Pretty much what you said. I bought an "AK Carbine" but it was a Limited Edition lew horton...
So it was a present to myself , i survived total disc replacement surgery (29 years old, having had to have anterior artificial total disc replacement) sO I Bought myself this Bushmaster that caught my eye. Its a 14.5" HBAR with a 1.5" AK-74 muzzle break. it came with a nice and neat-o tri rail gas block and tri rail hand guard but I redid everything in OD Green Magpul. And I held out for a sight and got SO LUCKY After Christmas with the $299 MidwayUSA Aimpoint Micro sale. So it's pretty pimp right now, just how I like it. The best part is I got a deal, it was a good deal to begin with, plus the seller gave me a further discount for being son of a retired LEO, AND THEN He heard it was a still alive-still able to walk present to myself, and gave me a further discount. So the money I saved right off the bat instead of buying Colt etc. let me buy all the Magpul furniture. Some dooshbag on GlockTalk says "Figures. Your kind would do that." something real uppity and discriminatory like that. Well you know what ? I like my stuff to look good too. So yeah, the idea of customizing my rifle is important to me. And it was MINIMUM $350 difference for me, for this Bushmaster vs . say a Colt MT. Well that was a big part of the Magpul accessories. And now I have the best looking rifle in my neck of the woods and really it functions as good as any other in our use. If things get so bad, that SHTF I need a Colt, you will be too busy to be able to make fun of me. You'll be busy trying to stay alive than to have time to make funm. At leas thow I see it.