hunter, yes...there are several american made kalashnikov's. i.t.m. from cleveland ohio makes a very expensive variant ($2000 and up) featuring a modular trigger pack. arsenal bulgaria (code 10) has set up a factory in nevada and is cranking out milled bulgarian copies. and b-west built an ak on an american receiver, using chinese parts...back before the '89 ban.
if you want the finest 7.62x39 kalashnikov variant, go with stamped akm type receiver. the russians built the finest akm. unfortunately for 7.62 shooters, they got smart and adopted the 5.45 round over 27 years ago!
that leave you with the very well engineered and built yugoslavian rifles, which, thanks to nato bombs, has the zastava factory in a pile of rubble. these are built on the rpk machinegun reinforced receiver and feature several "improvements" even the russians didn't come up with.
polish akm's are very nice. the metalwork is top notch.
bulgaria seemed to prefer the milled type 3 ak-47, and those are of a quality level just below the russians and poles.
the polytech legend (again, a milled type 3) variant is the closest we can buy to a russian ak-47. these are of very high quality.
if you can get them, look carefuly at the hungarian f.e.g. akm. the finish is soviet military spec. and the craftsmanship is very good.
lastly, do not overlook the egyptian maadi misr/arm. they are the very close cousin to a russian akm. the metal working leaves a little to be desired, but they are as reliable as any ak out there.