neither are toys and both serve their own purpose. but ide rather have an sks than an ak. and the 7.62 is a pretty good round. was thinking about getting a 7.62 chambered AR myself to have the best of both world. blew a toilet to pieces today with a sks with 2 shots. fun to shoot if nothing else.
and a moped is a motorcycle...
AR's are a triumph of design over engineering, they have too many concessions to the foolishness of 1960's military doctrine to be really effective at what they pretend to be,, which is a weapon of war.
Cartridge Chambering: the 5.56 nato cartridge is aa high velocity low mass plinking round better suited to varmint shooting and target competition than the serious business of killing people. i would not like to be shot with one, but if i had to choose one round to get hit by, the 5.56 nato would be a lot better choice than getting shot by a .308 of a .50BMG.
"Recoil Buffer": dude... who needs a spring loaded recoil reducer with a mild ass round like the .223? answer: pansies.
Tacticool Accessories: useless fripperies
Plastic: Plastic Parts Are Made For Toys.
Light Weight: Too delicate to be used as a club, too light to serve as a a butt stroker, and too short to be effective as a bayonet shaft.
Fragile Construction: if you drop it or hit somebody over the head with it, you have no weapon any more. brilliant.
Dust And Sand: when you open the hatch to make it ready for use, you make it vulnerable to failure from small amounts of dirt and debris.
Gas Tube Action: the kalashnikov's long piston gas mechanism doesnt freeze up in the cold, bung up with grease mud sand or crud, and doesnt corrode from the inside until it suddenly fails without warning. gas tubes are more rube goldberg complexity for the sake of having "Clean Lines" and "Edgy Futuristic Design"
Final Analysis: The AR series is designed to look cool, and engineering took a distant second place. AR's are the iMac of guns, shiny plastic and modern looks concealing serious engineering faults and compromises for the sake of appearance
kalashnikovs are a finely hone battle implement who would only suffer from a slightly anemic round and generally loose chamberings.