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Thread: Best Mini 14 mags?

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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
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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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