Bought an ak47 here's my take on the weapon.

I've been a die hard ar15 enthusiast for years now and ardently refused to buy an ak47 variant rifle. On blackfriday I visited my favorite gun store and noticed a stock ras47 sitting on the shelf for a very fair price. After 15 minutes of deliberation I took the plunge and bought the good old commie gun. After getting home I couldn't fight the urge to tear it apart and see how it ticks. No YouTube vids or online resources were referenced, I wanted to see if the ak47 design is truly a "peasants" weapon. In only 2-3 minutes I had the weapon in pieces on my work bench and was amazed at the simplistic design. The recoil spring is a self captured system that resembles two bent coat hangers hinged through one another, the bolt and piston are the only real moving parts which leaves very little to go wrong or "break".

It's no where near as refined as the ar15 but that also means it's less finicky. It's pretty much perfection in its simplicity. Any moron could pick this weapon up and keep it serviceable and it seems to only have a few contact points that will requir lubricant. All in all this is a true peasants weapon and sadly I really like the design. If it passes the range tests I may invest in a high end ak variant.

That being said I'll always be an ar15 guy but the ak may be my new mistress.