The AK is not machined well as a rule, though you can occasionaly find an ok one. The M-16 has a rotary locking bolt with 8 lugs, it is almost impossible to find a tighter bolt interface than that. That is why many of the top marksmen in the world use AR-15s (albeit with free floated barrels).
Most 7.62 is not well made. The vast majority of it is steel cased and made in China. There is some good stuff made, Lapua being a name I can reccomend.
The Kalishnikov was made to be a cheap rifle that conscripts could abuse and still stand a chance of killing target through massed fire. It is the K car of the gun world.
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