7.62x39 AR vs AK Accuracy Test: Is it the ammo or the gun?

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@clartro 4 жыл бұрын

This test needed a magnified optic and more distance

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

You've clearly never seen tests done with iron sights I suppose. If a gun is 1 MOA at 50 yards it's 1 MOA at 500, the shooter on the other hand may not be. It's simple physics.

@clartro 4 жыл бұрын

@@Militaryarmschannel no offense I'm well aware you are more experienced in firearms and shooting. However I have no doubt I've done more long range and can tell you, and long range guys would agree with me. That's not a great accuracy test.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

@@clartro No offense taken. I know the long range world quite well. 7.62x39 isn't 6mm PRC. Beyond that, most militaries zero their rifles at 25m-50m. So yes, this is a valid test.

@brandonlathrop484 4 жыл бұрын

@Seth Rising 250 yards it's pretty damn far with a non magnified red dot optic friend.

@TexanApollyon 4 жыл бұрын

@@Militaryarmschannel You're so cocky. You have a massive bias towards the ar. You're at 50 yards acting like a group that's half an inch tighter proves how massively more accurate the ar is. At 50 yards is that a noticeable difference? I'd argue no.

@FlyingNDriving 4 жыл бұрын

I'm glad this backyard science tried to take out as many variables as possible, different ammo selection, similar optic, same firearm manufacturer (similar manufacturing tolerances). Overall good video that answers an interesting question

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@Klovaneer 4 жыл бұрын

Yet the AKM has the slant compensator on that is known to affect grouping. Yes, i know i'm being anal and that ar-15 action is inherently more accurate.

@SOLIDJACK 4 жыл бұрын

You should another video but a AR-15 vs AK in 556

@oldesertguy9616 4 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing.

@elsoldadomarquez 4 жыл бұрын

And after that, an AR in 7.62r vs an AK47.

@Brikzilla 4 жыл бұрын

Who’d actually want an AK chambered in 223/556? I’d say one of the biggest advantages to the AK over the AR is the bigger bullet.

@elsoldadomarquez 4 жыл бұрын

@@ClassicalvsTactical same ammo different platform vs different ammo and platform, l don't think yield the same results.

@sheevpalpatine80 4 жыл бұрын

AR vs Galil ACE?

@michaelblacktree 4 жыл бұрын

That AK must have been confused by the brass cased ammo. 😝

@timallen6035 4 жыл бұрын

Although they were interesting results, I can't say that I was completely surprised by them. The free floating barrel of the AR pattern rifle is more likely to give better accuracy based on everything that I have ever read, seen, or experienced.

@dbmail545 4 жыл бұрын

A front end job on an AK (gas block/front sight combo) improves that. Much more consistent barrel harmonics without the FSB hanging on the end.

@alexanderluster402 4 жыл бұрын

How did you post this a week ago when the video came out today?

@timallen6035 4 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderluster402 MAC does an early release for his Patreon supporters.

@srspower 4 жыл бұрын

It's not just that. It's the DGI system meaning the recoil is perfectly horizontal.

@ericvantassell6809 4 жыл бұрын

no barrel in a gasser is free floated. the handguard on the ar is free floated. had tim rested the ak on the mag or used a mag grip, it would have removed some of that difference. there is a reason east block guys do that and it's not just heat.

@redfirekla 4 жыл бұрын

I've always thought this should be a test same caliber same ammo, MAC always delivering the best review ever.. This test proves that the 7.62 AK round is very accurate, & both Platforms are plenty accurate for Battle accuracy, thanks Tim.

@accordv6er 4 жыл бұрын

I agree with most of what you said except the 7.62 x 39 is very accurate... Out of an ak platform the accuracy is pathetic. 2 ish inches at 50 yds? Literally not far from handgun caliber levels of accuracy. I think my sub 2k can shoot a 2" group at 50 yards. All of my 5.56 rifles have been capable of under an inch at 50. I would argue that in an AR or other more accurate platform the ammo is acceptable and seems to get to .300 bo levels but out of most the common rifles the accuracy is quite bad

@redfirekla 4 жыл бұрын

@@accordv6er he had no magnification My c39 shoots way better than that with a 16 times power scope, veprs will do the same

@accordv6er 4 жыл бұрын

@@redfirekla fair. VEPRs are wonderful rifles. I want a 54R badly.... Then ammo and rifles went a away. I've had to find satisfaction with a 6.5CM AR10

@redfirekla 4 жыл бұрын

@@accordv6er Tim had a modified vepr with mag conversion that shot sub moa at 100.

@michaelblankenship7278 4 жыл бұрын

@@accordv6er Do you even shoot?? Not the most accurate but damn good in the right hands.

@tobberfutooagain2628 2 жыл бұрын

The AK gets more accurate if you drop it in the mud, then leave it in your truck tool box for a summer.

