this topic went in all different directions
what I was mainly getting at were construction materials grade and techniques. I'm well-versed in how they function, but not how they are built, or what exactly differs with the AK. I imagine that shot-peening, MPI, HPT, etc. are things that AK makers never did and don't do now. I imagine that a clever blend of carbon-vanadium alloys and chrome and 4150 steel isn't what the barrel is made of.
The main point was, the last thing I saw on certain specs of an AK was that a lot of it was 4130 steel. So what makes me chuckle is how anyone who buys an AK has no problem with it working, but the moment someone gets an AR that has a barrel that is only 4140 and not CMV or isn't MPI'd or HPT'd they flip out and can't fathom that gun surviving a carbine course or a day in the jungle.
It always made me curious about the whole debate on how the AK is rugged but the common misconception of the AR is that it is fragile, despite the fact that it seems way more overbuilt than an AK.
what I was mainly getting at were construction materials grade and techniques. I'm well-versed in how they function, but not how they are built, or what exactly differs with the AK. I imagine that shot-peening, MPI, HPT, etc. are things that AK makers never did and don't do now. I imagine that a clever blend of carbon-vanadium alloys and chrome and 4150 steel isn't what the barrel is made of.
The main point was, the last thing I saw on certain specs of an AK was that a lot of it was 4130 steel. So what makes me chuckle is how anyone who buys an AK has no problem with it working, but the moment someone gets an AR that has a barrel that is only 4140 and not CMV or isn't MPI'd or HPT'd they flip out and can't fathom that gun surviving a carbine course or a day in the jungle.
It always made me curious about the whole debate on how the AK is rugged but the common misconception of the AR is that it is fragile, despite the fact that it seems way more overbuilt than an AK.