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That is awesome! On that point (former teaching pro here), I am not one to switch putters often - but a buddy of mine is always blaming his putters and switching them out. Sergio Garcia, on the other hand, has a pretty novel Idea on how to train his putter. He doesn't kick it to the curb and go get another. He sticks it in the toilet overnight to sit and think about it. Love that kid - he does stink sometimes tho haha!
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Yes, my personal experience is an anecdote, and I wouldn't be upset if someone tossed aside my experience. However, I'm just one data point of many to be found on the internet either way in the discussion of the Mini 14. As pointed out I never sent the rifle back to Ruger. Honestly, it wasn't worth the trouble to me. I sold it for $400 to a friend who likes it for what it is, a high powered plinker. The biggest problems for me weren't the occasional extraction related issues, or even the 4-5 moa accuracy performance. It was the wandering zero, and first round flier problem. From day to day the zero shifted significantly, and often the first round in the magazine was an important shot at game. |
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Once you experience fixing a firearm in minutes on your kitchen table with the help of youtube videos you'll quickly lose patience with mailing things back and forth to manufacturers. |
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Very reliable if built while Bill Ruger was alive. If nuilt in last 5 years you take your chances. Sold my early stainless one for $750 a couple years ago probably paid $129-149. It shot consistant 2" groups so not real impressive.
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Nah, I'll just shoot every other rifle I own which holds its zero.
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I need to drop a question for the Mini owners, trying to diagnose an ejection issue with a 185 series, stovepipe jamming once or twice a magazine? Doing it with all of our mags, and they are all Ruger 10 round or 10/20 rivetted. Put in a new recoil spring and no real change. Extractor visually looks fine, but was going to replace that and add an adjustable gas block with strut bar...
EDIT: Ammunition has been Federal AE .223 Rem and 5.56 55 grain, and PMC XM193. Last edited by Ulfhednar; 06-19-2017 at 4:57 PM.. |
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Kind of dribbling out, not the epic flings of other Minis, figured it was under gassed, but I am really no expert and just guessing.
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Impossibru !!!
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Lol, probably the extractor - overgassing causinh the extractor to tear the rim and lose grip, damage extractor is more likely.
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The 185 series has an ejector in the bolt same as M1 Garand, M1 Carbine etc... The newer series Mini has a different type ejector. My 185 series Mini kicks them up and forward towards 1 o'clock.
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All semi autos have loose parts
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Ok. But any firearm with wandering zero has loose parts that are not supposed to be loose. I.e. It's either broken or badly assembled. Wanderingzero is a complaint being made against the mini and I'm saying you could make any gun have a wandering zero but that's a clear sign it's not right, not that the gun design is bad. |
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If it comes with 10 or less round magazine, then yes.
If it comes with greater than 10 round magazine, then no. |
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Yeah I figured that. Every place I looked online only offered the 16" with greater then 10 round mags. Thought maybe you couldn't have the 16" model here. Ok I'll keep looking. Thanks
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Stand down Chuck, we're all aware of your dissatisfaction with the Mini, & unless you personally have had a real world problem with the M1A platform I'd suggest you play the quiet game.........
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Yes loose parts that should not be... a sloppy fitted stock is exactly that. |
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Hmmmmmmm
I've owned it for over 25yrs and have never had a failure of any kind. I doubt any "research" would improve on that!
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I have had one since 94 and with factory mags or very good mags it is very reliable its kind of my plinker beater i call it.WOnt win an accuracy contest but good enough to hit someone at a good distance.
I use my ar for the accuracy stuff and that too is reliable but the mini i can drop in the dirt or sand and it wont miss a beat. |
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Others claim poor barrel harmonics. Never have heard the "loose parts" phenomenon before now.
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I believe the tactical (16") has a flash hider. This would need to be changed to a muzzle brake/comp or just removed prior to entering CA (ffl 7 excepted).
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Here's a photo I took of my squad leader on an M14 in Kohi Safi Afghanistan in 2002. You may take a seat. |
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If you have a loose stock the bolt slamming so hard repositions the action in the stock. Every time you remove action from stock it has to settle back in, it is the reason people bed their stocks and adjust overgassing.
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Still, if you take care of the over-gassing much of the problem will be solved, maybe a barrel brace or weight and gtg.
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A mini 14 is best used as a club. In fact, it is even inaccurate in that regard. Using a AR-15 as a club, I can hit the same spot on an object I am trying to bludgeon with astonishing accuracy. With a Mini 14, when I try to bludgeon someone with it (usually someone disparaging it's shooting accuracy) I'm as likely to hit their heads, arms, torso, legs, hands, and back as anything else. It truly is a piece of inaccurate crap.
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Any probs with your squad leaders M14? Pretty sure I have seen this pic before btw. (Edit) Yep, this guy. Pooular guy, that buddy of yours. Per chance, is that you in the pic?
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Or just buy a bolt action rifle that comes with a free floated barrel in a pillar bedded stock right from the factory.
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But it don't take Mini-14 magazines.
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