Anything missing in my rifle collection? - Page 2

Mousegunzzz · December 29, 2012, 02:58 PM

A .177 cal springer air rifle. If you can accurately shoot one, it will make you a better shot with all the others.

**44 AMP** · December 29, 2012, 02:59 PM

I'm going to go the other way. Get a big bore rifle. .35, .37, .45, there's just nothing quite like them.

And, they don't have to be elephant guns...

A .35 Rem in a Marlin rifle is a deer dropper, it works way better in the field than the paper ballistics indicate. .350 Rem mag (rare but oh boy!!) or a .35 Whelen (.35-06) they just flat knock critters down. Not as easy to hit at really long ranges, but you have .30-06s for that.

And/OR get a .45-70. Been dropping everything in N America since 1873 and is even better today thanks to new bullets.

Ok, not an easy long range rifle compared to an 06 or others, but a lot of fun to shoot, 400-500gr slugs just flat work, even at the lowly black powder speeds of factory loads, and the recoil isn't all that bad, until/unless you have one of the modern guns and start handloading the .45-70 up close to .458 win mag. Then it gets kind of punishing.

I'm really fond of my Ruger No.3s...have a .22 Hornet, a .30-40 Krag, and a .45-70. Great guns, nostalgia rounds and action, but the ability to load up to max modern potential, if desired.

Unspoken · December 30, 2012, 02:43 PM

No collection is complete without an AK and/or an SKS.

Same goes for a Mauser..Spanish...k31...yugo...ANY Mauser..go get one, right now!
Then post pics!

Alabama Shooter · December 31, 2012, 12:57 PM

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Try putting an accu-strut on the rifle. Most early Minis suffer from barrel whip due to the thin barrel profile. The barrel gets hot and then starts vertical stringing. If you can put the first few shots on target and then they start walking, this is your issue and a strut should help. You might also try re-torquing the gas block screws, this has been known to shrink groups also. Check out the Perfect Union forums for everything Mini.

I have looked in to this since your suggestion and have decided rather than invest more money in to the rifle I am going to sell it and get an AR instead. The mini was a pretty handy rifle back in the day though. I am sure someone will find it useful.

Meeteetse · January 3, 2013, 07:54 PM

My personal suggestion would be something like the Ruger Scout Rifle in .308 or a Ruger Hawkeye Compact in .223. A good bolt gun in a caliber common to your semi-autos is always a good thing.

Sorry you don't like your Mini-14. It was never designed as a target gun but most can do the job for "minute of bad guy" pretty well out to any reasonable range. Mine certainly can.

December 29, 2012, 02:59 PM	#27
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 8,970	I'm going to go the other way. Get a big bore rifle. .35, .37, .45, there's just nothing quite like them. And, they don't have to be elephant guns... A .35 Rem in a Marlin rifle is a deer dropper, it works way better in the field than the paper ballistics indicate. .350 Rem mag (rare but oh boy!!) or a .35 Whelen (.35-06) they just flat knock critters down. Not as easy to hit at really long ranges, but you have .30-06s for that. And/OR get a .45-70. Been dropping everything in N America since 1873 and is even better today thanks to new bullets. Ok, not an easy long range rifle compared to an 06 or others, but a lot of fun to shoot, 400-500gr slugs just flat work, even at the lowly black powder speeds of factory loads, and the recoil isn't all that bad, until/unless you have one of the modern guns and start handloading the .45-70 up close to .458 win mag. Then it gets kind of punishing. I'm really fond of my Ruger No.3s...have a .22 Hornet, a .30-40 Krag, and a .45-70. Great guns, nostalgia rounds and action, but the ability to load up to max modern potential, if desired. __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.

December 30, 2012, 02:43 PM	#28
Unspoken Member Join Date: October 12, 2012 Posts: 65	No collection is complete without an AK and/or an SKS. Same goes for a Mauser..Spanish...k31...yugo...ANY Mauser..go get one, right now! Then post pics! __________________ Proverb for Paranoids: The innocence of the Creatures is in inverse proportion to the immorality of the Master. -T. Pynchon

January 3, 2013, 07:54 PM	#30
Meeteetse Member Join Date: January 1, 2012 Location: Wyoming - Texas Posts: 38	My personal suggestion would be something like the Ruger Scout Rifle in .308 or a Ruger Hawkeye Compact in .223. A good bolt gun in a caliber common to your semi-autos is always a good thing. Sorry you don't like your Mini-14. It was never designed as a target gun but most can do the job for "minute of bad guy" pretty well out to any reasonable range. Mine certainly can. __________________ All it takes for tyranny to succeed is for good men to do nothing.

December 29, 2012, 02:58 PM	#26
Mousegunzzz Member Join Date: January 2, 2008 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 26	A .177 cal springer air rifle. If you can accurately shoot one, it will make you a better shot with all the others.