Another vote for the SKS. I bought a like new Norinco about six or seven years ago for about half the cost of a Mini 30. I took the bayonet off and added a rubber butt plate extension for about ten bucks and 5 minutes. After a several thousand rounds and not a lot of cleaning it's never malfunctioned and is accurate enough with the factory iron sights and cheap ammo for that type of rifle.
Jerry Miculek's got a good you tube video on these. He's hitting silhouette type targets way out there for these type sights.
Last edited by 43Shooter; 05/15/20.
