they go bang when ya pull the trigger, accuracy wise, its a crap shoot, I bought 2, one would shoot 2" on a good day, the other wouldn't break 4".
They were sent to ARS of Odessa tx, where Tim Wilson, (who has since passed on) worked his magic on them and they will now run with an accurate AR, but I could have bout 3 or 4 AR's for what I got in these.
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I am going to buy one of these in the morning and was wondering how do they shoot? I have been wanting one for a while now.Are they good guns?
The new ones have become outrageously expensive-in addition, despite their new barrel size and several other "upgrades", NRA test firings show that they still aren't particularly accurate-over 2 MOA average. Not nearly good enough for a .223! It costs a small fortune, in addition to the purchase price, to have one accurized.
IF all you care about is volume of fire, they are acceptable, but not if you like to hit point targets with aimed fire!
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Everyone complains about the accuracy with the se but I wonder if these same folks spend the time finding the guns preferred load? I wonder if these same folks understand these aren't intended to be target rifles (ok the new T model maybe) Everyone compares them to the Ar's yet i don't see them being in the same category other than they're both semi-auto carbines. Buy the gun that suits your individual needs and go from there.
wabted one for a while and no homework til now? Having the mind made up to buy one tomorrow and asking about them now is kinda like asking about the dress code after you've left the house.
I backed out of the deal after reading up on them a little more.Im not accuracy freak but i do like to hit what im aiming at.Some of these things are shooting like 3 and 4moa at 100yds.Im sorry but if im going to spend $500 or $600 on a rifle,i would atleast expect it to get 2moa or better at 100yds.
Here is what I did with mine. Trigger job, 3 different base/rings combinations, 2 different Leupold scopes, just a guess, but 20 some various loads, and still never got acceptable hunting accuracy. Every once in a while I'd get a fluke 3 shot group (1-1.5"), and I'd think I was on to something. Next group was 5-6". I've since bought a few AR15s, and accuracy has never bene a problem since. I still have my Mini as its kinda a keepsake for me. It hasn't been fired in a few years now though.
"NRA test firings show that they still aren't particularly accurate-over 2 MOA average."
In the June copy of American Rifleman is the test results of the latest iteration of the Mini-14. Average of 5 shot groupwas 3.81"at 100 yards.SKS accuracy at suggested retail price of $1,035.
Mini-14's
