mini 14 not accurate

[Art Eatman]

Naw, jerkface, what I'm implying is that outside of fumblefingered dropping of any firearm, folks in the US don't generally drag guns through mud, blood, sand, snow, whatever. And I'd bet hard money that not all that many shooters fire so many shots at one sitting that normal crud buildup renders a semi-auto non-functional. Just my opinion, but worrying about functioning in a bunch of sand or mud is irrelevant to any non-military use.

 

[Joe Demko]

You have a great point there, Art. In the 40 years since I got my first gun, I've dropped a rifle exactly once. I was trying to adjust a sling with cold-numbed fingers and dropped the gun in the snow.
No doubt there actually are members here who have taken carbine classes and such where they pushed a gun to its limits. I doubt that there's more than a couple who do it on a continuing basis. The overwhelming majority of civilian arms primarily do one thing: sit in the gun cabinet. Which gun will continue to function after being blasted full of carborundum and superglue is nothing but a theoretical gabfest for almost all gun owners.

 

[jerkface11]

Exactly Art but Redneckwitha40 was saying that a mini14 would be impervious to the sand in Iraq. That stuff clogs up AK's.

 

[jdub3]

I bought a "mo-rod" from www.mo-rod.com

It's a bit less expensive than the accu-strut and IMO looks a bit "cleaner"; available in aluminum or steel and black and stainless. Love mine.