The WASR is a good choice for your listed purpose. It's definitely an ugly duckling compared to an Arsenal or VEPR but they work. Personally I would look closely at the Arsenal 107R. For around $850 it's an excellent Ak and would be well suited to your purpose and be a notch or two above the WASR in appearance if that matters to you and a bit more refined than the WASR. The VEPR is also excellent. VEPR's have some unique parts and don't readily accept standard hand guards. They run around $999. A milled Arsenal is a great rifle but they sure are spendy. The Galil Ace is also excellent but they are more expensive than a milled Arsenal.
The WASR will do everything the other Ak rifles will do. The more expensive ones just look a little nicer and might be made to tighter tolerances and may have a some more fancy features like a milled receiver or a wiz bang folding stock. As long as it accepts the magazines you will use on it and shoot somewhere in the 3-5 MOA range with cheap ammo I'd call it a day.
In the end it comes down to how much you want to spend and what you get for the extra $ compared the WASR. Nothing wrong with a WASR at all mind you. Just inspect the rifle you purchase closely and look for straight sites and good rivets if it is a stamped Ak.
Avoid the PSA Ak's. Too many issues with these to recommend them to anyone who is looking to get an Ak. Go take a look over on the Akfiles forum and you will see the same passion for the WASR as you do on this site for the Colt 6920. They both just work and are excellent examples of their respective platforms if not the gold standard. Some are better and many are worse.
Last edited by Fuzzy-Reticle; 05-09-17 at 23:18.
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