHTF. Nothing apocalyptic.

>>33648321
I don't have any experience with an AK, but I do with the AR platform. Modern quality AR's are not nearly as unreliable as what some try to make them out to be,they can get really dirty and still function properly

Buy both, but get an AK first. I just have more fun shooting my AK for some reason.

>>33648495
Tight tolerances are fucking elegant. The bolt carrier group just simply squeegees out the mud.

But I'm worried that if mud somehow gets in, it will take a cleaning kit to restore her to working condition again. That means extra stuff to put in the bag.

>not joining the ar-18 club
lmao he bought into the 2 party system

>>33648565
There's also the Ak-12 club that's soon to open

I'm just looking into which pattern of family is better to get.

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>>33648321

>>33648988
I want to get an AK-15. Looks supremely comfy.

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>>33648380
both is correct answer

>>33648321
yes

>>33648321
buy one, buy the other later.

like who fucking cares, go post on facebook.

>>33649173
But which one will you choose to oper8 with when a massive earthquake levels your house and you live in the rubble under a tarp digging out your MRE's.

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>>33649334
This. I got an AK and it made me want to experience other semi-auto rifles and learn how they work. AR was the next step.

>>33649395
the one i feel most comfortable with/ better weight/ etc etc...

>>33649458
Is it a good idea to buy both rifles, but chamber both of them in the same cartridge for simplicity and standardization's sake when SHTF?

>all pistols are 9mm
>all rifles are 5.45x39 or 7.62x51
>all shotguns are 12 gauge

ARs are so easy to clean out if they get dirty. Abundance of parts and ammunition. Easy to work on. Now I've heard that *new* AKs should be avoided if they are less the $800 or so if you want anything that's going to last past a few thousand rounds.

>>33649563

Who gives a fuck. It is quite unlikely that you will be engaging in a prolonged firefight. If you are, then you are already losing. If you somehow find yourself in an organization large enough to be able to be in a prolonged firefight, your guns will not be the only factor in the situation or the group will be standardized already.

>>33649911
It's mostly for convenience's sake. Maybe you lose half of your ammo closet under a rubble pile, and none of surviving ammo fit in the gun you're currently holding.

>>33648321
>doesn't know what tolerance means
>muh indestructable ak!!
killing yourself would be the best course of action
p.s. you're never going to get an ak-12 in any country.

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>>33648445
>The AK will be the first one to go, as well as any other rifles with the same features.

What is a quality AK manufacturer that wont break the bank?

>>33648380
Seriously get both.they're dirt cheap to buy, feed and maintain. I don't see the problem.

>>33650799
go to /akg/ newfaggot

[spoiler]get a WASR[/spoiler]

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>>33649563
>5.45x39
Or
>7.62x51

That it's a hell of a step up man.

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>>33648321
Land the coin on its edge and join the Commiefornia-proof club.

>>33650931
Battle raifus and 'salt raifus my man.

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>>33650931
>not making 5.45 and 7.62x51 your main rifle rounds
>not making .45 your main pistol round
u gay or smth

>>33650730
why can't I get an ak-12. i want ak-12 :(

>>33650949
>>33650976
I took that picture. They're mine. I just feel like that's a yuge difference when looking to buy a first gun.

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>>33648321
The AR platform is much more versatile. On a single AR lower you can shoot anything from .22lr to .50bmg with an almost infinite combination of stock, barrel, and optics mods. An AK will always just be an AK. There's nothing wrong with that, but it's something to consider.