Need advice on choosing an AK.

[Count Blackula]

Nice choice. It will give you a good start and last a lifetime.

This thread is a sticky and an excellent source to find shooting ranges: here.

Also, YouTube is your friend for videos on how to disassemble/reassemble the 10/22, cleaning, accessorizing, and many other tasks.

Thanks for the link. Too bad the nearest ranges are almost equally far from where I live (Midwest Gun and Range, and Kingsbury, which looks like it's run by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources).

Welcome to the board! Surprised no one hasn't offered this up yet. ATI GSG AK47

If I bought that instead of the Ruger 10/22, then I would confuse myself between the two.