You really need to ask yourself why do you want the gun.... if you plan to compete with it and shoot long range and have your buddies look at it and say WOW thats purdy then you should buy and AR.
I have 2 AKs because they will shoot crap ammo all the time, every time and I have never had a time that it didn't go bang when I pulled the trigger.
I don't plan on having a bad guy tell me what a nice looking gun I have, if it's pointing at them it's because I plan to defend me and mine and if I have to pull the trigger it will go bang.
Here is one of mine.
Sorry, I'm an oppinionated bastard..... An AK style rifle is what it is. Durable, no BS. It simply goes bang! It will hit a man sized target on iron sights with no doubt. Just don't expect the round to follow your sight. OTOH, an AR has a much more predictable outcome. Apples and Oranges..... what is your purpose? This is my experience!