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Posted: 5/14/2004 5:07:30 PM EDT

How does the Mini 14 compare to an AR in accuracy?

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:05:48 PM EDT

[#1]

You can't even come close to comparing the two. The AR is waaaaaaay more accurate.

Posted: 5/14/2004 6:07:16 PM EDT

[#2]

It doesn't. Even a non-match chrome lined bbl. bullet hose ar is more often than not twice as accurate. Don't get me wrong the mini is fun, can be a ranch/beater/work rifle, and is very reliable. 1/4MOA? No.HTH

Posted: 5/15/2004 4:49:50 AM EDT

[#3]

Problem on the mini is the barrel is too thin, and the receiver to stock fit is a bit sloppy.

But, you can rebarrel the rifle, glass bead the receiver to the stock, and adjust the gas system to get the rifle down to a Sub MOA shooter.

Posted: 5/16/2004 5:48:49 PM EDT

[#4]

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But, you can rebarrel the rifle, glass bead the receiver to the stock, and adjust the gas system to get the rifle down to a Sub MOA shooter.

On average, how much would that run?

edited to add: Lucky me, I have a free avatar.

Posted: 5/17/2004 8:20:08 AM EDT

[#5]

The AR is usually more accurate.

However, we should compare the Mini-14 to a 16" barreled AR to be fair, not a longer 20" AR.

Still, even given that, the AR is usually more accurate unless the Mini has been tweaked a little.

Then it's fairly close.

Posted: 5/17/2004 8:45:51 AM EDT

[#6]

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But, you can rebarrel the rifle, glass bead the receiver to the stock, and adjust the gas system to get the rifle down to a Sub MOA shooter.

On average, how much would that run?

edited to add: Lucky me, I have a free avatar.

Heres one place that offers those services FYI.

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Danny

Posted: 5/17/2004 3:15:32 PM EDT

[#7]

Replacing the barrel, if done by the right vendor, guarantees an accuracy increase, but also adds forward weight to the light-handling Mini.
My slightly tweaked Mini runs about 2 MOA at 100 yds, which is about the accuracy potential of its ammo.

The Mini was designed to be a light carbine.

Unless you want a heavy barreled, hard-to-swing Mini, consider other options.

Posted: 5/17/2004 5:09:42 PM EDT

[#8]

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But, you can rebarrel the rifle, glass bead the receiver to the stock, and adjust the gas system to get the rifle down to a Sub MOA shooter.

On average, how much would that run?

edited to add: Lucky me, I have a free avatar.

About what you would have spent to just buy a good AR in the first place and saved yourself all the trouble.

Posted: 5/18/2004 12:10:56 AM EDT

[#9]

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But, you can rebarrel the rifle, glass bead the receiver to the stock, and adjust the gas system to get the rifle down to a Sub MOA shooter.

On average, how much would that run?

edited to add: Lucky me, I have a free avatar.

About what you would have spent to just buy a good AR in the first place and saved yourself all the trouble.

I already have a couple Ar's and sold off another recently.
I'm just looking to expand the arsenal and I'm keeping an open mind.

Posted: 5/18/2004 11:16:04 PM EDT

[#10]

I had a Mini and put a Butler Creek folder on it and, believe it or not, that actually helped the accuracy. Must have been something about the stock because I put it on for an entirely different reason.

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