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What sort of aftermarket rear sights were available for the Mini-14 prior to, say, 2000? Are any of them still available, and do they fit current models? I shot my father's Mini-14 extensively during the '90s... if my memory is correct it originally had the old ranch rifle rear sight but he replaced it with something closer to the M1 Garand sight, yet without the easy adjustment knobs. Judging by the pictures of "non-Ranch" model on the internet, the sights looked similar to those, but the rifle didn't otherwise look like the "non-Ranch" model.
Fast-forward twenty years or so... I got a new Mini-14 a couple years back, but I really can't stand the current rear sight. Compared to other apterture-type rear sights (M1, M1A, etc.) the rear aperture almost entirely disappears from view, which I find a bit disconcerting.
I'm aware of the current TechSights ones. I'll likely end up getting one of those, but since I'm not shooting this at anything other than 100 yards the extra adjustment options seem a bit superfluous. And I don't know if the aperture will be better than the current one. So if older ones are available, and will fit current models, I'd be very interested!
Fast-forward twenty years or so... I got a new Mini-14 a couple years back, but I really can't stand the current rear sight. Compared to other apterture-type rear sights (M1, M1A, etc.) the rear aperture almost entirely disappears from view, which I find a bit disconcerting.
I'm aware of the current TechSights ones. I'll likely end up getting one of those, but since I'm not shooting this at anything other than 100 yards the extra adjustment options seem a bit superfluous. And I don't know if the aperture will be better than the current one. So if older ones are available, and will fit current models, I'd be very interested!
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