I just picked one up with a folding stock for $350. Clean, I didn't get hurt. But it's my first. So is it true that only the Ruger brand mags are worth running?
I just picked one up with a folding stock for $350. Clean, I didn't get hurt. But it's my first. So is it true that only the Ruger brand mags are worth running?
I wouldn't want one over an AR but I'd darned sure consider it for that price. Nice deal.
Great price.
Fun little guns, easy to strip.
Mag changes can be sticky, practice with them. Stay with Ruger branded mags.
meh... they're lame. but i agree that the price you paid is good to go- even if you hate it as much as i hated mine, you could still make money on the deal. i sold my all-weather model for $550 a couple years ago, having paid $420 for it about 8-9 years ago.
Mini-14: Sporting/hobby/commercial grade gun. Reliable, but not durable. For best results, use OEM mags and SAAMI spec ammunition only. Shoot it enough and you will have certain parts issues at relatively predictable intervals. If you can get a spare firing pin. You'll be needing it.
Newer generation (580+ series) are better than the older ones.
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I had one that my father gave me for a high school graduation present. He had bought several back in the early 80's has he could not afford an AR, Valmet, or a Galil back then. I sold it with his blessing back in '04 for $450 and bought my Arsenal SLR-105R with the money. I never looked back...
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My dad bought one for me years ago when I graduated OSUT. I gave it to him, and it's used as a casual plinker, nothing more.
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I love my Mini-14. It is light, handy and reliable. There is nothing tactical about it. Rapid fire more than 40 rounds and you'll melt the barrel
It is like a big 10/22. It's easy to carry and fun as hell to shoot. Mine is a 181 series, which makes it around 30 years old. The only problems I have experienced is with 30 round mags. It is not a high-round-count gun, though I have thousand of rounds through mine. I've only seriously cleaned it 4 times in almost 20 years.
Doing anything to make a Mini-14 "tactical" ruins the beauty of this gun, IMO.
In a pinch, a Mini-14 could be pressed into HD/SD service.
I also really like M1's, M1 Carbines and M14's...which could explain my affection for this gun.
Have fun with yours.
B.A. Baracus says only use 20rd. Ruger mags.
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