Originally Posted by
SteyrAUG
So it's the same 8.5" barrel length as the older Arsenal Krinks, same gas system right? I sold quite a few of those Arsenal Krinks in all three calibers and never had anyone with any problems other than the 5.56 series that was using the wrong bolts for awhile.
Similarly even the mini Draco's seem to be running problem free. You probably can't go wrong with either one, it's just a matter of how much do you want to spend. Romanian AKs have typically been very well made and I've owned several SAR variants over the years, I don't think much of the WASRs as the reconfigured magazine wells were usually very poorly done but I never ran into any of those problems with any Draco I've ever seen.
I own several Bulgarians from Arsenal but I snagged them when they were $700 so it's a bit different. If this is going to be the only AK you are going to buy, it might be worth it to you to go Arsenal, they really are nice, I just can't bring myself to spend twice the money a quality AR costs.