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Old September 1, 2017, 06:32 AM   #26
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Mine's definitely a beater--it has lots of scrapes, dents and gouges--I just throw some paint on every now and then to cover em up.; )
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Old September 1, 2017, 08:14 AM   #27
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Any AR and any AK. I don't baby them at all, and I have found I need to.
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Old September 1, 2017, 08:46 AM   #28
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If my Mini14 had been inaccurate, it wouldn't have been a beater. It was an honest 3"+ groups with random bulk ammunition with Russian stuff mixed in, but using good varmint ammunition it would group very well. But I don't doubt that the majority of them are inaccurate, there's plenty of evidence to the fact.
I live an urban life now, so I haven't carried a beater around with me in the last couple of years now. If I return to rural life, I'll use an AR as a beater rifle.
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Old September 24, 2017, 03:28 AM   #29
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My Norinco SKS is my beater. It rides in my trunk every day. I got it cheap in a fun shop because somebody got happy with the Tapco catalog and took off the bayonet. Still shoots good though.

My Yugo N-PAP 7.62X39 AK is in better shape but I still don't treat it with kid gloves. I used the steel butt plate to smash my buddies clay thrower into the ground today.

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Old September 24, 2017, 03:52 AM   #30
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My Norinco SKS is my beater. It rides in my trunk every day. I got it cheap in a fun shop because somebody got happy with the Tapco catalog and took off the bayonet. Still shoots good though.
I bought one of those new for about $100 over 30 years ago--wish I had kept it.
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Old September 24, 2017, 09:45 AM   #31
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An old Russian SKS.
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Old September 24, 2017, 11:08 AM   #32
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A Remington Apache 77. While my Apache is from the late 80s, the nylon Remington rifles demonstrate that "plastic fantastic" is nothing new in the gun world.
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Old September 26, 2017, 08:52 AM   #33
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I have a number of firearms that I shoot a lot, but none I ever "beat" on.

Guns are expensive, and thus I take care of them.
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Old September 26, 2017, 10:03 AM   #34
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Well, if you've ever bushwhacked your way down a mountain-side woods at in the complete dark, no trails, steep rocks in the rain with leaves on the ground--you'd have a beater!
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Old September 26, 2017, 10:37 AM   #35
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Stagpanther, when you put it that way, my Maverick 88 is kind of a beater as well. The Apache doesn't get kept in a case or cleaned much and when I take anywhere, it just gets "tossed" in the vehicle. The maverick has saved my behind from hitting the ground on more than one occasion, while out in rough country, but I keep it clean and in a case when not in use.
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Old September 29, 2017, 02:25 AM   #36
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The SAR-1 'AK' Romanian clone,
or the sidefolder AMD-65 Hungarian (also has all-matching components). All of my AKs (five) use only the fairly ergonomic Hun. Tanker mags.

My Yugo M59 (is not a 59/66) SKS might be as perfect, but can't be as compact.

If a rifle ever Needs to be carried in a car on the edge of this suburban/rural area, or driving into the city, it will only be during very unlikely, very bad times.

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Old September 29, 2017, 03:15 AM   #37
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Haven't had a mini around for years, until recently when one was gifted to me from a good friend. I had forgotten how much fun they are, and it's going to see a lot more action in the future. I can not believe how far that thing throws the empties! It has to be ejecting them 30+ feet...with such force that it's probably dangerous to be standing to the right side of it when I'm shooting. I still need to do some fine tuning on the sights, but it's showing some real promise.
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Old September 29, 2017, 11:21 AM   #38
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I might just have a slipping memory, but didn't the old Minis throw the brass in a more upward fashion?
I seem to remember my mini in the 80s doing that.
My current mini chunks them more sideways.
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