My opinion is that kit guns are not worth the trouble, effort or money- I stay the heck away from them. When I say kit gun, I mean any AK variant rifle that uses a U.S receiver. If I were going to buy another AK system rifle I would choose:
1. Polytech AKS (postban)
2. MAK-90
3. SAR-1
4. WASR
note- I have no issue with the typical U.S made compliance parts (922r) normally associated with AK's, I just have not liked any U.S made receivers on any rifle thus far.