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The AK is so easy to clean. The AR has a few more parts but not any more complicated if you do ten minutes of reading or twenty minutes of watching a how to video on youtube. Do yourself a favor and watch a video or two before you decide on which one you might want.

On a second note another easy carbine to clean is the Beretta CX4 Storm. I had one for a long time, want it back of course, but never had any problem getting it cleaned and ready to rock in less than 1/2 hour or so start to finish. Its also one of the most fun plinkers that has reasonable defense capability. Unlike a .22 archangel or Ruger 10/22.

I clean my AK when it gets dirty(every 500 or so rounds) and my AR after every range trip. The AR just b/c its performance can be affected by its cleanliness, the AK not at all.