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Chiappa is releasing a 22 AK/AKM manufactured at the Cugir Arsenal (Romania) called the RAK 22 . It was the under the radar hit of the Shot show and has far better fit & finish than its early 2000s counterparts the AKT-98 / WASR 22 / RPK-22 and last ditch ending in kit based limited production run of the M10-22 . All of those earlier variants were novel and rare almost instantly ,with spotty reliability and lacking spare parts sources most of the time . Saiga attempted to enter the "Real Deal" AK22 market after the demise of Romanian imports with its own Russian Arsenal made version but the program was hampered by the Ammo shortages in US and other problems . This Chiappa is the zenith of this progression and it is a very refined example compared the others (only Saiga and Earliest AKT-98 offerings seemingly exhibiting comparable quality control ) I have 2 AKT 98 models and one WASR 22 and am going to preorder a Chiappa soon ...