greenmedic88 said:
I blame Hollywood. Oh yeah; and video games. I kid, but I do remember that the same Desert Eagle .50 AE at the range I used to shoot at that sold for $600, sold for about $1000 after The Matrix. As for the AK; they're just plentiful. As far as I know, there have been more AK-47s made than any other firearm in existence. As far as cost, I don't think a more rugged, reliable weapon exists in the same category. Accuracy wise, just about everything in the same range beats it hands down. Because of this, they really aren't good for anything but firing a lot of bullets in short order, which is to say they are among the least practical firearms to own (Desert Eagle .50 AE says hello also) for anyone who isn't a criminal or simply unable to afford something more accurate. This is not to say that there aren't high grade AK based models available (Finnish Valmet, Israeli Galil, etc.), but these are not the ones going for $400 on the US black market or being sold for $30 to Sudanese child soldiers. So no; maybe not overkill. Just a really curious choice for "home defense" to put it mildly. Besides, only a complete jackass would use a 7.62 rifle for home defense who didn't live out in rural country. Overpenetration in densely populated areas is no laughing matter. To the Afghanis living in Afghanistan; hell no. You'd be nuts NOT to own one. |
Doesn't the AK-47, in its standard configuration, have an effective range for a single point target of over 400 meters for semi-auto fire? It's not great for a rifle but let's face it, when it comes to home defense I can not imagine the AK-47's accuracy being an issue.
@BasilZero
The average hunting rifle has about double the stopping power of an AK-47 and has an effective range advantage for a point target of about 200 - 400 meters.
