All the AKs I've had have had a bolt hold open
Just gotta know how to use it.
The safety thing they make latches to adjust accordingly, some even being ambi.
The sight radius can be fixed with a new dust cover and tech sites.
Ergonomics are fine in my opinion, though a new pistol grip and rail system are optional.
The over gassed system is great I love knowing my AKs aren't going to short stroke. :-) at ease Tgirl
An ambi mag release was released a while ago. Aimsurplus used to have um for like $10 only problem is the spined east German mags didn't work to well from what I read.
Agh, now its just a matter of opinion and money invested. The solutions are there. Me personally, Ill just tale mine as short as possible.
I'm in Florida bro, we know how to deal with holes and excess dirt ;-)