Which AK should I get as my first?

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I think so.

I mean there’s two schools of thought on going with one of the higher end options (both in terms of quality and cost).

1) That you should build up to it. That you should get your feet wet, buy something that’s okay quality and that doesn’t cost that much. Check it out, dabble with it for awhile, get your feet wet and then buy something better later on.

2) That you should pay a bit more from the get go and buy one of the better examples and get it over with. That life’s too short for badly built tools. That way you have a solid example of the platform to work with and that you can now see if you like it. That way you aren’t hampered by poor manufacturing and cut corners.

I mean think about it. You’d be saving two hundred and change to four hundred bucks in buying a WASR 10 or the like vs an Arsenal. That really isn’t that much, just so long as you actually shoot it if you think in terms of saving potential hassles.

If you don’t like it you’ll have no trouble off loading an Arsenal.

Totally up to you, but I’ve been down Hassle Blvd before.
But what size are you looking for?

Full size Yugo underfolder?

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Pistol size with a brace?

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Or perhaps a pistol sized one that shoots 9mm?

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I like the first two options the most.
 
I like the first two options the most.
The two issues I had with Yugo AK’s was that the stocks (high comb of the wood or the two piece strut) beat me up (“cheek slap”) and they pretty much use their own parts only.

As far as actually functioning they did that very well.

That cheek slap on the Yugo was kinda bad. In comparison the East German steel folding stock was comfortable.

For a beater I kept with Romanian SAR-1 with the steel folding stock and sold the two Yugo’s.

Many Yugo’s don’t have chrome lined barrels, but that wasn’t really an issue. Then again I clean my guns.
 
The cheek slap wasn't an issue on the underfolder. The issue was the cheek weld. I did add parachute cord wrapping on it.

The Yugo pistol one is really fun to shoot. That Bulgarian flash hider on the front works very well.

The last one is a Romanian receiver that has been modified to shoot Beretta 92 series mags. I saw it in the LGS and just had to have it.
 
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