Howdy all, I recently decided to get myself a mini-14. It’s my first rifle, I primarily have shot handguns and shotguns until now. I wanted a well rounded optic so I picked up an Sig Tango MSR 1-6x24 LPVO after looking at reviews. I put it on my rifle to get a feel for it and I don’t think it’s set up the best it can be. I’ve never had to zero a scope or figure out eye relief and height. I have a few questions.

• I assume that how I have it mounted now is a hair to high, is it worth it to contact Ruger and try to exchange my 1” rings for 3mm rings or go with aftermarket rings like the Warne qr rings.

• Is medium height the right height for not using a cheek pad/riser?

-any good suggestions for resources (blog post/videos etc) to learn how to set up eye relief and zeroing?

Thank you

I ordered a Tech Sights replacement to start. Was also just thinking of keeping it simple and running straight iron sights and seeing how it works out. I do have a Romeo 5 I could put on it but I’m not sold on how it works or will run on factory set up. How many of you old schoolers pass on additional optics?

If I need to "fix" a magazine on my Mini30, and load from the top with stripper clips, what magazine should I go with?

Would the 50 round ProMag drum be functional if loaded from the top? Or would there be tensioning problems?

The largest OEM magazine ever made was a 30 rounder, right? I certainly can't find one for sale.

I can find what look like aftermarket steel 30 and even 40 rounders. Assuming I only need to get one magazine fitted to the rifle one time, think I could get them reliable?

It's looking like Hawaii may go from having no restrictions on long guns to some of the worst. But the current bill is grandfathering in the guns, although not the magazines. (Who knows what it'll be after conference committee. Fucking legislative chicanery.)

So a fixed magazine with stripper clips seems like it may be the route to go.

Is there anything better than the Cogburn Arsenal stuff for a Thirty?

Is their microprism mount any good? Looks flimsy.

https://cogburnarsenal.com/product/mini-14-30-3x-microprism-mount-582-or-higher/

40 rounds in today eye relief worked, ejected fine, held zero.... So far I'm tickled pink, uploading a YouTube video right now

Home from work so here's the mini in the nude barrel still as clean as the day I bought it 4 years ago (about 1700 rounds & many treks through southeastern woodlands)

Primary arms 1-6 slx lpvo Accuracy systems enhanced firing pin Accuracy systems stainless ventilated heat shield Specter gear 2 point mini 14 sling

Found a bunch of factory straight 20rnd mags whats to going rate for these nowadays. Ik they are a bit rare compared to the curved ones.

As any owner of a mini knows, they eject the empty cases with alacrity... Standing on the ejection side of one can be very painful, even a few stalls away! As such do you try to get a stall as far to the right as possible if they don't have partitions? Or do you just warn the neighbors?

Edit - Thanks for all the replies, That adjustable block might just be the ticket.

Hello everyone new to the group here. I purchased a 584 series Mini 30 a two years ago. I absolutely love it other than the mags... I live in commifornia hence the 10 round mag... I pretty much have done all the modifications/upgrades possible with the exception of a few. Here is a list of everything I've done. I'm a season mechanic/tech with over 13 years experience and have done all the upgrades myself. Cheers!

Internal: Mcarbo trigger spring and shim kit Midway USA extended firing pin Accuracy Systems extra tension spring Accuracy Systems . 060" Gas bushing

External: Tech Sights rear sight Mo-Reaper compensator/muzzle brake LT Accustrut Samson Manufacturing Hannibal Rail ASI extended magazine release Bushnell red dot(for now)

Future modifications: Polish certain contact points Glass bedding reciever

Hey everyone, done some searching online for some of the vintage translucent 10 round magazines by Eagle from a while back. I see a few 30/35 round magazines being pitched on gunbroker, but they won't fit the build I'm going for. If anyone has a few laying around they are willing to part with I'd be happy to toss some cash their way.

Sorry, the lighting in those two pictures is vastly different, but just wanted to show off my Mini. It’s been a great rifle, put almost 500 rounds through it in my first month and a half of owning it and I’ve loved every single one!

Anybody got any good recommendations for slings? I’ve been thinking of getting one in the not too distant future.

I'm new here. I zeroed in my 6x scope at 100 yards with PMC X-Tac 5.56 62 grain green tip. Was shooting fine, just hitting steel targets that were about 5-8 inches wide, so not really analyzing how tight my groups were but still, consistently hitting over and over.

I then tried Wolf Gold 5.56 55 grain and couldn't hit anything.
Would the trajectory of the 55 grain ammo really be that different from 62 grain at 100 yards??

I'm ordering a spotting scope that I can attach my phone to for recording, so I'll dig into the nitty gritty details in the near future. But just wondering what your thoughts might be.

I have a good amount of the 62 grain on hand and I already ordered more 55 grain. Now I'm wondering if I should pump the brakes on 55 and stick with 62??

What are you experiences with your Mini 14? I'm open to any suggestions or criticisms, thanks!

Finally got my barrel back today from getting it circumcised. Ready to get some rounds through it to see how she runs

I've got this older mini 14 (center rifle) and I'm going to send it off to ASI for him to do the works on it, including a barrel swap, and shortening the barrel so it goes just past the gas block. This will result in a 12 inch barrel.

The question now is what to chamber it in. 5.56 is great, but suffers out of short barrels. 300 blackout would be perfect, but it is so damn expensive, at that price, I'll just shoot 308 out of my M1A.

And this brings me to 7.62x39. It still seems decently cheap (compared to 300blk), and should work well in a shorter barrel. Are there any match grade quality rounds for when I want to shoot precision? Do we expect prices to go up for cheaper "fun shooting" or are we perhaps at the end of that?

Those with a mini 30, any other things to consider?

For whatever mood strikes.

Cause mini 30s need love too

My first Mini-14, Ik the bullets in the cheek riser serve no purpose. Just looks cool😂 Got an Accu-Strut LT otw!🎯

I thought since everyone else was showing their ideas for 20 round pouches, I would show mine. This is German surplus G3 mag pouches. They’re made out of vinyl you can find them on eBay, but I get them off midway and they’re about five bucks.

You can fit two mags in each pouch, but it takes a little fitting and heating them up with a hairdryer, but once they’re fitted, they generally stay in shape.

These are what I got. The first picture's obviously a stock photo.

They are Eagle Industries magazine pouches for 2 M4 30 round magazines but they'll actually fit three of the Mini-14 magazines in each pouch