What makes a Kalashnikov less accurate than its western counterparts?

[benEzra]

benEzra, Thank you much for your help. I am kind of wary of spending money (besides the $200!! dollars on a rail and a red-dot) on my AK but I think I will pick up one of those brakes.

If you order one of the ones I linked to, do make sure it is a 7.62mm AK brake (I didn't look super closely, although I know Yankee Hill sells AK brakes on that page). A 7.62x39mm AK will have M14 X 1 LH (metric 14mm x 1, left hand) threads, so an M14 7.62mm brake won't screw on.

 

[H2O MAN]

benEzra
A 7.62x39mm AK will have M14 X 1 LH (metric 14mm x 1, left hand) threads, so an M14 7.62mm brake won't screw on.

Correct!

I had to purchase my 14 X 1M LH threaded DC Vortex AK-47/AKM Flash Suppressor (PN #6026V) direct from SEI.

 

[Dan Crocker]

Each Iraqi soldier that is issued an M16, has his name, fingerprints and retinal scan taken,

This is done to all Iraqi and Afghan troops now, their biometrics are loaded into the BATS database. We do this to all detainees, local workers on US installations, etc. Really cool system.