Re: WASR-10 AK?
The honest, no bullshit about it, reason a lot of people like to shit on them is because they can't bring themselves to accept the fact that a $300-400 rifle does the exact same thing, and does it just as well, as their Arsenals or other big $$$ AKs do.
I have owned several Wasrs over the years, and have never experienced any major problems. One had a canted front sight post which was an easy fix.
People claim Century had all kinds of problems assemling these, but honestly, the main complaint people had about the "problems" with the Century AKs were mag wobble (which I have experienced to some extent in most AKs I have used regardless of brand) and the front sight post being misaligned, which is a simple fix.
Yes, there were some other problems with them here and there, but from what I have seen, heard and read, they were ramdom incidences here or there, like any gun manufacturer has.
Like you said, they ain't the prettiest guns, but then again, who the fuck buys an AK as a safe queen? These are tools meant to be used and used hard.