American M16 vs Russian AK47

   

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AK47             VS	M16
Type	Assault rifle (semi-automatic, full-auto available in US to certain federal licensees)	Assault rifle
Cartridge	7.62x39mm	5.56×45mm NATO
Weight	4.3 kg (9.5 lb) with empty magazine	7.18 lbs (3.26 kg) (unloaded), 8.79 lb (4.0 kg) (loaded)
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (Long Stroke Gas Piston)	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (direct impingement)
Sights	Adjustable iron sights, 100–800 metre adjustments, 378 mm (14.9 in) sight radius	Iron or various optics
Variants	AK-47 1948–51, AK-47 1952, AKS-47, RPK, AKM (most ubiquitous variant), AKMS	AR-15, M16A1, M16A2, M16A3, M16A4, XM16E1, M4, Mk12
Place of origin	Soviet Union	United States
Effective range	300 metres (330 yd) full automatic, 400 metres (440 yd) semi-automatic	460 meters (point target), 800 meters (area target)
In service	1949–present	1963–present
Muzzle velocity	715 m/s (2,346 ft/s)	3,110 ft/s (948 m/s)
Designed	1947 (Originally designed in '44-46, but it gets its name from the new 1947 model)	1957
Barrel Length	415 mm (16.3 in)	20 in (508 mm)
Length	870 mm (34.3 in) fixed wooden stock, 875 mm (34.4 in) folding stock extended, 645 mm (25.4 in) stock folded	39.5 in (1,000 mm)
Wars	Vietnam War-present	Vietnam War, Invasion of Grenada, Gulf War, Somali Civil War, Operation Deny Flight, Operation Joint Endeavor, Iraq War, War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Manufacturer	Manufacturer Kalashnikov Concern (formerly Izhmash)	Colt Defense, Daewoo, FN Herstal, H & R Firearms, General Motors, Hydramatic Division, Elisco, U.S. Ordnance
Rate of Fire	600 rounds/min cyclic	700–950 rounds/min cyclic
Feed system	20 or 30-round detachable box magazine, also compatible with 40-round box or 75-round drum magazines from the RPK	20 or 30 round box magazine, Drum, Snail or other STANAG Magazines
Designer	Mikhail Kalashnikov	Eugene Stoner and L. James Sullivan
Produced	1947-present	1960–present
Number built	approximately 75 million AK-47, 100 million AK-type rifles	~8 million
General Purpose	Many applications	Military, Self-defense, Local Enforcement
Introduction	The AK-47 is a selective-fire, gas-operated assault rifle, first developed in the Soviet Union by Mikhail Kalashnikov. Officially known as Avtomat Kalashnikova, it's also called Kalashnikov, AK, or in Russian slang, Kalash.	The M16 (officially Rifle, Caliber 5.56 mm, M16) is the United States military designation for the AR-15 rifle adapted for both semi-automatic and full-automatic fire. Colt purchased the rights to the AR-15 from ArmaLite.
Price	$350-$700	$1500-$1800
History	Developed in the USSR by Mikhail Kalashnikov in the late 1940s.	Made in the US by Eugene Stoner and L. James Sullivan in 1957

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