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Do-Man · February 3, 2000, 02:07 PM

aztec,

i recently purchased a mini-14 and have been doing some research from various sources on the web. Here's what I've heard/read so far, all varying.

1. it's a pile, keep it for plinking, don't bother accurizing it.

2. the barrel is made without stress relief, so cryo-ing it will help.

3. bed the action, gas block, and stamped sheet metal thingy, get better iron sights or scout scope it.

4. ARS and CPC claim to make mini's sub-moa. I've heard of a few complaints from ARS, none from CPC.

5. this month's 'guns and equipment for law enforcement" magazine has an article on making minis better by chopping the barrel down to its legal limit and scout scoping it.

6. "clark's g.b.s is the way to go with this upgrade."

i plan on doing the cheapest, easiest things first, and go from there until i achieve the accuracy that i want or the project gets too expensive. consistent 2" groups at 100 yds is good for me. i don't plan to scope it, so i ordered some millet aperture sights for it. from there, i plan to get trigger job. for me, option no. 5 is very appealing, if i can tolerate the loss in velocity. for me, light and small is good in a mini. seems results vary from gun to gun.

February 3, 2000, 02:07 PM	#3
Do-Man Member Join Date: January 28, 2000 Posts: 41	aztec, i recently purchased a mini-14 and have been doing some research from various sources on the web. Here's what I've heard/read so far, all varying. 1. it's a pile, keep it for plinking, don't bother accurizing it. 2. the barrel is made without stress relief, so cryo-ing it will help. 3. bed the action, gas block, and stamped sheet metal thingy, get better iron sights or scout scope it. 4. ARS and CPC claim to make mini's sub-moa. I've heard of a few complaints from ARS, none from CPC. 5. this month's 'guns and equipment for law enforcement" magazine has an article on making minis better by chopping the barrel down to its legal limit and scout scoping it. 6. "clark's g.b.s is the way to go with this upgrade." i plan on doing the cheapest, easiest things first, and go from there until i achieve the accuracy that i want or the project gets too expensive. consistent 2" groups at 100 yds is good for me. i don't plan to scope it, so i ordered some millet aperture sights for it. from there, i plan to get trigger job. for me, option no. 5 is very appealing, if i can tolerate the loss in velocity. for me, light and small is good in a mini. seems results vary from gun to gun.