I just graduated high school and I leave for army basic training in august, I wanted to get a good rifle to Learn to shoot with before I left. My stepmom found a .308 saiga with a wooden thumbhole stock and a tactedge red/green dot sight side mounted. I'd like to know if this is indeed A good choice for a first gun, and the ins/ outs of the rifle. My dad has an SKS and I shoot it all the time. Much appreciated