I have a .308-1 Saiga with the 16" Congo barrel. I bought 2 of them and gave one to my father in law for his birthday. Every year we hunt Deer in N.E. Oklahoma in very heavily wooded areas and the longest shot would be no more than 75 yards so we probably won't be adding scopes. Prior to purchasing these rifles I hunted with a 7mm Savage and my father in law used a Marlin 30-30. I bought these Saigas because they are short, accurate, reliable, rugged and semi-autos make for fast followup shots.
The only.. and I mean ONLY thing I didn't like was the long creep in the trigger. I am a long ti