The Great Debate between the superiority of the AR-15 vs. the AK-47 has been thoroughly settled.
The AK had roughly 10 years head start ahead of the AR.
The AK initially made incredible headway as the most copied and produced modern battle rifle in the world and adopted by the most number of countries.
Then the shift came in the mid 1990s. AR variants became standard throughout NATO and then quickly spread to non-NATO countries as well.
TODAY: EVERY NATO and NATO allied country like Israel, India, and South Korea have at least 2 domestically produced AR variants in use. Almost ALL of the former ComBloc countries including Russia also have their own AR variants. China domestically produces EVERY US variant of the AR infantry rifles and carbines in use since 1992. NO NATO country has adopted AKs or it's variants in their militaries.
So who is superior again???
Russian domestically made AR platform, the ADAR-2. Review by Brandon Herrera.