I have recreationally educated myself to some degree on the work of these iconic Fathers of Firearms. As many of us, I have a firm understanding of their respective designs, how they operate, and how they compare to each other (strengths/weaknesses in design and application)
Given we all have our reasons and preferences. Hence the discussion.
I am a huge fan of both and see specific applications for both AR and AK systems. I am very pleased with both platforms and have enjoyed greatly my AR10, AR15, AK47, AK74 rifles over the years. Most especially how they work; how they’re different.
I have often wondered about these men and how their designs came to be. Most interesting to me is how much support in design did these men have? Did Eugene Stoner develop and refine his system on his own, how much help was lended by support personnel? Did Mikhail Kalashnikov benefit from contributing efforts from a team of engineers, or did he alone conceive his platform? How much help these guys had is relative to the assessment:
Who is the greater genius?
(Short version)
My stance is that Stoner’s development of the AR-10 is more advanced in terms of potential accuracy and intelligence in design. Most especially with regard to modularity and the ability to switch configurations. Therefore the conception of his design is more sophisticated and advanced. But how much influence and assistance came from others?
There is much more I look forward to discussing in this thread.
What say you?
Given we all have our reasons and preferences. Hence the discussion.
I am a huge fan of both and see specific applications for both AR and AK systems. I am very pleased with both platforms and have enjoyed greatly my AR10, AR15, AK47, AK74 rifles over the years. Most especially how they work; how they’re different.
I have often wondered about these men and how their designs came to be. Most interesting to me is how much support in design did these men have? Did Eugene Stoner develop and refine his system on his own, how much help was lended by support personnel? Did Mikhail Kalashnikov benefit from contributing efforts from a team of engineers, or did he alone conceive his platform? How much help these guys had is relative to the assessment:
Who is the greater genius?
(Short version)
My stance is that Stoner’s development of the AR-10 is more advanced in terms of potential accuracy and intelligence in design. Most especially with regard to modularity and the ability to switch configurations. Therefore the conception of his design is more sophisticated and advanced. But how much influence and assistance came from others?
There is much more I look forward to discussing in this thread.
What say you?