My Mini 14 and 30 are really fun. so is the SKS and M44.
The 30-rd. polymer Promag for the Mini 14 has only had 4-10 rounds in it each time, but never had any misfeeds or any hang-ups at all. Used the Promag about 6-8 times, if that helps any.
The Saiga is supposed to be quite a rifle, and have handled the .223 (smoothest trigger pull of any gun-was it modified?), but comes in 7.62x39 along with the .308. This x39 ammo's prices (i.e. Wolf) appears to be more stable than Wolf .223.
Saigas attract me, much more than the AKs. Well-kept secrets?
Were I to do it over again, I might buy the Saiga instead of my 2nd Mini (30). When I decide to buy a 10-rd mag and it works fine, will then have no regrets.
The grass is always greener on the other side of the gunrack, or a different page at GunBroker.
Last night GunBroker had four full pages of Mini 14s. What has happened to create this much larger selection? The economy/fuel/mortgage mess?
Optimistic gunstores and maybe ammo prices?