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except I'm taking it you've never shot a modern 580 or newer series mini have you... like I said an earlier post some people are 20 plus years behind

Why would I?

But yes, I’ve shot a new one just a couple years ago. Did not impress me.

Some people think their experience is the only experience.

I laid out facts and my experience has been more than most. Some people have a soft spot for the mini-14 and I won’t tell anyone not to buy one.

But my experience is all that matters to me. I won’t be swayed by anyone else’s opinion.

I have owned 3 Minis. Two old style and one new style. They were stone cold reliable, but not accurate at all. The only way I favor them over AR platforms is that they are not nearly as tall/high as an AR.

$500-$699 yes, but after that they aren’t worth it.

Geez, I just looked at their MSRP wow. The 300 BO and the Mini 30 soundly be kinda cool. But if I’m going to spend that much money on a 7.62 I would get a PTR 32 that takes AK mags and eats steel.

We can agree on that, for certain. Long as mine continues to perform well, it’s got a home here. Now that the killin’ is almost over, I want to air it out a bit on steel at 200-300 yards. Don’t think I ever shot it at over 100. 2MOA will kill any plate they have at the range right up the road if I point it right.

Not everyone has a good experience with Mini's, I agree. I blame it on Ruger. Skinny barrels and loose tolerances have made the Mini reliable. The expensive factory magazines and magazines from other companies that were just plain junk have taken their toll on the Mini's reputation. I am forced to agree with those folks who will not own one because of the reported issues with the Mini. Here again, I blame Ruger. I do know that USA sales are probably just a small portion of their Mini sales. Countries around the world arm their police and military with Mini's. My suspicion is the USA market is too small to get all burned up about.

The bottom line is it's all about making money and selling to 3rd world countries seems to be their bread and butter. Not the domestic market.

kwg

Not a Mini or an AR, but a 300 BO Ranch Rifle with a can. It's quiet and pretty accurate. Can shoot it subsonic with heavies or fast with the 110 gr. TAC TX.

Of course, gotta adjust POI. I've yet to check out Hammer bullets for this round. They're gonna have something interesting, I'd think.

I'm not too crazy about the plastic OEM mag, prefer metal AR Mags.

DF

Amen brother, after 3 of them, I felt I had given them more than a fair shake. If you love the mini for its specific features, fine and more power too you. OTOH, no one can deny that they will never ever be in the same class as a $1000 AR15 for more specific "objective' reasons than I care to list.

I have wanted a stainless mini since I was a kid watching the A-team.

But haven't scratched that itch yet, they never hit anybody.

Well, it is fictional TV after all.

kwg

I got a friend who claimed he had a Mini chambered in 222. I’d never heard of it.

Was tongue in cheek.

They did chamber the 222, some foreign countries don’t allow military chamberings.

I believe France, specifically.
At least for the .222 REM Mini-14.

If memory serves there was one in the classifieds here in the last couple years

I was thinking France but wasn’t sure, I saw one once at the Wanenmacher gun show in Tulsa years ago.

Yes. I believe it was France. I’ve only ever seen two them.

Yes, I gathered that. I guess I was stating the obvious. Maybe they didn't want to hit anybody ?? It's not that the gun was flawed, they were crappy shots maybe ?

kwg