Bought this rifle last year for my birthday. This has quickly become one of my favorite rifles. The balance and handling of the rifle out the box is amazing. Will be even better once it's SBRd. The fit and finish has been the best out of all my Aks. Everything was perfect and nice and tight. The gun runs flawlessly as well. Buy with confidence because these rifles are good to go out the box. The only downside possibly is the lack of a side rail, but this doesn't bother me because I wanted a slick side receiver since all my others have the side rail. Make sure you have a few magazines on hand as well.