re: suggestions for an AK

I don't think you can go wrong with any of them as far as reliability is concerned. Cheaper ones like the Romanian WASR aren't as pretty and have had issues with canted sights, but always go bang. The Yugo variants are the only ones that I kbow of who didn't chrome line the bores. I never hear anything bad about Arsenal AKs. There a bit pricier but rock solid and well worth it.