Unfortunately that’s the going rate for an AK of decent quality.
Sub-$600 is going to be limited to WASR-10s. Most common issues I’ve seen with those are bent barrels and crooked front sight posts. Some of this can be remedied by a gunsmith, but the cost will bring you closer to the price of an Arsenal. I could never get my WASR sighted in consistently past 150 yds (bent barrel), which was why I sold it.
Then again, you might get lucky and find a decent WASR out of the box, but I have yet to find one.
Sub-$600 is going to be limited to WASR-10s. Most common issues I’ve seen with those are bent barrels and crooked front sight posts. Some of this can be remedied by a gunsmith, but the cost will bring you closer to the price of an Arsenal. I could never get my WASR sighted in consistently past 150 yds (bent barrel), which was why I sold it.
Then again, you might get lucky and find a decent WASR out of the box, but I have yet to find one.