woman-ak47 or ar 15

[apsjiml]

I have heard the ak is hard for women to shoot. Is that true? I have an ar 15 currently, I was thinking of switching to the ak but I don't want to have one ak for me and an ar15 for my wife.

 

[Scutter01]

why would an AK be hard for a woman to shoot?

 

[rockhopper46038]

I agree with Scutter01 - both rifles are exceptionally easy to shoot. You need not be concerned on that account.

 

[Scutter01]

Wait, what? I was just asking why someone would think that a woman couldn't shoot an AK. It never occurred to me that any gun would be hard for any woman to shoot.

 

[88GT]

I have heard the ak is hard for women to shoot.

From whom? That seems like a silly statement. I'm not trying to be overly critical, but it's not like hefting a m249 around. Just trying to figure out the origin of such a statement.

Is that true?

Absolutely not. In fact, I think it's probably easier from a fit and weight standpoint, unless the AR variant is a lightweight shorter barreled modeled. The stocks on AKs have always seemed to fit me better than fix-stocked ARs.

If the AK is a 7.62 model it might not be comfortable. And I think women might be more prone to finding the trigger slap annoying. I know one of ours is downright painful after enough rounds. But hard to shoot?

I have an ar 15 currently, I was thinking of switching to the ak but I don't want to have one ak for me and an ar15 for my wife.

Why not? Just curious. Because the correct answer is always "both."

 

[the1kidd03]

I don't think either is more difficult to shoot. There is a VERY SLIGHT difference in weight and recoil (according to my wife) and she prefers the AR's.

 

[actaeon277]

Plenty of women throughout the world can probably disagree.
Korea, Vietnam, China, etc.

 

[smitty12b]

My daughter is 19, 5ft and 110lbs and the only complaint I ever hear from her when she is shooting one of my ak's is " why do the mags go empty so fast".

 

[I Like Firearms]

I built my Fiance a lightweight AR15 14.5 pencil barrel with the bare essentials.. She loves it! and shes pretty damn good with it!

 

[repeter1977]

Well, I have an AK47, if you would like to try and shoot it. I have had several women that liked shooting it as well. Depends on how you are able to handle rifle recoil is all. As previously stated, there are plenty of women in all sorts of countries that are shooting those rifles with no problems.

 

[t_star]

I've never had any problems shooting my dad's AR or AK. She needs both!

 

[wxchick.h3]

I have heard the ak is hard for women to shoot. Is that true? I have an ar 15 currently, I was thinking of switching to the ak but I don't want to have one ak for me and an ar15 for my wife.

I do not think the AK-47 is hard to shoot, but I do prefer shooting the AR-15. The AK was a bit heavier than the AR but that is not why I prefer the AR. I prefer the AR because my boyfriend decked his out and it has cooler features on it! It really depends on what your wife likes to shoot. What is wrong with having one of each? I bet your wife would like that

 

[88GT]

Y'all must have those midget ARs. I forget 24" isn't the norm.

 

[Bollorollo]

Both are light to shoot compared to my Remington 700 308. I don't understand why some men think women have a hard time shooting guns?

 

[duffman0286]

both are very manageable but i will say a woman that picks a ak over a ar gets my full attention