@thompsonbaseball 7 ай бұрын

This is why it’s superior

@cg_coyote 4 жыл бұрын

Aaaaaannnd there goes all of the in stock Golden Tiger and Bernaul ammo

@bloodking73 4 жыл бұрын

I got 2k wolf mil spec HP yesterday, its made at the barnaul factory, so it should be pretty good too

@BadWolf762 4 жыл бұрын

I hope you bought it a couple of months ago when it was at the $200 per case price range.

@bloodking73 4 жыл бұрын

@Jones good to know!

@JS-qi1ou 3 жыл бұрын

I only have one spam can of 7n6 left for my 74 and I'm scared to break into it.... Fortunately I have plenty of Wolf to eat through during these trying times 😂

@nomad155 2 жыл бұрын

Golden Tiger is actually Maxwell today. Their stamps are the same and they look alike as well.

@TheRangaTanGaming 4 жыл бұрын

I’m shocked no one else tried to go to these measures before, I’m glad you guys went to the effort to do this video. Thanks for the top quality content.

@Black_4k_yt 4 жыл бұрын

My wife's mother laughs at both of those rifles. That Sea Monster is only afraid of diets and holy water.

@mandodelorian4668 4 жыл бұрын

@@Chad-the-impaler Your mo' in law is Nanci Pelosi?! Damn, sorry about that!

@The_Ghost923 4 жыл бұрын

And mine is a hot blue-eyed, strawberry blonde that is 50% Norwegian Viking...

@The_Ghost923 4 жыл бұрын

@Jones LMFAO! I was referring to my mother-in-law as well. No Freudian stuff going on here...

@Shadow6a 4 жыл бұрын

@@The_Ghost923 well if she's that hot, could one possibly acquire some "stuff"? Asking for a friend.

@The_Ghost923 4 жыл бұрын

@@Shadow6a LMFAO

@scaldedape6213 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the rounds apart and showing us the differences. That was pretty interesting.

@jerridgossett62 4 жыл бұрын

I was completely entertained with this one, Tim. Thanks and great work!

@ForgottenHillbilly 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the test Tim! I have both the 16'' and 10.5'' KS-47 and love them both but i think my heart will always belong to the ak. I love how simple they are and i love the history and the variations of them from so many regions of the world. Always enjoy your videos brother so keep them coming and i'll keep watching!

@RaptorGP 4 жыл бұрын

I was in Barnaul several years ago, nice town. Greetings from Russia!

@jelenekoutdoors9023 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tim and Jason for everything that you do for us.

@contractkiller808teo 4 жыл бұрын

I do enjoy MACs videos. Always fun to watch. Thankful to Tim for always pushing out new content to watch!

@Siasquatch 4 жыл бұрын

It was very relaxing to watch this and I appreciated you looking objectively at this topic while other creator attempts have fell short. Keep up the great content.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for watching.

@kendalflongbeard2935 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like this was a pretty good representation in the difference of accuracy between both platforms using the same round. Even the most diehard AK guys know the AR is more accurate. 2-3moa is typically what people expect from a good AK, the worst AK's shoot 3-4. More interestingly though, I feel this also brings attention to the fact that not all rifles like all rounds! Why it's nice to get out and test loads before you go stocking up. Find a round your particular rifle likes to be fed.

@chuckmiller5763 4 жыл бұрын

Im a die hard AK guy and my ARs are more accurate. Its just how it is. I would trust my life with either one.

@vasilije94 2 жыл бұрын

No one is denying AR being more accurate. But the fact still stands that that AK design is 70 years old while that AR is somewhat modern AR design. Would be better if it was tested on some a bit modern AK design. I would love to see the results of AK 15. It would be also really cool to see AR in 556 vs AK 19 which is also in 556. But now its not possible because of bans.

@weasle2904 2 жыл бұрын

Bad AKs are much more inaccurate than that lol!

@weasle2904 2 жыл бұрын

@@vasilije94 The AR was designed in the 1950's. It's a 70 year old design.

@vasilije94 2 жыл бұрын

@@weasle2904 You don't understand what i wrote. In video he used old AKM for test and a new AR platform. Should have taken new AK platform as well for the test. Would be a lot more interesting and fair.

@thegreenberetlife0191 2 жыл бұрын

Great comparison! I love the round, especially in the AR platform…

@NINJA4RL 4 жыл бұрын

great video. never fails to blow my mind at some of the nitpicking folks do. thank you for taking the time to do the tests and to a lesser extent sort of reviewing these 2 guns.

@tigerman3 4 жыл бұрын

Another stellar review MAC! Thanks to you and your crew for all your hard work.

@alanw1775 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the test and the video. Once again, it seems the ar wins out on precision. However, the ak's accuracy is respectable for a combat rifle. How a 70+ year old design is still relavant as ever today, is amazing. The ar design is 60+ years old now too. Every 2a loving american should have at least one of each.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I love them both. The AK is a classic and a great rifle.

