There is a gun show coming up on Saturday around where I am and I have shown interest in the MAS 49/56 and I want all of your opinions on it specifically if it is a good rifle. I have seen them online go for between $350-$500 and ones with scopes can go to over $1,000 but I am not interested in a scoped one, just the rifle itself. Also the one I want is in 7.62 x 51 NATO mainly because ammo will be much easier to get than the French 7.5 x 54. I also like the fact that it is a detachable magazine rifle and finding them are not that hard. I have seen them go for $20 a piece. Any opinions or facts??