Why didn't the U.S ever adopt the AK-47?

>>34768007

you mean our clone of it, the AR-18? Because by that point the military waned a .223 round not a .308 caliber round

>>34768007
No

>>34768007
Because it doesn't fit well with US military doctrine that utilizes squad machine guns providing suppressive fire while riflemen maneuver and utilize aimed semi auto fire to eliminate the enemy.
AR family of weapons: Precisely made, accurate, utilized modern materials and manufacturing techniques, generally utilized as a semi auto rifle for aimed fire, secondary function as a full auto for suppressing fire, hence the safety selector goes from semi then to auto or burst.

AK family of weapons: Robust stamped steel and wood construction, loose tolerances make for reliable weapons but accuracy suffers, cheap and easy to manufacture with minimal machine work involved. Designed as an assault weapon first, secondary function as a semi auto rifle for aimed fire, hence the safety selector goes from safe to full, then to semi auto.

>>34768007
Because why would let the commies know they made better guns than us?

Don't you have required reading for your classes you need to start, OP?

>at war with commies
>start buying guns from commies
???

>>34768518
Gotta fight fire with fire

>>34768017
Whut

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>>34768007
>people actually replied to this

sage