Yug vs Romanian RPKs

What are the opinions about the Romanian RPK vs the Yugo RPK? J & G sales has the Romanian for $400.00 and the Yugo for $500.00. The Yugo has cooling fins, windage adj. rear sight and a slant cut muzzle break. The Romanian has, well, a carrying handle. But is the Yugo worth the extra 20%?

Thanks.

I have a Romanian RPK which I built, I just order a Yugo RPK by century, but on a DCI reciever for $499. I like the Romanian, because of the club foot buttstock, but both shoot great, with no problems. Century must have got their mind right, because the Yugo looks great.

The Yugo RPK kits came on the market at a dealer who sold them for quite a while for $500.00 with bipod and good original barrels. A cut kit, not a built functional rifle mind you. You add in the DCI receiver, the 922r parts and it equals much more than $500.00. If the Century finished gun is a nice as a correctly built kit, there will be some upset kit builders out there.
I can't compare the Yugo vs the Romy as I have only held a Romy RPK in the local funshop. I do have two Yugo RPKs and no Romy RPKs, but I would like to have a Romy to go with other Romy guns I have.

I'm an RPK kit builder, and (though I take no offense) we don't build our RPKs for resale. We build them, because they're fun to build. Oh! and shoot.

I also am of that faith. I still have all my builds as they are mine and not for sale. Now that there are few or no kits for sale, I am good to go. Now go and build a Yugo M95A.
I'm an RPK kit builder, and (though I take no offense) we don't build our RPKs for resale. We build them, because they're fun to build. Oh! and shoot.

These aren't advertised as "kits", they are finished guns with Romanian or Yugo receivers, assemble (I believe) in Europe.

http://www.jgsales.com/product_info.php/rifles/ak-47-and-rpk-rifles/p/romanian-rpk-heavy-barrel-aes-b-rifle%2C-7-62x39-/cPath/209_214/products_id/1584

I have both. Fit and finish, obviously, better on the Yugo.
I actually think the fins on the Yugo kept the gun cooler during rapid fire.
The one thing I don't like about the Yugo is that if you shoot with the battle sight setting the level of the stock to the rear sight forces you to take a lower cheek weld. The result is the stock pounds your face. After several hundred rounds my face was sore to the point it was causing flinch. I ended up taping a piece of foam to the stock.
The Yugo feels a bit heavier.
I don't think you would be unhappy with either.

I give slight accuracy edge to the Yugo. It was shooting about 3-4" at 100 yards.

having both, I find the Yugo less comfortable to shoot, heavier, worse stock, and more expensive (and general barrel condition worse). A Romy with original barrel is lighter, more ergonomic, easier to port when hot (carry handle) and less expensive.

Other than looking cool, I doubt the effect of the "cooling fins" in application. Sure - theoretically, a larger surface area should allow faster cooling, but in practice, what does a few inches really do, especially on a semiauto?

sounds too cheap for the Romy, make sure it's not one of the early "incorrect" AES10 imports.