my older brother jus called me and said he could find no used good 223 or new except for 1. its a saiga 223 and it is russian made i think he said it was for 239 brand new or 259 for one with a bipod. anyone know anything on these rifles and how realiable they are. all i know is that it is a semi auto and it has flip up sights in the back and the scope mounts from the side instead of top. thnks for ur help