Mini-14 magazines

[armoredman]

Are there any aftermarket 20-30 round magazines that function with a Mini-14?Is there a common fix that works with the aftermarkets that sort of work? The factory mags are quite high at $50 each.

 

[lee n. field]

Back when I had a Mini-14, I had no problem with Pro Mag polymer magazines (and minimal problems with Pro Mag steel).

 

[salty]

I am not sure I want to bet my life on a jury rigged mag - the factory mags are only $40-50 now - they were up to $100 in the AWB days if you could find one. New line of Pro-mags are the best bet if you want one for practice use.

 

[armoredman]

"Only" $50 is high at my pay scale. I was looking for some at the $20 mark. Buying 12 magazines for what the rifle costs seems a little ridiculous to me.:banghead:
ProMag themomolded? I think CDNN or CTD have some of those, couldn't hurt to try one.

 

[funfaler]

Mason Black Warrior mags have a good reputation at a good price.

I have some, look much better than the USA mags that I have. I have not tried them yet, but the USA mags are worthless.

Give the Black Warrior mags a try and report back, many have said they are as good or better than Ruger mags. They make 20 and 30 round ones.

 

[armoredman]

Thanks,Evan Marshall said the same thing, and I found johnmasen.com has them for under $15 each for the 20 rounders. I will definately give them a shot on payday. Cool!

 

[Cron]

I've had good luck with the steel ProMags after I filed down the lip for the magazine catch. They wouldn't seat easily as received.

 

[308win]

Opps double post

 

[308win]

The Masen mags are good value. If you get one that doesn't feed right or doesn't lockup send it back with a note and they will replace. Good people.

 

[Thin Black Line]

Outside of the Ruger fac mags I had a few early ram-line plastic mags that
fed flawlessly but would not always hold the bolt open. These also worked
in the AR15.

 

[lee n. field]

but would not always hold the bolt open.

Big problem with aftermarket Mini magazines. It depends on how high the hold-open thingee on the magazine follower stands -- if it's high enough to actuate the hold open or not.

I fixed a few by installing Ruger followers, a few with a Dremmel on the follower. Promags worked.

 

[Tomac]

Another vote for the ProMag polymers. However, they only hold 29rds securely as when loaded w/30 a slight bump will cause the first round to dislodge and they need a bit of wear-in.
Tomac

 

[NC-Mike]

If you an find some Precision Mag Industry magazines, they will work just as good as Ruger Factory magazines but you are likely in for a huge headache trying to get aftermarket mags to work.

I have 4 Ruger factory mags and 4 PMI mags and I paid a little over 300.00 for those 8 magazines. After jerking around with Promag, Thermold and a few others, I just bit the bullet and started buying the ones that work. Never had a mis-feed with the Factory or the PMI. YMMV.