Yep, I love them for an all round tough dependable firearm. I bought my first for $69 also. All machined Norinco with a blade bayonet. The blade was still legal back then.
And absolutely! I like stripper fed mags. Unless you have unlimited ammo supply being dropped to you, you are going to have to reload the mags at some point anyhow.
I like my Enfield for that feature also.
II don’t know where you are, but the bayonet may be legal, again.