/AKM/ - Guns, weapons and the art of war.

>>5611
The 74-U. I always liked that little tyke before I learned it was a status symbol for post-soviet drug lords. I remember some stupid guiness or whatever called it a child soldier AK or some stupid shit.

i like the bakelite mags…

>>5611
the akm because the steel stamped receiver can be made with home tools. the only parts you have to buy are the barrel, the piston, and the spring (and maybe the iron sights)
actually, there has to be some ak variant where you can 3d print everything besides those key parts. why would you 3d print a gas operated gun? because recoil and blowback operation tend to fail when the user can't properly handle the recoil, and I want a twinks-only army

>>5614
The 74 is better. It has the same limitations you describe, but the ammo is being currently manufactured and is pretty plentiful. imho depends on if you're planning to shoot at armored targets. In this case, AKM. otherwise, 74

>>5612
74u's are so sexy but whenever i think about them i imagine an 80s mujahedeen going to southside la and being amazed at all the thugs with mini-dracos

>>5611
Firearms are tools, they're best applied for certain circumstances.
AKM pattern rifles shoot 7.62x39, which is a heavier, slower moving bullet, better for damaging soft tissue and suppressing.
74's are higher velocity, less drop at distance, smaller bullet though.
I'd equip up anyone getting up closer and personal with AKMs and anyone farther back with 74's.

AKM was a pretty revolutionary design, the StG 44 but designed for cheap and rapid mass production.
The AK-74 was just the Russians realizing the US was right about recoil control and moving to a 5.56 clone.
>cooler?
Personal taste, I love krinks.
>more practical?
AK-74, the recoil control matters.
>more reliable?
No idea, it would probably come down to factory and year.