My brother has an Egyptian AK and an AR-15 bushmaster. I own an SKS, preban. All three shoot perfectly and aren't even exercised at 100 yards. You really have to get outside and push things to 200+ to see the difference between them. The very first time I ever shot my brothers AR, I was standing, without a scope, and placed 10 rounds in a 4" group at 100 yards. And, I'm only a fair shot. The gun really does it well!
While all of them are reliable, The AR is the "cleanest" and best put together of the three and impresses me with its build. The SKS is second but not by much. The one I have is all milled and is nicely done. The AK, however, is pressed steel and I'm always amazed at the fact that it works at all! I mean that this particular piece is an ugly gun and I wouldn't own it myself. I don't even like the stock but it does shoot very well and, again, is reliable. So, while it isn't really pretty imho, it does the job reliably well which is what it was built for, right? And, with the way things are going, I'll be buying another SKS soon. The prices have already started to go up. (two years ago they were $70 in the box. Today, $250 for a decent one) I also found 762x39 ammo at Cheaperthandirt.com for .10 a round!! My .45 costs more than that! Finally, no one really "needs" one of these guns. I like to shoot "match" with my rifle and you have to use military loads. So, the SKS works for me although I going to purchase an M1 soon.
R
