Mini 14 lover feedback on gun magazines!
I’ve been in the AR15 camp for several years after retiring my Mini 14 Ranch model that was probable my most used semi-auto. I started out with Russian rifles like the SKS and then moved on to the 7.62×39 AK firearms. I learned rifle skills with those rifles and quickly learned that my shooting abilities were better than what those rifles provided. When the AR15 was first showing up at my gun clubs, i viewed those as the rich guy guns. The optics that were being mounted on those guns cost more than what my new Mini 14 rifle cost. I got good accuracy with my 1-9 twist Mini 14 with a Sightron 3-9×40 rifle scope. Especially, if you compared it to the accuracy of 7.62×39 guns. At longer distances like 200yd-500yds you will see that the flatter shooting 5.56 round will do a better job of getting hits.
I have retired most of my Mini 14 rifles to being hunting rifles since I have several opportunities to go on hunting trips in states that allow semi-auto guns to be used. I have been very happy with the 20rd promag magazines that I picked up after some of the factory mini 14 and PMI magazines I had wore out. It seems that many aftermarket magazines have improved and even though there have been some improvements to the mini 14 design, finding decent 20rd and 30rd magazines that function. The Mini 14 is a very potent firearm if a reality check is in place and not trying to turn the gun into an assault rifle. Considering the weight of the rifle, this might be the best balanced .223 carbine out there.