I have fired AK-47, 74, AKM, PK, RPK and TT pistol in the army, recoil on is definitely lesser, but the main issue here is that aiming in the game is way too hard, even after lots of practice, in real life it's much easier to zero in and follow the target as you have more control over the weapon. Aiming system must be tweaked in order to make aiming easier and faster. Im not saying hitting targets from few hundred meters is easy, but certainly it is easier to acquire a target.