Orcon
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I would think that your AK would satisfy your autoloader plinking and is very cheap ammo. Our troops have complained a lot about the ineffective power of the .223/5.56 mm. If you sell it now, could get a very good return in stock market now. Due to the wimpy 5.56, there will be a lot more on the future market also. Or, with the sale money, you could get a lighter-weight DPMS G2 in .308 that has some hutzbah for hunting big game.
Actually, most of the complaining about the ineffective power of the 5.56 NATO or reliability of the AR platform generally is done by people who haven't a clue what they are talking about. I know, I know, you've got friend who has an uncle who knew a guy that was a SEAL back in 'Nam and after going to war against Ortega and overthrowing Noriega he came back home to spread the word that the 5.56 aint worth a bucket of warm spit. Fact of the matter is, the "wimpy 5.56" has left a lot of corpses scattering the scenic landscapes of Tora Bora, Iraq and southeast Asia. Contrary to popular belief, it's really pretty rare to find a casualty of the 5.56 complaining about how under-powered it is.
Currently, the biggest beef against the 5.56 is performance during engagements in open country past the nominal ballistic range; point targets 500 meters and beyond.