I have had 2... one that used S&W 5906 mags
It was a fantastic gun that i was stupid to sell.
Sooooooooo, I traded a guy an SKS for one, again in 9mm, this time using Glock 9mm mags.
again, works perfectly, and it, like the other is ultra dependable, and fun to shoot. Its a great little carbine, its accurate, and frankly, I put my earlier one thru hell, and it stuck together fine, and was accurate.
I see no real downside in buying one, especially if it shares mags with a gun you already own.
as for the aluminum case ammo, the gun can tear them up, and deposit fragments in the action.
I've had other guns do this with aluminum cased blazer ammo, and it can really stop up a gun.
BTW, it works GREAT with the cheap Wolf steel case 9mm