I'd go ahead and BUY it, not trade. Hang on to your Mini-14. If you DID trade it, I think I would want
money back on that trade. Mini-14 is a more valuable gun...and better manufactured even though I'm not a Ruger fan..
Yes it's almost positively a Century Arms import and it WILL come with the U.S. compliant parts count. Don't worry about that if it's "NIB". If some redneck put it together in his garage, then you may need to be concerned about the parts count, but I think you're OK here in this case.
Century Arms Incorporated. These guys are
famous for putting inferior non-spec parts on imported milsup arms and shoving them out the door. Everyone complains...but then they sell like hotcakes and I have yet to hear a irreversable horror story. I own two CAI imported rifles, a WASR-10 and a CETME and I did have to have minor gunsmith work done to both rifles. However,
for the money I think it is acceptable.
If it's a new import, it may already have a G2 trigger installed which would be nice. If not, you might run the risk of trigger slap, however, that is pretty easily and cheaply fixed thru repair or replacement.
The $350 price tag is about
average to
high-average. "Cheaper Than Dirt" here in Fort Worth, ironically sells them for $400 which is the highest price I've seen yet.
Go for it Curahee...They're loads of fun. Cheap ammo, cheap mags, VERY reliable, wood is EASY to refinish.
If you haven't seen this
Romanian AK link before, then check it out. Good info here.