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Mini-14 haters are hilarious! Many are OK with the mediocre accuracy of their AK-47, 30-30 Winchester, or .30 carbine but the Mini doesn't live up to their imagined need for benchrest accuracy. This reminds me of the Mayo vs. Miracle Whip arguments.
That being said, if I can sell the Mini-14 I paid $550 for in 1998 for $1,000 now I'd be tempted.
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The A Team never hit a damn thing with them. Turns out that was the most accurate representation to ever come out of Hollywood. Damn near made me pizz myself with that one!!
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Laughing. Go stand in front of me and see how non-lethal it is. Lol. (Somebody on GunBroker is still nuts) I have a modern stainless Mini I got for $600 from CDNN a few years ago.... it may not make a good prairie dog gun.... but it will shoot a minute of thug just fine. It is my go to gun... I love to see the muzzle blast after the barrel gets warmed up... That's what mine is for. I call it my "ally" gun. I keep it in a soft side slung rifle bag with 4 mags and 200 rounds of ammo. It's a $500 gun I can easily pass to anybody I feel I want or need to.
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Laughing. Go stand in front of me and see how non-lethal it is. Lol. (Somebody on GunBroker is still nuts) I have a modern stainless Mini I got for $600 from CDNN a few years ago.... it may not make a good prairie dog gun.... but it will shoot a minute of thug just fine. It is my go to gun... I love to see the muzzle blast after the barrel gets warmed up... That's what mine is for. I call it my "ally" gun. I keep it in a soft side slung rifle bag with 4 mags and 200 rounds of ammo. It's a $500 gun I can easily pass to anybody I feel I want or need to. Why not pass your ally a good rifle? AR-15 Not really seeing the logic of the Mini 14 in a serious situation when the AR is so much better.
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I had a smart butt sittin on a stool, sharpening his knife, jawing down at the Napa auto parts. Said a man could catch a .410 slug with a catcher’s mitt at 100 yards.
I told him I had a .410, and bet him $20 right then and there that he was full of chit.
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Many of those targets would be barn size, so I think you're ok.
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Laughing. Go stand in front of me and see how non-lethal it is. Lol. (Somebody on GunBroker is still nuts) I have a modern stainless Mini I got for $600 from CDNN a few years ago.... it may not make a good prairie dog gun.... but it will shoot a minute of thug just fine. It is my go to gun... I love to see the muzzle blast after the barrel gets warmed up... That's what mine is for. I call it my "ally" gun. I keep it in a soft side slung rifle bag with 4 mags and 200 rounds of ammo. It's a $500 gun I can easily pass to anybody I feel I want or need to. Why not pass your ally a good rifle? AR-15 Not really seeing the logic of the Mini 14 in a serious situation when the AR is so much better. First off, it's easier to operate For someone that's never fired a gun before..
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If that guy had been shooting one of the old A2HBs I doubt that it would have been much of a contest. The A2HB that I had was very accurate.
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Why not pass your ally a good rifle? AR-15
Not really seeing the logic of the Mini 14 in a serious situation when the AR is so much better.
First off, it's easier to operate For someone that's never fired a gun before.. Nope and it is not even close. AR is much more intuitive. Swing Again?
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Why not pass your ally a good rifle? AR-15
Not really seeing the logic of the Mini 14 in a serious situation when the AR is so much better.
First off, it's easier to operate For someone that's never fired a gun before.. Nope and it is not even close. AR is much more intuitive. Swing Again? Matter of opinion. From my viewpoint, yours is wrong. And I won't argue with you for days on it.
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I never thought one way or another what folks choose to spend and buy. That said, I do like my AR's, in particular, my 16" Colt HBAR from CDNN a handful of years ago. I bought two for $700 NIB and later "sold" my youngest son one. They shoot pretty well.
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First off, it's easier to operate For someone that's never fired a gun before..
Nope and it is not even close. AR is much more intuitive. Swing Again? Matter of opinion. From my viewpoint, yours is wrong. And I won't argue with you for days on it. Not really as the world has learned ARs are suitable for issue to everyone and Mini 14 suck Azz. It not even a game, at all. ARs work really well and Mini 14s suck ballz. Pro Tip: Don't give your allies rifles that suck ballz.
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...from INSIDE the barn!...
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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I had a smart butt sittin on a stool, sharpening his knife, jawing down at the Napa auto parts. Said a man could catch a .410 slug with a catcher’s mitt at 100 yards.
I told him I had a .410, and bet him $20 right then and there that he was full of chit. I can't tell if there are more dumb people where you live than where I live, or if you just end up talking to more dumb people than I do. I'm unlikely to start talking to more people in Arizona, or come to TN, to find out.
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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First off, it's easier to operate For someone that's never fired a gun before..
Nope and it is not even close. AR is much more intuitive. Swing Again? Matter of opinion. From my viewpoint, yours is wrong. And I won't argue with you for days on it. Not really as the world has learned ARs are suitable for issue to everyone and Mini 14 suck Azz. It not even a game, at all. ARs work really well and Mini 14s suck ballz. Pro Tip: Don't give your allies rifles that suck ballz. Stay in your own little world, pretending you know, everything. The rest of us will be better off, After you drop your 13th Busch Light.. Professional? Professional douche, maybe. Now fugk off.
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The only thing less accurate than a mini-14 is a mini-30 I'm fairly certain you'd be more lethal to use it as a club than a rifle. They're fixable and can be made accurate enough for the ranges a 5.56 is useful in urban terrain.
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All bullchiting aside fellas the newer ones aren’t like the old ones. I was just about to type that. I bought one in a Wal-Mart closeout for 399 a few years ago, and it'll do 2 inches with crap ammo. I missed one by a few minutes (2018 iirc), not super duper sad about it, as I was wondering WTF do I want one of these for? LOL
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In the early 90's I was living in south Florida and a buddy had sold his boat. Her offered me his "shark gun"...a full in A-Team stainless factory folder mini for $350. I turned it down because I had a 6601 on layaway ($699).
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Scoff if you like, but I at least know one fellow that would disagree with y'all.
There is a fellow that we know. I'm forgetting the exact details here. However, he served in some form of Special Forces in Vietnam, Panama and Grenada. In Nam, his group actually preferred Mini-14 over the M-16. He said they found them easier to operate and more reliable. The accuracy issues were not a problem; it was fine for the close ranges they encountered.
I never got the full skinny on what he did in Vietnam. However, I do know he caught a bayonet in Grenada and manage to return the favor to the Cuban that was on the other end. The vet guys in our group agree he is the real deal. He keeps a poodle as a service dog, and is squirrelly from serious PTSD.
We own 2 stainless Mini-14, of early 2000's vintage. One is scoped the other is not. At 100 yards and under, we get good accuracy out of both. This was before the design changes. #2 son acquired a Min-30 a while back and was ringing a gong at 200 yards on his first attempt with cheap ammo. I honestly don't see why all the hate.
I'm a relatively new AR owner. I acquired one over the winter. I can see pros and cons to both. As a guy who is used to hunting rifles and an M1 Garand, the Mini-14 is a bit more comfortable to hold and operate. I like them both. KYHillChick loves her Stainless Ranch. It's her favorite.
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