Allowing myself to ramble:
It almost seems like "every" country makes their own version of AK47. How many different variations of AK47s are there (not just by model, but perhaps also by year when a model came out)? What feature was changed to make them vary (what did they improve)? Would a certain country's variation make it better than another's (for example, was something changed to reduce recoil? Or a grip moved to a different position?)
Purpose of my questions:
The reason why I am asking is because I want to buy an AK47. I have my eye on the original (Russian), but I am being told by others to not ignore the other variations, be open to them, and their amenities (whatever these may be).
Observation:
It seems the most popular versions are Romanian and Yugoslavian.
Basically, I guess the main questions out of the many I have are the two below:
If you have an AK47, what version/model/type is it? Why did you pick that one for yourself?
Thank you,
Ceicei