@patriot3282 2 жыл бұрын

It’s very difficult to mount a proper scope on an AK, but a ransom rest would have eliminated the human error. The video is of great interest. You gave an excellent account of your shooting ability, narrative, content, and conclusions were all well worth listening to, and I thank you.

@WvMnts Жыл бұрын

Great content!! Enjoyed👍

@valeryk2759 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, was waiting it a looong time.

@homerunhammer8 4 жыл бұрын

This test needed a ruger american in x39 to introduce a bolt action to really test the ammo aspect

@supercomp65 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. A buddy and myself were getting hits at 800 yards on a 12x18 silhouette target with golden tiger 124 gr in his Ruger American. Biggest issue we were having was we had to be absolutely precise with our wind calls and the velocity spread of the ammo was really starting to show itself as elevation but keep in mind at that distance the round has already been subsonic for a good 200 yards so the slightest variation can have massive changes in point of impact. What we gathered from that test is the round isn't any inherently any less accurate than any other cartridge with similar ballistics.

@TJ4774 4 жыл бұрын

The GT also has a hollow nose which lends to some "interesting" terminal performance. If you ever get bored and feel like grabbing an AK out of the vault you should do some gel tests with those rounds. I think that would be an interesting video. GT is hands down my favorite ammo for AKs

@hawk66100 4 жыл бұрын

TJ4774 I love Golden Tiger.

@DaftDucktool 4 жыл бұрын

I keep checking PSAs website every single day for an AKE to pop up. Both you and Rob Ski have really sold me on those rifles and I’m itching to get my hands on one.

@ironrangerw6r1 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. This has been something that has been on my mind for a long time

@injuredoutdoorsman9011 4 жыл бұрын

Tim, I’d like to see this same test redone with their AK-E. It has an FN chrome lined, cold hammer forged barrel, 90* gas block, ALG trigger, and muzzle brake. See if those enhancements make for a more accurate rifle compared to the KS-47...

@stevemiller7433 4 жыл бұрын

The cartridge is capable of being accurate, My CZ 527 is very accurate.

@hunterdka 4 жыл бұрын

I agree cheap steel case brown bear groups under a inch for me

@williammccaslin8527 4 жыл бұрын

Cheap Tula gives me 1.5" in groups at 100yds in my AR

@NaNa-tg7tg 4 жыл бұрын

Same. Also my Ruger Ranch in 7,62x39 does astonishingly well w steel cased.

@williammccaslin8527 4 жыл бұрын

@@NaNa-tg7tg Believe this or not, I'm actually looking in to the mini-30 tactical as a hunting/ SD gun, ruger fanboy anyway an looking for insight about them, your thoughts would be appreciated since you own one, thx

@esolo114 4 жыл бұрын

i grouped .4" and 1300 yards with my century arms

@Odin31b 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for posting. Lots of knowledge passed.

@philiporrell2936 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome video!

@bobwampler3387 4 жыл бұрын

Close enough for government work. I’ll take one of each.

@JohnCBarsoom 4 жыл бұрын

Not asking you to do another video, but I'll bet if you used a Romanian Draco with a 12" barrel and compared it to a 12" 7.62x39 AR they'd be much closer. The shorter barreled AKs don't suffer the barrel whip of the 16" models and have been the most accurate in my experience.

@georgekeith9928 4 жыл бұрын

That's true with all shorter barrels including the 12" 7.62 ar.

@JohnCBarsoom 4 жыл бұрын

George Keith I know, I just expect the results would be more similar. Might show that the lack of a free floated barrel isn't the only factor detrimental to the accuracy of an AKM type.

@g00ndini46 4 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video and very interesting results.

@BlowinSoot93 4 жыл бұрын

What a great idea for a video. Thanks for the content Tim!

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@beemer32394 4 жыл бұрын

It would be interesting to see if someone like Rob Ski (a primarily AK shooter) got the same results as you did, given your history shooting ARs. Obviously the fundamentals remain the same regardless of what gun youre shooting, but different guns shoot differently.

@dankorth1325 2 жыл бұрын

No. I like this channel but obvious bias. Ive gotten pinpoint accuracy out of my c39v2 with cheap wolf.

@garretts.2003 2 жыл бұрын

@@dankorth1325 Yeah right... I've put all sorts of gucci barrels on aks like FB Radom, Bulgarian and quality US barrels and expecting more than 3 MOA out of an ak is unrealistic. The AK does not have a free float barrel like an AR and the standard size AK barrel is much thinner than AR. I love aks to death and they are certainly minute of bad guy out to 300, but saying that your c39v2 is a tack driver? I'm not buying it.

@jm9371 4 жыл бұрын

Interesting. The AK has much more bulk (bolt/carrier/gas piston) cycling rearwards compared to the AR. This might be a factor.

