No 2. M16 - USA
| Type | Semi or Fully Automatic Assault Rifle |
| Caliber | 5.56 x 45 mm |
| Muzzle Velocity | Approximately 3,281 feet per second |
| Rate of Fire | 700-950 rounds per minute |
The M16 has proven to be an outstanding rifle with superb accuracy, service length, handling and combat effectiveness. It was built from a lighter metal alloy and also had a plastic construction.
No 1. AK-47 – Soviet Union
| Type | Semi or Fully Automatic Assault Rifle |
| Caliber | 7.62 x 39 mm |
| Muzzle Velocity | 2,329 feet per second |
| Rate of Fire | 600 rounds per minute |
Built on the German Sturmgewehr, the Ak-47 is probably responsible for more deaths than any other weapon in the world. Its resistance to harshest of conditions, combined with its low cost, make it an ideal choice for combat.
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The first pic you have of the M1 Garand is a SKS, not a Garand.
The M16, really? didn’t that rifle have an atrocious start in Vietnam? Regardless of later improvements, you would imagine that it would knock it down a few notches on the list.
garand: Yeah, love that SKS pic! And I think that there has been a grave omission: the Mosin Nagant surely deserves a spot on the list as the longest-lived military rifle. Introduced in 1891, and used in battle through the 70′s and probably later, it was probably also the one of which the most units were manufactured, numbering in the tens of millions.
Nice to see a list that doesn’t go all crazy about overrated HK rifles. I don’t know what the SMLE was doing on here though. The British used it through WW2, but were trying to get rid of it before WW1. It was unreliable in feeding, and the receiver would stretch after prolonged use making it useless. It did have a pretty good magazine capacity though, I don’t know what you meant by “high rate of fire though” (hint: its a bolt action).
“Built on the German Sturmgewehr…” Make some research before posting shit like this one…
The STG 44 was recoil operated and the AK47 was gas operated.
They didnt fire the same ammo. You cant say that the AK47 was based on the STG… Because it wasnt!!! Ask Michael Kalasnikov and he will say that his guns have nothing to do with the STG
The original AK had as many problems as the First 16s also your fucking retarded the USSR switched to the AKM only 3 years later because the 47 was a piece of shit most 47s ar AKMs and in 1974 they shrunk the round because 7mm sucks donkey dick
Billybob, the rate of fire statistic for all weapons, even bolt action ones are given on the basis of what that weapon’s rate of fire would be if it didn’t have to reload and bolting the rifle was as efficient as possible. Some weapons bolt farther back, or have more resistance, therefore making the rate of fire variable.
no G36?
Obviously written by a septic yank.
Idiot… The STG44 WAS gas operated. All Kalashnikov did was to make it sturdier and of lower caliber.
And the 7.62mm caliber is one of the best in the world. That is why the russian spetznaz requested new rifles chambered for 7.62 (see the AK 100 series). Also, why do you think SOCOM had a weapon made for 7.62*51mm? (scar)
http://realitypod.com/2010/09/top-10-military-rifles/4/
First pic is a Yugoslavian SKS
the #1 is wrong. the greatest military rifle of all time is the mosin nagat. it is a rifle that has been in service over 100 years, has fought against itself and won every time, can be used as a club when out of ammunition, and works perfectly every time, even though the last time it was cleaned was in Berlin 1945. Oh yeah, they also cost only ~$100 at any shop
Trained in USMC with the M-14 in 1966. Wound up shooting ‘expert’ until the final qual day when I dropped a few and qualified 1 notch down to ‘sharpshooter’. The weapon was a dandy rifle.
This ranking is gooooooood
I see a few things wrong with this ranking. The Ak-47 does not really deserve the #1 spot. Sure it’s reliable in harsh conditions but its construction sacrifices a lot of accuracy. Quite frankly the reason it’s gotten so many kills is due to them Middle Eastern crazies getting the jump on opposing soldiers. The M16′s a great weapon, but it doesn’t really get the #2 spot either. I should know, I used to work with the thing. Even when clean it’s prone to jamming, and if you get a little bit of dirt or if you use it enough it will start jamming on you constantly, no matter what you do. I’m just glad one mishap I had involved training blanks.
Second if not first is not M-16, the best gun everywhere and everytime is Czechoslovak submachine M-58. Looks similar to AK-47, but is not of parts stamped sheet of tin but casts of steel – and slightly another mechanism…
No M4 (M4 A1) ???
The Ak-47 isn’t the best. The best is CAR-15. also, the M16 has different variants. You should precise which variant as the M16A2 does not have a full automatic, but Burst Fire.