[TalonDJ]

I agree mostly. I still need an AR also. But as far as AK's go that is a Bulgarian miller receiver (SLR-95) with a 150 dollar quick debatable sight rail on it. I got it with a pile of mags for pretty cheap. As far as AK's go it is arguably the best quality you can get. I have not had it at the range enough to get a real feel for it's accuracy although I am sure my brothers bushmaster could beat it with no trouble. For a survival gun I would probably take my lever action 44mag over it for lightness and versatility.

[300winmag]

As far as AK's go it is arguably the best quality you can get.

The SIG 550-series is the Swiss battle rifle. It's built on the AK action, but only after Rolex worked on it. It's like the Rolls Royce of AKs. And it shoots 5.56mm NATO.

I don't know if anyone has developed match-grade ammo for the AK, but that would be a start.

A good investment, and one I have on my AK, is a plastic buffer pad at the end of the recoil spring guide. The AK and AKM are designed for fast, violent action to overcome rust, crud, and crappy ammo. But that tends to batter the weapon over time, causing cracks and rivet failures. Of course, the original weapon was intended for a short operational life time, to match that of the troop.