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AR-15 or mini-14
17 January 2009, 05:49
mailmanmarkAR-15 or mini-14
Which do you prefer?
Who makes the best AR-15 in a .308 for the money???
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17 January 2009, 06:14
TC1I like the AR-15 better.
Terry
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17 January 2009, 18:48
Juggernaut76quote:
Originally posted by mailmanmark:
Which do you prefer?
AR-15 hands down
quote:
Who makes the best AR-15 in a .308 for the money???
In .308 it's called an AR-10 and for my money, I can't do any better than
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18 January 2009, 02:00
p dog shooterI own both I have found the mini to be a reliable rifle. Matter of fact I just wacked a yote with my ranch rifle this morning.
The AR style rifle are also good finding mags and other items for them is easier the the Mini's.
If it was down to not haveing a rifle and buying a Mini I would have any trouble using a Mini.
18 January 2009, 02:21
tendramsHi-cap mini-14 mags are expensive, Mini-14 accuracy sucks (I know...I owned one), and there are about 100x more available parts and accesories for the AR. I think the choice should be fairly obvious.
18 January 2009, 05:17
Alberta CanuckFor real-life carrying in the fields and woods, and general "outdoor-loafer" type huntng, I much prefer the Mini-14.
For target matches, benchrest work, and maybe even "house-clearing", I'd prefer the AR-15 or M-16.
But to be cpompletely honest, for the first kind of work I'd not want any semi-auto, and for the second kind of work I'd prefer a full-auto, thus leaving out both Mini-14 and Ar-15 from my own personal list of "druthers".
My country gal's just a moonshiner's daughter, but I love her still.
18 January 2009, 06:59
BECooleAR-15 over the Mini BY FAR!
For a .308 AR, I like the Armalite AR-10 and the DPMS.
20 January 2009, 21:27
jro45I own the Mini 14 and have put a flash guard on it and that helped my accurate shooting I also changed the stock. I have also put a scope on it
and now it puts all the rounds inside a 3 to 5 "
group.
20 January 2009, 21:39
308mateanyone know where to get hi cap mini 14 mags?
20 January 2009, 23:12
DaManquote:
Originally posted by 308mate:
anyone know where to get hi cap mini 14 mags?
308mate, in the States we refer to the 20 rounders as "normal capacity" mags.
The 20 round Ruger steel factory mags are available (but not right now) from Ruger.
The 30 round Ruger steel factory mags are almost impossible to find. If you can find them, they go for about $120 US (used).
There are many non-factory mags available for the Ruger Mini.... but with a very few exceptions, they're mostly junk.
21 January 2009, 01:01
CollinsAR-15 is a Corvette with a 350 V8.
Mini 14 is a flat-head ford.
