Well the AMD is a pretty gun, I was pleasently surprised. The only parts with wear were the rear sight and the rear trunion. The bolt, carrier and bore looked pristine. The front sight is WAY off...need a tool to fix that. The trigger is excellent (TAPCO), way better than the old Romanian AK I had in the early 2000s. IMO AKs are kind of junk by design, you can only polish a turd so much. I will never spend almost a grand or more on an AK...I could just do an M1A, DSA FN, or an AR10 and make it worth the money.
The AK is a truck gun. I wanted one to keep in the truck in case I have to bring big pain on something, a folder so it fits better, and tough enough to take being banged around in the truck with a minimum of maintenance. I have quite a few excellent guns, Bushmaster AR, Remington 700 tactical, etc. I just choose to spend the bigger money (and I have enough thank you very much) on higher quality weapons that are designed to be high quality weapons, unlike the AK. I believe I have confirmed the existance of a critter I didn't know existed....an AK snob.
FYI- IMO DPMS SASS is where its at.