In addition to what I said above I would NEVER own a Century gun. The majority just SUCK, if you are lucky to get a good one then hold on to it but I would rather spend money on something I KNOW will work hard for me. You guys talk about brand loyalty, I don't have a specific brand I have to have. I am interested in quality. I could care less that it's a norinco, that's not the case. The case is most Century guns are junk. I wouldn't arm family and friends with them. I would however rely on a quality part kit gun like the Romanian, Russian or other high quality AK's. I choose the Chinese because they are a awesome platform to build into a real AK. By the way guys pick up as many Romanian AK parts kits as they wont be available for long. You can pick them up for $89.99 each from AIM Surplus. Buy as many as you can because they wont be around for too much longer.