I also like the Yugo M70AB2. I'd keep an eye on classifieds, local shops, and hit the gun shows. Egyptian Maadi's, Hungarian AK's, and Romanian SAR's are nice AK's too I believe.
Don't be so hard on yourself... A mak 90 is much better than "middle of the road". The craftsmanship is excellent and the heavy barrel is a nice feature. Ak's start in the middle of the road, and go up. By that i mean no matter what it'll shoot in the worst conditions. How nice you want it to look, what features it has, how authentic it is, are all variables you'll have to weigh.
My current recommendation based on the AK market is to buy a Saiga and convert it yourself. You can have a kick ass AK for the price of a Wasr. 4 years ago i would have told you to buy an arsenal SGL series.
Let us know what you're looking for and what is most important to you and we can steer you better.
Both have gone up a bit a uncoverted saiga's run about $600/650Again your simplest and cheapest route would be to get a saiga for $300 then buy this
CONVERSION KIT #1-CSS all Saiga 223, 7.62, 308, 5.45 Rifles and 410 & 20 Gauge Shotguns
all you need after that is a bullet guide.
So for $440 (going as cheap as possible) you can have a brand new russian 7.62 that'll run like a champ. Not trying to change your mind, just trying to show you your options.
Most gun stores carry wasrs in some capacity. I know BG firearms has a few as well as elmores. $450 seems to be the cheapest you can buy a wasr 10 from centerfire systems.
Centerfire Systems - AK Firearms. The gun store will be a little more, but as dross says its good to support local business.
Ahh I see what happened there the undead post got me... that guy been at more than I thoughtWhen I wrote that in 2012 it was still a viable option.p when I wrote that in 2012 it was still a viable option. now it's not a good option at all. Since space and time have no meaning I suggest getting a Time Machine and going back in time and buying a Polytech legend
While your back there pick me up a Bakelite sidefolder,a Clayco,and a double folder!When I wrote that in 2012 it was still a viable option.p when I wrote that in 2012 it was still a viable option. now it's not a good option at all. Since space and time have no meaning I suggest getting a Time Machine and going back in time and buying a Polytech legend
While your back there pick me up a Bakelite sidefolder,a Clayco,and a double folder!