Roadking Rider
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I love how people compare newer AR's to older Mini's. Try one of the new Mini's I'm sure you'll be quite happy.
Huh? I'm pretty sure 14 lbs is the shipping weight of the rifle and the included accoutrements in the box. WPA lists the .223 VEPR Super at 8.3 lbs. for the rifle itself. That's still 1.3 lbs heavier than a walnut stocked Mini, but a whole lot better than 14 lbs.actually like the looks of the VEPR Super but at 14lbs
Thanks. I must admit I'm just sharing some of the rifles I've lusted after. The SL6 was the one that got away from me. I had a chance to trade a Colt SP-1 for an SL6, but it was during the AWB and the Colt had much greater value as a pre-ban AR-15. Now with the AWB sunset, and even with the current retro AR movement, the SL6 is worth more.Ugaarguy, you may be my new rifling style guru!
Okay, I may lose my guru status, but if you've warmed to synthetic and like the sight setup on the Super VEPR, have you looked at the Kel-Tec SU-16 CA? It's the best looking of the SU-16 variants, and it's still ugly. But the 4.7 lb unloaded weight, AR-18 style piston and bolt carrier assembly, in stock mag storage, and compatibility with STANAG / M16 / AR-15 magazines have all made it appeal to me despite it's not so pleasant looks.oddly, in synthetic and stainless.
My new mini-14 started great, and stayed that way even after heating up. I never shot the new one with a scope, but my groups were the same size as I can shoot with an AR.
Ignore people talking about how inaccurate the Mini-14 is, they haven't shot the new ones
He doesn't want an AR. I've owned my last AR as well. I love the Ruger Mini. All of mine have been very accurate for their intended purpose. I haven't wasted any more ammo in a Mini than i have in any number of guns I've owned. BTW,the SKS is a workable all purpose rifle but the Ruger beats it hands down in every aspect including looks and handling.Don't waste you ammo in a Mini 14. Get a AR if you want a semi auto rifle
I do not own s/a rifle nor any rifle chambered in .223/5.56. I am intrigued, but not to the point of wanting an AR. Just not my thing. But I have taken a shine to the Mini 14, particularly to a stainless / synthetic model.
So I have read some good, some bad. Lot's of "I love my Mini", some "couldn't get rid of it fast enough". But what I haven't been able to find much of is reviews to its potential accuracy. That always seems a little blurred around the edges. I am not expecting MOA performance. But is it a reasonable proposition for coyote at 150 yards or is it just not precise enough?
After reading about how crappy my rifle is on the internet, I decided to test it myself. My range has a triangle piece of steel, 10" on a side, hanging at 200 yards. I fired ten rounds, rapid fire, and hit it every time. Then I waited a minute or two, and did it again. Twenty rounds, no misses.Suppose you want, eventually, to be able to hit something smaller than a basketball @ 100 yds??