@larkinoo Жыл бұрын

Great test and thank you for your work on this ! I recently acquired a Zastava ZPAPer' which I love, and it is my only AK. It is truly a very high quality, beautiful firearm. But to your point about things and stuff contacting the barrel on an AK I think that you hit the nail on the head. But when it comes to the topic of accurate barrels and how they are mounted in a rifle, it is always in my mind about an article about the pre '64 Winchester Mod. 70 written by Ross Seyfried sometime around the late 80s or early 90s in Guns and Ammo. He stated in the article that the secret to the inherent accuracy of Model 70s was the forward screw attachment on the underside of the stock that threaded into the sight mounting bulge on the barrel that effectively unitized the barrel with the forward part of the stock, thereby helping to control or dampen somewhat barrel harmonics. Now aside from being beautiful rifles, I possessed at one time a pre '64 Model 70, caliber .270 Win. manufactured in 1948, known as a transitional rifle due to the evolving shape of the safety lever, that was scoped with a Leupold 3X9 vari-x 1. It was the most accurate rifle I owned at the time and was capable of 3/4" groups at 100 yards using my handloads. Now I know there are people now adays that will say " Yeah, that's pretty good ". As for me the experience was akin to my first time with Mary Lou, IF you know what I mean { wink, wink, wink.........and wink again }. And if you do not know what I mean.....give me a call @ BR-549 and I will explain.

@zve482 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Great overview.

@lucasblanchard47 4 жыл бұрын

*screams in Brandon Herrera* NOOO! RIFLE IS FINE! Hahaha This was some very interesting testing, especially with those strange results from the S&B ammo! Great video as always, much love from Texas!

@thelastjohnwayne 3 жыл бұрын

MAC I have been wondering about this exact same question and the results of this test came out about how I guessed it would. Thanks MAC

@Robnord1 4 жыл бұрын

Nice comparison Tim. Thank you! I got a KS47 10.5" 'pistol' last year and have been very happy with it. Paid extra for the polished trigger and am getting 3-4 MOA shooting Wolf poly FMJ. I'm impressed.

@dbmail545 4 жыл бұрын

I have been a bit disappointed with the available 5.45 ammo. The 7n6 was fine for the price, but the newly made stuff didn't seem much better despite the price. Took me 6 months of begging everyone I could think of to get the better stuff imported. Wolf now sells Barnaul made 65gr lacquer and sealant cartridges. My contact at Barnaul USA tells me 65gr Silver Bear should show up in July. The little bit I have been able to shoot seems to be an improvement.

@ryanh6378 4 жыл бұрын

I got a ton of silver bear when I bought my rifle. I've been impressed with it, but it hasn't been easy to find in quantity. For plinking I picked up some Monarch from Academy, which is made by Barnaul. It was a decent price, not anything near 7N6, but obviously not corrosive. My LGS had some Wolf 60 gr that has also run fine in my rifle. I think it came out to almost $0.30/round after tax.

@ChiefMiddleFinger 4 жыл бұрын

Don't sweat the corrosive stuff. Just run some non-corrosive rounds thru before packing things up. It drastically slows down corrosion, but is not a long term solution.

@ryanh6378 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChiefMiddleFinger yeah I don't typically mind it unless I'm pressed for time. But it's really not a concern anymore since 7n6 is drying up and basically everything else is non-corrosive

@Irishcream216 4 жыл бұрын

@@ChiefMiddleFinger it's an AKM, not a museum piece. run some hot water through the barrel and chamber or Windex and then dry it out and oil it. done and done.

@dbmail545 4 жыл бұрын

@@Irishcream216 Windex, or any other ammonia is not really necessary. You aren't trying to kill acid, just wash away salt. I just strip mine, hose it out with water and spray all the pieces up good with Ballistol pre-mix 10 parts water to one part Ballistol. Nice thing about Ballistol pre-mix is that you can saturate the components and reassemble them dripping wet with no worries about corrosion.

@raibeartcahill4295 4 жыл бұрын

Your test would possibly have been more revealing if you had used magnified optics and fired at 100 yards. In my experience bullets often do not completely stabilize until they are farther down range than 50 yards. Red dot sights do not offer the needed accuracy to actually do a test of this type either. Just my 2 cents worth. CMMG makes very good guns and offers their Banshee AR in 7.62x39. It has outstanding accuracy. Takes AK mags, has a bolt sized correctly, and is designed from the beginning for that cartridge. A comparison of their 5.56 offerings against their 7.62x39 would give even better results especially if fired with premium ammo instead of the stuff fired here. A for effort and thumbs up in any event!

@tysebastien6396 4 жыл бұрын

Appreciate your work Tim.

@mossranchoutdoors7249 2 жыл бұрын

Great video,really enjoyed the comparison. I own both rifles and have yet to do a test like this but have wondered what the result would be. Thanks,MAC👍👍

@wmcwane01 4 жыл бұрын

Brandon Herrera from a k guys going to be pissed. LMFAO love that dude though

@fairlylocal607 4 жыл бұрын

Nyet. Rifle is fine.

