I bought one of Atlantic's Yugos. The metal work is all nicely finished and everything fits together as it should. The wood is a little distressed looking, but still quite nice. Otherwise, it appears that the parts kit was new or nearly new. The serial numbers on the Yugo parts all match. The bore is clean and the rifling looks sharp. It's tight and rattle-free. It functions like every other AK I've ever shot, which is to say flawlessly.
The one complaint I have about the way it's made is that there's nothing to stop the safety lever where it's supposed to stop; there's no indentation in the receiver to stop it at the bottom, and the top cover doesn't catch it at the top. Mine was built on a Greenlight receiver, but they had another receiver option when I got mine. I think the other option was a Global Trades/Arsenal USA receiver. I have a Polish underfolder built on an Arsenal USA 1.6mm receiver like the Yugos use, and it has the proper identation to catch the safety lever. I don't know if it's a problem with Greenlight receivers generally or if it's just mine. I don't know what the deal is with the lack of a stop on the topcover. It's a serial numbered part with the correct serial number, and it doesn't appear to have been altered, so maybe that's just the way these Yugos are made. (I'm pretty sure it's not the way all Yugos are made, though. I once had a preban Mitchell Yugo underfolder, and it didn't have this problem.)
The finish appears to be Duracote or something similar; is smoother and shinier than than the Polish Vectors. It's almost a semi-gloss, which is a bit shinier than I think an AK ought to have, but it's very well applied. The pictures of the two guns on Atlantic's website give you a pretty good idea of the differences in the finishes. It's a much prettier gun than the Century Yugo that I saw, but I don't know that I'd choose it over the
Vector underfolder (mine was made with a new Polish parts kit) that Atlantic has for about the same price. I got both, and I'd get both again. But if I could only keep one, I think it would be the Vector. I want a safety that stops where it's supposed to and I prefer the matte, parkerized finish on the Vector.
I'm still kicking myself for not getting a few of the Century Yugos when Centerfire had them for $399, but the last time I saw one for sale it was $550 at a local fun shop. At the old price, I'd say to spend your $600 the Century, a few extra mags, and a thousand rounds of ammo. But I don't think we're going to see $399 Century Yugos again, so I'd say go ahead and get this or the Vector.