Posted: 11/18/2001 5:09:37 AM EDT
| Got a Mini 14, Its a complete POS(Shoots 7" groups @100 YDS), But I like the look & feel of it. I am going to try & improve it, Does anyone make a nice 16" Chrome lined replacement barrel for it? Who does Mini 14 rebarreling? |
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Since it must be cleaned from the muzzle, it is common for Minis to have dinged/worn rifling at the muzzle. Carefully inspect the muzzle for damage. Perhaps a honing or re-crowning will suffice, and be much cheaper. Check out these links:[url]http://www.survivallink.com/howto/excs71.txt[/url], [url]http://www.iea.com/~fgrig/gun/mini14.htm[/url], [url]http://www.ruger-firearms.com/home.html[/url], [url]www.mimi14world.com[/url], [url]http://www.ruger-mini-14-firearms.com/Page1.html[/url]. Many unfairly trash these guns for poor accuracy, when only a little effort and money is needed to achieve good results. A good barrel, good adjustable rear sights, and a well-fitting, bedded synthetic stock will fix most, if not all Mini problems. Good luck. |
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Bushmaster now sells an accuracy kit for the Mini-14 which improves the magazines, simplifies the bolt - its removal and cleaning, gives you better sights, and replaces the barrel with a 16" chrome lined one that will do 1 moa all day long and makes commonly available spare parts for it. It's called an AR-15! Seriously the Mini-14 is at least a rifle you can still buy here in California. I was doing research to replace the awful barrel on mine but passed on the O.K.M. Match barrel for $400 and the Shilen heavy barrel for $225. Decided to mount an Aimpoint Comp M on a forward mounted scout rail instead. My crown is in cherry shape and get 10 round groups half the size of yours. I have replaced the sights with some better ones. |