@deanofthevale3193 4 жыл бұрын

The A.K mother lover

@jonmeray713 4 жыл бұрын

Dudes a chode

@ap1986 4 жыл бұрын

James from TFB has enter the chat.

@jerridgossett62 4 жыл бұрын

Homey got the coof!!!! Lolol

@fomocore 4 жыл бұрын

The only thing a ks47 needs is a raptor charging handle.

@beardoggin8963 4 жыл бұрын

Agreed. I run the Raptor CH on all my rifles

@looooooooot432 4 жыл бұрын

Converting it to side charging works much better IMO. I run a DDC Hard Charger on mine and it makes things much easier

@williamnicholson8133 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that 308 spring is a bit stiff. I just got a jp silent captured spring for mine to get rid of the cheeze grater sound from the buffer

@melissawallace5409 2 жыл бұрын

I have them both.. And you gave a fair review. Thanks!

@polduseri909 4 жыл бұрын

Your video came right on time: building my first AR in 7.62x39 and looking for ammo that can perform well. Thank you!

@user-xd9yp7yn4d 3 ай бұрын

Brass..my 762 ar jams w steel

@naderzein2435 4 жыл бұрын

Barnaul is good stuff and loaded decently hot.

@pimpovic2 4 жыл бұрын

Robski just mentioned that it's his favorite AK ammo recently. That might have more to do with it being unavailable.

@bloodking73 4 жыл бұрын

I wouldnt say hot, more like standard or how it should be. 2350 fps is about where 762x39 is suppose to be

@naderzein2435 4 жыл бұрын

@@bloodking73 That's true. Feels hot in comparison to all the pud loaded stuff out there.

@bloodking73 4 жыл бұрын

@@naderzein2435 fair enough lol

@randomactsofriding4850 4 жыл бұрын

Twist rates would be nice to know.

@user-wn7qf4pm3z 4 жыл бұрын

@E S how about barrel lenght of these carbines?

@Tony_Z__ 4 жыл бұрын

What this video really needed for it to go from a 10 to 11 was a special guest appearance by Rob Ski

@Cyotis 4 жыл бұрын

Very kewl video! Thank you for doing this.

@texas2avideo644 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve covered this on my channel between the KS47 16, 10.5 and 8.5” and then the GF3 16”. Was also 7 different kinds of ammunition. The 10.5” KS47 out performed the 16” GF3. 100 yards, 12x optic

@rdh5961 4 жыл бұрын

What are your thoughts on the quality of the PSA AK?

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I've spoken about it in recent videos. I've put Russian wood on it and a bakelite grip... which means I really like it. 😃

@saucemaster2 4 жыл бұрын

Love my GF3. I picked up one of the "blemish" ones for about $500 and I've got around 1200 rounds of Wolf And Tula through it with zero issues.

@donaldvosburgh8337 4 жыл бұрын

@@saucemaster2 GF3 is a little finicky with magazines. AK-E doesn't have that problem. Not sure why because both are PSA rifles.

@saucemaster2 4 жыл бұрын

@@donaldvosburgh8337 Mines been fine with Pmags, Korean Steel, and surplus Polish polymer mags so far. But from what I can gather most types of aks run into mag issues at some point and might require a little filing on the mag catch. Thats just my experience though.

@icebergo6 4 жыл бұрын

@@donaldvosburgh8337 WAAAY more than a little finicky! My brand new, from PSA armory AK ONLY accepted the one and only Pmag that it came with. It wouldnt even accept other Pmags i already had. Essentially, i had a 30 round SKS. Called customer service, they told me to watch one of their DIY vids on how to mod all of my other mags to fit. Crazy! Operator refused to let me dend it back for repairs til i did that. I called back and spoke to a manager. He let me send it back for repairs. The initial results were that it accepted some but not all of the various mags that my Century Arms AKs would load. Over time ive jammed, punched and crammed the "no go" mags in anyway over time and eventually the rifle DID accept my collection of steel and polymer, new and used, P Mag/Tapco/Communist/Korean mags. But it took time. Im ok with it...i guess. It works. BOTTOMLINE: Cant say ill buy another PSA firearm again.

@anthonybacon7073 Жыл бұрын

The varied performance of each through the different types of ammo was a good test. Some guns don’t like certain ammo. I’ve seen that in a few different guns IB shot. Good video.

@bigdogbrown8106 4 жыл бұрын

Love my 7.62/39 BCR AR upper with PSA A2 lower..great comparison video!!

@Twincamsrock 4 жыл бұрын

Is there a difference in twist rates? The way the actions are built makes a huge difference in accuracy but twist rates might explain why the ak likes a particular weight of bullet.

@davidschlarp1606 4 жыл бұрын

I agree. But 122-123 grain is pretty standard for an AK. ARs tend to have a wider variety if weights that would put more emphasis on twist rate

@ironmonkey1512 4 жыл бұрын

You see ammo sensitivity a lot more with non-floating platform due to resonance issues.

