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The C39V2 is an ok rifle. I've shot a few and know several guys who own them. Generally, there are no complaints amongst them, but they use those rifles primarily as range toys, so YMMV. If that is your intent, and you want a milled receiver, it's not a bad choice.
If you're looking at "just an AK" there are cheaper options that may be better for you. The N-PAP and WASR rifles are appreciably cheaper than the C39. These are both stamped variants, which will be a little bit lighter.
The WASR is as close as you can get to a newly manufactured AKM in the USA and is a good rifle that is widely available. These also have yuuuuuge aftermarket support, so you can keep it traditional or you can go full mall ninja.
The NPAP is slightly cheaper than the WASR. But it uses Yugoslavian furniture which is about .5" longer on the handguard and the stock attaches in a different fashion. It also does not have a chrome lined barrel. Another quirk is the optics rail is non-standard. I own one and really like it.
These are the entry level options. You can certainly move up on quality but had better be prepared to pay for that quality. Rifles like Arsenals and converted Saigas are very nice, but in this market seem to be selling closer to the $1k mark.
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Good advice...
I have two converted Saiga 7.62X39 AK47 rifles that I converted myself (both 922r compliant). The first one I bought new about 15 years ago, before the prices went through the roof and US sanctions against Russia kicked in. I paid like $279/$289 or so, don't remember exactly. I didn't change the hand-guard on that one, and have about $650 or $700 in it with the conversion. The receiver on the first one is similar to the WASR in that it doesn't have the mag dimples in the receiver.
The second one I bought used from a private owner a few years ago, but it was like new and had the box, docs and sales receipt with it. But the seller blacked out the price he paid on the sales receipt. I paid $750 for it, unconverted, and was glad to get it at that price; it has the mag dimples in the receiver and the first three numbers of the serial start with 134. I have a little over $1000 in that one, but it has a nice Russian red-wood laminated wood furniture set I got from Carolina Shooters Supply.
The bad thing about owning a converted Saiga AK47 is that if you buy another AK47, the bar has been set very high for a quality and craftsmanship comparison. This happened to me when I decided I wanted another AK47. I bought an Interarms AK47 from an online gun store for $679 and was very disappointed in the overall quality, fit and finish. I don't mean to bash the Interarms, but it was so sloppily built compared to the Saigas that I decided I just didn't want it and traded it in for a new AR15 at a gun store; took a bit of a loss, but there is no use keeping a gun you don't like.
I don't need it, but I might buy another AK47 if I can find a decent one that I like at a price I think is worth it.