I agree with BigEd....get the Bulgarian Ak. For a little less, the next best AK is the Hungarian one imported by FEG. I think the model is called "SA-85".
Lastly I'd get an SKS, but if it's legal in your state, get the one with the detachable magazine, instead of the fixed 10 rounder. More fun to "spray and pray" just for kicks and giggles out in the dessert/mountains.
By far, the guns are just "stress relievers" for me. I love blastn off a few hundred rounds with those guns. I never do rapid fires with my nice semi autos (AR's, M1A's etc...) That's what the cheap AK's and SKS's are for. Blowing off a little steam at rocks, paper and tin cans....<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>