The AK-47 vs AR-15: Which Rifle is Better When SHTF? by Drewski in firearms

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AR-15. It's lighter, which means you can carry more stuff other than your rifle.

Also, this blog post is pretty wildly out of date. PSA AR-15s are now down in the $450 rang, and there are significantly lighter AR-15 builds than 8.5 lbs, and that isn't counting skeletonized raceguns.