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Best Mini 14 mags?
Like many here,
I am of the age where a Mini 14 holds a special place.
But I never grabbed one.
The local gun shop called to tell me they had a bunch of new CZs in,
A new Italy M9A3, etc.
I stopped by,
And a black synthetic stick, SS Mini 14 with a cheap Tasco scout type scope.
One of the Ranch ones maybe five or six years old with a nice leather sling and a 450$ price tag.
It has a pair of factory 20 rounders.
Any tips on good new mags would be appreciated.
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With Minis of any caliber, factory is the way to go. Pay a bit more for them but they work. Dont waste your time money and ammo rediscovering this...lord knows I did that with a Mini-30. Enjoy!!
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I don’t have a ton of experience with them, but the factory Mags were always a safe bet from what I remember.
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We had around 42 Mini-14's in our Armory at one time. We found the Ruger 20 round magazines to function just fine as well as a couple 30 rounders we had. I remember hearing that if going with a 30 round magazine, Ruger was the best. We no longer use that rifle after 30 years in the department and parts are rather expensive as compared to AR parts.
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Factory 20s. 30s are ok but kinda awkward. I've always loved the mini but always seemed to let them go. Just picked up a nice stainless 582 series the other day.
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Factory mags are the safe bet. But gen2 TAPCO 30rd mags have also worked fine for me in very limited testing. I don't really shoot the Mini much these days!
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Thermolds work great for some reason... Also there is a specialty metal 30 that works too but I can't remember the name. However, OEM work best and are easier to find than anything else good.
So yes. Factory!
Dennis.
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I've had the best luck with Ruger factory mags, both 20 & 30 round.
US NAVY
1961-1965
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Broken record time.............Factory.
I have also not had any issues with the Tapco Gen 2 polymer mags. The ones with the metal insert. The Gen 1's were problematic from what I hear, but I never owned one, and they were already onto Gen 2 by the time I got a mini and started buying mags for it.
I have followed advise from other mini owners and avoided everything else, and have been happy.
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Thanks.
Knocked out an order and will end up with a total of 3 ten, 3 20, and 3 30s.
Painful after getting used to AR mag prices.
It is 20 degrees out right now but heading to the range.
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