Arsenal AK models

[garand4life]

I'm debating a carbine here really soon and am really torn between an AK platform or an AR platform. Mainly for a defensive long gun but am trying to keep some of the cost down. If I go AK platform I want to go with a well made one and not some cheapo WASR.
What are the real differences between the arsenal models since there are a good number of models that are 7.62 and 5.45.
Any thoughts or good alternatives? Anything I should be looking at? I would like to keep it closer to the $750 and under if possible but am willing to go over that if it is well worth it.


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[tombogan03884]

If you are going to go "higher end" AK you might as well go with the AR if you don't already have one.
This is not a time to be optimistic about supplies of anything that is dependent on Govt permission, like cheap imported ammo. Domestic sources of reloadable .223/5.56 are far more extensive than the 7.62X39 because with so much cheap steel cased coming in it was not profitable to produce large quantities.