I love this gun. It is the last one I want to get rid of, but the only one I have left that is worth any significant amount. From the ad you might get that I beat it because I have bump fired it. I assure you that I baby this more than any other firearm I have owned, and not because it needs it. One day we were shooting in the rain and I laid my Colt SP1 carbine (first one to go) on a couple logs because there was limited room in the back of the truck for my AK, to keep it out of the rain. ;)
Is any AK worth $1400? Probably not, but I like this better than any AK I've ever shot. Those SA and SLR's are pretty nice too. The trigger is very nice bone stock, hence the bump firing. I had to do it. :) I have bump fired it about 4 times, and two of those times the pistol grip loosened up. The last time it didn't, so I don't know if will be a continual problem or not.
I really can't haggle on the price. The reason I'm trying to sell it is to come up with the money I need to trade for a better vehicle that gets better fuel mileage. Long term unemployment makes you do crazy stuff. If someone I know wants this, I might be able to haggle a little if I were to get a buy-back option, but the terms would have to be pretty loose as I have no idea when the market will pick up and I'll be back into gainful employment.
I didn't mean to give my sad sob story, but just want it to be clear why I'm selling it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with this rifle. It has a few minor cosmetic blems as would be expected on a gun that doesn't just sit in a safe. It has the common small dents in the handguard from the butt of the folding stock riding on it. There is a scratch on the right side of the receiver where the safety rides. This was there before I got it as I just leave it on "fire" all the time. My "safety" is attached to my right hand. :)
If anyone is interested at all, I will answer any questions you have. I hide nothing. It's probably better than 85%, but I don't know much about rating. I would much rather a buyer was pleasently surprised than even slightly disappointed.