^^^^^^^^^^^^THIS^^^^^^^^^^^^^^How about a Marlin Camp Carbine 9mm? Great little gun.
Guns are like golf clubs. Tell us what you want to do.
Not trying to answer for the op, but probabaly make a "hole in one".
Mini 14 is usually what comes to mind if AR/AK are out of the question.
I'm on my way to pick up an SKS-M today. An sks that shoots ak mags is a great fit for me personally.
Sks, available by the truck loads cheap and plenty of ammo available. Naturally it's the hated step brother of the ak world but never a hiccup out of my 3. The only piTa is the duckbill mags.
I vote for SKS. But I am slightly biased, as I have one and I love it. Almost as much as my AR's.
Another vote for a SKS. For the price you can't beat it.