@kanakanorcal2565 4 жыл бұрын

The gas piston in the AK adds another variable. A moving part.

@jpcmt1721 4 жыл бұрын

Both should be 1 in 9.5", no?

@hunterdka 4 жыл бұрын

Ask people with a ruger American or CZ 527 7.62x39 can shot very well.

@davidtasker6729 4 жыл бұрын

I know you won’t see this comment butt as I watched you shoot the drum in the KS-47 I saw your sight wiggle. Wonder if it is tight?

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

It looks like it's wiggling, but it's not. The sight is quite tight on the gun. I saw what looked like wiggle in the video during editing and went and got the rifle to double check, and it's still tight. 👍

@artbmarshall 4 жыл бұрын

Had the same thought.

@randominternetprofile8270 4 жыл бұрын

Looks like the bill of his hat is causing an optical illusion as if the optic is wiggly.

@lvcsslacker 4 жыл бұрын

In regard to this, I know youtube makes for some built in image stabilization. I've seen a few cell phone vids that look fairly stable, but the frame of the shot is wiggling about everywhere. Some of the reivews from RegularCarReviews also has some of the same wiggling issues. It's a feature!

@dannypierce9528 Жыл бұрын

Another great vid

@FreemanFPS 4 жыл бұрын

This a very interesting and awesome test.Thanks

@JabariHunt 4 жыл бұрын

It would have been interesting to see a Bren 2 in the mix.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I think I'm going to compare the Bren 2 directly to the AKM in a video.

@Asghaad 4 жыл бұрын

@@Militaryarmschannel i would add the gun it replaced - the Vz.58 to the mix or replace AKM by the Vz. alltogether :) i think it would be interesting comparing the Bren2 in 7.62 to modernized Vz to see if the change was actually worth it.

@PastorDr.MartinSsempa 4 жыл бұрын

"The 7.62x39 is inaccurate." "CZ 527 has entered the chat."

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I did a video on the 527. I wasn't all that impressed, it was about as good as the AR with the Barnaul. Now the rifle sits...

@PastorDr.MartinSsempa 4 жыл бұрын

I mounted a necg peep sight on mine and I've been pretty impressed with it's performance. Mine shoots pretty impressive groups at 50 yards with wolf and Tula. Maybe I just got lucky.

@Plainsimple67 4 жыл бұрын

@@Militaryarmschannel MINE AT 50 YARDS PUT THE WOLF COPPER HOLLOW POINTS IN ONE HOLE, I WISH I HAD SHOT IT 100 YARDS TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD DO. I THINK I GOT LUCKY WITH MINE, THE RUGER M77 HOWEVER, DIDN'T SHOOT FOR SHIT AT THAT DISTANCE. MY M1500 HOWA REMAINS TO BE TESTED.

@PastorDr.MartinSsempa 4 жыл бұрын

@Sam G. I'm going to mount a small optic like a 2-7x32 in mine to see if the accuracy holds up at a greater distance.

@Plainsimple67 4 жыл бұрын

@@PastorDr.MartinSsempa THAT'S FUNNY YOU SAID THAT, THAT'S EXACTLY THE SCOPE MAGNIFICATION I HAVE ON MY CZ, WITH THEIR SCOPE MOUNT SND REAR SIGHT, YOU CAN'T JUST PUT ANY SCOPE YOU WANT ON IT. IT ALSO HAS TO LOOK AND FEEL RIGHT FOR THE BALANCE WITH THAT RIFLE.

@troydodson5366 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome video

@kennethbillman5701 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much great review

@mattnw42 4 жыл бұрын

The real test would be to try one of the CZ, Ruger, or Howa mini bolt guns and see what they can do.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I did a video with the CZ a year or more ago.

@c.j.rogers2422 2 жыл бұрын

All capable of sub-moa, even with select steel.

@jmad160 2 жыл бұрын

I love Aks. To improve the accuracy just retrofit them with an AR upper and also an AR lower.

@aubreyholmes1235 4 жыл бұрын

Great comparison review

@project86xero 4 жыл бұрын

Love my Golden Tiger 7.62x39. Acceptable accuracy, great for long term storage, and best of all very affordable.

@ReapingRose115 4 жыл бұрын

I figured that free-floating barrel of the AR was going to give it a good edge over the AK. Still both are more than capable for practical accuracy ranges (as 9-Hole Reviews have demonstrated repeatedly on a variety of weapon systems including ARs and AKs). My only gripe with the KS47 is the location of the charging handle since it's a T style, very awkward to work when you need to reload since it doesn't have a last round bolt hold open function. Other than that more than a worthy choice if you want 7.62x39, especially if you don't want an AK. Still, if you are looking at an AK but are worried it's going to perform terribly, quite a lot of good quality manufacturers popping out and as demonstrated, effective accuracy. Not one inch groups but adequate for its intended role. I'm very interested to see how Arsenal's upcoming AKs which promise a free-floating barrel would perform, and according to sources the AK12 and variants has a free float handguard. We've seen what the AK can do with its standard barrel config, so the newer evolved breed should be an interesting take.

