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I have a list of all the DPS of every gun in the game on there, with a small group of suggestions at the bottom.
In hardcore, go for the TAR-21. It's a 1-hit-kill at any range, without stopping power, has low recoil and a higher rate of fire (Just in case you have to start hip-spraying on a group of people.

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In normal, as long as you're within close-medium range, the AK is beastly. 2-shot-kill at the closest range and at most 4 long. Stopping power takes the gun up to 42 Damage per bullet at the longest range (3-hit-kill). The AK47 does have less (actual) recoil than the TAR though, virtually no horizontal recoil and the vertical recoil is purely visual. It settles back perfectly on its target every time.
Outcome: use the AK47. It's beastly at close range (dealing as much as a silenced sniper rifle) and just as effective (If not more, less recoil) as the TAR. Only use the TAR if you use steady aim.
Also, just figured out while playing that the Grenade Launcher adds an idle sway to the AK. If you noob tube, go for the Tar, ;-)
I had previously stated (but removed through an edit) that the AK47 has a nice big idle sway. After picking it up for the second time (just got to 70) I realized it did not. Well, with both Grenade Launcher and RDS attached, it -DOES- have a sway. I don't know about the rest of the attachments, but it looks like if you can't use the default iron sights on this gun, you're better off with the TAR.
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Originally posted by ChRoNiiCzZ
ak47 for me because of its range
The AK47 and TAR21 do the same amount of damage at long range (30 per shot)