I think better than they used to be.
Trust me on this, ok? I am certainly no GUN SNOB. I would like to share this with you though.
About 2 months ago I went to one of the larger gun stores in Ft. Worth, TX. They had a ton of brand new WASRs.
Man!!! Rough, rough, rough!!! Reciever and barell looked fine (sort of) I mean, they both "looked" like they were a painted on finish. The reciever probably was, though the barell (I guess?) was blued.
The furniture was the absolute roughest that I have ever seen. I know, its an AK, its not supposed to look pretty. Then you are in luck, because these did not.
The kicker is...they wanted between $600-$700 per rifle, depending on (and as they seemed to all be the same??) which rifle you selected.
If it sounds like I am anti WASR...I am not. I actually think they are kinda cool, in an ugly, base AK sort of way. I would, have, and will buy one.
Hope I have not turned your nose. I just wanted to let you know what I saw 7-8 weeks ago.
Gunner