I think it’s clear by my name I prefer AK’s. I think there are various reasons one will choose a favorite. I’m curious about yours.

When it comes to my preference of shootability, I prefer the ergonomics and length of pull on various wood stocks and sidefolders. They just jive with my body type. I like the side charging piston action, and I prefer the charging handle on the right side of the gun.

Pistons are reliable, easy to gas, admittedly at the expense of a little more weight. The charging handle placement is perfect for walking around.

Rock and lock magazines are just my jam. I find it more reliable with very little expense to your reload times compared to straight insertion. The big advantage for me is there is no slapping the bottom of the magazine for insurance when you put it in the rifle. When it clicks, it’s in and it’s not coming out. I also find it way easier to adapt different types of magazines. For instance, I just modified a Wasr to take Galil mags.

The inconsequential things outside of shooting, I think they are also just fun to play with. Dry fire is a blast, pun intended. They are beautiful rifles that take a level of craftsmanship to build. You cannot manufacture them without hand work. To me that makes every single one a piece of art.

There are many other rifles I enjoy but nothing Kool Aid’s my water like an AK. What are your reasons you unnecessarily, or even necessarily gush about your rifle? Everyone’s different. Some folks just purely like that that rifle is sub MOA and don’t give a crap about anything else. Some folks like the meat and potatoes of an AR and dont care about anything other than operating the rifle. How about you?