check out www.centerfiresystems.com have some good deals on military style rifles and ammo. Not sure exactly what your are looking for but there are some lower priced semi-auto firearms on here. You can get "Doublestar" Ar's in the $700's. I would buy 3 more AR's instead of another Mini-14. I had one a few years back and couldn't get rid of it quick enough. Trigger was horrible and the accuracy was worse. Maybe they are better now but I def. lost some money on that trade in.

They have the Saiga IZ-114 in 223 in there for $325. I have never owned a Saiga but its only $325-if you are just looking for something inexpensive to buy on page 23-24