A lot has been said about the Mini-14, pro and con. One of the chief complaints seems to be lousy accuracy.
I dug out the old Mini14 yesterday, a stainless 182 series totally stock. I haven't shot it from the bench in years. I remember it being fairly accurate for what it is. It would always stay under 2 1/2 moa with good ammo. I decided to see if it was as I remembered.
It was late when I got to the range and I only shot two five-shot groups; one with cheap 55gr fmj and one group with 52gr Sierra match. The FMJs measured 3.5" @100 yards, and the match group measured 2.2", with three of the five nearly touching. The match group was shot after the FMJs also, the barrel was starting to warm up good for the second string. I did say fairly accurate (the match ammo shoots sub-MOA in my AR), but I read people complaining about minute-of-dinner plate.
This rifle has also functioned flawlessly with factory magazines, even dirty. Are these rifles not as bad as some say or did I just get a good one?
I dug out the old Mini14 yesterday, a stainless 182 series totally stock. I haven't shot it from the bench in years. I remember it being fairly accurate for what it is. It would always stay under 2 1/2 moa with good ammo. I decided to see if it was as I remembered.
It was late when I got to the range and I only shot two five-shot groups; one with cheap 55gr fmj and one group with 52gr Sierra match. The FMJs measured 3.5" @100 yards, and the match group measured 2.2", with three of the five nearly touching. The match group was shot after the FMJs also, the barrel was starting to warm up good for the second string. I did say fairly accurate (the match ammo shoots sub-MOA in my AR), but I read people complaining about minute-of-dinner plate.
This rifle has also functioned flawlessly with factory magazines, even dirty. Are these rifles not as bad as some say or did I just get a good one?