"Bill Phillips" wrote:

The AK fires the 7.62mm x 39 which is much less powerful that the 7.62mm x
51 used in the M14.

Lets rank them by momentum (in oddball units but it doesn't matter for
comparison).

..223 55gr at 3,100 fps -- 170,500
7.62x39 125gr at 2,200 fps -- 275,000 ( 1.6 times the .22)
..308 150gr at 2,800 fps -- 420,000 ( 2.46 times the .22 and 1.53 times the
Russian)

I'll take the M14 any day, but I practive with one a lot (and I picked the high
end. I have seen some NATO ball ammo at 2,300). Assuming they won't let you
have one, which of the other two do you pick?

-- Charlie Springer