Waffenworks use to have a good rep, their older 7.62x54r guns work great. My great uncle who is a pretty damn good gunsmith owns one and loves it, it's one gun he says he will never part with.
Waffenworks lost their good name when they started to build real' tight tolerance rifles. What many fail to understan is Ak's need to be a bit loose, it's how they work. Well, WW failed to realize that and/or went to building really tight rifles, so I hear.
I don't know of all the failures associated, but there were many reported. Since then many people have steered clear of WW, almost as much as IO Ak's.
Some work great, some just don't. I would imagine the majority work fine, and hopefully WW (DDI now) has begun to up their game, I would imagine so.
Take my words lightly. I've owned about a dozen AK's now, so I've been in "the crowd" since I turned 18. My first rifle was an Ak, but I've never owned a DDI or WW, I have just heard both good and bad stories.
But just like IO, my buddy recently bought one without me advising him, and yet the gun works fine.
Please report back when you get her!