I just grabbed an AK pistol: the Zastava O PAP M92 for $415 shipped. Threw on the Echo-93 single point mount bracket and a MantiCore NightBrake. Just over 500 into an awesome & portable package.
This is what I went for and just received a 16inch integrated sights model in 7.62x39. It's my second AK and it is night and day over my converted Saiga in the fit, finish, and looks department. I'm not doing any sort of conversion on this and leaving it stock; only adding optics to it through the use of it's side mount. Hopefully it shoots as well as the Saiga, I'll find out in the upcoming week as I take it out to sight it in and put it through it's paces.I vote $600ish for a Vepr.