@igotmeeseeks677 4 жыл бұрын

this is exactly why i never understood the ak vs ar arguement. why compare a modern gun to one thats about 80 years old. the 47 pattern does exactly what it was built to do. hit a man size target under 500. i believe it was clint smith who said any rifle is usually more accurate than the shooter. that being said, it would be pretty cool to see how ar's would compare to something like the ak12.

@FlyingNDriving 4 жыл бұрын

There is something called the DDC hard charger that will extend the charging handle to the left side of the upper receiver. It would make for a more practical ks47

@corvoattano4777 4 жыл бұрын

I don't understand why Ps47 and mutant don't come with a left side charging handle. Many ar 15s have that option and it is more needed on these ak ar hybrids

@ReapingRose115 4 жыл бұрын

@@igotmeeseeks677 I mean the AR-15 was developed not too long after the AK, give or take the late 50s before the M16 came around the early 60s. The principles of both rifles designs are different, and the philosophy of use have been debated for many years. Personally, I don't want to be on the business end of either. Some people will argue what's more effective, what has a better round but at the end of the day, someone who knows what both can do won't need to argue. You can bet your bum that most would have extra rounds on tap if they didn't get the job done and the fundamentals carry the systems further.

@igotmeeseeks677 4 жыл бұрын

I can certainly agree there! I was more speaking to the fact the 47 platform hasn't changed much at all through the years where as the ar platform has seen a multitude of improvements through the years. Everything from twist rates to mag designs. It just feels more like an apples to oranges debate, vs if we were to compare a modern platformed ak to an ar. The ak accuracy myth was smashed imo when Brandon Herrera created the ak224, the 1000yrd ak. It proved an ak is just as effective when given the chance to be. Modern ak/are platforms are equals these days, at least I think so anyways.

@pimpovic2 4 жыл бұрын

So many biased responses here, it's amazing that you guys pay good money for these videos and he dared go against you. Oh wait...

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Haha, it's the internet man. We have thick skin. Thanks for the support and for watching.

@MarkAndrewEdwards 4 жыл бұрын

It's always interesting to see how different mfgs result in different groups and different point of impact changes. Some guns prefer some brands/bullet weights, that's for sure. Ammo and the shooter seems to matter most for AK accuracy. Sighted in a new red dot on my Vepr on Saturday and got very fine accuracy from a bag rest. With my eyes, more than accurate enough.

@michaelo1492 9 ай бұрын

I have a family member who works for PSA, they really love the work they do.

@bradtidball5206 4 жыл бұрын

Prediction before watching the video: AR will have *marginally* better accuracy, but they will be overall very close. Guessing the gap will be bigger with nicer ammo. Edit: Pretty much as expected

@Asghaad 4 жыл бұрын

in actual combat shooting from hands and not bags the difference will be zero as the shooter error will have much bigger impact than miniscule difference free float and different system has on mechanical accuracy... which is the reason ALL military firearms from last 30-ish years adopted piston gas system instead of DI, freefloat barrels and such are nice to have on DMR, but for infantry grunt rifle its pointless to use less reliable and more maintenance sensitive system to gain "advantage" normal soldier will never make use of ...

@brucebelvin2058 4 жыл бұрын

Rifles are designed for accuracy. Machine guns are not. The AR was designed to be a rifle primarily and secondarily a machine gun. The AK was designed to be a machine gun first and secondarily a rifle. The AK is the only select-fire rifle that has full-auto rather than semi-auto in the next position after "safe" which shows what it's design priority is. You have compared apples to oranges.

@elvynortiz3456 5 ай бұрын

Amazing video

@feldweible 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tim. Semper Fi!

@michaelaspden9073 4 жыл бұрын

As a conservative Canadian I'm extremely jealous of your 2nd amendment and of your President !

@randyemenhiser2573 4 жыл бұрын

2A is a mere shadow of what it's supposed to be, but thanks! And yeah, Trump is light years better than any liberal!

@lytening79 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine using a red dot and calling it an Accuracy test. Lol. Before long, Tim will be hanging out with Nancy Pelosi in the dementia ward.

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

I suppose you're never seen an accuracy test done with iron sights either.

@gunsgalore15 4 жыл бұрын

Imagine being so ignorant do you think magnification equals more accuracy

@wmcwane01 4 жыл бұрын

@@Militaryarmschannel 🤣 epic

@xenonram 4 жыл бұрын

@@gunsgalore15 He didn't say anything about magnification. But A telescope with magnification and traditional crosshairs would provide a much more quantifiable test than a red dot where the dot includes the entire target.

@lytening79 4 жыл бұрын

Military Arms Channel Wait...so you think it wouldn’t have been better to use a high quality scope? Ok. You said you were going to try and take out human error as much as possible, and the a far better way to have done that would have been with a quality magnified optic. This isn’t a difficult concept.

