I had one of the Russian ones for a few years. I paids, if I remember right, $75 for it. The stock was in bad shape, but the bore was great. I replaced the stock with a sporter synthetic number from Sportsmans Guide. The gun shot great out to 200 yards for me, using the iron sights. Ammo was extremely cheap, and it was a very fun gun to shoot. You just have to watch for corrosive ammo. Most of what I shot was corrosive, just need to clean the gun when you are done shooting. I am thinking about picking up another one just to plink with.