I see Saigas are drying up, and the places that have them are getting $419 apiece unconverted. There is a distributor on arfcom who's saying more should be arriving in a month or so, but I'm not sure I want to count on that. I've had a couple friends looking to get an AK pattern, and I'm not sure how to steer them right now.
So, in your opinion, what is the best deal on the market right now for AK style rifles, both for simple buy and use as well as a platform for modding?