@kanakanorcal2565 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent review my man. Just received my ar. Now I need sights.

@rdeeeezy 4 жыл бұрын

Love the Golden Tiger - the green lacquered round has always appealed to me. Thanks MAC for the test!

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@johnnyweeks1971 4 жыл бұрын

I Was Disappointed Till You Showed The AK Effective At 250 yrds. IM WILLING TO LIVE WITH THOSE RESULTS. TY

@kenhelmers2603 4 жыл бұрын

Nice comparison! Thanks guys :)

@ArmatisReviews 4 жыл бұрын

In your Patreon post for this video you mentioned that the 7.62x39mm AR-15's that don't take AK mags have reliability issues. I heard this too and was nervous to build one but I did anyway and I must have done something right because it's really reliable. I love it. I ended up getting a PSA KS-47 to do a review on and had a rough start with it. A simple fix and it's been super reliable and a really enjoyable rifle to shoot. If I had to do it all again I'd get the KS-47 and call it good and put the money for my 7.62x39mm AR that takes "regular" AR-15 mags and put it toward something else. Thanks for the accuracy comparison video, Tim!

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

For me the issues I've seen first hand on the conventional AR's with the STANAG type magazines are related to the poor quality of the mags themselves. Perhaps mag technology has improved, but given the mag has to be straight for a couple of inches just to fit into the AR mag well tells me the feed geometry is less than desirable. I wouldn't ever consider one based on past experiences. The AK mag guns, that's another story. It seems companies have mostly gotten them to work quite well with a variety of AK mag types... which likely isn't easy to do because even AK's can have trouble with some mags. Thanks for the support!

@azntactical4884 4 жыл бұрын

Out of 1k rounds, ive only had 10 fail to feed. Some 30 round mags would fail to feed and then work great the next outing. Could need a bit of oiling of the inside to help it. Using acs mags unmodified. I also have the 20 round mags and they seem to work much better.

@wemcal 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@icebergo6 4 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT CONCEPT! Why havent i thought of that.

@chrisstandingbear1947 4 жыл бұрын

Great vid. I have the KS47 Gen 2 and I absolutely love it. It's very accurate and I haven't had a single malfunction yet (put around 400 rds thru so far). It's inexpensive as well, but rarely in stock. I have a Primary Arms SLx 3x32 ACSS mounted on it.

@acars9999 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! I think one thing this shows is that the PSA AK's have pretty darn good accuracy. I don't have one, yet...

@CRJ02 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information, I have a DB15 7.62 and I don’t have any complain

@IVen-km8sd 4 жыл бұрын

Got to love reset sound on AK. Almost as loud as a shot itself.

@RAF-FIG 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT VIDEO, MAC!! That was my main point in me building an AR in 7.62x39 cal.. I always felt the AR-15 should have been designed in a larger caliber.. I always preferred using the 7.62 in BOATAIL AMMO design by RED ARMY and the non boat TULA ammo in 154 grain.... Overall , I would rather use brass case 7.62x39 ammo.. But all the Soviet style steel/brass ammo preform great.... And may I add no fail or JAM feed issues in a AR style platform.

@spaceorb123 4 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed the cartridge breakdown!

@TheRealMrBlackCat Жыл бұрын

Great video... I have done this test many times with SKS vs AR vs AK across several rifles. Long story short, the ammo matters and varies for sure... and the manufacturer is very important. The Zastava M70 is the most accurate AK I have or have shot. The Windham AR in 7.62x39 is the most accurate off the shelf AR I own. Then I got a custom A2 (20" stainless) barrel cut from McGowan, and it is extremely accurate out to 300 yards. Having tested everything from Wolf to Norma Match, the most accurate across all 7.62x39 guns I have is Vympel made Russian ammos (sealed MaxTec, Golden Tiger, and red box Red Army Standard.) All 124 grain.

@rdh5961 4 жыл бұрын

Great video!

@Militaryarmschannel 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@ticoruizsuarez 2 жыл бұрын

Love that range set up, wish I can have something like that

@davidrobertsemail 4 жыл бұрын

Good video. Both great guns. I have an AR15 and an AK 47 from PSA very pleased with both. I’d love a KS47 as well. PSA have got it right with that one.

@pinger5563 4 жыл бұрын

With my PSA KS47, I was getting 1"-1.5" groups with 154 grain Wolf or Tulammo SP. This was at 100 yards, using a 4-12 x44 Vortex scope with a UTG Accu-sync mount and a Larue 2-stage MBT trigger. I have found that my KS47 likes the heavier ammunition.

@williammccaslin8527 4 жыл бұрын

Hey Pinger, I've read that Ar's don't like the heavy stuff, it won't feed, it jams, etc, etc. You haven t had any issues with it doing any of that ?I have a BCA that shoots real good, 1.5 in w/ Tula, but would love to shoot the heavy for hunting, your take on this, thx.